Esteban Guerrieri

Esteban Guerrieri (born 19 January 1985) is an Argentine racing driver currently competing in the FIA TCR World Tour for the GOAT Racing Honda team. His early career in single-seaters saw him become Formula Renault Eurocup champion in 2003, finish third in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010, and claim the runner-up spot in Indy Lights in 2011 and 2012. In the WTCR touring car series, he was the most successful driver in terms of race wins and was overall runner-up in 2019. He also won the Nürburgring 24 Hours in the TCR class in 2020.

Early career

Formula racing After graduating from karts, Guerrieri competed in various Formula Renault 2000 championships from 2001 to 2003. He won the Formula Renault 2000 Masters series in 2003, with 124 points and three wins from eight races in total.

Guerrieri driving for Ultimate Motorsport at the Croft round of the 2008 British Formula 3 season.

For 2004, Guerrieri took the large step up to Formula 3000, driving for BCN Competición. He performed well in his début year, finishing tied on 28 points in seventh place with compatriot and fellow rookie José María López. His best result came at the Hockenheim round of the season, where he finished in third place.

Despite this impressive showing, Guerrieri was unable to get a drive when F3000 changed into the GP2 Series for 2005, and spent that year and 2006 in the Formula 3 Euro Series, both seasons with Manor Motorsport. He finished fourth in the standings, with 58 points, two wins and two pole positions. Guerrieri driving at Silverstone during the 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He competed in British Formula 3 for 2007 with Ultimate Motorsport Team finishing thirteenth overall in the final standings. Returning for 2008, he achieved the best result for him and his team with a second place on Monza, the third race of the year. After that race, he moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He took his first FR3.5 win in the final race of the season. He did however return to F3 at the Bucharest meeting taking a pair of fourth positions.

In 2009, Guerrieri drove for various teams in the Superleague Formula series, winning two races in the process. For 2010, he returned to Formula Renault 3.5 full-time, although budgetary concerns caused him to miss races. Guerrieri driving at the opening round of the 2011 Indy Lights season. In August 2010, Guerrieri revealed that he had a priority contract with the Virgin Racing Formula One team for a race seat, providing that he could raise $8 million. Guerrieri's manager has held discussions with the Argentine Interior Minister on the subject of possible government funding. The Argentine government previously provided financial support to compatriot José María López's attempts to enter Formula One.

For 2011, Guerrieri went to the United States with the ultimate goal of racing in the IndyCar Series, starting with Indy Lights. During the 2011 Indy Lights season, Guerrieri drove for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. He finished the season runner-up to teammate Josef Newgarden with three wins. In 2012, he again finished second in the championship behind his teammate Tristan Vautier, taking three wins, including the Indianapolis 500 support race. Due to budget constraints, he moved back to Argentina for 2013. He also raced in Top Race V6 for Midas Racing Team.

Having previously raced as a guest driver in various TC 2000 races between 2009 and 2011, winning the 200 km de Buenos Aires in 2011, Guerrieri joined the Toyota team for the 2014 Súper TC 2000 season. He finished 16th in the 2014 drivers' standings, before finishing eighth in 2015 with a single win, and then seventh with another victory in 2016. Guerrieri moved from Toyota to Citroën for the 2017 season, resulting 11th in the championship with one win.

World Touring Cars

In August 2016, Guerrieri got a chance from Campos Racing to compete in the Argentinian round of the World Touring Car Championship with a Chevrolet Cruze TC1 car. Guerrieri was successful on his first appearance as he finished the main race in sixth and scored the fastest lap of all during the weekend.

For the 2017 season, Guerrieri became a full-time driver at Campos Racing, driving the team's only car. During the first seven rounds, he won the opening races in Marrakech and China. With three rounds remaining in the season, the Honda factory squad signed him to replace the injured Tiago Monteiro. He then took pole position and main race victory in the final round at Qatar, ending up fourth in the drivers' standings. Guerrieri qualifying for the Uruguayan round of the 2023 TCR World Tour. After the series became the World Touring Car Cup in 2018, Guerrieri remained at Honda, now with Münnich Motorsport running the cars. In 2018 he won at Nürburgring and Macau to place third in the standings. For the following season, he took four wins to finish as championship runner-up; he was recognised by TouringCarTimes as the best driver of the WTCR season. Guerrieri won four times again in 2020, breaking the record for most wins in WTCR, and finished fourth in the drivers' cup. He scored five podiums, although no wins, across the 2021 and 2022 seasons, finishing them sixth and eighth overall respectively. No driver managed to match or surpass Guerrieri's tally of ten wins, and as the WTCR ended after 2022, Guerrieri became the series' most successful driver in terms of victories.

