# 2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

The 2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship will be the seventh season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 35th season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Next Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 3 | Adriano Visdomini | | 5 |
| Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 4 | Salvatore Tavano | | All |
| Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 10 | Federico Paolino | | All |
| Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 21 | Nicola Guida | | All |
| Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León TCR | 6 | Raffaele Gurrieri | | All |
| Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León TCR | 90 | Denis Babuin | DSG | All |
| BF Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 7 | Sandro Pelatti | | 2 |
| BF Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 93 | Omar Fiorucci | DSG | 1–2 |
| BF Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 96 | Alberto Rodio | DSG | 5 |
| BF Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 68 | Eric Brigliadori | | 1–4, 6 |
| BF Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 68 | Eric Brigliadori | | 5 |
| Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 8 | Nicola Baldan | | All |
| Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 13 | Antti Buri | | All |
| Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | Fabio Antonello | | 5–6 |
| Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 56 | Cesare Brusa | | 4 |
| Race Lab | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9 | Matteo Poloni | | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Trico WRT | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | Damiano Reduzzi | | 1–2 |
| RC2 Junior Team | Cupra León Competición TCR | 12 | Felipe Fernández | | 5 |
| RC2 Junior Team | Cupra León Competición TCR | 15 | Sergio Lopez Bolotin | | 5 |
| LPR Stefanovski Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 14 | Igor Stefanovski | | 1–5 |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 16 | Evgeni Leonov | | 1–4 |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 69 | Mikel Azcona | | 4 |
| Brutal Fish Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 17 | Martin Ryba | | 4 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 28 | Marco Iannotta | | 5–6 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 62 | Jack Young | | 2 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 63 | Ibragim Akhmadov | | 4 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 72 | Franco Girolami | | 2 |
| TecniEngines | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 22 | Piero Necchi | | 2, 6 |
| Tecnodom Sport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24 | Jonathan Giacon | | 1–3 |
| ALM Honda Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 25 | Mattias Vahtel | | All |
| ALM Honda Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 27 | Ruben Volt | | All |
| Aggressive Italia | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 31 | Kevin Ceccon | | All |
| AIR Racing Osttirol | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 32 | Sandro Soubek | | 5 |
| AIR Racing Osttirol | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 43 | Sandro Soubek | | 6 |
| Proteam Motorsport | Cupra León TCR | 33 | Riccardo Romagnoli | | All |
| Élite Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 44 | Michele Imberti | | 2–6 |
| Élite Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 61 | Michele Imberti | | 1 |
| Élite Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 82 | Marco Butti | DSG | All |
| Élite Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 92 | 'Linos' | DSG | 4 |
| CRM Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 47 | Ettore Carminati | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| ACCR Czech Talent Team / K2 Engine | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 59 | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 76 | Daniele Cappellari | | 3 |
| DMP Motors / Scuderia Vesuvio | Cupra León TCR | 84 | Sabatino di Mare | DSG | All |
| 6ix Engineers | Cupra León TCR | 85 | Giorgio Fantilli | DSG | 1–5 |
| Faro Racing | SEAT León TCR | 86 | Alessandro Berton | DSG | 1 |
| Faro Racing | SEAT León TCR | 86 | Andrea Tronconi | DSG | 1 |
| Faro Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 91 | Giuseppe de Virgilio | DSG | 1 |
| Faro Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 97 | Alberto Tapparo | DSG | 4 |
| Icon | Class |
| DSG | DSG Challenge |

## Calendar and results

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | DSG Winner |
| 1 | 1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 30 April-2 May | Eric Brigliadori | Nicola Baldan | Salvatore Tavano | Scuderia del Girasole | Sabatino di Mare |
| 1 | 2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 30 April-2 May | | Eric Brigliadori | Salvatore Tavano | Scuderia del Girasole | Denis Babuin |
| 2 | 3 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 4-6 June | Franco Girolami | Jack Young | Franco Girolami | MM Motorsport | Denis Babuin |
| 2 | 4 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 4-6 June | | Antti Buri | Antti Buri | Target Competition | Denis Babuin |
| 3 | 5 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 25-27 June | Eric Brigliadori | Eric Brigliadori | Eric Brigliadori | BF Motorsport | Denis Babuin |
| 3 | 6 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 25-27 June | | Mattias Vahtel | Kevin Ceccon | Aggressive Italia | Denis Babuin |
| 4 | 7 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 23-25 July | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Kevin Ceccon | Aggressive Italia | Denis Babuin |
| 4 | 8 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 23-25 July | | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Volcano Motorsport | Denis Babuin |
| 5 | 9 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 3-5 September | Salvatore Tavano | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | Salvatore Tavano | Scuderia del Girasole | Sabatino di Mare |
| 5 | 10 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 3-5 September | | Kevin Ceccon | Kevin Ceccon | Aggressive Italia | Denis Babuin |
| 6 | 11 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 8-10 October | Antti Buri | Marco Iannotta | Antti Buri | Target Competition | Sabatino di Mare |
| 6 | 12 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 8-10 October | | Antti Buri | Kevin Ceccon | Aggressive Italia | Marco Butti |

