Antti Buri (born 2 December 1988) is a Finnish racing driver currently TCR Italian Series champion, having previously competed in the ADAC TCR Germany Blancpain Endurance Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany & International GTSprint Series amongst others.
| Antti Buri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 2 December 1988 Turku, Finland |
| TCR Italian Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Target Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 13 |
| Former teams | Leopard Racing |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016 2015 2014 2012-13 2013-14 2013, 15 2013 2012 2011 2010-11 2009-12 2008-12 2007, 09, 12 2007-09 | ADAC TCR Germany Blancpain Endurance Series Porsche Supercup International GTSprint Series Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche GT3 Cup Finland Portuguese GT Championship ADAC Formel Masters Benelux Formula Ford Finnish Formula Ford Junior British Formula Ford Formula Ford Festival Formula Ford NEZ Finnish Formula Ford Zetec |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2012 2010-11 2007, 09, 12 | Porsche GT3 Cup Finland British Formula Ford Finnish Formula Ford Junior Formula Ford NEZ TCR Italy Touring Car Championship |
Racing career
editBuri began his career in 2007 in Finnish Formula Ford Zetec, he raced there for many seasons up until 2009, also racing in the Formula Ford NEZ at the time. In 2009 he switched to the British Formula Ford Championship, he raced there up until 2012 and won the championship title that year. He switched to the Finnish Formula Ford Junior for 2010, taking the championship title in both 2010 & 2011. He made a couple of one-off appearances in the Benelux Formula Ford, ADAC Formel Masters & Portuguese GT Championship from 2011-13. For 2013 he switched to the Finnish Porsche GT3 Cup, ultimately winning the championship that year.[1] In 2013 he made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany series, ahead off a full entry in 2014, he finished 27th in the standings that year. From 2013-15 he made one-off appearances in the International GTSprint Series, Porsche Supercup & Blancpain Endurance Series.[2][3] In 2016 he raced in the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship, he took his first win in race 2 at the second round held at Sachsenring.[4][5]
In May 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Leopard Racing.[6][7]
Racing record
editComplete TCR International 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Leopard Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 10 |
BEL 2 3 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
15th | 30 | ||||||||||||
| LMS Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | GER 1 5 |
GER 2 Ret |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 |
MYS 2 |
MAC 1 23† |
MAC 2 Ret |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bas Koeten Racing | Olli Kangas Kari-Pekka Laaksonen Jordi Gene |
CUPRA León TCR | TCR | 121 | 32nd | 1st |
TCR Spa 500 results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing | Mikel Azcona Julien Apotheloz Fabian Danz Kari-Pekka Laaksonen |
CUPRA León TCR | P | 444 | 3rd | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ "Antti Buri career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Jaap van Lagen competes in Spa". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Dagys, John (18 May 2015). "61 Entries for Blancpain Endurance at Silverstone". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Feld der ADAC TCR Germany ist komplett" [ADAC TCR Germany's field is complete]. www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "TCR Germany: Buri first in eventful Sachsenring race 2". tcr-series.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Corthals and Buri join the field at Spa-Francorchamps". tcr-series.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (3 May 2016). "Pierre-Yves Corthals and Antti Buri added to Spa field". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
edit- Antti Buri career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- Antti Buri on Facebook