2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

The 2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the eighth season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 37th season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.

Calendar

Circuit Location Date 1 Imola Circuit Imola, Emilia-Romagna 21–23 April 2 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli Misano Adriatico, Emilia-Romagna 5–7 May Vallelunga Circuit Campagnano di Roma, Lazio 9–11 June 3 Autodromo del Mugello Scarperia e San Piero, Tuscany 7–9 July 4 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Lombardy 15–17 September 5 Vallelunga Circuit Campagnano di Roma, Lazio 13–15 October 6 Imola Circuit Imola, Emilia-Romagna 27–29 October

Teams and drivers Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Ref. MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 1 Niels Langeveld All Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 25 Paolo Rocca U25 All 33 Horia-Traian Chirigut M 1–2 71 Fabio Casagrande 4 Target Competition Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2 Rodolfo Massaro All 18 Marco Butti U25 All 56 Cesare Brusa 3–4, 6 Lema Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 3 Giacomo Ghermandi 2, 6 Raffaele Gurrieri Cupra León Competición TCR 4 Raffaele Gurrieri M All GearWorks Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 5 Matteo Poloni 1–2, 4, 6 Bitci Racing Team AMS Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 6 Ozen Zekai 4 Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 7 Sandro Pelatti 3–4 15 Filippo Barberi5 69 Francesca RaffaeleU251–3 72 Franco Girolami All Bolza Corse Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8 Denis Babuin M All Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 9 Park Jun-ui U25 All 70 Park June-sung 2–6 Scuderia del Girasole Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 10 Federico Paolino All 21 Nicola Guida M All Trico WRT Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 Damiano Reduzzi M 1–4 Hyundai i30 N TCR 16 Giuseppe Cartia U25 1 Auto Club RC2 Valles Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 Rubén Fernández M All 19 Felipe Fernández 1–4, 6Cupra León Competición TCR 24 Ernesto Olhagaray 4, 6Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 37 Sergio López Bolotin 1–3 41 Victor FernándezMAll Next Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 13 Adriano Visdomini M 1–2 PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 14 Felice Jelmini All BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR18 Marco ButtiU25 NC 105 Norbert Michelisz W NC 196 Mikel Azcona W NC Tecniengines Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 22 Piero Necchi 2–3, 5 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 22 Kobe Pauwels NC 27 John Filippi NC 122 Frédéric Vervisch W NC 176 Robert Huff W NC ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 27 Ruben VoltU25 1–2, 6 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)3–5Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 40 Antti Rammo 1–2 23 Mattias Vahtel U25 1–2 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 123 W NC 129 Néstor Girolami W NC NOS Racing Cupra León Competición TCR 30 Cosimo Barberini All Team Aggressive Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR 31 Kevin Ceccon NC 34 Giovanni Scamardi 1–5 64 Levente Losonczy U25 All 68 Eric Brigliadori6 Volcano MotorsportAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)33 Horia-Traian ChirigutM3, 5 CRM Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 44 Michele Imberti All N Motors Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 48 Nello Nataloni All K2 Engine Hyundai i30 N TCR 59 Dousan Kouril Jr. U25 4 Pinetti Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 67 Marco Pellegrini M All AutoGManolio Hyundai i30 N TCR 73 Gennaro Manolio 1–2 SP Competition Cupra León Competición TCR 76 Aurélien Comte All, NC 77 Sylvain Pussier M All, NC Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Thed Björk W NC 112 Santiago Urrutia W NC 155 Ma Qing Hua W NC 168 Yann Ehrlacher W NC Icon Class U25 Eligible for TCR Italy Under 25 Trophy M W TCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series

DSG Challenge

Team Car Drivers Rounds Ref. Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 80 Filippo Barberi All 82 Francesco Cardone 3–5 88 Luigi Gallo 4–5 96 Paolo Palanti 1–5 99 Stefano De Vecchi 1–2 Bitci Racing Team AMS Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 81 Vedat Ali Dalokay 1–5 83 Seda Kaçan6 Pro Race Cupra León TCR 86 Giorgio Fantilli 1–3, 5 RC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 88 Luigi Gallo 1–3 92 Carlotta Fedeli 1–398 Eric Brigliadori5 NOS Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 89 Niccolò Loia 1, 3–593 Giorgio Massaini5 Auto Club RC2 Valles Cupra León TCR 90 Mauro Trentin 1–2, 4–6 Abate Cars Technology Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 91 Alberto Cioffi 1–2 Luigi Cioffi 1 PMA MotorsportCupra León TCR95 Pietro Alessi5 Greta Racing LucaniaVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 97 Vito Tagliente6

