Néstor Adrián Girolami (born May 22, 1989), also known by the nickname "Bebu",[1] is an Argentine racing driver.
| Néstor Girolami | |
|---|---|
 Girolami in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Born | 22 May 1989 Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina |
| Related to | Franco Girolami (brother) |
| World Touring Car Championship, World Touring Car Cup & TCR World Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 129 |
| Former teams | Münnich Motorsport Polestar Cyan Racing Nika International ALM Motorsport Squadra Martino Wall Racing |
| Starts | 115 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Podiums | 22 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2022 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014-2015 | Súper TC 2000 |
His brother Franco is also racing driver.
Career
editHe 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
editComplete Stock Car Brasil results
edit| 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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team Castrol Honda Racing |  Dominik Fugel Tiago Monteiro Cedrik Totz
|
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | TCR | 53 | 43rd | 3rd |
Complete TCR World Tour results
edit(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 |
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| Wall Racing | SYD 1 10 |
SYD 2 Ret |
SYD 3 8 |
BAT 1 2 |
BAT 2 9 |
BAT 3 6 |
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| 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
edit- ^ "Néstor Girolami". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Néstor Girolami | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Guido Falaschi killed in Turismo Carretera crash". TouringCarTimes. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "El TC, Girolami y una sanción que arrastra otros golpes". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CONFIRMADO: GIROLAMI AL STOCK CAR BRASILEÑO". Ultima Vuelta - Fox Sports. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Race-winning drivers confirmed for Honda Civic Type R TCR in WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup". Honda Racing WTCR. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Néstor Girolami extends points lead with his third win of the year at the Slovakiaring". TouringCarTimes. 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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