TCR South America Touring Car Championship
The TCR South America Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in South America first held in 2021, which uses the TCR Touring Car regulations.
| Category | Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay |
| Inaugural season | 2021 |
| Tyre suppliers | Kumho Tire |
| Drivers' champion | Fabricio Pezzini |
| Teams' champion | PMO Motorsport |
| Official website | https://southamerica.tcr-series.com/ |
| Current season | |
Background
The introduction of the new South American-based TCR Championship was announced on 4 March 2020, with Néstor Girolami saying “I think it’s the right time for South America to have a TCR series.” He continued with “It is a perfect opportunity and the most important in my view is that young drivers may join with the aim of climbing the hierarchy and, eventually, arriving on top to the WTCR. As a Honda driver I would be delighted to represent the brand in this new series to showcase their product in South America.”[1]
Head of the championship is Felipe McGough who was formerly a part of the South American Super Touring Car Championship and Maurizio Slaviero who was the Stock Car Brasil President. The sporting director is Honda Racing Super TC2000 team director Victor Rosso and technical chief Samuel Canca Ruiz, who is a race engineer.[2]
Circuits
The championship consists of circuits in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay:
- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 20234 season.
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2021–present |
| Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera | 3 | 2021–2023 | |
| Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini | 3 | 2021–present | |
| 4 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez | 2 | 2021–2022, 2024 |
| Autódromo Oscar Cabalén | 2 | 2021, 2023 | |
| Autódromo Velo Città | 2 | 2022–present | |
| Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 2 | 2022–present | |
| 8 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 1 | 2021 |
| Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto | 1 | 2021 | |
| Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay | 1 | 2021 | |
| Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 1 | 2022 | |
| Circuito San Juan Villicum | 1 | 2022 | |
| Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 | 2023–present | |
| Autódromo José Carlos Bassi | 1 | 2023 | |
| Velopark | 1 | 2023 | |
| Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | 1 | 2023 | |
| 17 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes | 0 | 2024 |
Notes
- Interlagos Circuit will host 2 rounds in 2024.
Champions
| Drivers' Champions | Teams' Champions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Driver | Team | Car | Team | Car | ||
| 2021 | Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | ||
| 2022 | Fabricio Pezzini | PMO Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | PMO Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | ||
| 2023 | Ignacio Montenegro | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | ||
Notes
References
- "TCR South America set for introduction in 2021". Francisco Aure, TouringCarTimes. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "TCR South America organiser unveil details on calendar, entries and format". TouringCarTimes. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.