2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

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The 2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the third season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 31st season since a national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Hankook Tire is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Driver Rounds
TCR Class
Italy SEAT Motorsport Italia[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 2 Spain Jordi Gené[1] 7
Italy Pit Lane Competizioni[2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] 3 Italy Max Mugelli[3] All
71 Italy Enrico Bettera[4] 2–3
92 Italy Carlotta Fedeli[5] 6
SEAT León TCR[2] 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[2] All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 21 Italy Massimo Gagliano[6] 3–7
Italy BF Motorsport[7] SEAT León Racer[7] 4 Italy Vincenzo Montalbano[8] All
Italy Giuseppe Montalbano[8]
SEAT León TCR[7] 23 Italy Alessandro Thellung[7] All
Italy Nicolò Zin[7] 1
Italy Matteo Bergonzini[9] 2–3
Italy Daniel Verrocchio[10] 4–5
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi[11] 6
Estonia MM Motorsport[12] Honda Civic Type R TCR[12] 9 Italy Eric Scalvini[12] All
12 Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani[13] 3–4
Italy Andrea Mosca[14]
14 Italy Jonathan Giacon[15] 5
46 Italy Felice Tedeschi[16] 4
Italy Davide Nardilli 6–7
47 Italy Samuel Piccin[17] 1–2
Italy Davide Nardilli[18] 1
Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani[4] 2
Italy Alberto Viberti 6
93 Italy Luigi Bamonte 2–3
Italy Target Competition[19] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[19] 10 Italy Giacomo Altoè[20][19] 7
Italy V-Action Racing[21] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[21] 5
11 Sweden Joakim Darbom[21] 5
19 Italy Tomasso Mosca[22] 7
54 Italy Luigi Ferrara[22] 7
Italy Tecnodom Sport[8] SEAT León TCR[8] 14 Italy Domiziano Giacon[8] 1
Italy Silvano Bolzoni[8]
24 Italy Nicolò Zin[9] 2
Opel Astra TCR[8] 15 Italy Jonathan Giacon[8] 1, 3
Italy Kevin Giacon[13] All
Italy Nos Racing–Ermete[23] SEAT León Racer[23] 18 Italy Massimiliano Chini[23] 1–4
Italy Nello Nataloni[23] 1–3
Italy Cosimo Barberini[24] 4–5, 7
Italy Alex Campani[15] 5
Italy MC Corse[25] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[25] 21 Italy Massimo Gagliano[25] 1–2
Italy South Italy Racing Team[17] SEAT León TCR[17] 22 Italy Andrea Argenti[17] 1–2
Bulgaria Kraf Racing[26] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[26] 44 Bulgaria Plamen Kralev[26] 1–5
Austria Simon Reicher Motorsport Activities[13] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[13] 54 Austria Simon Reicher[13] 3
Italy CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse[27] SEAT León Racer[27] 76 Italy Daniele Cappellari[27] 1–4
United Kingdom VFL Racing[10] Honda Civic Type R TCR[10] 88 United Kingdom Finlay Crocker[10] 4–5
Italy Top Run Motorsport[28] Subaru WRX STi TCR[28] 99 Switzerland Stefano Comini[28] 5, 7
TCT Class
Italy Arduini Corse[29] Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[29] 102 Italy Francesco Neri 1
Italy Giovanni Lopes
Italy Andrea Brambilla 2
Italy Dario Pennica
Italy Gianluca Mauriello 4
Italy Andrea Farina
Italy Alessandro Vai 5
Italy Marco Pascalli
Italy Lorenzo Baroni 6
Italy Giovanni Mancini 6–7
Italy Monica Della 7
103 Italy Stefano Accorsi[29] 1
Italy Massimo Arduini[29] 1–2, 4–5
Italy Alberto Sabbatini 4
Italy Andrea Stassano 5
Italy Alberto Perucca 7
Italy Paolo Piravano
Italy Sport&Comunicazione Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[9] 104 Italy Adriano Bernazzani 1–3
Italy Raimondo Ricci[9] 1–5, 7
Italy Autostar Motorsport[9]
Italy Pasquale Notarnicola 5, 7
Italy Etruria Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV 108 Italy Andrea Bacci 2–3
109 Italy Andrea Mosca 2

Calendar and results[edit]

The previous schedule for 2017 was announced on November 24, 2016, but on February 16, 2017 a new calendar was announced with changes of dates and with all the events scheduled to be held in Italy.[30]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 7 May Italy Jonathan Giacon Italy Eric Scalvini Italy Eric Scalvini Estonia MM Motorsport Italian Formula 4 Championship
2 Italy Jonathan Giacon Italy Jonathan Giacon Italy Eric Scalvini Estonia MM Motorsport
2 3 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 4 June Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
4 Italy Eric Scalvini Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Eric Scalvini Estonia MM Motorsport
3 5 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 18 June Italy Kevin Giacon Italy Eric Scalvini Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni Italian GT Championship
6 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
4 7 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia 16 July Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Kevin Giacon Italy Tecnodom Sport Italian GT Championship

Italian Formula 4 Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

8 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
5 9 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 10 September Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Jonathan Giacon Italy Tecnodom Sport Italian GT Championship

Italian Formula 4 Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

10 Italy Nicola Baldan Switzerland Stefano Comini Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
6 11 ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 24 September Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Davide Nardilli Italy Kevin Giacon Italy Tecnodom Sport Italian GT Championship
12 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Max Mugelli Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
7 13 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 22 October Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Target Competition Italian Formula 4 Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
14 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni

Drivers' championship[edit]

Scoring systems
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 12 8 7 5 4 3 2 1

One point for pole position and one point for fastests lap.

