Marco Butti

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Marco Butti
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 21)
Como, Italy
TCR World Tour career
Debut season2023
Current teamGOAT Racing
Car number199
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish9th in 2024

Marco Butti (born 29 March 2005 in Como, Italy) is a racing driver, who currently competes in Touring car racing, Sports car racing and Rallying.

Racing career

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Karting

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At the age of 5, he began Karting, when he received his first kart as a gift from his father, Fabio Butti, owner of the family dealership Butticars and several rally teams. Since then, Marco participated in various regional, national and international championships, achieving notable victories and titles.[1]

Touring car racing

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In 2019 he made the transition to car racing, testing a Formula 4 car at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. In 2020 he went on to compete in the Clio RS Cup. In 2021 he debuted in TCR Touring Car competitions, participating in the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship, Coppa Italia Turismo and TCR Europe Endurance. In these championships he earned multiple podium finishes.

In 2023, he was selected for Hyundai Motorsport's junior program, being mentored by former driver Gabriele Tarquini.[2] He participated in the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship with Target Competition, driving a Hyundai Elantra N TCR,[3] achieving several successes, including victories in the Imola races in April and October,[4] [5][6] finishing third in the overall championship and first in the Under-25 classification.[7] He also competed in two rounds of the TCR World Tour at Vallelunga and Macau, where he stood out for his competitive times.[8][9]

In 2024, Marco competed full-time in the TCR World Tour as a Honda driver, within the GOAT Racing team, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR.[10][11] Throughout the season, Butti reached the podium three times, in the opening round at Vallelunga Circuit, in the middle of season at the Interlagos Circuit and in the Macau Guia Race at the end of the season.[12][13]

Rallying

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At the end of 2021 he ventured into Rallying, participating in the Monza Rally Show with a car in the R5 category, where he won the general classification, at the age of 16.[14][15][16][17]

In December 2023, he competed in two rallies with a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 from the Friulmotor team, standing out with a victory at the Pavia Rally Circuit.[18]

Sports car racing

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In 2022, Marco joined the Audi Sport Italia team in the Italian GT Championship.[19] In February, he won the 6th Pavia Motor Rally Show, maintaining a winning streak.[20]

In addition, he participated in two races of the 2023 Italian GT Championship, obtaining a fifth place in Pergusa and two second places in Monza.[21][22]

Butti also competed in the Italian round of the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, driving a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of the Eurodent GSM Team.[23] Butti was also part of the Nova Race squad in the opening round of the 2024 Italian GT Eundrance Championship at Vallelunga.[24][25]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Élite Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 41 15th
2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Élite Motorsport by Comtoyou 9 0 0 1 0 78 15th
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Élite Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 14th
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Next Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Am Audi Sport Italia 4 2 1 2 4 ? ?
2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Target Competition 12 3 2 0 4 332 4th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
TCR World Tour BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse 4 0 0 0 0 34 19th
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro Audi Sport Italia
2024 TCR World Tour GOAT Racing 14 0 0 1 3 174 9th
TCR South America Touring Car Championship
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Eurodent GSM Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Nova Race
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Italy
2025 TCR Europe Touring Car Series MM Motorsport 12 1 1 3 6 174 6th
TCR World Tour GOAT Racing 7 0 0 0 0 27 21st

References

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