2023 El Pinar TCR World Tour round

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Uruguay 2023 El Pinar TCR World Tour round
Race details
Round 5 of 9 in the 2023 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini in El Pinar, Uruguay.
Date18–20 August, 2023
LocationEl Pinar, Uruguay
CourseAutódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini
3.120 kilometres (1.939 mi)
Race One
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing
Time 1:19.800
Podium
First Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing
Second Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Racing
Third Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Comtoyou Racing
Fastest Lap
Driver Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing
Time 1:20.774
Race Two
Laps 21
Podium
First China Ma Qinghua Cyan Racing
Second Spain Mikel Azcona BRC Racing Team
Third France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing
Fastest Lap
Driver Spain Mikel Azcona BRC Racing Team
Time 1:20.797

The 2023 El Pinar TCR World Tour round was the fifth round of 2023 TCR World Tour. It was held on 18–20 August 2023 at the Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini in El Pinar, Uruguay. The event was also the sixth round of 2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship. Santiago Urrutia scored pole position for Cyan Racing Lynk&Co. Urrutia managed to keep his lead, winning the first race. Urrutia's teammate Ma Qing Hua won the second race after leading from the start, scoring his first win of the season.

Entry list[edit]

A total of 30 cars have been entered, including entries from TCR World Tour and TCR South America.

Team Car No. Drivers
Argentina Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 1 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini
Argentina Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 2 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso
Argentina Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 5 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni
Argentina PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 8 Brazil Rafael Suzuki
Brazil Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 10 Brazil Adalberto Baptista
Italy Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 13 Uruguay Carlos Silva
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Uruguay Enrique Maglione
Argentina Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 Argentina Bernardo Llaver
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 23 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro
Argentina PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 24 Uruguay Frederick Balbi
Brazil W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 28 Brazil Galid Osman
Argentina Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 33 Argentina José Manuel Sapag
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 34 Brazil Fabio Casagrande
Argentina PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 35 Uruguay Gonzalo Reilly
Argentina PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 36 Argentina Damián Fineschi
Brazil Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 60 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella
Brazil Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 70 Brazil Diego Nunes
Brazil W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 77 Brazil Raphael Reis
Argentina Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
Italy Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 90 Uruguay Michell Bonnin
Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Sweden Thed Björk
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia
Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 129 Argentina Néstor Girolami
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 155 China Ma Qing Hua
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 168 France Yann Ehrlacher
Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 179 United Kingdom Robert Huff
Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 196 Spain Mikel Azcona
Source:[1]

Results[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Due to the circuit being short and 30 cars entered, the Q1 qualifying session was separated into 2 groups. Top 6 drivers from each group were eligible to compete in Q2 session.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Group Q1 Time Q2 Time Points
1 112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR B 1:20.300 1:19.800 15
2 111 Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR B 1:19.917 1:19.885 10
3 129 Argentina Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) A 1:20.810 1:20.118 8
4 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR B 1:20.361 1:20.200 6
5 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) A 1:20.875 1:20.457 4
6 179 United Kingdom Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) B 1:20.852 1:20.457 2
7 60 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) A 1:20.810 1:20.733
8 196 Spain Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR A 1:20.545 1:20.846
9 168 France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR A 1:20.443 1:20.922
10 155 China Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR A 1:20.871 1:21.162
11 23 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) B 1:21.389 1:21.209
12 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR B 1:21.054 1:21.356
13 2 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR A 1:21.365 -
14 28 Brazil Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR B 1:21.405 -
15 8 Brazil Rafael Suzuki PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR A 1:21.563 -
16 77 Brazil Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR A 1:21.716 -
17 24 Uruguay Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR B 1:21.834 -
18 17 Argentina Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR B 1:21.854 -
19 43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR B 1:22.004 -
20 15 Uruguay Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) B 1:22.170 -
21 5 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR A 1:22.186 -
22 1 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) B 1:22.456 -
23 70 Brazil Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR A 1:22.574 -
24 33 Argentina José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR B 1:22.819 -
25 34 Brazil Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) B 1:23.278 -
26 35 Uruguay Gonzalo Reilly PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR B 1:23.403 -
27 13 Uruguay Carlos Silva Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR A 1:24.112 -
28 10 Brazil Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR A 1:25.177 -
29 36 Argentina Damián Fineschi PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR A No time set -
30 90 Uruguay Michell Bonnin Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR A No time set -
Source:[2][3]

Race 1[edit]

