Antti Buri (born 2 December 1988) is a Finnish racing driver currently TCR Italian Series champion, having previously competed in the ADAC TCR Germany Blancpain Endurance Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany & International GTSprint Series amongst others.

Antti Buri
Nationality Finnish
Born (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
Turku, Finland
TCR Italian Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamTarget Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number13
Former teamsLeopard Racing
Starts12
Wins2
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish1st in 2021
Previous series
2016
2015
2014
2012-13
2013-14
2013, 15
2013
2012
2011
2010-11
2009-12
2008-12
2007, 09, 12
2007-09
ADAC TCR Germany
Blancpain Endurance Series
Porsche Supercup
International GTSprint Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche GT3 Cup Finland
Portuguese GT Championship
ADAC Formel Masters
Benelux Formula Ford
Finnish Formula Ford Junior
British Formula Ford
Formula Ford Festival
Formula Ford NEZ
Finnish Formula Ford Zetec
Championship titles
2013
2012
2010-11
2007, 09, 12
Porsche GT3 Cup Finland
British Formula Ford
Finnish Formula Ford Junior
Formula Ford NEZ
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

Racing career

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Buri began his career in 2007 in Finnish Formula Ford Zetec, he raced there for many seasons up until 2009, also racing in the Formula Ford NEZ at the time. In 2009 he switched to the British Formula Ford Championship, he raced there up until 2012 and won the championship title that year. He switched to the Finnish Formula Ford Junior for 2010, taking the championship title in both 2010 & 2011. He made a couple of one-off appearances in the Benelux Formula Ford, ADAC Formel Masters & Portuguese GT Championship from 2011-13. For 2013 he switched to the Finnish Porsche GT3 Cup, ultimately winning the championship that year.[1] In 2013 he made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany series, ahead off a full entry in 2014, he finished 27th in the standings that year. From 2013-15 he made one-off appearances in the International GTSprint Series, Porsche Supercup & Blancpain Endurance Series.[2][3] In 2016 he raced in the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship, he took his first win in race 2 at the second round held at Sachsenring.[4][5]

In May 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Leopard Racing.[6][7]

Racing record

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Complete TCR International Series results

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(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 Leopard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR BHR
1
BHR
2
POR
1
POR
2
BEL
1

10
BEL
2

3
ITA
1
ITA
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
15th 30
LMS Racing SEAT León Cup Racer GER
1

5
GER
2

Ret
RUS
1
RUS
2
THA
1
THA
2
SIN
1
SIN
2
MYS
1
MYS
2
MAC
1

23†
MAC
2

Ret

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Bas Koeten Racing   Olli Kangas
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
  Jordi Gene
CUPRA León TCR TCR 121 32nd 1st

TCR Spa 500 results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019   TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing   Mikel Azcona
  Julien Apotheloz
  Fabian Danz
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
CUPRA León TCR P 444 3rd 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "Antti Buri career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Jaap van Lagen competes in Spa". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ Dagys, John (18 May 2015). "61 Entries for Blancpain Endurance at Silverstone". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Feld der ADAC TCR Germany ist komplett" [ADAC TCR Germany's field is complete]. www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ "TCR Germany: Buri first in eventful Sachsenring race 2". tcr-series.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Corthals and Buri join the field at Spa-Francorchamps". tcr-series.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  7. ^ Hudson, Neil (3 May 2016). "Pierre-Yves Corthals and Antti Buri added to Spa field". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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