Results and standings

CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning U25 driverWinning Master driverDSG Winning DriverDSG Winning Team 1 1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 21–23 April Marco Butti Franco Girolami Marco Butti Target Competition Marco Butti Denis Babuin Carlotta Fedeli RC Motorsport 2 Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Aikoa Racing Marco Butti Rubén Fernández Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 2 3 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 5–7 May Marco Butti Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld MM Motorsport Ruben Volt Denis Babuin Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 4 Michele Imberti Michele Imberti CRM Motorsport Marco Butti Rubén Fernández Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 1 ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 9–11 June Norbert Michelisz Mikel Azcona Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse not held not held not held not held 2 Mikel Azcona Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 35 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia 7–9 July Marco Butti Niels Langeveld Aurélien Comte SP Competition Ruben Volt Rubén Fernández Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 6 Niels Langeveld Felice Jelmini PMA Motorsport Ruben Volt Rubén Fernández Luigi Gallo RC Motorsport 4 7 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 15–17 September Franco Girolami Niels Langeveld Franco Girolami Aikoa Racing Marco Butti Denis Babuin Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 8 Michele Imberti Niels Langeveld MM Motorsport Paolo Rocca Denis Babuin Vedat Ali Dalokay Bitci Racing Team AMS 5 9 ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 13–15 October Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld Aurélien Comte SP Competition Levente Losonczy Denis Babuin Eric Brigliadori RC Motorsport 10 Niels Langeveld Franco Girolami Aikoa Racing Ruben Volt Rubén Fernández Eric Brigliadori RC Motorsport 6 11 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 27–29 October Ruben Volt Niels Langeveld Marco Butti Target Competition Marco Butti Denis Babuin Filippo Barberi Aikoa Racing 12 Felice Jelmini Marco Butti Target Competition Marco Butti Marco Pellegrini Filippo Barberi Aikoa Racing

Scoring system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Qualifying 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Races 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1

Drivers' championship For each category, drivers retain points from best 10 race results. For overall championship only, all qualifying results are also added towards drivers points. Drivers must also participate in at least 5 rounds to be classified.

TCR Italian Festival round at Vallelunga did not count for championship.

Overall DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2   1 Franco Girolami 24 1 22 5 39 30† 11 2 25 1 23 3 427 (451) 2 Niels Langeveld 33 Ret 13 3 22 25 24 1 201 2 34 2 389 3 Aurélien Comte 712 7 57 2 13 3 65 3 14 5 68 5 346 (382) 4 Marco Butti 11 2 Ret1 4 181 10 46 12 Ret3 4 16 1 332 5 Felice Jelmini 45 4 66 7 45 1 33 Ret 236 7 47 4 326 6 Michele Imberti 29†14 10 48 1 Ret Ret 514 6 5 6 Ret 9 202 7 Ruben Volt Ret10 DNS 74 Ret 510 4 102 5 25†2 3 Ret1 DNS 201 8 Denis Babuin 615 9 35 21 1013 6 9 10 411 11 715 Ret 195 9 Rubén Fernández 811 5 16 10 77 2 34 14 37 8 21 Ret 174 10 Park Jun-ui Ret9 Ret 21 17 68 32† 88 7 24†9 9 55 7 150 11 Paolo Rocca 98 6 1513 13 11 31 177 4 9 20 Ret DNS 124 12 Felipe Fernández 26 22 811 6 3211 5 713 Ret 2014 6 114 13 Levente Losonczy 117 3 1015 Ret 13 11 3515 16 614 16 Ret 21 98 14 Rodolfo Massaro 12 12 259 9 2715 Ret 23 18 12 13 810 8 83 15 Park June-sung 11 12 29 7 Ret10 8 715 22 Ret12 Ret 78 16 Marco Pellegrini 20 15 2710 11 812 8 2112 22 21 15 10 10 77 17 Matteo Poloni 56 18 13 Ret DNP DNP 119 Ret 122 22 76 18 Cosimo Barberini 19 13 12 8 12 Ret 28 13 810 10 Ret DNS 71 19 Nicola Guida 21 23 20 16 33 15 12 17 1113 14 14 13 31 20 Giovanni Scamardi 16 21 17 Ret Ret 9 13 11 15 19 28 21 Sylvain Pussier Ret 16 18 14 9 16 26 21 10 Ret Ret DNS 27 22 Federico Paolino 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 18 22 15 17 17 22 12 11 23 Victor Fernández Ret Ret 28 20 34 19 15 19 19 Ret 13 24 6 24 Nello Nataloni 27 Ret 24 23 22 21 16 25 14 Ret Ret 16 3 25 Raffaele Gurrieri 15 17 22 22 17 Ret 33 24 16 18 DNS 15 2 Ineligible for championship - Mattias Vahtel 172 8 912 Ret (46) - Francesca Raffaele 10 11 Ret 15 1414 12 (33) - Cesare Brusa Ret6 17 Ret11 9 Ret 23 (28) - Eric Brigliadori 913 11 (25) - Sergio López Bolotin 2813 Ret 1414 Ret Ret4 Ret (20) - Filippo Barberi 28 23 20 Ret 12 12 16 17 (14) - Giacomo Ghermandi Ret DNS 11 Ret (11) - Antti Rammo 13 14 26 24 (8) - Horia-Traian Chirigut 24 20 30 Ret 16 13 21 Ret (5) - Ernesto Olhagaray 18 23 15 14 (4) - Vedat Ali Dalokay 21 22 14 27 (3) - Sandro Pelatti Ret 14 29 DNS (3) - Damiano Reduzzi 22 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret (1) Mauro Trentin 27 29 17 18 0 Piero Necchi DNS DNS 20 DNS 17 21 0 Adriano Visdomini 18 24 23 18 0 Seda Kaçan 18 19 0 Ozen Zekai 19 20 0 Gennaro Manolio 25 19 29 19 0 Luigi Gallo 23 20 31 DNS 0 Giuseppe Cartia 23 Ret 0 Paolo Palanti 26 24 24 28 0 Carlotta Fedeli 24 29 0 Niccolò Loia 25 26 25 DNS 0 Fabio Casagrande 30 26 0 Francesco Cardone 31 27 32 30 0 Giorgio Fantilli 30 28 0 Dousan Kouril Jr. Ret DNS 0 DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2  1-15 – Points-scoring position in qualifying † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Master DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2   1 Denis Babuin 6 9 3 21 10 6 8 10 4 11 7 Ret 372 (390) 2 Rubén Fernández 8 5 16 10 7 2 34 14 3 8 21 Ret 341 3 Marco Pellegrini 20 15 27 11 8 8 21 22 21 15 10 10 304 (343) 4 Nicola Guida 21 23 20 16 33 15 12 17 11 14 14 13 286 (319) 5 Raffaele Gurrieri 15 17 22 22 17 Ret 33 24 16 18 DNS 15 225 6 Sylvain Pussier Ret 16 18 14 9 16 26 21 10 Ret Ret DNS 221 7 Victor Fernández Ret Ret 28 20 34 19 15 19 19 Ret 13 24 202 Ineligible for championship - Horia-Traian Chirigut 24 20 30 Ret 16 13 22 Ret (115) - Adriano Visdomini 18 24 23 18 (87) - Ernesto Olhagaray 15 14 (54) - Damiano Reduzzi 22 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret (42) - Fabio Casagrande 30 26 (36) DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2  