Guerrieri joined the FIA TCR World Tour in 2024 with the GOAT Racing Honda team.

Hypercar career

For 2023, Guerrieri would move to the Floyd Vanwall Racing Team in the World Endurance Championship, driving a Vanwall Vandervell 680 alongside Tom Dillmann and Jacques Villeneuve. The team's best and only points finish of eighth being at the opening round. Guerrieri had a spin during the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps before Villeneuve crashed out. Guerrieri failed to finish his debut 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Vanwall's engine failed on lap 165, the team having been hampered with power and suspension issues up to that point. Guerrieri was the only Vanwall driver to compete at every round and finished the season in 16th place. With the Vanwall team's failure to gain entry to the 2024 season, Guerrieri returned to touring cars.

Racing record

Career summary † – Team standings. ‡ As he was a guest driver, Guerrieri was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2004 BCN F3000 IMO CAT MON NUR MAG SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ 7th 28

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2005 Team Midland Euroseries Dallara F305/034 Toyota HOC1 HOC2 PAU1 PAU2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 MON2 OSC1 OSC2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 HOC1 HOC2 16th 12 2006 Manor Motorsport Dallara F305/020 Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 OSC1 OSC2 BRH1 BRH2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 LMS1 LMS2 HOC1 HOC2 4th 58 2007 Ultimate Motorsport Mygale M07/002 Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 BRH1 BRH2 NOR1 NOR2 MAG1 MAG2 MUG1 MUG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 NOG1 NOG2 HOC1 HOC2 NC† 0†center|small|Sources: Sevilla FCUltimate Motorsport DON DON 9th 253 Olympiacos CFPGU-Racing International EST EST MNZ MNZ JAR JAR 6th300

Super Final Results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ref 2009 Al AinUltimate Motorsport MAG ZOL 11 2 3

American open–wheel racing results (key)

Indy Lights

Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 2016 Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 FRA1 FRA2 SVK1 SVK2 HUN1 HUN2 MAR1 MAR2 GER1 GER2 RUS1 RUS2 POR1 POR2 ARG1 ARG2 JPN1 JPN2 CHN1 CHN2 QAT1 QAT2 17th 9 2017 Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 MAR1 MAR2 ITA1 ITA2 HUN1 HUN2 GER1 GER2 POR1 POR2 ARG1 ARG2 CHN1 CHN24‡ 4th 241 Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 QAT1 QAT2center|small|Sources:

24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Ref 2020 Team Castrol Honda Racing Tiago Monteiro Dominik Fugel Markus Oestreich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR 78 20th 1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2023 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Hypercar Vanwall Vandervell 680 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 16th 6

Complete TCR World Tour 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 DC Points 2023 Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 SPA2 VAL1 VAL2 HUN1 HUN2 ELP1 ELP2 VIL1 VIL2 SYD1 SYD2 SYD3 BAT1 BAT2 BAT3 MAC1 MAC2 21st 26 2024 GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR VAL1 VAL2 MRK1 MRK2 MOH1 MOH2 SAP1 SAP2 ELP1 ELP2 ZHZ1 ZHZ2 MAC1 MAC2 4th 291 2025 GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR AHR1 AHR2 AHR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 MNZ1 MNZ2 CVR1 CVR2 BEN1 BEN2 BEN3 INJ1 INJ2 INJ3 ZHZ1 ZHZ2 ZHZ3 MAC1 MAC2 3rd 385 2026 GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR MIS1 MIS2 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 LEC1 LEC2 CVR1 CVR2 INJ1 INJ2 INJ3 CHE1 CHE2 CHE3 ZHZ1 ZHZ2 ZHZ3 MAC1 MAC2 13th* 28* Season still in progress.