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Sami Taoufik

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Sami Taoufik
NationalityMorocco Moroccan
Born (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)
Barcelona, Spain
TCR Europe Touring Car Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamSébastien Loeb Racing
Car number25
Former teamsComtoyou Racing
Starts28
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish9th in 2021
Previous series
2018
2018		Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Awards
2017CIK-FIA Rookie of the Year

Sami Worship Taoufik (born 27 February 2002) is a Spanish-born Moroccan racing driver.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Barcelona and based in Spain,[1][2] Taoufik began karting in 2007, at age of five, and claimed four Spanish Championship titles.[3]

He competed for two seasons in the OK Junior category between 2015 and 2016, year in which he won the WSK Super Master Series OKJ with the British team Ricky Flynn Motorsport.[4][5]

The following year, he moved to the OK and won the 2017 CIK-FIA European Championship with the same team.[3] He was also awarded the 2017 Rookie of the year award by the FIA at only 16 years of age, the youngest in their history.

Formula Renault

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In March 2018, Sami signed with Arden International to take part in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[6]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2017-18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Silberpfeil Energy Dubai 7 0 0 1 1 51 13th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden 20 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
Formula Renault NEC 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Comtoyou Racing 2 0 0 0 0 3 36th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 0 36 14th
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Comtoyou Racing 12 0 0 2 2 157 12th
2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Sébastien Loeb Racing 14 0 0 1 2 216 9th
2024 TCR World Tour Volcano Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 24 12th*
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

† As Taoufik was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car 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 DC Points
2019 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1
14 		MNZ
2
22 		36th 2
2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR LEC
1
9 		LEC
2
18 		ZOL
1
11 		ZOL
2
11 		MNZ
1
16 		MNZ
2
12 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
2 		SPA
1
7 		SPA
2
13 		JAR
1
10 		JAR
2
Ret 		12th 157
2021 Sébastien Loeb Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR SVK
1
17 		SVK
2
Ret 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
3 		ZAN
1
10 		ZAN
2
7 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
6 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
12 		MNZ
1
5 		MNZ
2
10 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
15 		9th 216

Complete TCR World Tour 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 DC Points
2024 Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR VAL
1
Ret 		VAL
2
Ret 		MRK
1
10 		MRK
2
6 		MDO
1 		MDO
2 		SAP
1
 SAP
2
 ELP
1
 ELP
2
 ZHZ
1
 ZHZ
2
 MAC
1
 MAC
2
 12th* 24*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Sami Taoufik". Formula Renault. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ^ "Sami Taoufik, un campeón de la cantera española". vroomkart.es (in European Spanish). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2017 CIK-FIA Best-Of: Sami Taoufik: the new Moroccan hope". Commission Internationale de Karting. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ^ David Gruz (2016-03-06). "Nielsen claims WSK Super Masters opener, Taoufik wins juniors". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ^ "WSK Super Masters Series OKJ 2016 - Results" (PDF). wskarting.it. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  6. ^ "2017 CIK-FIA European OK Champion Taoufik graduates to Eurocup with Arden". Arden Motorsport. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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