# 2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

The 2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the fourth season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 32nd season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo. The series will begin at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in April and conclude at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in October.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| South Italy Racing Team | Opel Astra TCR | 2 | Andrea Argenti | | 1, 3–7 |
| South Italy Racing Team | Opel Astra TCR | 18 | Nello Nataloni | | 4–6 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 3 | Massimiliano Mugelli | | 1–6 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24 | Lorenzo Nicoli | | 7 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 24 | Lorenzo Nicoli | | 1–4 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 46 | Davide Nardilli | | 1, 3 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 77 | Denis Grigoriev | | 4 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 93 | Mauro Guastamacchia | | 5, 7 |
| SEAT Motorsport Italia | CUPRA León TCR | 4 | Salvatore Tavano | | All |
| SEAT Motorsport Italia | CUPRA León TCR | 4 | Matteo Greco | U25 | 1–3 |
| SEAT Motorsport Italia | CUPRA León TCR | 34 | Matteo Greco | | 4–7 |
| SEAT Motorsport Italia | CUPRA León TCR | 7 | Massimiliano Gagliano | DSG | All |
| Nannini Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 5 | Walter Margelli | | 1, 3–4 |
| M1RA | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 8 | Nicola Baldan | | 6 |
| Pit Lane Competizioni | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 8 | Nicola Baldan | | 1–5 |
| Pit Lane Competizioni | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9 | Ermanno Dionisio | DSG AM | 1–3, 7 |
| Pit Lane Competizioni | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 63 | Giovanni Altoè | DSG U25 | 1–4, 6 |
| Pit Lane Competizioni | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 69 | Enrico Bettera | | All |
| Pit Lane Competizioni | CUPRA León TCR | 99 | Andrea Larini | | All |
| BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 10 | Federico Paolino | | All |
| BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 19 | Eric Scalvini | U25 | All |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 11 | Jürgen Schmarl | | 1–5, 7 |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 27 | José Rodrigues | | 1–5 |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 27 | César Machado | | 4–6 |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 67 | Marco Pellegrini | | 1–5, 7 |
| Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 67 | Marco Pellegrini | | 6 |
| Toksport WRT | SEAT León TCR | 12 | Çelik Çağlayan | | 2 |
| B.D. Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 14 | Franco Nespoli | DSG | 3 |
| B.D. Racing | SEAT León TCR | 14 | Franco Nespoli | DSG | 3 |
| B.D. Racing | SEAT León TCR | 64 | Gabriele Volpato | DSG U25 | 1 |
| B.D. Racing | SEAT León TCR | 64 | Cosimo Papi | DSG U25 | 1, 3 |
| B.D. Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 64 | Cosimo Papi | | 4 |
| B.D. Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 64 | Massimiliano Danetti | | 4 |
| Race Republic | CUPRA León TCR | 15 | Jörg Schori | | 7 |
| BF Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 16 | Giuseppe Montalbano | DSG | 3 |
| BF Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 22 | Daniele Verrocchio | | 5 |
| BF Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 22 | Romy Dall'Antonia | | 5 |
| BF Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 23 | Alessandro Thellung | DSG U25 | 1–4 |
| BF Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | Alessandro Thellung | DSG U25 | 6–7 |
| BF Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 61 | Daniele Verrocchio | | 6 |
| BF Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 61 | Andrea Mosca | | 6 |
| BF Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 72 | Matteo Bergonzini | DSG AM | 1, 3 |
| Sport & Comunicazione | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 25 | Raimondo Ricci | AM | 1, 3 |
| Sport & Comunicazione | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 25 | Adriano Bernazzani | | 1, 3 |
| Otto Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 25 | Adriano Bernazzani | | 5, 7 |
| Otto Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 53 | Edoardo Cappello | | 3–5, 7 |
| GretaRacing Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 26 | Piergiorgio Capra | | 6 |
| GretaRacing Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 26 | Francesco Savoia | DSG AM | 6–7 |
| GretaRacing Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 26 | Francesco Savoia | DSG AM | 1, 3–5 |
| GretaRacing Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 26 | Vito Tagliente | | 3 |
| GretaRacing Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 26 | Daniele Verrocchio | | 4 |
| Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 31 | Kevin Ceccon | | 6 |
| LPR Stefanovski Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 32 | Igor Stefanovski | | 7 |
| 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 42 | Luigi Ferrara | | All |
| Kraf Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 44 | Plamen Kralev | | 1, 3 |
| Top Run Motorsport | Subaru WRX STI TCR | 50 | Luca Rangoni | | 5 |
| Wimmer Werk Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 54 | Felix Wimmer | DSG | 3, 5 |
| Wimmer Werk Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 55 | Peter Gross | DSG AM | 1–4, 6 |
| Wimmer Werk Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 56 | Günter Benninger | DSG AM | 1–6 |
| CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 76 | Daniele Cappellari | DSG | 3, 5 |
| Icon | Class |
| DSG | DSG Challenge |
| AM | Amateur |
| U25 | Under 25 |

