Stefano Comini (born 3 February 1990) is a

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racing driver.

Career

Karting

Comini debuted in

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in 2002, racing mostly in Italian and Swiss championships, taking titles in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Early career & Formula Renault

Comini began his

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stage of his career in 2006, racing in the Formula Monza 1.2 with Fadini Corse. He won one from seven races that he competed to finish the season on the tenth position. The following year, Comini moved to the 1.6 category of that series, driving with MG Motorsport. He finished third overall in that year with four wins. He also contested four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse and two races of the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series. In

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, Comini moved to the

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, racing for Team Dueppì and CO2 Motorsport. He finished seventeenth in the series standings. He again competed in four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship and one race in the final round of the season at

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. For

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, he had double campaign in both the Italian and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships. He failed to score win in any of the championships, but collected three podiums to finish sixth in Italian Championship and seventh in Swiss Championship. In

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, he competed his final formula races in the

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round at Monza.

Sports and touring car racing

After three races in 2009 in VLN Endurance, Comini made his debut in

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for Oregon Team. He won three from thirteen races, finishing season third behind

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and

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. He remained in the series for

with the same team. He dominated the season, winning all but three races of the season. For 2012, he moved to the Italian

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, competing for Composit Motorsport. He achieved five wins to grab the championship title after the first attempt. Next year he spent in the Renault Clio Cup Bohemia. He scored four wins at

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and

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, but finished just fifth in the series standings. In

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, he joined

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with Target Competition. He bookended the season with wins at Nürburgring and

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, also he won a reverse-grid race at

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, tying-up with Julien Briché with 58 points. Comini will take part in the new-for-2015

TCR International Series The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-eff ...

, joining Target Competition.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Comini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete TCR International Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comini, Stefano 1990 births Living people Swiss racing drivers Sportspeople from Lugano Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers Formula Abarth drivers Porsche Supercup drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers TCR International Series drivers W Racing Team drivers