Tim Coronel
NationalityDutch
Birth nameTim Alfa Coronel
Birth date5 April 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeNaarden, Netherlands
RelativesTom Coronel (twin brother)
Rocco Coronel (nephew)
Current seriesSEAT León Eurocup
First year2008
Current teamSUNRED Engineering
Car number19
Prev seriesWTCC
Dutch BMW 130i Cup
Dutch Porsche GT3 Cup
Dutch Alfa 147 Challenge
Dutch Touring Car Championship
German F3
Formula Opel Eurocup
Dutch Citroën AX Cup
Prev series years2009
2006-08
2005
2003-04
1998–2002
1997
1995-96
1994
TitlesDutch Citroën AX Cup
Dutch Alfa 147 Challenge
Dutch Porsche GT3 Cup
Title years1994
2003
2005

Tim Alfa Coronel (born 5 April 1972, in Naarden) is a Dutch racing driver.[1][2][3] He is the twin brother of World Touring Car Championship driver Tom Coronel.[4]

Racing career

Tim made his first steps in racing by winning the Dutch Citroën AX Cup in 1994 as a 22-year-old. He followed this with a move into single-seaters finishing seventh and then fifth in two years in the Formula Opel Eurocup. In 1997 he raced in German F3. He moved to Touring Cars in 1998 racing a Mitsubishi Carisma in the Dutch Championship, in which he finished eleventh, then sixth and then third over three years. He raced a Lexus IS200 in 2001, finishing fifth, and finished fourth in a Renault Clio in 2002. He won the Dutch Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge in 2003 and the Dutch Porsche GT3 Cup in 2005. Between 2006 and 2008 he raced in the Dutch BMW 130i Cup, before moving onto the SEAT León Eurocup for 2009. At the opening round at Valencia he finished third and fourth in the two races, making him the top scorer of the weekend, meaning he won a one-off drive in a SEAT León TFSI for SUNRED Engineering at the next round of the World Touring Car Championship (which the SEAT León Eurocup supports) at Brno. SUNRED Engineering is also the team that his twin brother Tom drives for in the WTCC.

In January 2009 Tim and Tom Coronel competed in the Dakar Rally in a Bowler Nemesis. He competed again in the 2010 and 2011 Dakar rally in a McRae Buggy and won the solo-class both times. In 2012 Tim made his 5th appearance in the Dakar Rally, again with the McRae Buggy, after plans for a full electrical version of Buggy turned out to be too ambitious.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPts
2009SUNRED EngineeringSEAT León 2.0 TFSIBRA
1		BRA
2		MEX
1		MEX
2		MAR
1		MAR
2		FRA
1		FRA
2		ESP
1		ESP
2		CZE
1
12		CZE
2
16		POR
1		POR
2		GBR
1		GBR
2		GER
1		GER
2		ITA
1		ITA
2		JPN
1		JPN
2		MAC
1		MAC
2		NC0
2010Liqui Moly Team EngstlerBMW 320siBRA
1		BRA
2		MAR
1		MAR
2		ITA
1		ITA
2		BEL
1		BEL
2		POR
1		POR
2		GBR
1
20		GBR
2
15		CZE
1		CZE
2		GER
1		GER
2		ESP
1		ESP
2		JPN
1		JPN
2		MAC
1		MAC
2		NC0

Dakar Rally results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2007CarsBowler46th0
2008Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009CarsBowler71st0
2010McRae50th0
201136th0
201244th0
2013Suzuki56th0
2014DNF0
2015GoKoBraDNF0
2016Suzuki35th0
2017Jefferies45th0
201835th0
201943rd0
202028th0
202126th0
2022CenturyDNF0

References

  1. ^ "ABB parts help the Coronel Brothers prep for another grueling Dakar Rally". new.abb.com. Zurich, Switzerland: ABB Group. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. ^ "Tim Coronel opens school for Automotive and Mobility" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  3. ^ "56 gamers arrive for GT Academy European Race Camp". Nissan Insider. Britain: Nissan. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  4. ^ "Meet Tom Coronel, Dakar Rally journalist...and competitor (VIDEO)". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-02.