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STANDINGS
INTERNATIONAL SERIES
THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCE
Born: 3rd February 1990 in Lugano, Switzerland
career highlights
2011: 1st in the Renault Mégane Eurocup
2012: 1st in the Renault Clio Cup Italy
2014: 4th in the SEAT León Eurocup
2015: 1st in the TCR International Series
2016: 1st in the TCR International Series
might be the only people who could
take me and not ask me to change at
all!
”
To win a title once is special in
itself, but how does it feel to
become champion for a second time?
“The second title feels very different
to the first. In 2016, I won with a
great show but this year it’s been far
more about strategy – particularly in
Macau. I wanted to help Jean-Karl to
finish second in the championship,
but Oriola was pushing me too hard.”
“Winning a championship twice is
very important for my CV. TCR is
growing every year and it’s great to
have drivers like Tiago Monteiro
coming to take a look at what TCR is
about. He said to me after Macau
that he would wait for me in the
WTCC and I replied ‘no,
I will wait for you in TCR’ because
this is the future!”
TCR INTERNATIONAL SERIES - STATISTICS
RACE WINS
4 Mikhail Grachev, RUS (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
4 Pepe Oriola, ESP (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)
3 Stefano Comini, SUI (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)
3 Jean-Karl Vernay, FRA (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)
2 James Nash, GBR (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)
1 Roberto Colciago, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Kevin Gleason, USA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Mat’o Homola, SVK (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)
1 Tiago Monteiro, POR (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Gianni Morbidelli, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Aku Pellinen, FIN (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
POLE POSITIONS
2 Dusan Borkovic, (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)
2 Jean-Karl Vernay, FRA (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)
1 Sergei Afanasyev, RUS (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)
1 Roberto Colciago, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Stefano Comini, SUI (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)
1 Mat’o Homola, SVK (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)
1 Gianni Morbidelli, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)
1 Pepe Oriola, ESP (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)
1 Harald Proczyk, AUT (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)