Sami Taoufik

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Sami Taoufik

Nationality	Moroccan
Born	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) Barcelona, Spain
TCR Europe Touring Car Series career
Debut season	2019
Current team	Sébastien Loeb Racing
Car number	25
Former teams	Comtoyou Racing
Starts	28
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	9th in 2021
Previous series
2018 2018	Formula Renault Eurocup Formula 4 UAE Championship
Awards
2017	CIK-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	F. Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017-18	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai	7	1	1	51	13th
2018	Formula Renault Eurocup	Arden	20	0	0	1	22nd
2018	Formula Renault NEC	Arden	8	0	0	0	NC†
2019	TCR Europe Touring Car Series	Comtoyou Racing	2	0	0	3	36th
	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship		2	0	0	36	14th
	ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship		2	0	0	0	NC†
2020	TCR Europe Touring Car Series	Comtoyou Racing	12	2	2	157	12th
2021	TCR Europe Touring Car Series	Sébastien Loeb Racing	14	1	2	216	9th
2024	TCR World Tour	Volcano Motorsport	4	0	0	24	15th
2024	TCR Italy Touring Car Championship	Volcano Motorsport	2	0	0	0	NC†

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

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	15th	24

References

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

External links

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Sami Taoufik career summary at DriverDB.com

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