Santiago Urrutia managed to keep his lead after the start, with teammate Thed Björk right behind him. Fabricio Pezzini and Carlos Silva made contact at the back of the field, resulting in the latter retiring. Girolami overtook Björk in the early part of the race, but later made dropped behind both Björk and Frédéric Vervisch, where he would remain for the rest of the race. Raphael Reis pulled into the pit lane on lap 4 with smoke coming under the hood of his Cupra, leading to his retirement. Enrique Maglione retired on the same lap due to damage done to the front of his Honda. Yann Ehrlacher eventually caught the group and attempted to attack Michelisz for 5th place, but unsuccessfully and both of them lost time doing so. This allowed Girolami a chance to attack Vervisch for 3rd place with no threat from behind, but the Honda driver made a mistake and compromised his chances for a podium finish. Fabián Yannantuoni came into the pit lane to retire with possible suspension damage following an accident. Björk started to close in on Urrutia, but remained 2nd, allowing his teammate to take a victory on home soil. Further down the order, Esteban Guerrieri passed Juan Ángel Rosso for 12th place on the final straight, with just 0.019 seconds separating them at the finish line. Ignacio Montenegro claimed the win in TCR South America, finishing 10th overall.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 20 27:29.487 1 30
2 111 Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 20 +0.479 2 25
3 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 20 +3.131 5 22
4 129 Argentina Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 20 +3.544 3 20
5 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 20 +4.184 4 18
6 168 France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 20 +5.633 9 16
7 179 United Kingdom Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 20 +14.938 6 14
8 196 Spain Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 20 +16.420 8 12
9 155 China Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 20 +20.037 10 10
10 23 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 20 +21.409 11 8
11 60 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 20 +22.408 7 6
12 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 20 +23.985 12 4
13 2 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 20 +24.004 13 3
14 17 Argentina Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 20 +25.995 18 2
15 8 Brazil Rafael Suzuki PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 20 +29.452 15 1
16 28 Brazil Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 20 +34.223 14
17 24 Uruguay Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 20 +35.108 16
18 43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 20 +41.317 20
19 33 Argentina José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 20 +48.163 26
20 70 Brazil Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 20 +48.534 21
21 1 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 20 +1:01.778 24
22 35 Uruguay Gonzalo Reilly PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 20 +1:02.672 28
23 10 Brazil Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 19 +1 lap 25
24 34 Brazil Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 18 +2 laps 27
25 5 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 13 Accident damage 19
26 15 Uruguay Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 4 Accident damage 22
27 77 Brazil Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 4 Mechanical 17
28 13 Uruguay Carlos Silva Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 1 Accident 23
Fastest lap: Santiago Urrutia, lap time 1:20.774 / Source:[4]

Race 2[edit]

The top 10 from qualifying is reversed for the race 2 grid.

Ma Qing Hua kept his lead after the start. Azcona collided with Ehrlacher right after the start, claiming 2nd place. Enrique Maglione received a drive-through penalty for driving a damaged car, as seemingly it wasn't fixed after his Race 1 accident. Safety car was brought out on lap 7, due to one of the drivers knocking over a tyre barrier. Race was resumed on lap 10, with Ma Qing Hua remaining in the lead, followed by Azcona, Ehrlacher and both Comtoyou drivers. Ignacio Montenegro retired due a wheel coming loose on his Honda on lap 13. Michelisz, Girolami and Björk were fighting for 6th place, but made several contacts on lap 15, with Girolami and Michelisz both overtaken by Urrutia. The Safety Car came out right after, because Gonzalo Reilly stopped his Peugeot on track. Ma Qing Hua made a perfect restart yet again, staying ahead of Azcona for the final two laps and claiming a victory. During an interview, he claimed the race was a highlight of his career, because he a became a first Chinese driver to win a world championship event driving a Chinese car.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 155 China Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 21 32:14.778 1 30
2 196 Spain Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 21 +0.685 3 25
3 168 France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 21 +2.344 2 22
4 179 United Kingdom Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 21 +3.160 5 20
5 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 21 +3.587 6 18
6 112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 21 +4.925 10 16
7 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 21 +5.469 7 14
8 129 Argentina Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 21 +6.082 8 12
9 111 Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk&Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 21 +9.3041 9 10
10 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +10.594 12 8
11 2 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +12.351 13 6
12 8 Brazil Rafael Suzuki PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 21 +12.933 15 4
13 60 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 21 +13.432 4 3
14 24 Uruguay Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 21 +13.721 16 2
15 77 Brazil Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 21 +14.466 17 1
16 17 Argentina Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +14.694 18
17 28 Brazil Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 21 +14.924 14
18 70 Brazil Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +15.676 20
19 1 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 21 +17.043 21
20 5 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +19.039 19
21 33 Argentina José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +20.303 23
22 43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 21 +21.404 26
23 34 Brazil Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 21 +23.794 24
24 10 Brazil Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 21 +26.131 22
25 13 Uruguay Carlos Silva Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 21 +27.204 27
26 15 Uruguay Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 18 +3 laps 28
27 35 Uruguay Gonzalo Reilly PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 16 Retired 25
28 23 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 13 Lost wheel 11
Fastest lap: Mikel Azcona, lap time 1:20.797 / Source:[5]
  • ^1 – Thed Björk received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Norbert Michelisz. As a result, he dropped from 6th place to 9th.

Standings after the round[edit]

Drivers' championship standings
Pos Driver Points Change
1 France Yann Ehrlacher 235
2 Hungary Norbert Michelisz 215
3 Spain Mikel Azcona 205
4 United Kingdom Robert Huff 197
5 Sweden Thed Björk 190 1
Teams' championship standings
Pos Driver Points Change
1 Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 546
2 Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse 430
3 Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 401
4 Estonia ALM Motorsport 182
5 Belgium Comtoyou Racing 148

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023 FIA TCR WORLD TOUR ROUND 5 ENTRY LIST – V3" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com/tcr-world-tour. TCR World Ranking.
  2. ^ "2023 FIA TCR WORLD TOUR ROUND 5 Q1 SESSION – V3" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com/tcr-world-tour. TCR World Ranking.
  3. ^ "2023 FIA TCR WORLD TOUR ROUND 5 Q2 SESSION – V3" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com/tcr-world-tour. TCR World Ranking.
  4. ^ "2023 FIA TCR WORLD TOUR ROUND 5 RACE 1 RESULTS – V3" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com/tcr-world-tour. TCR World Ranking.
  5. ^ ""2023 FIA TCR WORLD TOUR ROUND 5 RACE 2 RESULTS - V3"" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com/tcr-world-tour. TCR World Ranking.
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