The 2020 Súper TC2000 Championship was the 42nd season of Turismo Competición 2000 and the 9th season of Súper TC2000, the premier touring car category of Argentina. It started in September 2020 and finished in February 2021 having been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. Matías Rossi won the championship, his second of the Súper TC2000 era and fifth overall.
Teams and drivers
edit| Entrant (Commercial title) |
Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monti Motorsport | Chevrolet Cruze | 51 | 1-10 | |
| 33 | 11-12 | |||
| Ambrogio Racing (Renault Sport Castrol Team) |
Renault Fluence | 1 | All | |
| 28 | 1-2, 4-12 | |||
| 30 | All | |||
| 83 | All | |||
| Pro Racing (Chevrolet YPF) |
Chevrolet Cruze | 2 | All | |
| 86 | All | |||
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina (Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF Infinia) |
Toyota Corolla | 7 | 1-2, 9-10 | |
| 11 | All | |||
| 17 | All | |||
| 57 | 3-7, 11-12 | |||
| 68 | 1, 3-12 | |||
| Equipo FDC | Citroën C4 Lounge | 22 | All | |
| 24 | 3-5 | |||
| 25 | All | |||
| 33 | 1-2, 6-9 | |||
| RAM Racing Factory (Puma Energy Honda Racing) |
Honda Civic | 5 | All | |
| 9 | All | |||
| 34 | All | |||
| 35 | 9-0 | |||
| 111 | 1-7, 11-12 | |||
| Fiat Racing Team STC2000 | Fiat Cronos | 21 | 1-3, 6 | |
| 63 | 1-3, 6-8 | |||
| 64 | 1-3, 6-8 | |||
| Midas Carrera Team | Toyota Corolla | 14 | All | |
| 133 | 1-10 | |||
| 35 | 11-12 | |||
| TS Racing | Chevrolet Cruze | 67 | 7 | |
| Fineschi Racing | Fiat Cronos | 36 | 11 | |
| Source:[1][2] | ||||
Changes
edit- The two main novelties for the season were the arrival of the private Midas Carrera Team and Monti Motorsport teams.[3][4] Also, the Citroën subsidiary officially stopped supporting the FDC team.[5]
- Julián Santero missed the second race for positive COVID-19, while Matías Milla didn't participate in the third for the same reason. In both cases, they were not replaced by another driver in those races.[6][7]
- Hernán Palazzo stopped racing for Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina in October and was replaced by Franco Vivian.[8] Palazzo returned at ninth race and Vivian at eleventh race.
- Matías Cravero replaced José Manuel Sapag when competed in WTCR and TCR Europe.[9]
- The Fiat Racing Team STC2000 didn't participate in the fourth and fifth races due to several cases of COVID-19 within it.[10]
- Nicolás Traut participated in the seventh race of the year.[11]
- Fiat Racing Team STC2000 did not participate in the 10 and 11 races.
- In race 11, José Manuel Sapag replaced José Manuel Urcera (in Monti Motorsport) and Diego Ciantini replaced Valentín Aguirre (in Midas Carrera Team).[12][13] Damián Fineschi participated in this race with a Fiat from the Fineschi Racing.[14]
Calendar
edit| Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 8), Buenos Aires | September 20 2020 |
| 2 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 9), Buenos Aires | September 27 2020 |
| 3 | Autódromo Oscar Cabalén (Layout No. 3), Córdoba | October 25 2020 |
| 4 | Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, Córdoba | October 31 2020 |
| 5 | November 1 2020 | |
| 6 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 6), Buenos Aires | November 29 2020 |
| 7 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 7), Buenos Aires | December 5 2020 |
| 8 | December 6 2020 | |
| 9 | Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto | January 10 2021 |
| 10 | Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná, Paraná | January 17 2021 |
| 11 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 8), Buenos Aires | February 7 2021 |
| 12 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (Layout No. 6), Buenos Aires | February 14 2021 |
| Source:[15][16][17] | ||
Race calendar and results
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Driver | BUA |
BUA |
AGR |
AGR |
BUA |
BUA |
RCU |
PAR |
BUA |
BUA |
Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16† | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 167 (192) | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 150 (177) | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14† | 11 | 6 | 2 | 107 (115) | |||
| 4 | 6 | 17† | 1 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13† | 2 | 13 | 4 | 99 (100) | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 96 (113) | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 7 | 67 | |
| 7 | 18 | 8 | DSQ | 8 | 13 | 10 | 17† | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 64 | |
| 8 | 8 | 16† | 2 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 2 | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 55 | |||
| 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 14† | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | DSQ | Ret | 12† | 15 | 7 | 14 | 47 (49) | |
| 10 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 19 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 (35) | |
| 11 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 17 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 32 | |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17† | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 32 | |
| 13 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||||||||
| 14 | 20 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 20† | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| 15 | 23† | 14 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15† | 11 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 26 | |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18† | 11 | 20 | |||||
| 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | 14 | Ret | 18 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | Ret | 18† | 9 | 15 | DSQ | 14 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||
| 19 | 11 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | |
| 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 4 | |
| 22 | 14 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 19† | 19 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 14† | Ret | 17 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| - | 22 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 16† | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 18† | 0 | |||||||
| - | 18 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | 17 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for championship points | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | 12 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams' championship
edit| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF Infinia | 334 |
| 2 | Renault Sport Castrol Team | 259 |
| 3 | Chevrolet YPF | 217 |
| 4 | Puma Energy Honda Racing | 95 |
| 5 | Midas Carrera Team | 67 |
| 6 | FDC | 36 |
| 7 | Monti Motorsport | 26 |
| 8 | Fiat Racing Team STC2000 | 17 |
| NC | TS Racing | 0 |
| NC | Fineschi Racing | 0 |
| Source:[20][19] | ||
Manufacturers' championship
edit| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 285 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 217 |
| 3 | Renault | 195 |
| 4 | Citroën | 36 |
| 5 | Honda | 32 |
| 6 | Fiat | 16 |
| Source:[20][19] | ||
References
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- ^ Regueira, Leo (2020-04-02). "Numeración, equipos y pilotos del Súper TC2000". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Privateer Toyota team Midas Carrera confirm Risatti and Aguirre". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "José Manuel Urcera joins new team Monti Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Citroën announce Super TC 2000 exit". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Julián Santero pulls out of STC2000 weekend after positive COVID-19 test". TouringCarTimes. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Matías Milla withdraws from Córdoba after positive COVID-19 test". TouringCarTimes. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Franco Vivian replaces Hernán Palazzo at Toyota". TouringCarTimes. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "¿Quién reemplazará a Sapag en el Súper TC2000? | + Deportes". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Fiat no estará en la doble fecha del Súper TC 2000". Diario Río Negro (in European Spanish). 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Rose, Javier Delle (2020-12-03). "Traut prueba en La Plata, retorna este fin de semana". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Sapag por Urcera para Buenos Aires - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Ciantini podría reemplazar a Aguirre en el Midas - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Fineschi vuelve al Súper TC20000 - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Super TC2000 - NOTICIAS / Confirmación de calendario". supertc2000.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.
- ^ "Super TC2000 - CALENDARIO 2020". supertc2000.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21.
- ^ Duhalde, Francisco (2020-11-18). "El Súper TC2000 definió los dibujos que usará en Buenos Aires". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Super TC2000, Argentina 2020 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Super TC2000 - RESULTADOS". supertc2000.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21.
- ^ a b "Super TC2000 - POSICIONES 2020". supertc2000.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21.