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Franco Girolami
Franco Girolami (born February 14, 1992) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won Formula Renault Plus, TC2000, Top Race V6, TCR Europe and TCR Italy championships.[1] Franco is the brother of the WTCR driver Néstor Girolami.[2] Racing careerFranco 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 Formula Renault Argentina. In the next year, he was TC2000 champion with six wins in 10 races.[1] In 2013 he made his debut in Súper TC2000 with the Chevrolet Argentina factory team and the next year in Top Race V6.[3][1] Franco returned to being a full-time Súper TC2000 driver only in 2020 with Fiat Racing Team.[4] 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 Agustín Canapino.[5] 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.[1][6] His first race in a championship outside of Argentina was in 2018, in Stock Car Brasil, invited by Denis Navarro.[7] In 2020 he participated in rounds of TCR Italy and TCR Europe championships.[1] He wins the first race of 2021 TCR Italy at Misano after starting in pole position.[8] Weeks later, he also achieved his first victory in TCR Europe, at Zandvoort, and is the championship leader.[9] Won for the second time at Monza, but lost the championship to Mikel Azcona.[10] 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 Tom Coronel by more than 100 points.[11][12] The following year, he won the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship with Aikoa Racing.[13] Racing recordRacing career summary
* Season still in progress. 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. Stock Car Brasil results
† As Girolami was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. References
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