Antti Buri

Antti Buri
Antti Buri
Nationality	Finnish
Born	2 December 1988; Turku, Finland
TCR International Series career
Debut season	2016
Current team	LMS Racing
Car number	48
Former teams	Leopard Racing
Starts	6
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	15th in 2016
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

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

Racing career

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

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	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
2016	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	15th	30

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

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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

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

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

External links

Antti Buri career summary at DriverDB.com
Official website
Antti Buri on Facebook

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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. 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.