2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship explained

The 2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the third season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 31st season since a national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.

Teams and drivers

Hankook Tire is the official tire supplier.

Team	Car		Driver	Rounds
TCR Class
SEAT Motorsport Italia^[1]	SEAT León TCR	2	Jordi Gené	7
Pit Lane Competizioni^[2]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR^[3]	3	Max Mugelli	All
		71	Enrico Bettera^[4]	2–3
		92	Carlotta Fedeli^[5]	6
	SEAT León TCR	8	Nicola Baldan	All
	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Massimo Gagliano^[6]	3–7
BF Motorsport^[7]	SEAT León Racer	4	Vincenzo Montalbano^[8]	All
	SEAT León Racer	4	Giuseppe Montalbano	All
	SEAT León TCR	23	Alessandro Thellung	All
			Nicolò Zin	1
			Matteo Bergonzini^[9]	2–3
			Daniel Verrocchio^[10]	4–5
			Fabrizio Giovanardi^[11]	6
MM Motorsport^[12]	Honda Civic Type R TCR	9	Eric Scalvini	All
		12	Gian Maria Gabbiani^[13]	3–4
		12	Andrea Mosca^[14]	3–4
		14	Jonathan Giacon^[15]	5
		46	Felice Tedeschi^[16]	4
		46	Davide Nardilli	6–7
		47	Samuel Piccin^[17]	1–2
			Davide Nardilli^[18]	1
			Gian Maria Gabbiani	2
			Alberto Viberti	6
		93	Luigi Bamonte	2–3
Target Competition^[19]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	10	Giacomo Altoè^[20]	7
V-Action Racing^[21]	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	10	Giacomo Altoè^[20]	5
		11	Joakim Darbom	5
		19	Tomasso Mosca^[22]	7
		54	Luigi Ferrara	7
Tecnodom Sport	SEAT León TCR	14	Domiziano Giacon	1
		14	Silvano Bolzoni	1
		24	Nicolò Zin	2
	Opel Astra TCR	15	Jonathan Giacon	1, 3
	Opel Astra TCR	15	Kevin Giacon	All
Nos Racing–Ermete^[23]	SEAT León Racer	18	Massimiliano Chini	1–4
			Nello Nataloni	1–3
			Cosimo Barberini^[24]	4–5, 7
			Alex Campani	5
MC Corse^[25]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Massimo Gagliano	1–2
South Italy Racing Team	SEAT León TCR	22	Andrea Argenti	1–2
Kraf Racing^[26]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	44	Plamen Kralev	1–5
Simon Reicher Motorsport Activities	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	54	Simon Reicher	3
CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse^[27]	SEAT León Racer	76	Daniele Cappellari	1–4
VFL Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR	88	Finlay Crocker	4–5
Top Run Motorsport	Subaru WRX STi TCR^[28]	99	Stefano Comini	5, 7
TCT Class
Arduini Corse^[29]	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	102	Francesco Neri	1
			Giovanni Lopes	1
			Andrea Brambilla	2
			Dario Pennica	2
			Gianluca Mauriello	4
			Andrea Farina	4
			Alessandro Vai	5
			Marco Pascalli	5
			Lorenzo Baroni	6
			Giovanni Mancini	6–7
			Monica Della	7
		103	Stefano Accorsi	1
			Massimo Arduini	1–2, 4–5
			Alberto Sabbatini	4
			Andrea Stassano	5
			Alberto Perucca	7
			Paolo Piravano	7
Sport&Comunicazione	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	104	Adriano Bernazzani	1–3
Sport&Comunicazione			Raimondo Ricci	1–5, 7
Autostar Motorsport			Raimondo Ricci	1–5, 7
Autostar Motorsport			Pasquale Notarnicola	5, 7
Etruria	Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV	108	Andrea Bacci	2–3
Etruria	Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV	109	Andrea Mosca	2

Calendar and results

The previous schedule for 2017 was announced on November 24, 2016, but on February 16, 2017 a new calendar was announced with changes of dates and with all the events scheduled to be held in Italy.^[30]

