Stefano Comini
| Stefano Comini | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Born |
3 February 1990 Lugano (Switzerland) |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Leopard Racing |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Former teams | Target Competition |
| Starts | 44 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2015, 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 2012–13 2010–13 2008–09 2007–09 2007 2006 |
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 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015-2016 2012 2011 |
TCR International Series Renault Clio Cup Italy Eurocup Mégane Trophy |
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 CO2 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 the both 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 results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Monza 1.2 | Fadini corse | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 10th |
| 2007 | Formula Monza 1.6 | MG Motorsport | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series | CO2 Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th | |
| Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse | Pietro Comini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 17th | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | Dueppì | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17th |
| CO2 Motorsport | |||||||||
| Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse | CO2 Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 13th | |
| Formula 2000 Light | Dueppì | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 16th | |
| Formula 2000 Light Italy Opening Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | CO2 Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 8th |
| Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 230 | 2nd | ||
| VLN Endurance | Swiss Gentle team | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.75 | 414th | |
| 2010 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Oregon Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| Formula Abarth | MG Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 24H Series — SP3 | Gentle Swiss Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
| 2011 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Oregon Team | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 305 | 1st |
| 2012 | Renault Clio Cup Italy | Composit Motorsport | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 133 | 1st |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Team Lompech Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 11th | |
| Blancpain Super Trofeo — Pro-Am | Bonaldi Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 9th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | Antonelli Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11th | |
| Porsche Supercup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2013 | Renault Clio Cup Bohemia | Target Competition | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 192 | 5th |
| Renault Clio Cup Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | NC† | ||
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Team Lompech Sport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | NC† | |
| 2014 | SEAT León Eurocup | Target Competition | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 4th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe — Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th | ||
| 2015 | TCR International Series | Target Competition | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 342 | 1st |
| 2016 | TCR International Series | Leopard Racing | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 267.5 | 1st |
† 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)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Target Competition | SEAT León Cup Racer | MYS 1 1 |
MYS 2 4 |
CHN 1 4 |
CHN 2 2 |
ESP 1 6 |
ESP 2 1 |
POR 1 5 |
POR 2 11 |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 4 |
AUT 1 2 |
AUT 2 8 |
RUS 1 4 |
RUS 2 1 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 9 |
SIN 1 2 |
SIN 2 2 |
THA 1 5 |
THA 2 1 |
MAC 1 3 |
MAC 2 1 |
1st | 342 |
| 2016 | Leopard Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 7 |
BHR 2 Ret |
POR 1 3 |
POR 2 2 |
BEL 1 Ret |
BEL 2 2 |
ITA 1 1 |
ITA 2 3 |
AUT 1 8 |
AUT 2 3 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 6 |
RUS 1 1 |
RUS 2 5 |
THA 1 4 |
THA 2 4 |
SIN 1 2 |
SIN 2 4 |
MYS 1 2 |
MYS 2 18 |
MAC 1 1 |
MAC 2 4 |
1st | 267.5 |
References
- ↑ "Swiss Championship — Junior 2004 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA 2005 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Biography". stefanocomini.ch (in Italian). Stefano Comini. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2008 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2008 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2008 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2009 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Eurocup Megane Trophy Motorland Aragon Collective testing". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ↑ "Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "New season, new faces". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/renault-clio-cup-italia/2012/". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Renault Clio Cup Bohemia 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "SEAT Leon Eurocup 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Stefano Comini to drive SEAT for Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
External links
- Official website (Italian)
- Stefano Comini career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nick Catsburg |
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Albert Costa |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
TCR International Series Champion 2015, 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |