Guerrieri stays with GOAT Racing in the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour

GOAT Racing have strengthened their line-up for the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour with global touring car star Esteban Guerrieri confirming a second season with the Spanish team and its Honda Civic Type R FL5.

The 40-year-old Argentine, who took the fight for last year’s World Tour title down to the final round of the season, will partner countryman Ignacio Montenegro in the JAS Motorsport-built cars.

Guerrieri scored GOAT Racing’s first race win at Interlagos in July last year as he mounted a challenge for the World Tour crown; a challenge that included a podium finish at every one of the seven events and resulted in fourth in the standings.

Guerrieri said: “I’m delighted to stay with GOAT Racing in the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour. We’re not a large team, but we’re small and dynamic, and that has its advantages, like making quick, effective changes that can totally transform a race weekend. We were very good at this in 2024 and that bred consistency, which kept us in the fight for the championship even if other cars were winning. We’re still underdogs, but everyone knows what we are capable of, and I like that. Teaming up with Ignacio will be very good. I coached him as part of the JAS Driver Development Programme and have been very impressed, together we can do a good job.”

Team Manager Pepe Oriola added: “Having Esteban in the team again was our priority after an impressive first year together. He is one of the most successful touring car drivers in the world and his experience helped make our team strong from the first round of 2024. Having him is a guarantee of success, as he proved last year by arriving at the Macau finale fighting for the world title.”

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