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Adria International Raceway, Adria	7 May	Jonathan Giacon	Eric Scalvini	Eric Scalvini	MM Motorsport	Italian Formula 4 Championship
1	2	Adria International Raceway, Adria	7 May	Jonathan Giacon	Jonathan Giacon	Eric Scalvini	MM Motorsport	Italian Formula 4 Championship
2	3	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	4 June	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni	Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
2	4	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	4 June	Eric Scalvini	Nicola Baldan	Eric Scalvini	MM Motorsport	Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
3	5	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	18 June	Kevin Giacon	Eric Scalvini	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni	Italian GT Championship
3	6	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	18 June	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni	Italian GT Championship
4	7	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia	16 July	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Kevin Giacon	Tecnodom Sport	Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
4	8	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia	16 July	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni
5	9	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	10 September	Nicola Baldan	Nicola Baldan	Jonathan Giacon	Tecnodom Sport	Italian GT ChampionshipItalian Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
5	10	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	10 September	Nicola Baldan	Stefano Comini	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni
6	11	ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	24 September	Nicola Baldan	Davide Nardilli	Kevin Giacon	Tecnodom Sport	Italian GT Championship
6	12	ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	24 September	Nicola Baldan	Max Mugelli	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni	Italian GT Championship
7	13	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	22 October	Giacomo Altoè	Giacomo Altoè	Giacomo Altoè	Target Competition	Italian Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
7	14	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	22 October	Nicola Baldan	Giacomo Altoè	Nicola Baldan	Pit Lane Competizioni

Drivers' championship

Scoring systems

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	15	12	8	7	5	4	3	2	1

One point for pole position and one point for fastests lap.

TCR Standing

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valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO		VAL		MNZ	valign=middle
1	Nicola Baldan	3	3	1	Ret	1	1	5	1	11	1	3	1	2	1
2	Eric Scalvini	1	1	3	1	5	2	2	8	2	2	7	Ret	5	8
3	Kevin Giacon			Ret	DNS	15†	14	1	2	3	3	1	2	6	7	107
4	Max Mugelli	4	15	5	2	6	13	4	3	6	11	4	3	7	3	97
5	Plamen Kralev	NC	Ret	2	3	2	5	3	9	14	13					63
6	Massimiliano Gagliano	13	5	9	7	3	3	6	7	8	Ret	6	7	9	DNS	61
7	Jonatan Giacon	2	2			15†	14			1	6					58
8	Giacomo Altoè									Ret	5			1	2	45
9	Vincenzo Montalbano Giuseppe Montalbano	11	6	Ret	8	10	10	15	4	7	10	5	5	12	10	43
10	Davide Nardilli	6	8									2	8	8	4	38
11	Alessandro Thellung	Ret	9	7	4	9	6	9	Ret	10	Ret	8	4	11	Ret	36
12	Andrea Argenti	5	4	4	Ret	7	7									31
13	Stefano Comini									Ret	4			3	11	24
14	Matteo Bergonzini			7	4	9	6									19
15	Daniele Cappellari	7	7	10	Ret	8	8	11	10							17
16	Simon Reicher					4	4									16
17	Cosimo Barberini							13	5	9	8			10	Ret	13
18	Finlay Crocker							16†	14	4	7					12
19	Enrico Bettera			6	5	Ret	Ret									12
20	Fabrizio Giovanardi											8	4			11
21	Samuel Piccin	6	8	8	Ret											11
22	Jordi Gené													4	12	10
23	Massimiliano Chini	DSQ	10	12	12	13	11	13	5							10
24	Joakim Darbom									5	9					9
25	Felice Tedeschi							7	6							9
26	Nicolò Zin	Ret	9	11	6											7
27	Gian Maria Gabbiani			8	Ret	12	9	10	12							7
28	Alberto Viberti											EX	6			5
29	Alex Campani									9	8					5
30	Andrea Mosca					12	9	10	12							4
31	Daniel Verrocchio							9	Ret	10	Ret					4
32	Domiziano Giacon Silvano Bolzoni	8	13													3
33	Nello Nataloni	DSQ	10	12	12											3
34	Luigi Bamonte			15	14	14	12									1
35	Tommaso Mosca													16	DNS	0
36	Luigi Ferrara													17	DNS	0
37	Carlotta Fedeli											EX	Ret			0
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO		VAL		MNZ	valign=middle

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCT Trophy

	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO	VAL	MNZ
1	Raimondo Ricci	10	11	14	9	11	13	8	11				150
2	Adriano Bernazzani	10	11	14	9	11	13						110
3	Massimo Arduini	12	12	13	10			12	DNS				77
4	Francesco Neri Giovanni Lopes	9	14										32
5	Stefano Accorsi	12	12										27
6	Andrea Farina Gianluca Mauriello							14	13				27
7	Dario Pennica Andrea Brambilla			16	11								24
8	Alberto Sabbatini							12	DNS				15
9	Andrea Bacci			DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS						0
10	Andrea Mosca			DNS	Ret								0
	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO	VAL	MNZ

