Maťo Homola
Maťo Homola (born 19 July 1994, in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak racing driver. He is currently driving in TCR Europe in Target Competition with Hyundai i30 N TCR[2]. Maťo became also a brand new Hyundai N ambassador for Slovakia in 2019[3]. In TCR Europe, he is always in the battle for the first positions with currently 1 victory and one 2nd place[4].
| Maťo Homola | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Born | 19 July 1994 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| TCR Europe career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | Target Competition |
| Car number | 70 |
| Former teams | B3 Racing Team Hungary, Homola Motorsport, DG Sport Competition |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 5 (6 in own class) |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 2nd (S2000/S2000 TC2T) in 2013 and 2014 |
After having successfully finished on 5th position in 2016 in TCR International Series with B3 Racing Team Hungary, Mato Homola has switched to DG Sport Competition and Opel Astra OPC TCR. Before TCR, Mato Homola had raced successive seasons in the European Touring Car Cup for Homola Motorsport. He was the runner-up in the championship in both 2013 and 2014 in the S2000 class. In 2015 he made the switch to the Single-makes Trophy where every driver competes with a SEAT León Cup Racer. In 2015 he also made a one-off appearance at the Slovakian round in the WTCC with Campos Racing.[5]
FIA WTCR 2018
Before the end of 2017 season, TCR International Series and FIA WTCC agreed on a mutual collaboration that led to a brand new world championship - FIA WTCR.
Homola, as the only Slovak driver, got into the FIA WTCR starting grid, mainly thanks to the positive relationship with DG Sport Competition. Homola competed in FIA WTCR with brand new Peugeot 308 TCR in Belgian team DG Sport Competition.[6]
Homola placed first on the Vila Real race track in Portugal. During the whole race, he was fighting with 3-time BTCC Champion, Gordon Shedden, and 4-time World Champion, Yvan Muller on Hyundai i30 N TCR. Both of them couldn't pass Homola and he finished in 1st place.[7]
Homola finished the FIA WTCR season in 18th place.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | European Touring Car Cup | Homola Motorsport - S2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9th |
| 2013 | European Touring Car Cup | Homola Motorsport - S2000 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 2nd |
| 2014 | European Touring Car Cup | Homola Motorsport - S2000 TC2T | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 93 | 2nd |
| 2015 | European Touring Car Cup | Homola Motorsport - Single-makes Trophy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 4th |
| World Touring Car Championship | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2016 | TCR International Series | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 5th |
| 2017 | TCR International Series | DG Sport Compétition | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 11th |
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 24th | ||
| TCR Middle East Series | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7th | |
| 2018 | World Touring Car Cup | DG Sport Compétition | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18th |
| TCR Middle East Series | Pit Lane Competizioni 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 4th | |
| 2019 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Autodis Racing by Target Competition | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 8th |
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 212 | 6th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3rd |
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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Campos Racing | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | ARG 1 |
ARG 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
SVK 1 13 |
SVK 2 15 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 2 |
NC | 0 |
Complete TCR International Series 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 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | SEAT León TCR | BHR 1 8 |
BHR 2 11 |
EST 1 4 |
EST 2 8 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 4 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 2 |
SAL 1 3 |
SAL 2 5 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 5 |
SOC 1 9 |
SOC 2 9 |
CHA 1 Ret |
CHA 2 10 |
MRN 1 4 |
MRN 2 5 |
SEP 1 10 |
SEP 2 16 |
MAC 1 Ret |
MAC 2 DNS |
5th | 175 |
| 2017 | DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | RIM 1 11 |
RIM 2 Ret |
BHR 1 13 |
BHR 2 13 |
SPA 1 24 |
SPA 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 6 |
SAL 1 2 |
SAL 2 10 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 12 |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 2 |
CHA 1 22† |
CHA 2 9 |
ZHE 1 Ret |
ZHE 2 Ret |
DUB 1 8 |
DUB 2 Ret |
11th | 80 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 12 |
MAR 3 13 |
HUN 1 20 |
HUN 2 NC |
HUN 3 20 |
GER 1 14 |
GER 2 14 |
GER 3 16 |
NED 1 18 |
NED 2 18 |
NED 3 16 |
POR 1 12 |
POR 2 1 |
POR 3 5 |
SVK 1 14 |
SVK 2 16 |
SVK 3 11 |
CHN 1 17 |
CHN 2 16 |
CHN 3 18 |
WUH 1 Ret |
WUH 2 Ret |
WUH 3 Ret |
JPN 1 7 |
JPN 2 20 |
JPN 3 15 |
MAC 1 10 |
MAC 2 17 |
MAC 3 12 |
18th | 48 |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Autodis Racing by Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 11 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 2 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 6 |
OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 16 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 14 |
8th | 194 |
References
- "Driver Database Maťo Homola Profile".
- "Mato Homola joins TCR Europe 2019 with Hyundai and Target Competition". Maťo Homola Official Website (in Slovak). 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- "Detail | PressWeb | Hyundai.sk". media.hyundai.sk. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- "TCR Europe". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- "Maťo Homola to make WTCC debut at his home race for Campos". TouringCarTimes.com. Hudson, Neil. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- "BACK ON TRACK IN PEUGEOT 308 RACING CUP!". media.peugeot-sport.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- "WTCR RACE 2 FLASH: BRILLIANT HOMOLA SCORES MAIDEN VICTORY". fiawtcr.com. June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Maťo Homola career summary at DriverDB.com