| Founded | April 26, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-04-26) |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Tony Pereira Flavio Prodolliet Thierry Fornerod |
| Base | Nogaro,Gers |
| Teamprincipal(s) | Tony Pereira |
| Current series | V de V Proto Endurance Challenge |
| Former series | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2012–2015) |
| Current drivers |  Ander Vilariño Alain Ferté |
| Drivers' Championships | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2012, 2013, 2015) |
TFT Racing is a French racing team. The team was very successful in theNASCAR Whelen Euro Series winning three drivers titles in four years. The team is a long time competitor in theV de V Proto Endurance Challenge.
| Company type | SARL |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | April 26, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-04-26) inNogaro,Gers,France |
| Founders | Tony Pereira Flavio Prodolliet Thierry Fornerod |
| Headquarters | Nogaropole, Nogaro ,France |
| Revenue | € 1.214.200 (2015) |
| € 109.900 (2015) | |
| Total assets | € 675.900 (2015) |
| Total equity | € 427.200 (2015) |
The team was founded on 26 April 2005 byTony Pereira,Flavio Prodolliet andThierry Fornerod. The team is based near theCircuit Paul Armagnac inNogaro. The team first settled at the Avenue des Sports until 2007, until late 2016 team was located at the Route D'Auch. As of October 2016 the team is located near the circuit along with other racing teams at the Nogaropole industrial zone.[1]
In 2008 TFT Racing started in theV de V Proto Endurance Challenge, aGroup CN based racing series. The team originally entered as Vilarino Motorsport with Andres, Ander and Angel Vilarino. The team also supported various other entries al racing theNorma M20 F. The equipe withPhilippe Vidal andDenis Caillon was the best placed TFT car in the championship, placing tenth.[2][3]
Ander and Andres Vilarino started the 2009 season very well, winning atJarama andPaul Ricard.[4] Racing only four races, half the season, the team secured the third place in the championship.[5]
In 2011 TFT did not race their own cars in the V de V series, but supported cars from other teams. The best result was for the TFT Racing supported teams was withTop Loc Racing. AtMugello,Philippe Thirion,Bruno Bazaud andDenis Caillon, finished fourth.[6] Bazaud scored the best results for TFT Racing in 2012, placing third in the championship standings. Bazaud did not win races but was a consistent podium finisher.[7]
TFT Racing stepped into theNASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2012, the first season the series receivedNASCAR backing.Ander Vilarino won both opening races at the teams hometrack, Nogaro.[8] Vilarino won six races during the season and the championship while his teammateJavier Villa won one race finished third in the championship.[9] The lateEnzo Pastor debuted in the series atBrands Hatch joining the team in 2013 full-time. For 2013 Vilarino remained in the NASCAR team sharing his car withEric Quntal in the Open class.[10] The Spaniard dominated the Elite class, winning the first six races of the season.
PK Carsport was the main championship rival to TFT for 2014. Despite winning four races, Vilarino finished second in the series. The Spaniard finished second to PK CarsportsAnthony Kumpen. Vilarino again won the championship in 2015. The championship was won in the penultimate round atAutodromo dell'Umbria when Vilarino scored more points to championship rivalAlon Day. Third place in the championship was won by TFT racerRomain Iannetta. The team left the series as defending champions and returned to the V de V Endurance Series.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car | No. | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Points |
| 2012 | Chevrolet | 2 | Ander Vilarino | NOG 1 | NOG 1 |  BRH 1 | BRH 2 |  SPA 2 | SPA 2 | TOU 2 | TOU 2 | VAL 2 | VAL 2 | LEM 2 | LEM 2 | 1st | 667 |
| 64 | Javier Villa | NOG 4 | NOG 2 | BRH 3 | BRH 1 | SPA 19 | SPA 3 | TOU 11 | TOU 15 | VAL 2 | VAL 3 | LEM 6 | LEM 6 | 3rd | 603 | ||
| 2013 | Chevrolet | 2 | Ander Vilarino | NOG 1 | NOG 1 | DIJ 1 | DIJ 1 | BRH 1 | BRH 1 | TOU 10 | TOU 8 |  MON 1 | MON 3 | LEM 4 | LEM 4 | 1st | 696 |
| 7 | Anthony Gandon | NOG 6 | NOG 15 | DIJ 6 | DIJ 8 | BRH 6 | BRH 10 | TOU 8 | TOU 21 | MON 5 | MON 7 | LEM 11 | LEM 9 | 6th | 566 | ||
| 2014 | Chevrolet | 2 | Ander Vilarino | VAL 25 | VAL 1 | BRH 3 | BRH 1 | TOU 1 | TOU 2 |  NUR 2 | NUR 23 | UMB 1 | UMB 2 | LEM 3 | LEM 4 | 2nd | 656 |
| 7 | Anthony Gandon | VAL 11 | VAL 25 | BRH 14 | BRH 10 | TOU 9 | TOU 14 | NUR 9 | NUR 7 | UMB 10 | UMB 15 | LEM 7 | LEM 15 | 10th | 513 | ||
| 2015 | Chevrolet | 2 | Ander Vilarino | VAL 2 | VAL 1 |  VEN 7 | VEN 2 | BRH 3 | BRH 1 | TOU 3 | TOU 1 | UMB 2 | UMB 5 | ZOL 6 | ZOL 6 | 1st | 662 |
| 7 | Romain Iannetta | VAL 20 | VAL 5 | VEN 3 | VEN 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | TOU 15 | TOU 6 | UMB 10 | UMB 2 | ZOL 5 | ZOL 5 | 3rd | 614 | ||