About Tom Coronel
Tom Romeo Coronel (born 5 April 1972) is a Dutch professional racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr. His most important results are winning the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 race in 1997, the Formula Nippon championship in 1999, and the 2006 and 2009 World Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy. As of September 2016, Tom Coronel has driven over 1,000 races. Coronel is currently still racing in the WTCC, where he won his first WTCC race in Okayama, Japan in 2008. After competing as an independent driver in a SEAT for many years Tom switched to BMW in 2011. In 2014, Coronel stayed with ROAL Motorsport, but the team switched to Chevrolet Cruzes to be built by RML specially for the new TC1 technical regulations. Even though he has no official factory backing, Coronel is no longer considered an independent driver, due to his experience and results in the past. Coronel has also been racing for the Dutch Spyker Squadron in the Le Mans Series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans for many years. Furthermore, Coronel is often invited to join one-off races like the 24 hours at the Nürburgring. With four victories and 105 points he won the title; he also won an international Citroën AX race in Barcelona. Victorious in three races, he won the Dutch Formula Ford championship that year. He won the nations cup for the Netherlands together with Donny Crevels and was elected 'Dutch Driver of the year'.
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