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Maťo Homola

{{short description|Slovak racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Maťo Homola

| image = Maťo Homola at the 2022 Grand Prix of Slovakia (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Homola at the 2022 Grand Prix of Slovakia.

| nationality = Slovak

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|7|19}}

| birth_place = Bratislava, Slovakia

| related to =

| current series = TCR Europe

| first year = 2019

| current team = Janík Motorsport

| car number = 70

| former teams = Target Competition, BRC Racing Team

| starts = 50

| wins = 2

| poles = 2

| podiums = 9

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 7th

| year = 2020

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Maťo Homola (born 19 July 1994 in Bratislava){{cite news|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/mato-homola/|title=Driver Database Maťo Homola Profile}} is a Slovak racing driver. He is currently driving in TCR Europe in Target Competition with Hyundai i30 N TCR.{{Cite web|url=http://matohomola.sk/novinky/mato-homola-joins-tcr-europe-2019-hyundai-target-competition/|title=Mato Homola joins TCR Europe 2019 with Hyundai and Target Competition|date=2019-03-21|website=Maťo Homola Official Website|language=sk-SK|access-date=2019-10-07}} Maťo became also a brand new Hyundai N ambassador for Slovakia in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://media.hyundai.sk/item/=eNortjIyslIqNU9Jq0uJck-xNTYzMihOCM3ONLc1U7IGXDCMIAjW|title=Detail {{!}} PressWeb {{!}} Hyundai.sk|website=media.hyundai.sk|access-date=2019-10-07}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/06/10/mato-homola-to-make-wtcc-debut-at-his-home-race-for-campos/|title=Maťo Homola to make WTCC debut at his home race for Campos|work=TouringCarTimes.com|publisher=Hudson, Neil|date=June 10, 2015|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}

File:Maťo Homola's car at the 2022 Grand Prix of Slovakia.jpg, which he currently uses in TCR Europe and TCR Eastern Europe Trophy.]]

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.{{cite web |title=BACK ON TRACK IN PEUGEOT 308 RACING CUP! |url=https://media.peugeot-sport.com/en/back-track-peugeot-308-racing-cup |website=media.peugeot-sport.com |accessdate=January 27, 2019 |date=September 4, 2018}}

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.{{cite web |title=WTCR RACE 2 FLASH: BRILLIANT HOMOLA SCORES MAIDEN VICTORY |url=https://www.fiawtcr.com/wtcr-race-2-flash-brilliant-homola-scores-first-win/ |website=fiawtcr.com |accessdate=January 27, 2019 |date=June 24, 2018}}

Homola finished the FIA WTCR season in 18th place.

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! FLaps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2012

|align=left| European Touring Car Cup - S2000

|align=left| Homola Motorsport

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 12

| 9th

2013

|align=left| European Touring Car Cup - S2000

|align=left| Homola Motorsport

| 10

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 8

| 74

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2014

|align=left| European Touring Car Cup - S2000 TC2T

|align=left| Homola Motorsport

| 10

| 1

| 1

| 4

| 8

| 93

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

rowspan=2| 2015

|align=left| European Touring Car Cup - Single-Make Trophy

|align=left| Homola Motorsport

| 12

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 7

| 77

| 4th

align=left| World Touring Car Championship

|align=left| Campos Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

2016

|align=left| TCR International Series

|align=left| B3 Racing Team Hungary

| 21

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 175

| 5th

rowspan=3| 2017

|align=left| TCR International Series

|align=left rowspan=2| DG Sport Compétition

| 20

| 0

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 80

| 11th

align=left| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 49

| 24th

align=left| TCR Middle East Series

|align=left| Liqui Moly Team Engstler

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 30

| 7th

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| World Touring Car Cup

|align=left| DG Sport Compétition

| 30

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 48

| 18th

align=left| TCR Middle East Series

|align=left| Pit Lane Competizioni 2

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 64

| 4th

rowspan=3| 2019

|align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

|align=left rowspan=2| Autodis Racing by Target Competition

| 14

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 194

| 8th

align=left| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship

| 10

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 212

| 6th

align=left| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup

|align=left| Team Slovakia

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 29

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

rowspan="2" | 2020

|align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

|align=left| BRC Racing Team

| 12

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 204

| 7th

align=left| 24H GT Series - GTX

|align=left| ARC Bratislava

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

2021

|align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

|align=left| Janík Motorsport

| 13

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 186

| 13th

rowspan="2" | 2022

|align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Janík Motorsport

| 9

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 79

| 14th

align=left| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

|4

|2

|1

|3

|3

|83

|6th

2023

|align=left| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

|align=left| Janík Motorsport

|12

|3

|1

|2

|9

|212

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

rowspan="2" |2024

|align=left| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Janík Motorsport

|12

|4

|2

|2

|8

|236

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| NC†

2025

|align=left| GT2 European Series - Pro-Am

|align=left| RTR Projects

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

† As Homola was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

* Season still in progress.

=Complete World Touring Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SVK
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SVK
2
{{small|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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMO
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SAL
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHA
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MRN
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MRN
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEP
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAC
2
{{small|DNS}}

! 5th

! 175

2017

! DG Sport Compétition

! Opel Astra TCR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RIM
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIM
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SAL
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHA
1
{{small|22†}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZHE
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZHE
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DUB
2
{{small|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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
3
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
3
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
3
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SVK
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SVK
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SVK
3
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN
3
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WUH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WUH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WUH
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
3
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAC
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAC
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAC
3
{{small|12}}

! 18th

! 48

=Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HUN
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSC
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|14}}

! 8th

! 194

2020

! BRC Racing Team

! Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ZOL
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|17†}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MNZ
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JAR
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAR
2
{{small|11}}

|

|

! 7th

! 204

2021

! Janík Motorsport

! Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SVK
1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SVK
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
2
{{small|7}}

! 13th

! 186

2022

! Janík Motorsport

! Hyundai Elantra N TCR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|C}}

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| CAT
1

| CAT
2

! 14th

! 79

2024

! Janík Motorsport

! Hyundai Elantra N TCR

| VAL
1

| VAL
2

| ZOL
1

| ZOL
2

| SAL
1

| SAL
2

| SPA
1

| SPA
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRN
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
2
{{small|11}}

| CRT
1

| CRT
2

|

|

! NC‡

! 0‡

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

‡ As Homola was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.matohomola.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|mato-homola}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Homola, Mato}}

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Category:Campos Racing drivers

Category:TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers

Category:Engstler Motorsport drivers

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Category:GT2 European Series drivers