István Bernula

István Bertold Bernula (born 18 June 1978) is a Hungarian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the Lotus Cup Europe and Suzuki Swift Cup Europe amongst others.

István Bernula
NationalityHungarian
Born (1978-06-18) 18 June 1978
Budapest, Hungary
TCR International Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamBotka Rally Team
Car number26
Starts1
Previous series
2017

2016
2015-16
2014-16		ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship
Lotus Cup Europe
Suzuki Swift Cup Hungary
Suzuki Swift Cup Europe
Championship titles
2015
2015		Suzuki Swift Cup Hungary
Suzuki Swift Cup Europe

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.[1] For 2017 he switched to the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship driving a Kia Cee'd TCR for Botka Rally Team.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

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
  1. "István Bernula career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. "TCR Germany series entry currently stands at 42 cars". TouringCarTimes. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "Oschersleben hosts record 44-car field in TCR Germany curtain raiser". TouringCarTimes. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "István Bernula will make TCR debut for Botka Rally Team". TouringCarTimes. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. "Botka Rally Team entered a KIA for István Bernula". tcr-series.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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