Stefano Comini Explained

Stefano Comini
Nationality:Swiss
Birth Date:3 February 1990
Birth Place:Lugano (Switzerland)
Current Series:TCR International Series
First Year:2015
Current Team:Comtoyou Racing
Car Number:1
Former Teams:Leopard Racing, Target Competition
Starts:64
Wins:12
Poles:3
Fastest Laps:9
Best Finish:1st
Year:2015, 2016
Prev Series:SEAT León Eurocup
Renault Clio Cup Bohemia
Renault Clio Cup Italy
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse
Formula 1.6 Monza
Formula Junior Monza 1.2
Prev Series Years:2014
2013
2012–13
201013
2008–09
2007–09
2007
2006
Titles:TCR International Series
Renault Clio Cup Italy
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Title Years:2015-2016
2012
2011

Stefano Comini (born 3 February 1990) is a Swiss racing driver.

Career

Karting

Comini debuted in karting in 2002, racing mostly in Italian and Swiss championships, taking titles in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA in 2004 and 2005 respectively.[1] [2]

Early career & Formula Renault

Comini began his single-seaters stage of his career in 2006, racing in the Formula Monza 1.2 with Fadini Corse. He won one from seven races that he competed to finish the season on the tenth position.[3]

The following year, Comini moved to the 1.6 category of that series, driving with MG Motorsport. He finished third overall in that year with four wins. He also contested four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse and two races of the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series.[3] [4]

In 2008, Comini moved to the Italian Formula Renault Championship, racing for Team Dueppì and Motorsport. He finished seventeenth in the series standings.[5] He again competed in four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship and one race in the final round of the season at Monza.[6]

For 2009, he had double campaign in both the Italian and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships. He failed to score win in any of the championships, but collected three podiums to finish sixth in Italian Championship and seventh in Swiss Championship.[7] [8] In 2010, he competed his final formula races in the Formula Abarth round at Monza.[9]

Sports and touring car racing

After three races in 2009 in VLN Endurance, Comini made his debut in Eurocup Mégane Trophy for Oregon Team.[10] He won three from thirteen races, finishing season third behind Nick Catsburg and Pierre Thiriet.[11]

He remained in the series for Eurocup Mégane Trophy with the same team.[12] He dominated the season, winning all but three races of the season.[13]

For 2012, he moved to the Italian Renault Clio Cup, competing for Composit Motorsport. He achieved five wins to grab the championship title after the first attempt.[14]

Next year he spent in the Renault Clio Cup Bohemia. He scored four wins at Hockenheim, Nürburgring and Brno, but finished just fifth in the series standings.[15]

In 2014, he joined SEAT León Eurocup with Target Competition. He bookended the season with wins at Nürburgring and Barcelona, also he won a reverse-grid race at Silverstone, tying-up with Julien Briché with 58 points.[16]

Comini will take part in the new-for-2015 TCR International Series, joining Target Competition.[17]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006Formula Monza 1.2Fadini corse711019210th
2007Formula Monza 1.6MG Motorsport124236693rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series Motorsport20000619th
Formule Renault 2.0 SuissePietro Comini400013817th
2008align=left rowspan=2Formula Renault 2.0 ItalyDueppì1400004717th
Motorsport
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Motorsport410014913th
Formula 2000 Lightalign=left rowspan=2Dueppì300026216th
Formula 2000 Light Italy Opening Series20002N/ANC
2009Formula Renault 2.0 Italyalign=left rowspan=2 Motorsport1412121678th
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse1068892302nd
VLN EnduranceSwiss Gentle team3100113.75414th
2010Eurocup Mégane TrophyOregon Team1434371073rd
Formula AbarthMG Motorsport20000N/ANC
24H Series - SP3Gentle Swiss Racing10000N/A9th
2011Eurocup Mégane TrophyOregon Team1411127123051st
2012Renault Clio Cup ItalyComposit Motorsport1053661331st
Eurocup Mégane TrophyTeam Lompech Sport400023611th
Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro-AmBonaldi Motorsport22002309th
Porsche Carrera Cup Italyalign=left rowspan=2Antonelli Motorsport200011611th
Porsche Supercup10000N/ANC†
2013Renault Clio Cup Bohemiaalign=left rowspan=2Target Competition1343461925th
Renault Clio Cup Italy21011N/ANC†
Eurocup Mégane TrophyTeam Lompech Sport21002N/ANC†
2014SEAT León EurocupTarget Competition123124564th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am20000818th
2015TCR International SeriesTarget Competition22612113421st
2016TCR International SeriesLeopard Racing2231410267.51st
TCR Benelux Touring Car ChampionshipTeam WRT3201211113th
2017TCR International Seriesalign=left rowspan=2Comtoyou Racing2031381963rd
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship6200213812th
TCR Italian Touring Car ChampionshipTop Run Motorsport400112413th
2018align=left rowspan=2TCR Europe SeriesRace Republic200004112th
align=left rowspan=2Autodis Racing by THX100000
TCR Benelux Series820051085th
As Comini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015Target CompetitionSEAT León Cup RacerSEP
1

SEP
2

SHA
1

SHA
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

ALG
1

ALG
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

SOC
1

SOC
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

MRN
1

MRN
2

CHA
1

CHA
2

MAC
1

MAC
2

1st342
2016Leopard RacingVolkswagen Golf GTI 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

1st267.5
2017Comtoyou RacingAudi RS3 LMS 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

3rd196

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018Race RepublicSubaru WRX STI TCRLEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1
ZAN
2
12th41
Autodis Racing by THXHonda Civic Type R TCRSPA
1

SPA
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swiss Championship — Junior 2004 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA 2005 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Biography. stefanocomini.ch. Stefano Comini. Italian. 3 March 2015.
  4. News: LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2008 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2008 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  6. News: LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2008 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  8. News: LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2009 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010 standings. 3 March 2015. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  10. News: Eurocup Megane Trophy Motorland Aragon Collective testing . Racecar . Racecar New Media Services Ltd. . 15 April 2010 . 3 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20100327220135/http://www.racecar.com/Motorsport/News/Eurocup-Megane-Trophy-Motorland-Aragon-Collective-testing/33208.htm. 27 March 2010 . live.
  11. Web site: Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2010 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  12. News: New season, new faces. 8 April 2011. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 3 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403064357/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/Newseasonnewfaces.aspx. 3 April 2012. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2011 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  14. Web site: Clio Cup Italia 2012 standings | Driver Database . driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  15. Web site: Renault Clio Cup Bohemia 2013 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  16. News: SEAT Leon Eurocup 2014 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015.
  17. News: Stefano Comini to drive SEAT for Target Competition. 3 March 2015. TouringCarTimes. 3 March 2015.