| István Bernula | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | (1978-06-18) 18 June 1978 (age 46) Budapest, Hungary |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Botka Rally Team |
| Car number | 26 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2016 2015-16 2014-16 | Champions Lotus Cup Europe Suzuki Swift Cup Hungary Suzuki Swift Cup Europe |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2015 | Suzuki Swift Cup Hungary Suzuki Swift Cup Europe |
István Bertold Bernula (born 18 June 1978) is a Hungarian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and Champions. Having previously competed in the Lotus Cup Europe and Suzuki Swift Cup Europe amongst others.
Racing career
Bernula began his career in 2014 in the European Suzuki Swift Cup, taking one victory and six podiums during his maiden season, he ended the season second in the championship standings. In 2015 he continued in the series, while also racing in the Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup. He won both championships that year. He stayed in both series for 2016, as well as joining the Lotus Cup Europe series. He finished second in Suzuki Swift Cup Europe, third in Suzuki Swift Cup Hungary and ninth in the Lotus Cup Europe. For 2017 he switched to the Champions driving a Kia Cee'd TCR for Botka Rally Team.
In June 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Kia Cee'd TCR for Botka Rally Team.
Racing record
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Botka Rally Team | Kia Cee'd TCR | GEO 1 |
GEO 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 16 |
AUT 2 12 |
HUN 1 DNS |
HUN 2 16 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
NC* | 0* |
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Season still in progress.
References
- "István Bernula career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "TCR Germany series entry currently stands at 42 cars". TouringCarTimes. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "Oschersleben hosts record 44-car field in TCR Germany curtain raiser". TouringCarTimes. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "István Bernula will make TCR debut for Botka Rally Team". TouringCarTimes. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "Botka Rally Team entered a KIA for István Bernula". tcr-series.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
- István Bernula career summary at DriverDB.com