Under 25 DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2   1 Marco Butti 1 2 Ret 4 18 10 3 12 Ret 4 1 1 366 2 Paolo Rocca 9 6 15 13 11 31 17 4 9 20 Ret DNS 301 3 Levente Losonczy 11 3 10 Ret 13 11 35 16 6 16 Ret 21 291 4 Park Jun-ui Ret Ret 21 17 6 32† 7 7 24† 9 5 7 290 5 Ruben Volt Ret DNS 7 Ret 5 4 10 5 25† 3 Ret DNS 244 Ineligible for championship - Francesca Raffaele 10 11 Ret 15 14 12 (135) - Mattias Vahtel 17 8 9 Ret (86) - Eric Brigliadori 9 11 (60) - Filippo Barberi 13 12 (57) - Giuseppe Cartia 23 Ret (21) Dousan Kouril Jr. Ret DNS 0 DriverIMO1MISMUGMONVALIMO2   † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

DSG Challenge DriverIMO1xMISxMUGoMONoVALxIMO2o   1 Vedat Ali Dalokay 2 1 1 1 21 22 14 27 5 2 372 2 Filippo Barberi 6 3 5 3 28 23 20 Ret 4 3 16 17 310 (331) 3 Mauro Trentin 4 4 4 6 27 29 7 4 17 18 274 4 Paolo Palanti 3 5 6 4 26 24 24 28 9 6 254 5 Luigi Gallo 5 7 2 5 23 20 31 DNS 6 5 245 Ineligible for championship - Carlotta Fedeli 1 2 3 2 24 29 (185) - Niccolò Loia 9† Ret 25 26 25 DNS 8 7 (127) - Francesco Cardone 31 27 32 30 11 DNS (92) - Giorgio Fantilli DNQ DNQ Ret 7 30 28 10 9 (82) - Eric Brigliadori 1 1 (80) - Seda Kaçan 18 19 (60) - Alberto Cioffi 7 6 7 Ret (57) - Vito Tagliente 19 20 (54) - Pietro Alessi 2 9 (48) - Luigi Cioffi 7 6 (39) - Stefano De Vecchi 8 DNS 8 Ret (30) DriverIMO1xMISxMUGoMONoVALxIMO2o   † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified.

x – DSG entries raced separately from the main grid in these rounds.

o – DSG entries raced alongside the main grid in these rounds.

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