TCR Standing[edit]

Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 
1 Italy Nicola Baldan 3 3 1 Ret 1 1 5 1 11 1 3 1 2 1 210
2 Italy Eric Scalvini 1 1 3 1 5 2 2 8 2 2 7 Ret 5 8 158
3 Italy Kevin Giacon Ret DNS 15 14 1 2 3 3 1 2 6 7 107
4 Italy Max Mugelli 4 15 5 2 6 13 4 3 6 11 4 3 7 3 97
5 Bulgaria Plamen Kralev NC Ret 2 3 2 5 3 9 14 13 63
6 Italy Massimiliano Gagliano 13 5 9 7 3 3 6 7 8 Ret 6 7 9 DNS 61
7 Italy Jonatan Giacon 2 2 15 14 1 6 58
8 Italy Giacomo Altoè Ret 5 1 2 45
9 Italy Vincenzo Montalbano
Italy Giuseppe Montalbano
11 6 Ret 8 10 10 15 4 7 10 5 5 12 10 43
10 Italy Davide Nardilli 6 8 2 8 8 4 38
11 Italy Alessandro Thellung Ret 9 7 4 9 6 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 4 11 Ret 36
12 Italy Andrea Argenti 5 4 4 Ret 7 7 31
13 Switzerland Stefano Comini Ret 4 3 11 24
14 Italy Matteo Bergonzini 7 4 9 6 19
15 Italy Daniele Cappellari 7 7 10 Ret 8 8 11 10 17
16 Austria Simon Reicher 4 4 16
17 Italy Cosimo Barberini 13 5 9 8 10 Ret 13
18 United Kingdom Finlay Crocker 16† 14 4 7 12
19 Italy Enrico Bettera 6 5 Ret Ret 12
20 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 8 4 11
21 Italy Samuel Piccin 6 8 8 Ret 11
22 Spain Jordi Gené 4 12 10
23 Italy Massimiliano Chini DSQ 10 12 12 13 11 13 5 10
24 Sweden Joakim Darbom 5 9 9
25 Italy Felice Tedeschi 7 6 9
26 Italy Nicolò Zin Ret 9 11 6 7
27 Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani 8 Ret 12 9 10 12 7
28 Italy Alberto Viberti EX 6 5
29 Italy Alex Campani 9 8 5
30 Italy Andrea Mosca 12 9 10 12 4
31 Italy Daniel Verrocchio 9 Ret 10 Ret 4
32 Italy Domiziano Giacon
Italy Silvano Bolzoni
8 13 3
33 Italy Nello Nataloni DSQ 10 12 12 3
34 Italy Luigi Bamonte 15 14 14 12 1
35 Italy Tommaso Mosca 16 DNS 0
36 Italy Luigi Ferrara 17 DNS 0
37 Italy Carlotta Fedeli EX Ret 0
Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCT Trophy[edit]

Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 
1 Italy Raimondo Ricci 10 11 14 9 11 13 8 11 150
2 Italy Adriano Bernazzani 10 11 14 9 11 13 110
3 Italy Massimo Arduini 12 12 13 10 12 DNS 77
4 Italy Francesco Neri
Italy Giovanni Lopes
9 14 32
5 Italy Stefano Accorsi 12 12 27
6 Italy Andrea Farina
Italy Gianluca Mauriello
14 13 27
7 Italy Dario Pennica
Italy Andrea Brambilla
16 11 24
8 Italy Alberto Sabbatini 12 DNS 15
9 Italy Andrea Bacci DNS Ret Ret DNS 0
10 Italy Andrea Mosca DNS Ret 0
Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Constructors Standing[edit]

Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 
1 SEAT León 3 3 1 4 1 1 5 1 7 1 3 1 2 1 199
2 Honda Civic Type R TCR 1 1 3 1 5 2 2 6 1 2 2 6 5 4 174
3 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 4 15 2 2 2 4 3 3 6 11 4 3 1 2 145
4 Opel Astra TCR 2 2 Ret DNS 15† 14 1 2 3 3 1 2 6 7 136
5 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 13 5 9 7 3 3 6 7 8 Ret 6 7 9 DNS 61
6 Subaru WRX STi TCR Ret 4 3 11 23
7 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 5 5 16 DNS 14
Pos. Driver ADR MIS MNZ MUG IMO VAL MNZ  Pts. 

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References[edit]

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