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Bumper field set for TCR Italy opener

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More than 30 cars will do battle on track at Monza this weekend when the new TCR Italy championship bursts into life.

With defending champion Antti Buri not part of the entry for the new campaign, 2021 runner-up Kevin Ceccon headlines the 32 drivers looking to fight for honours this time around having agreed a deal to remain with Aggressive Italia.

The Italian faces a huge challenge however from fellow Hyundai driver Neils Langeveld as well as three-time champion Salvatore Tavano – who will be seeking to add to his already impressive resume at the wheel of his Cupra.

MM Motorsport pair Marco Iannotta and Carlo Tamburini will fly the flag for Honda alongside the two ALM-entered cars of Mattias Vahtel and Ruben Volt, with the entry for Monza also including a number of guest drivers.

Jack Young will also race a Honda for MM Motorsport, with the RC2 Junior Team and Team Clairet also lodging entries for the weekend.

The Monza season opener will also mark the debut for the FIAT Tipo as a fully-homologated TCR car, with Jonathan Giacon chasing points for the first time.

Five cars that will compete for the DSG Trophy, comprising of three Audis and two Cupras, feature on the entry.

TCR Italy – Entry List:

Raffaele Gurrieri – Scuderia del Girasole – Cupra Leon Competición
Salvatore Tavano – Scuderia del Girasole – Cupra Leon Competición
Jonathan Giacon – Tecnodom Sport – FIAT Tipo
Denis Babuin – Planet Rally/Bolza Corse – Audi RS 3 LMS
Matteo Poloni – BF Motorsport – Audi RS 3 LMS
Federico Paolino – Scuderia del Girasole – Cupra Leon Competición
Damiano Reduzzi – Trico WRT – Hyundai i30 N
Rubén Fernández – RC2 Junior Team – Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
Marco Iannotta – MM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R
Felipe Fernández – RC2 Junior Team – Cupra Leon Competición
Francesca Raffaele – Target Competition – Hyundai i30 N
Nicola Guida – Scuderia del Girasole – Cupra Leon Competición
Niels Langeveld – Target Competition – Hyundai Elantra N
Mattias Vahtel – ALM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R
Ruben Volt – ALM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R FK7
Kevin Ceccon – Aggressive Team Italia – Hyundai Elantra N
Carlo Tamburini – MM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R
Sergio López – RC2 Junior Team – Cupra Leon Competición
Antti Rammo – ALM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R
Michele Imberti – CRM Motorsport – Hyundai i30 N
Ettore Carminati – CRM Motorsport – Hyundai i30 N
Cesare Brusa – Target Competition – Hyundai i30 N
Jack Young – MM Motorsport – Honda Civic Type R
Gilles Colombani – Team Clairet – Cupra TCR
Stéphane Ventaja – Team Clairet – Audi RS 3 LMS
Edoardo Cappello – Aggressive Team Italia – Hyundai Elantra N
Sylvain Pussier – SP Compétition – Cupra Leon Competición
Sabatino Di Mare – Scuderia Vesuvio/DMP Motorsport – Cupra TCR DSG
Rodolfo Massaro – Élite Motorsport – Audi RS 3 LMS DSG
Mauro Trentin – Élite Motorsport – Audi RS 3 LMS DSG
Steven Giacon – Tecnodom Sport – Audi RS 3 LMS DSG
Giorgio Fantilli – PRO Race/Six Engineering – Cupra TCR DSG