Maťo Homola (born 19 July 1994) is a Slovak professional racing driver and coach. He is a two-time TCR Eastern Europe Champion (2023, 2024), FIA WTCR race winner (Vila Real, 2018), GT2 European Series race winner with KTM, and 2025 Slovak Hillclimb Champion. Homola is recognized as one of the most successful Slovak circuit racers, with international success across touring car and GT categories. Mato became also a Hyundai N ambassador for Slovakia in 2019 and Orlen Slovakia ambassador in 2025.

Early career Homola was born on 19 July 1994 in Bratislava. HE began his motorsport career in karting before progressing to car racing in national and regional touring car competitions. His early performances quickly drew attention, leading to opportunities in European touring car series.

GT and prototype racing Parallel to his touring car success, Homola expanded into GT and endurance racing. He competed in the GT2 European Series with KTM X-Bow GT2, taking multiple podium finishes and race victories in 2024 and 2025 with team RTR Projects.

Earlier, with Slovak team ARC Bratislava he earned a class win at the 12 Hours of Monza (2020) in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo, competing in the 24H Series.

Homola has also tested and raced a wide range of high-performance machinery, including GT3, GT4, and prototype (LMP3 and LMP2) cars, such as the BMW M4 GT3, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), Ligier JS P217 (LMP2), and Ginetta LMP3.

Touring car racing

FIA ETCC - European Touring Car Cup (2012–2015) Homola had raced successive seasons in the European Touring Car Cup for Homola Motorsport. He was the runner-up in the championship in both 2013 and 2014 in the S2000 class. In 2015, he made the switch to the Single-makes Trophy where every driver competes with a SEAT León Cup Racer. That same year, he also made a one-off appearance at the Slovak round in the WTCC with Campos Racing.

TCR International Series (2016–2017) After having successfully finished on fifth position in 2016 in TCR International Series with B3 Racing Team Hungary, Homola has switched to DG Sport Competition and Opel Astra OPC TCR.

FIA WTCR (2018) Before the end of 2017 season, TCR International Series and FIA WTCC agreed on a mutual collaboration that led to a brand new world championship - FIA WTCR.

Homola, as the only Slovak driver, got into the FIA WTCR starting grid, mainly thanks to the positive relationship with DG Sport Competition. Homola competed in FIA WTCR with brand new Peugeot 308 TCR in Belgian team DG Sport Competition.

Homola placed first on the Vila Real race track in Portugal. During the whole race, he was fighting with 3-time BTCC Champion, Gordon Shedden, and four-time World Champion, Yvan Muller on Hyundai i30 N TCR. Both of them couldn't pass Homola and he finished in first place.

Homola finished the FIA WTCR season in 18th place.

FIA Motorsport Games (2019) In November 2019 at the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games held at the Autodromo di Vallelunga near Rome, Homola represented Slovakia in the Touring Car Cup class, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR for the BRC Racing Team.

Homola began the weekend strongly by finishing second in the first race, putting him in contention for a medal. In Race 2, he adopted a conservative strategy, finishing fifth and securing the third position for Slovakia.

The result marked a significant international achievement in Homola's career and contributed to the profile of Slovak motorsport on the global stage.

TCR Europe (2019–2022) From 2019 to 2022, Homola competed in the TCR Europe Touring Car Series. He joined the series in 2019 with the Italian outfit Target Competition driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR, took pole position at the season-opening Hungaroring and converted it into a win. He recorded additional podium finishes that year and ended the season 8th in the drivers’ standings.

In 2020, Homola moved to BRC Racing Team still competing in TCR Europe, finishing the championship in 7th place.

Work through the 2021 and 2022 seasons saw Homola continue with Hyundai machinery under the banner of Janík Motorsport, but results proved more challenging: he finished 13th in 2021 and 14th in 2022 in the overall standings.

TCR Eastern Europe (2023–2024) In 2023, Homola joined the TCR Eastern Europe championship with the Janík Motorsport team and the Hyundai Elantra N TCR. He collected nine podium finishes including three victories (two of them at his home event at the Slovakia Ring) and clinched the drivers’ title ahead of the final round.

In 2024, Homola continued in TCR Eastern Europe, defending his title in a tightly contested season. Despite facing strong competition from his teammate Adam Kout, he secured five wins and numerous podiums to retain the championship by just five points.

Throughout both seasons, Homola's results contributed not only to driver honours but also helped Janík Motorsport and Hyundai-customer efforts secure team standings, reflecting a consistent high-level performance in the regional TCR category.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2012 European Touring Car Cup - S2000 Homola Motorsport 4 0 0 0 2 12 9th 2013 European Touring Car Cup - S2000 Homola Motorsport 10 3 0 0 8 74 2nd 2014 European Touring Car Cup - S2000 TC2T Homola Motorsport 10 1 1 4 8 93 2nd 2015 European Touring Car Cup - Single-Make Trophy Homola Motorsport 12 2 1 2 7 77 4th World Touring Car Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2016 TCR International Series B3 Racing Team Hungary 21 1 1 2 3 175 5th 2017 TCR International Series DG Sport Compétition 20 0 3 1 2 80 11th TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 3 1 0 0 1 49 24th TCR Middle East Series Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 0 0 2 1 30 7th 2018 World Touring Car Cup DG Sport Compétition 30 1 0 0 1 48 18th TCR Middle East Series Pit Lane Competizioni 2 4 0 0 1 2 64 4th 2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Autodis Racing by Target Competition 14 1 1 0 2 194 8th TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 10 1 1 0 2 212 6th FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Slovakia 2 0 0 0 1 29 3rd 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series BRC Racing Team 12 0 1 0 3 204 7th 24H GT Series - GTX ARC Bratislava 2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Janík Motorsport 13 1 0 0 2 186 13th 2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Janík Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1 79 14th TCR Eastern Europe Trophy42133836th 2023 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy Janík Motorsport123129212 1st2024 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy Janík Motorsport1242282361st TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†2025 GT2 European Series - Pro-Am RTR Projects2026GT2 European Series - Pro-AmRTR Projects † As Homola was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2015 Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 ARG1 ARG2 MAR1 MAR2 HUN1 HUN2 GER1 GER2 RUS1 RUS2 SVK1 SVK2 FRA1 FRA2 POR1 POR2 JPN1 JPN2 CHN1 CHN2 THA1 THA2 QAT1 QAT2 NC 0

Complete TCR International Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2016 B3 Racing Team Hungary SEAT León TCR BHR1 BHR2 EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 SAL1 SAL2 OSC1 OSC2 SOC1 SOC2 CHA1 CHA2 MRN1 MRN2 SEP1 SEP2 MAC1 MAC2 5th 175 2017 DG Sport Compétition Opel Astra TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC1 OSC2 CHA1 CHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 DUB1 DUB2 11th 80 † Driver did not finish the race, 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) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2018 DG Sport Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR MAR1 MAR2 MAR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 GER1 GER2 GER3 NED1 NED2 NED3 POR1 POR2 POR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 CHN1 CHN2 CHN3 WUH1 WUH2 WUH3 JPN1 JPN2 JPN3 MAC1 MAC2 MAC3 18th 48

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2019 Autodis Racing by Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 8th 194 2020 BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 JAR1 JAR2 7th 204 2021 Janík Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR SVK1 SVK2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 13th 186 2022 Janík Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG1 ALG2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 14th 79 2024 Janík Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR VAL1 VAL2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SAL1 SAL2 SPA1 SPA2 BRN1 BRN2 CRT1 CRT2 NC‡ 0‡ † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance. ‡ As Homola was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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