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Comtoyou Racing

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Belgian auto racing team
Belgium Comtoyou Racing
Founded2014
BaseGembloux,Belgium
Teamprincipal(s)Jean-Michel Baert
Current seriesGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
DTM
Former seriesTCR Europe Touring Car Series
World Touring Car Cup
TCR International Series
Fun Cup
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship
Current driversBelgiumNicolas Baert
BelgiumGilles Magnus
Websitehttp://www.comtoyouracing.com/
JNVS Sprl
Company typeSprl
IndustryAutomotive industry
FoundedOctober 15, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-10-15) inWaterloo,Walloon Brabant,Belgium
FounderJean-Michel Baert
Sylvie Mulliez
HeadquartersChaussée de Bruxelles 463,,
Decrease € -1.393.206[1] (2017)
Decrease € -1.701.984 (2017)
Total assetsIncrease € 1.184.585 (2017)
Total equitySteady € 350.000 (2017)
Number of employees
 (2017)

JNVS Sprl, competing asComtoyou Racing, is aBelgianauto racing team based inWaterloo,Belgium. Upon its creation the team raced in theFun Cup. The team has also previously raced in theTCR International Series in2017.[2] Between 2018 and 2023 Comtoyou Racing representedAudi Sport in theWorld Touring Car Cup. From 2024 on the team will raceAston Martin cars in various GT3 and GT4 championships.

Racing history

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2014–16: Fun Cup

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Having first entered the championship in 2014. The team raced in the series for many seasons with four or five cars. Having taken many great results, the team kept entering the series for many years. However, the team have never won the championship as of 2016.

2017–2023: Audi Sport representation in TCR and GT Racing

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Audi RS3 LMS from Comtoyou Racing at Spa-Francorchamps

After having raced in theFun Cup, the team entered the2017 TCR International Series with 2-time series' championStefano Comini driving anAudi RS 3 LMS TCR.[2]
Comini took the team's first podium position in the series, in theopening round held inGeorgia.[3]They finished the season with a 3rd place for Stefano Comini scoring a further 3 race wins.

Comtoyou Racing stepped up to theWTCR in 2018 after the TCR International Series was folded. The team ran 4Audi RS3 LMSs in partnership withAudi Sport. They won 1 race inMacau with Belgian Audi factory driverFrédéric Vervisch. They continued to enter Audi RS3 LMS cars between 2019 and 2022 earning several wins and multiple podiums. The team's best result came in 2021 where they ended runner-up in both the Drivers' and Teams' championship. Aside from The WTCR Comtoyou Racing also ran in theTCR Europe Touring Car Series between 2018 and 2023, running similar Audi RS3 LMS cars. They won the Drivers' and Teams' title in2020,2022 and2023.

Audi R8 LMS GT3 #12 from Comtoyou Racing at the2023 24 Hours of Spa

In 2023 Comtoyou racing announced their intention to race GT3 machinery. Given their close relationship withAudi Sport the team decided to purchase and enter severalAudi R8 LMS Evo IIs in theGT World Challenge Europe. They decided to contest both the Sprint and Endurance cups. In their first race atMonza the team won in both the Gold & Silver Cup classes. At the end of the season the team won both the Drivers' and Teams' titles in the Gold Cup of the2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. However, due to the decision of Audi Sport to end their factory backing in GT3 racing, Comtoyou decided to part ways with Audi at the end of the 2023 season.

2024–present: Switch to Aston Martin

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An Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from Comtoyou Racing during the2024 24 Hours of Spa

On September 30 2023, it was announced that Comtoyou Racing would form a new partnership with Aston Martin Racing. The team will enter several of the updated version of theAston Martin Vantage GT3 as well as the GT4 cars in various championship under the name of AMR Comtoyou Racing, receiving factory support.[4] On June 30 2024 Comtoyou Racing won the2024 24 Hours of Spa with the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 #007 driven byMattia Drudi,Marco Sorensen andNicki Thiim. The car was on route to second when it inherited the lead less than 1 hour from the finish when the leading Ferrari was blocked in the pitlane by a stranded car. This victory marked Comtoyou Racing's first major victory as well asAston Martin's first win in the Spa 24 Hours since 1948.

Racing record

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Notable victories

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  • Overall winner –2024 24 Hours of Spa–Francorchamps

Main championship titles

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Timeline

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Current series
Fun Cup2014–present
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup2023–present
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup2023–present
International GT Open2024–present
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters2025–present
Former Series
TCR International Series2017
World Touring Car Cup2018–2022
TCR Europe Touring Car Series2018–2024
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship2019, 2022
TCR World Tour2023

References

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  1. ^"JNVS".Balanscentrale. Retrieved5 May 2017.
  2. ^ab"Comini in an Audi RS 3 LMS run by Comtoyou Racing".tcr-series.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved14 April 2017.
  3. ^"Davit Kajaia holds off Ferenc Ficza for sensational home win".TouringCarTimes. 2 April 2017. Retrieved14 April 2017.
  4. ^"Comtoyou Racing with Aston Martin from 2024".gt-world-challenge-europe.com. 30 September 2023. Retrieved17 February 2024.

External links

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