Franco Girolami (born February 14, 1992 in Isla Verde, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won Formula Renault Plus,

TC2000 The TC2000 (''Turismo Competición 2000'', formerly ''Súper TC2000'') is a touring car racing series held in Argentina since 1979. Rules Prior to 2012, engines of up to were allowed, with only limited modifications from standard engines. ...

Top Race V6 Top Race V6 is a touring car race series held in Argentina. It was founded in 1997. The cars The Top Race V6 category sees the vehicles presented in silhouette form, with identical, strictly controlled mechanical specifications. Body styles cur ...

and

TCR Europe Touring Car Series The TCR Europe Touring Car Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Europe. The series is run in accordance with the TCR Touring Car regulations with production-based cars that are front-wheel drive and ...

championships. Franco is the brother of the WTCR driver

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Racing career

Franco started his sports career in 2008, focusing on the next years in open-wheel championships. In 2011 he won the Formula Renault Plus championship and was runner-up in

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. In the next year, he was TC2000 champion with six wins in 10 races. In 2013 he made his debut in Súper TC2000 with the Chevrolet Argentina factory team and the next year in Top Race V6. Franco returned to being a full-time Súper TC2000 driver only in 2020 with Fiat Racing Team. Between 2015 and 2019 he raced with Gabriel Furlán's team in TRV6, with Mitsubishi cars. He won the title in 2018 with three wins and one point ahead of seven-time champion

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. Third was his brother Néstor. In 2019 he won five races and was second in the championship, behind Matías Rossi, while in 2020 he won two races and finished third. His first race in a championship outside of Argentina was in 2018, in

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, invited by Denis Navarro. In 2020 he participated in rounds of TCR Italy and

TCR Europe The TCR Europe Touring Car Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Europe. The series is run in accordance with the TCR Touring Car regulations with production-based cars that are front-wheel drive and ...

championships. He wins the first race of 2021 TCR Italy at Misano after started in pole position. Weeks later, he also achieved his first victory in TCR Europe, at Zandvoort, and is the championship leader. Won for the second time at Monza, but lost the championship to Mikel Azcona. In 2022, Girolami claimed the TCR Europe title in his first season with Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS.He had four wins and podiums at all rounds, outscoring runner-up

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by more than 100 points.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ As Girolami was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Girolami, Franco 1992 births Argentine racing drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers Racing drivers from Buenos Aires Living people Top Race V6 drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Formula Renault Argentina drivers Súper TC 2000 drivers World Touring Car Cup drivers