## Calendar and results

The 2018 calendar was announced on 26 October 2017, with a single round scheduled to be held in France as the only round held outside Italy.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 April | Eric Scalvini | Luigi Ferrara | Luigi Ferrara | 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 1 | 2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 April | | Nicola Baldan | Luigi Ferrara | 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 2 | 3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 13 May | Nicola Baldan | Nicola Baldan | Nicola Baldan | Pit Lane Competizioni | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 2 | 4 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 14 May | | Ermanno Dionisio | Andrea Larini | Pit Lane Competizioni | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 3 | 5 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 16 June | Luigi Ferrara | Salvatore Tavano | Luigi Ferrara | 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | |
| 3 | 6 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 17 June | | Nicola Baldan | Jurgen Schmarl | Target Competition | |
| 4 | 7 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 15 July | Salvatore Tavano | Luigi Ferrara | Salvatore Tavano | SEAT Motorsport Italia | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 4 | 8 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 15 July | | Matteo Greco | Edoardo Cappello | Otto Motorsport | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 5 | 9 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 July | Enrico Bettera | Enrico Bettera | Enrico Bettera | Pit Lane Competizioni | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 5 | 10 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 July | | Enrico Bettera | Salvatore Tavano | SEAT Motorsport Italia | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 6 | 11 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 16 September | César Machado | César Machado | César Machado | Target Competition | Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 6 | 12 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 16 September | | Salvatore Tavano | Salvatore Tavano | SEAT Motorsport Italia | Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 7 | 13 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 7 October | Igor Stefanovski | Eric Scalvini | Luigi Ferrara | 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |
| 7 | 14 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 7 October | | Salvatore Tavano | Luigi Ferrara | 42 Racing SA V-Action Racing | Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship |

### TCR Italy Drivers' Standings

| Pos. | Driver | IMO | IMO | LCA† | LCA† | MIS | MIS | MUG | MUG | IMO | IMO | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | Pts. |
| 1 | Salvatore Tavano | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 150.5 |
| 2 | Luigi Ferrara | 1 | 1 | Ret | 16 | 1 | 2 | 22† | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 148 |
| 3 | Matteo Greco | | 4 | | 6 | | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 108.5 |
| 4 | Enrico Bettera | 3 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 10 | DNS | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16† | 3 | Ret | 80 |
| 5 | Nicola Baldan | 15 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 15† | | | 69.5 |
| 6 | Eric Scalvini | 20 | 23† | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | EX | EX | 3 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 69 |
| 7 | Andrea Larini | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 65 |
| 8 | Jürgen Schmarl | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 9 | Ret | 55 |
| 9 | Massimiliano Mugelli | 10 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 5 | 3 | 21† | 16 | 2 | 17 | 8 | Ret | | | 41 |
| 10 | Edoardo Cappello | | | | | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 18 | | | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Nicoli | 6 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 6 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Federico Paolino | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | Ret | 34.5 |
| 13 | Marco Pellegrini | Ret | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 31.5 |
| 14 | José Rodrigues | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | | | | 29 |
| 15 | Massimiliano Gagliano | 11 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 23 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 23.5 |
| 16 | Luca Rangoni | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | 23 |
| 17 | Giovanni Altoè | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 14 | | | 10 | 4 | | | 23 |
| 18 | Cesar Machado | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 1 | 17† | | | 22 |
| 19 | Plamen Kralev | 19 | 9 | | | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 20 | Francesco Savoia | 9 | 12 | | | 17 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| 21 | Kevin Ceccon | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | 8 |
| 22 | Andrea Argenti | 21 | 24† | | | 28† | DNS | 9 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 |
| 23 | Igor Stefanovski | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 24 | Giuseppe Montalbano | | | | | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | Alessandro Thellung | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | DNS | 15 | Ret | | | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 26 | Mauro Guastamacchia | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 27 | Peter Gross | Ret | 17 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 20† | 21 | | | Ret | 8 | | | 3 |
| 28 | Matteo Bergonzini | 13 | 15 | | | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 29 | Daniele Verrocchio | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | | | 3 |
| 30 | Andrea Mosca | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 9 | | | 3 |
| 31 | Romy Dall'Antonia | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | 1 |
| 32 | Pierpaolo Capra | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 10 | | | 1 |
| 33 | Ermanno Dionisio | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Daniele Cappelari | | | | | 25 | 14 | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Günter Benninger | 15 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 19† | 22 | 15 | 14 | 19† | 11 | | | 0 |
| 36 | Cosimo Papi | 18 | 20 | | | 18 | 11 | 13 | 20 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Felix Wimmer | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 13 | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Walter Margelli | Ret | DNS | | | 24 | 13 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Massimiliano Danetti | | | | | | | 13 | 20 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Adriano Bernazzani | 14 | 19 | | | 19 | DNS | | | 14 | Ret | | | Ret | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Çağlayan Çelik | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Raimondo Ricci | | 19 | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Franco Nespoli | | | | | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Davide Nardilli | Ret | 16 | | | 26 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Denis Grigorev | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Vito Tagliente | | | | | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Gabriele Volpato | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Nello Nataloni | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | 18 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Jörg Schori | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 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) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.