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TCR South America Touring Car Championship

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TCR South America Touring Car Championship
CategoryTouring cars
CountryArgentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Inaugural season2021
Tyre suppliersKumho Tire
Drivers' championArgentina Fabricio Pezzini
Teams' championArgentina PMO Motorsport
Official websitehttps://southamerica.tcr-series.com/
Current season
2021 TCR South America race at El Pinar

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.

Background

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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

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The championship consists of circuits in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay:

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 5[a] 2021–present
2 Uruguay Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini 4 2021–present
3 Uruguay Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera 3 2021–2023
Argentina Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez 3 2021–2022, 2024
Brazil Autódromo Velo Città 3 2022–present
Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 3 2022–present
7 Argentina Autódromo Oscar Cabalén 2 2021, 2023
Argentina Circuito San Juan Villicum 2 2022, 2024
Argentina Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio 2 2023–present
Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel 2 2023–present
11 Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 1 2021
Argentina Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto 1 2021
Argentina Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay 1 2021
Brazil Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) 1 2022
Argentina Autódromo José Carlos Bassi 1 2023
Brazil Velopark 1 2023
Uruguay Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes 1 2024

Notes

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  1. ^ Interlagos Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2024.

Champions

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Drivers' Champions Teams' Champions
Year Driver Team Car Team Car
2021 Spain Pepe Oriola Brazil W2 ProGP Honda Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Brazil W2 ProGP Honda Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
2022 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Argentina PMO Motorsport Cyan Lynk & Co 03 TCR Argentina PMO Motorsport Cyan Lynk & Co 03 TCR
2023 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "TCR South America set for introduction in 2021". Francisco Aure, TouringCarTimes. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "TCR South America organiser unveil details on calendar, entries and format". TouringCarTimes. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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