TFT Racing is a French racing team. The team was very successful in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series winning three drivers titles in four years. The team is a long time competitor in the V de V Proto Endurance Challenge.

History

The team was founded on 26 April 2005 by Tony Pereira, Flavio Prodolliet and Thierry Fornerod. The team is based near the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro. The team first settled at the Avenue des Sports until 2007, until late 2016 team was located at the Route D'Auch. As of October 2016 the team is located near the circuit along with other racing teams at the Nogaropole industrial zone.

V de V Proto Endurance Challenge In 2008 TFT Racing started in the V de V Proto Endurance Challenge, a Group CN based racing series. The team originally entered as Vilarino Motorsport with Andres, Ander and Angel Vilarino. The team also supported various other entries al racing the Norma M20 F. The equipe with Philippe Vidal and Denis Caillon was the best placed TFT car in the championship, placing tenth.

Ander and Andres Vilarino started the 2009 season very well, winning at Jarama and Paul Ricard. Racing only four races, half the season, the team secured the third place in the championship.

In 2011 TFT did not race their own cars in the V de V series, but supported cars from other teams. The best result was for the TFT Racing supported teams was with Top Loc Racing. At Mugello, Philippe Thirion, Bruno Bazaud and Denis Caillon, finished fourth. Bazaud scored the best results for TFT Racing in 2012, placing third in the championship standings. Bazaud did not win races but was a consistent podium finisher.

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series TFT Racing stepped into the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2012, the first season the series received NASCAR backing. Ander Vilarino won both opening races at the teams hometrack, Nogaro. Vilarino won six races during the season and the championship while his teammate Javier Villa won one race finished third in the championship. The late Enzo Pastor debuted in the series at Brands Hatch joining the team in 2013 full-time. For 2013 Vilarino remained in the NASCAR team sharing his car with Eric Quntal in the Open class. The Spaniard dominated the Elite class, winning the first six races of the season.

PK Carsport was the main championship rival to TFT for 2014. Despite winning four races, Vilarino finished second in the series. The Spaniard finished second to PK Carsports Anthony Kumpen. Vilarino again won the championship in 2015. The championship was won in the penultimate round at Autodromo dell'Umbria when Vilarino scored more points to championship rival Alon Day. Third place in the championship was won by TFT racer Romain Iannetta. The team left the series as defending champions and returned to the V de V Endurance Series.

Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 Year Car No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Points2012Chevrolet 2 Ander Vilarino NOG1 NOG1 BRH1 BRH2 SPA2 SPA2 TOU2 TOU2 VAL2 VAL2 LEM2 LEM2 1st 667 64 Javier Villa NOG4 NOG2 BRH3 BRH1 SPA19 SPA3 TOU11 TOU15 VAL2 VAL3 LEM6 LEM6 3rd 603 2013 Chevrolet 2 Ander Vilarino NOG1 NOG1 DIJ1 DIJ1 BRH1 BRH1 TOU10 TOU8 MON1 MON3 LEM4 LEM4 1st 696 7 Anthony Gandon NOG6 NOG15 DIJ6 DIJ8 BRH6 BRH10 TOU8 TOU21 MON5 MON7 LEM11 LEM9 6th 566 2014 Chevrolet 2 Ander Vilarino VAL25 VAL1 BRH3 BRH1 TOU1 TOU2 NUR2 NUR23 UMB1 UMB2 LEM3 LEM4 2nd 656 7 Anthony Gandon VAL11 VAL25 BRH14 BRH10 TOU9 TOU14 NUR9 NUR7 UMB10 UMB15 LEM7 LEM15 10th 513 2015 Chevrolet 2 Ander Vilarino VAL2 VAL1 VEN7 VEN2 BRH3 BRH1 TOU3 TOU1 UMB2 UMB5 ZOL6 ZOL6 1st 662 7 Romain Iannetta VAL20 VAL5 VEN3 VEN3 BRH1 BRH2 TOU15 TOU6 UMB10 UMB2 ZOL5 ZOL5 3rd 614

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