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.

Girolami is the brother of the WTCR driver Néstor Girolami.

Racing career Girolami 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 ten races.

In 2013, Girolami made his debut in Súper TC2000 with the Chevrolet Argentina factory team, and the next year in Top Race V6.

Girolami returned to being a full-time Súper TC2000 driver only in 2020 with Fiat Racing Team. 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. 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.

Girolami's first race in a championship outside of Argentina was in 2018, in Stock Car Brasil, invited by Denis Navarro. In 2020, he participated in rounds of TCR Italy and TCR Europe championships. He won the first race of 2021 TCR Italy at Misano after starting in pole position. Weeks later, he also achieved his first victory in TCR Europe, at Zandvoort, and became the championship leader. He won for the second time at Monza, but lost the championship to Mikel Azcona.

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. The following year, he won the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship with Aikoa Racing.

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2008 Fórmula Metropolitana s/d 3 0 0 0 0 13 16th Fórmula Renault Argentina Litoral Group 2 0 0 0 0 2 35th 2009 Fórmula Renault Argentina Damiano FB MS 12 0 0 0 0 25 14th Top Race Junior Crespi Competición 1 0 0 0 0 5 36th 2010 Fórmula Renault Argentina Gastón Dammiano Motorsport 11 2 1 0 5 117 4th 2011 TC Mouras Savino Sport 2 0 0 0 0 14,75 35th Top Race Series Fiat Linea Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Fórmula Renault Plus HRC Pro Team 9 4 6 2 6 163 1st Fórmula Renault Argentina 12 2 2 2 5 145 2nd 2012 TC2000 Pro RallyPro Racing 10 6 7 4 8 219 1st TC Mouras MG Racing 2 0 0 1 0 17 35th 2013 Súper TC2000 Equipo YPF Chevrolet 12 0 0 1 0 51 17th TC Pista JC Competición 7 0 0 0 0 92,5 38th 2014 Fórmula Renault Plus Barovero Racing Team 2 0 2 1 1 27 27th Top Race V6 ABH Sport 2 0 0 0 0 11 26th TC Pista JC Competición 2 0 0 0 0 12,5 40th 2015 Súper TC2000 Toyota Team Argentina 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Top Race V6 Mitsubishi GF Racing 13 1 0 0 2 74 16th 2016 Top Race V6 16 4 1 1 4 113 4th TC2000 Escudería Río de la Plata 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Súper TC2000 Toyota Team Argentina 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2017 Top Race V6 Mitsubishi 3M Racing 15 1 1 3 6 117 6th Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC2018 Top Race V6 3M Top Race Team 13 3 2 1 7 169 1st Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC TC2000 Escudería Fela 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Sports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC2019 Top Race V6 GF Racing 16 5 5 4 9 277 2nd Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 3 0 0 0 0 3 19th2020 Top Race V6 Azar Motorsport 10 2 2 1 6 154 3rd Súper TC2000 Fiat Racing Team STC2000 11 0 0 0 0 0 18th TCR Europe Touring Car Series PSS Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 3 31st TCR Italy Touring Car Championship MM Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 30 17th2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series PSS Racing Team 14 2 1 1 5 353 2nd TCR Italy Touring Car Championship MM Motorsport 2 1 1 0 1 N/A NC2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS134149431 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Stock Car Pro Series Cavaleiro Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 4 0 0 0 0 16 18th 2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Aikoa Racing 12 2 1 2 10 427 1st 24H TCE Series - TCR1111140NC† 2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Monlau Motorsport 12 4 3 6 7 395 1st TCR Eastern Europe Trophy212110NC†2026Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCRVictor Gonzalez Racing Team Source: * Season still in progress.

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 2020 PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 JAR1 JAR2 31st 3 2021 PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) SVK1 SVK2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 2nd 353 2022 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) ALG1 ALG2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 1st 431 2024 Monlau Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR VAL1 VAL2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SAL1 SAL2 SPA1 SPA2 BRN1 BRN2 CRT1 CRT2 1st 395 † 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) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2022 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR FRA1 FRA2 GER1 GER2 HUN1 HUN2 ESP1 ESP2 POR1 POR2 ITA1 ITA2 ALS1 ALS2 BHR1 BHR2 18th 16 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport SAU1 SAU2 ‡ As Girolami was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

Stock Car Brasil results 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 Rank Points 2022 Lubrax Podium Chevrolet Cruze INT1 GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 RIO1 RIO2 BRA1 BRA2 BRA1 BRA2 INT1 INT2SCZ1 SCZ2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 BRA1 BRA2 NC† 0† † As Girolami was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

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