Néstor Girolami

Néstor Girolami
Girolami in 2024
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35)
Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina
Related toFranco Girolami (brother)
World Touring Car Championship,
World Touring Car Cup & TCR World Tour career
Debut season2015
Current teamBRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number129
Former teamsMünnich Motorsport
Polestar Cyan Racing
Nika International
ALM Motorsport
Squadra Martino
Wall Racing
Starts115
Wins9
Podiums22
Poles9
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2022
Championship titles
2014-2015Súper TC 2000

Néstor Adrián Girolami (born May 22, 1989), also known by the nickname "Bebu",[1] is an Argentine racing driver.

His brother Franco is also racing driver.

Career

He began competing in karts in 1993. He remained in this discipline until 2005. The following year he made his debut in Formula Renault Argentina and the next he was runner-up, as well as in Formula Renault Plus.[2]

He made his debut in TC 2000 in 2007, racing in one of his participations with the official Honda Argentina team.[2]

In 2008 it went to TC Pista and Turismo Nacional and in 2009 it returned to TC 2000 and debuted in Turismo Carretera and Top Race V6.[2]

In the 2011 Turismo Carretera season, Girolami achieved his first victory and qualified for the play-off. But in the penultimate race, he was involved in Guido Falaschi's fatal accident.[3] Another serious accident in 2013 caused his suspension and subsequent separation from this series.[4]

After competing with the official teams of the national subsidiaries of Honda and Renault in TC 2000, he joined the Peugeot team in the 2012 season of the series. That year he achieved two victories and in 2014 and 2015 he would win the championships with a total of seven victories.[5] After this, he left the championship to carry out the full season of Stock Car Brasil.[2][6]

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the Race of Slovakia in 2015 in a Honda Civic WTCC run by NIKA International, scoring points on his debut with a 10th-place finish. He competed in the 2017 World Touring Car Championship for Polestar Cyan Racing and took his first win in China. The team left the series after the season and Girolami returned to Súper TC 2000 and Top Race V6 in 2018. In TRV6 he finished third in the championship, behind his brother Franco and Agustín Canapino.[2]

For 2019 he moved to the World Touring Car Cup to compete in a Honda Civic Type R TCR run by Münnich Motorsport.[7] The 2019 season saw him take three wins, including two in a row in Hungary.[8]

Racing record

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Pts.
2015 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1
1 		RBP
1 		RBP
2 		VEL
1 		VEL
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		GOI
1 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		MOU
1 		MOU
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		NC‡ 0‡
Schin Racing Team Peugeot 408 INT
1
12
2016 Eisenbahn Racing Team Peugeot 408 CUR
1
Ret 		VEL
1
21 		VEL
2
15 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
10 		SCZ
1
Ret 		SCZ
2
DNS 		TAR
1
Ret 		TAR
2
Ret 		CAS
1
11 		CAS
2
Ret 		INT
1
16 		LON
1
10 		LON
2
Ret 		CUR
1
16 		CUR
2
8 		GOI
1
8 		GOI
2
23† 		CRI
1
Ret 		CRI
2
9 		INT
1
Ret 		22nd 77
2018 Bardahl Hot Car Chevrolet Cruze INT
1 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		VEL
1 		VEL
2 		LON
1 		LON
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		GOI
1 		MOU
1
18 		MOU
2
14 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
Ret 		VCA
1 		VCA
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		INT
1 		NC 0

‡ Ineligible for championship points. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2015 Nika International Honda Civic WTCC ARG
1 		ARG
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		RUS
1 		RUS
2 		SVK
1
10 		SVK
2
11 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		POR
1
DSQ 		POR
2
8 		JPN
1 		JPN
2 		CHN
1 		CHN
2 		THA
1 		THA
2 		QAT
1 		QAT
2 		19th 5
2016 Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 FRA
1 		FRA
2 		SVK
1 		SVK
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		RUS
1 		RUS
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		ARG
1 		ARG
2 		JPN
1
9 		JPN
2
5 		CHN
1 		CHN
2 		QAT
1 		QAT
2 		15th 12
2017 Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 MAR
1
9 		MAR
2
3 		ITA
1
NC 		ITA
2
5 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
Ret 		GER
1
Ret 		GER
2
DNS 		POR
1
8 		POR
2
9 		ARG
1
16 		ARG
2
6 		CHN
1
Ret 		CHN
2
1‡ 		JPN
1
11 		JPN
2
3 		MAC
1
13 		MAC
2
9 		QAT
1 		QAT
2 		9th 112