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Constructors Standing

	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO		VAL		MNZ
1	SEAT León	3	3	1	4	1	1	5	1	7	1	3	1	2	1
2	Honda Civic Type R TCR	1	1	3	1	5	2	2	6	1	2	2	6	5	4
3	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	4	15	2	2	2	4	3	3	6	11	4	3	1	2	145
4	Opel Astra TCR	2	2	Ret	DNS	15†	14	1	2	3	3	1	2	6	7	136
5	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	13	5	9	7	3	3	6	7	8	Ret	6	7	9	DNS	61
6	Subaru WRX STi TCR									Ret	4			3	11	23
7	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR									5	5			16	DNS	14
	Driver	ADR		MIS		MNZ		MUG		IMO		VAL		MNZ

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

News: Jordi Gené will join TCR Italy season finale for SEAT - TouringCarTimes. 2017-10-19. TouringCarTimes. 2017-10-19. en-US.
Web site: Nicola Baldan ready to take TCR Italy and European challenge with SEAT. TouringCarTimes. 14 March 2017. 2017-03-14.
Web site: Pit Lane Competizioni confirm Audi RS 3 LMS for Max Mugelli. TouringCarTimes. 13 April 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Nicola Baldan dominates first race at Misano. TouringCarTimes. 3 June 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Carlotta Fedeli joins Pit Lane Competizioni for Audi debut. TouringCarTimes. 20 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
http://www.acisport.it/public/2017/pdf/CIT/2017_1254Imola//Elenco_verificati_imola_10092017_verificati_tcr.pdf TCR Italy - Touring Car Championship
News: Touring Car Times: BF Motorsport confirm Alessandro Thellung for full TCR Italy season. 2017-04-27.
Web site: Massively improved grid for TCR Italy at Adria season opener. TouringCarTimes. 5 May 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Eric Scalvini dominates at Misano as Nicola Baldan retires. TouringCarTimes. 4 June 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Kevin Giacon takes maiden TCR Italy victory at Mugello. TouringCarTimes. 16 July 2017. 21 September 2017. Tamara. Aller.
Web site: Fabrizio Giovanardi to partner Alessandro Thellung in touring car comeback. 2017-09-04. TouringCarTimes. 2017-09-06.
Web site: MM Motorsport announce Eric Scalvini for 2017 title assault. TouringCarTimes. 13 March 2017. 2017-03-13.
Web site: Kevin Giacon and Nicola Baldan take Monza pole positions. TouringCarTimes. 16 June 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Nicola Baldan takes lights-to-flag win at Monza. TouringCarTimes. 18 June 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Jonathan Giacon takes maiden win after Honda switch at Imola. Hudson. Neil. 9 September 2017. TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2017.
Web site: Touring car veteran Felice Tedeschi joins MM Motorsport for TCR Italy debut. TouringCarTimes. 17 July 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Jonathan Giacon takes both pole positions for Adria curtain raiser. TouringCarTimes. 6 May 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
Web site: Jonathan Giacon takes both pole positions for Adria curtain raiser. Casillo. Pietro. 6 May 2017. TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2017.
Web site: Giacomo Altoè to contest TCR Italy finale. Hudson. Neil. 19 October 2017. TouringCarTimes.com. 19 October 2017.
Web site: Giacomo Altoè to race an Alfa Romeo this weekend at Imola. 2017-09-06. TouringCarTimes. 2017-09-06.
Web site: V-Action Racing Team to run Alfa Romeo in TCR Italy and Germany. Hudson. Neil. 28 August 2017. TouringCarTimes.com. 28 August 2017.
News: Nicola Baldan and Eric Scalvini gear up for Monza title showdown - TouringCarTimes. 2017-10-20. TouringCarTimes. 2017-10-20. en-US.
News: Touring Car Times: Nos Racing – Ermete to enter SEAT León TCR for full season. 2017-05-04.
Web site: Nicola Baldan takes his fourth win of the season at Mugello. TouringCarTimes. 16 July 2017. 21 September 2017. Tamara. Aller.
Web site: MC Corse enters Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Massimo Gagliano. TouringCarTimes. 26 April 2017. 2017-04-26.
News: Motorsport News: Пламен Кралев ще кара в Европейския шампионат за туристически автомобили. 2017-04-24. bg-BG.
News: Touring Car Times: Daniele Cappellari confirms full season in TCR Italy. 2017-05-04.
Web site: Stefano Comini to race a Top Run Subaru WRX STi. Hudson. Neil. 30 August 2017. TouringCarTimes.com. 30 August 2017.
Web site: Italian movie superstar Stefano Accorsi joins TCR Italy in works Peugeot. TouringCarTimes. 13 April 2017. 21 September 2017. Pietro. Casillo.
News: Cambia il calendario del Campionato Italiano Turismo TCR.. 2017-03-05. 2017-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914180425/http://www.acisport.it/it/CIT/notizie/2017/15405/cambia-il-calendario-del-campionato-italiano-turismo-tcr.. dead.