Maťo Homola Explained

Maťo Homola
Nationality:Slovak
Birth Date:1994 7, df=y
Birth Place:Bratislava, Slovakia
Current Series:TCR Europe
First Year:2019
Current Team:Janík Motorsport
Car Number:70
Former Teams:Target Competition, BRC Racing Team
Starts:48
Wins:2
Poles:2
Podiums:8
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:7th
Year:2020

Maťo Homola (born 19 July 1994 in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak racing driver. He is currently driving in TCR Europe in Target Competition with Hyundai i30 N TCR.[2] Maťo became also a brand new Hyundai N ambassador for Slovakia in 2019.[3]

After having successfully finished on 5th position in 2016 in TCR International Series with B3 Racing Team Hungary, Mato Homola has switched to DG Sport Competition and Opel Astra OPC TCR. Before TCR, Mato 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. In 2015 he also made a one-off appearance at the Slovakian round in the WTCC with Campos Racing.[4]

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.[5]

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 4-time World Champion, Yvan Muller on Hyundai i30 N TCR. Both of them couldn't pass Homola and he finished in 1st place.[6]

Homola finished the FIA WTCR season in 18th place.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012European Touring Car Cup - S2000Homola Motorsport40002129th
2013European Touring Car Cup - S2000Homola Motorsport103008742nd
2014European Touring Car Cup - S2000 TC2THomola Motorsport101148932nd
2015European Touring Car Cup - Single-Make TrophyHomola Motorsport122127774th
World Touring Car ChampionshipCampos Racing200000NC
2016TCR International SeriesB3 Racing Team Hungary2111231755th
2017TCR International Seriesalign=left rowspan=2DG Sport Compétition2003128011th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship310014924th
TCR Middle East SeriesLiqui Moly Team Engstler20021307th
2018World Touring Car CupDG Sport Compétition3010014818th
TCR Middle East SeriesPit Lane Competizioni 240012644th
2019TCR Europe Touring Car Seriesalign=left rowspan=2Autodis Racing by Target Competition1411021948th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship1011022126th
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car CupTeam Slovakia20001293rd
2020TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesBRC Racing Team1201032047th
24H GT Series - GTXARC Bratislava
2021TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesJaník Motorsport13100218613th
2022TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesJaník Motorsport900017914th
TCR Eastern Europe Trophy42133836th
2023TCR Eastern Europe TrophyJaník Motorsport1231292121st
2024TCR Eastern Europe TrophyJaník Motorsport

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016B3 Racing Team HungarySEAT León TCRBHR
1

BHR
2

EST
1

EST
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

IMO
1

IMO
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

SOC
1

SOC
2

CHA
1

CHA
2

MRN
1

MRN
2

SEP
1

SEP
2

MAC
1

MAC
2

5th175
2017DG Sport CompétitionOpel Astra TCRRIM
1

RIM
2

BHR
1

BHR
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

CHA
1

CHA
2

ZHE
1

ZHE
2

DUB
1

DUB
2

11th80
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)

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019Autodis Racing by Target CompetitionHyundai i30 N TCRHUN
1

HUN
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

8th194
2020BRC Racing TeamHyundai i30 N TCRLEC
1

LEC
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

JAR
1

JAR
2

7th204
2021Janík MotorsportHyundai i30 N TCRSVK
1

SVK
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

13th186
2022Janík MotorsportHyundai Elantra N TCRALG
1

ALG
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

MNZ
1
MNZ
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
14th79
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

  1. News: Driver Database Maťo Homola Profile.
  2. Web site: Mato Homola joins TCR Europe 2019 with Hyundai and Target Competition. 2019-03-21. Maťo Homola Official Website. sk-SK. 2019-10-07.
  3. Web site: Detail PressWeb Hyundai.sk. media.hyundai.sk. 2019-10-07.
  4. News: Maťo Homola to make WTCC debut at his home race for Campos. TouringCarTimes.com. Hudson, Neil. June 10, 2015. June 25, 2015.
  5. Web site: BACK ON TRACK IN PEUGEOT 308 RACING CUP! . media.peugeot-sport.com . January 27, 2019 . September 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: WTCR RACE 2 FLASH: BRILLIANT HOMOLA SCORES MAIDEN VICTORY . fiawtcr.com . January 27, 2019 . June 24, 2018.