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2019 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR MAR
1
3 		MAR
2
10 		MAR
3
6 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
1 		HUN
3
6 		SVK
1
Ret 		SVK
2
1 		SVK
3
24 		NED
1
14 		NED
2
10 		NED
3
14 		GER
1
3 		GER
2
24 		GER
3
18 		POR
1
10 		POR
2
9 		POR
3
6 		CHN
1
15 		CHN
2
Ret 		CHN
3
8 		JPN
1
18 		JPN
2
11 		JPN
3
12 		MAC
1
14 		MAC
2
19 		MAC
3
17 		MAL
1
22 		MAL
2
4 		MAL
3
5 		7th 225
2020 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR BEL
1
1 		BEL
2
5 		GER
1
6 		GER
2
11 		SVK
1
5 		SVK
2
18† 		SVK
3
DNS 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
Ret 		HUN
3
3 		ESP
1
10 		ESP
2
11 		ESP
3
Ret 		ARA
1
2 		ARA
2
Ret 		ARA
3
DNS 		10th 137
2021 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR GER
1
9 		GER
2
3 		POR
1
Ret 		POR
2
13 		ESP
1
18 		ESP
2
12 		HUN
1
9 		HUN
2
5 		CZE
1
1 		CZE
2
16 		FRA
1
5 		FRA
2
Ret 		ITA
1
8 		ITA
2
NC 		RUS
1
11 		RUS
2
7 		11th 131
2022 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR FRA
1
1 		FRA
2
7 		GER
1
C 		GER
2
C 		HUN
1
7 		HUN
2
3 		ESP
1
12 		ESP
2
12 		POR
1
3 		POR
2
9 		ITA
1
1 		ITA
2
5 		ALS
1
2 		ALS
2
7 		BHR
1
4 		BHR
2
9 		SAU
1
10 		SAU
2
8 		2nd 254

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2020 PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
2 		ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		JAR
1 		JAR
2 		17th 66
2023 ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) ALG
1
5 		ALG
2
Ret 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
7 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
5 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		NC‡ 0‡

‡ Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.

24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2021 Team Castrol Honda Racing Germany Dominik Fugel
Portugal Tiago Monteiro
Germany Cedrik Totz 		Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR 53 43rd 3rd

Complete TCR World Tour results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) ALG
1
5 		ALG
2
Ret 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
7 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
8 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
5 		6th 340
Squadra Martino Racing ELP
1
4 		ELP
2
8 		VIL
1
Ret 		VIL
2
1
Wall Racing SYD
1
10 		SYD
2
Ret 		SYD
3
8 		BAT
1
2 		BAT
2
9 		BAT
3
6
MacPro Racing MAC
1
2 		MAC
2
6
2024 BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR VAL
1
10 		VAL
2
1 		MRK
1
4 		MRK
2
5 		MDO
1
4 		MDO
2
8 		SAP
1
13 		SAP
2
11 		ELP
1
5 		ELP
2
8 		ZHZ
1
8 		ZHZ
2
2 		MAC
1
5 		MAC
2
7 		6th 238

References

  1. ^ "Néstor Girolami". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Néstor Girolami | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  3. ^ "Guido Falaschi killed in Turismo Carretera crash". TouringCarTimes. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  4. ^ "El TC, Girolami y una sanción que arrastra otros golpes". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  5. ^ "Néstor Girolami ganó en San Luis y se consagró bicampeón del Súper TC2000". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  6. ^ "CONFIRMADO: GIROLAMI AL STOCK CAR BRASILEÑO". Ultima Vuelta - Fox Sports. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  7. ^ "Race-winning drivers confirmed for Honda Civic Type R TCR in WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup". Honda Racing WTCR. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  8. ^ "Néstor Girolami extends points lead with his third win of the year at the Slovakiaring". TouringCarTimes. 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Néstor Girolami.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires
2014
With: Mauro Giallombardo 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Súper TC 2000
Champion
2014–2015 		Succeeded by