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TCR South America Touring Car Championship
Touring car series based in South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
The championship director is Felipe McGough, formerly of the South American Supertouring Car Championship, and Maurizio Slaviero, formerly the president of Stock Car Brazil. The sporting director is Víctor Rosso, the director of the Argentine RAM Racing Factory team, and the technical director is Samuel Canca Ruiz, a race engineer.
The TCR is a touring car homologation system, first introduced in 2014 and now used by a multitude of championships worldwide.
All TCR touring cars are front-wheel drive cars based on 4- or 5-door production vehicles and powered by 1.75- to 2.0-liter turbocharged engines. While the TCR vehicle's body and suspension design are carried over from the production car, and many models use a production gearbox, certain adaptations are made for track requirements, including upgraded brakes and aerodynamics. Competition vehicles are subject to Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustments to ensure competitiveness among different vehicles.[3]
TCR Brasil
Announced in 2020, TCR South America held its first season the following year. Since then, the series has alternated races in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. During this period, the grid has expanded, reaching 21 cars in 2023.
With its inaugural six-round schedule coinciding with the third edition of TCR South America, the national TCR Brazil championship, led by Mauricio Slaviero, the executive who headed Stock Car, began in 2023. It took years before it headed to Europe with the mission of developing the world's first all-electric touring car class, the ETCR.[4]
TCR Brazil promises to consolidate the success of TCR South America, whose evolution from the first season to the current one is evident. The "Liberators of the Americas of asphalt" has unveiled a 19-car grid in 2022, with seven different manufacturers represented. The media package is attractive, with races broadcast live on Disney Channels throughout the region, in addition to regular coverage on major motorsports portals.[5]
The competition promises even more in the coming months, as Toyota is in the final stages of developing its Corolla TCR. Toyota Gazoo Racing of Argentina is leading the development of the model, which will be able to compete on all TCR event tracks around the world.[6]
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Circuits
The championship consists of circuits in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay:
- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.
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Notes
- Interlagos Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2024.
Champions
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Television coverage
The Races of the TCR South America are broadcast on Cable Television including: ESPN, Fox Sports, Movistar+, CBS Sports y NBC Sports.
Coverage in Brazil
Other countries
Colombia: RCN Televisión y RCN HD2
Portugal: Sport TV
Reino Unido: BT Sport
Canadá: Sportsnet
España: Movistar+
Hispanoamérica: ESPN y Star+
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Rule sets
Different sets of regulations do apply:
- Contemporary touring car racing: Class 1 · Group A · Group F · Group G · Group H · Group N · Group S · Group SE · Group SP · Next Generation Touring Car · Super 2000 · TCR Touring Car · Group Rally4 · Group Rally5
- Historic touring car racing: Group 1 · Group 2 · Group 3 · Group 4 · Group 5 · Group B · Supertouring
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