### Drivers' Championship
#### Scoring systems

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Qualifying | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MIS | MIS | VAL | VAL | IMO1 | IMO1 | IMO2 | IMO2 | MUG | MUG | Pts. |
| 1 | Antti Buri | 5$^5$ | 9 | 2$^3$ | 1 | 3$^4$ | 2 | 5$^8$ | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 358 |
| 2 | Kevin Ceccon | 3$^7$ | 3 | 4$^9$ | 4 | 4$^6$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 357 |
| 3 | Salvatore Tavano | 1$^3$ | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2$^3$ | 3 | 6$^9$ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 343 |
| 4 | Nicola Baldan | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 3$^2$ | 2 | 5$^2$ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 316 |
| 5 | Eric Brigliadori | 2$^1$ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1$^1$ | 4 | 8$^5$ | 20† | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 289 |
| 6 | Ruben Volt | 14 | 13 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 9$^7$ | 13 | 7$^6$ | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 181 |
| 7 | Michele Imberti | 12 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 13$^5$ | 6 | 10$^{10}$ | 16 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 176 |
| 8 | Igor Stefanovski | 4$^4$ | 23† | Ret$^6$ | 8 | 6$^{10}$ | 17† | 2$^4$ | Ret | 8 | 6 | | | 155 |
| 9 | Mattias Vahtel | 11$^8$ | 4 | 10 | 20† | 17†$^8$ | 12 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | DNS | DNS | 134 |
| 10 | Riccardo Romagnoli | 24† | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 108 |
| 11 | Federico Paolino | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 73 |
| 12 | Denis Babuin | 19 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | EX | 12 | 15 | 15 | 65 |
| 13 | Raffaele Gurrieri | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 46 |
| 14 | Sabatino di Mare | 18 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| 15 | Marco Butti | 20 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 41 |
| 16 | Nicola Guida | 21 | 22† | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 17 | Giorgio Fantilli | Ret | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | | | 4 |
| Drivers not eligible for points |||||||||||||||
| | Evgeni Leonov | 9$^9$ | Ret | 13 | Ret | 7$^9$ | Ret | 3$^3$ | 4 | | | | | (105) |
| | Matteo Poloni | 7$^2$ | 8 | 21 | Ret | | | | | Ret | 23 | 11 | 5 | (87) |
| | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | 15 | 18 | 8$^8$ | Ret | | | 19 | 12 | 4 | 20 | | | (59) |
| | Jonathan Giacon | 8$^6$ | 7 | 14 | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | (54) |
| | Sandro Soubek | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 2 | 7 | (54) |
| | Ettore Carminati | 10 | 20 | 12 | Ret | | | 9 | 21† | 11 | 10 | | | (51) |
| | Franco Girolami | | | 1$^1$ | Ret | | | | | | | | | (50) |
| | Mikel Azcona | | | | | | | Ret$^1$ | 1 | | | | | (50) |
| | Marco Iannotta | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 16 | 12 | (41) |
| | Jack Young | | | Ret$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | (37) |
| | Antonello Fabio | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | (22) |
| | Martin Ryba | | | | | | | 14 | 8 | | | | | (18) |
| | Ibraghim Akhmadov | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | | | (13) |
| | Felipe Fernández | | | | | | | | | 19 | 11 | | | (9) |
| | Damiano Reduzzi | 16 | Ret | Ret$^7$ | 19† | | | | | | | | | (4) |
| | Daniele Cappellari | | | | | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | (3) |
| | 'Linos' | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | (0) |
| | Omar Fiorucci | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | (0) |
| | Giuseppe de Virgilio | 23 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | (0) |
| | Alberto Tapparo | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | | | | | (0) |
| | Cesare Brusa | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | | | | | (0) |
| | Alberto Rodio | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | | | (0) |
| | Sergio Lopez Bolotin | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | (0) |
| | Adriano Visdomini | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | (0) |
| | Piero Necchi | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | (0) |
| | Alessandro Berton Andrea Tronconi | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| | Sandro Pelatti | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | - |
| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MIS | MIS | VAL | VAL | IMO1 | IMO1 | IMO2 | IMO2 | MUG | MUG | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MIS | MIS | VAL | VAL | IMO1 | IMO1 | IMO2 | IMO2 | MUG | MUG | Pts. |
| 1 | Target Competition | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 247 |
| 2 | Aggressive Italia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | | | | | 221 |
| 3 | Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | 204 |
| 4 | BF Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8? | 20 | | | | | 185 |
| 5 | ALM Honda Racing | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 146 |
| 6 | Volcano Motorsport | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 1 | | | | | 106 |
| 7 | LPR Stefanovski Racing Team | 4 | 23† | Ret | 8 | 6 | 17† | 2 | Ret | | | | | 98 |
| 8 | Proteam Motorsport | 24† | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | | | | | 89 |
| 9 | MM Motorsport | | | 1 | 3 | | | 14 | 8 | | | | | 88 |
| 10 | Élite Motorsport | 12 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | | | | | 80 |
| 11 | Tecnodom Sport | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 49 |
| 12 | ACCR Czech Talent Team K2 Engine | 15 | 18 | 8 | Ret | | | 20 | 12 | | | | | 23 |
| 13 | DMP Motors Scuderia Vesuvio | 18 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 15? | | | | | 14 |
| 14 | Trico WRT | 16 | Ret | Ret | 19† | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 15 | Faro Racing | 23 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MIS | MIS | VAL | VAL | IMO1 | IMO1 | IMO2 | IMO2 | MUG | MUG | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |