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2024 El Calafate Turismo Carretera round

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Argentina 2024 El Calafate Turismo Carretera round
Event Information
Round 1 of 15 in the 2024
Date23–25 February 2024
LocationEl Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
VenueAutódromo Enrique Freile
Results
Race 1
Distance 5 laps 19 km
Winner Argentina Mariano Werner
Werner Competición
6:46.603
Race 2
Distance 5 laps 19 km
Winner Argentina Facundo Ardusso
RUS Med Team
6:43.817
Race 3
Distance 5 laps 19 km
Winner Argentina Otto Fritzler
Pradecon Racing
6:43.995
Race 4
Distance 25 laps 95 km
Pole position Argentina Mariano Werner
Werner Competición
1:20.458
Winner Argentina Tobías Martínez
Trotta Racing Team
40:24.132

The 2024 El Calafate Turismo Carretera round (commercially titled Gran Premio Shell Helix) was a motor race for Turismo Carretera held on the weekend of 23–25 February 2024. The event was held at the Autódromo Enrique Freile in El Calafate, Argentina and consisted of four races – three 'heats' of 19 kilometres, and a 'final' of 95 kilometres. It was the opening round of fifteen in the 2024 Turismo Carretera championship.[1]

Background

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The event was notable as the debut of the series' five new models. Having almost exclusively run versions of the Chevrolet Coupé SS, Dodge GTX, Ford Falcon and Torino Cherokee for the last 50 years, as well as the Toyota Camry from 2022, versions of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang were admitted to the grid, along with a facelifted Camry and a 'concept' Torino.[2]

43 competitors were entered in the event, however Martín Vázquez withdrew. Ten of the entries were new models – three Camaros and Mustangs apiece, two facelifted Camry models, one Challenger and one new Torino.[3][4]

Results

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Qualifying

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Juan Cruz Benvenuti crashed in practice and withdrew from the remainder of the weekend.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time/Gap Pts
1 1 Argentina Mariano Werner Werner Competición Ford Mustang 1:20.458 2
2 83 Argentina Facundo Ardusso RUS Med Team Chevrolet Coupé SS +0.010
3 21 Argentina Otto Fritzler Pradecon Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.077
4 68 Argentina Julián Santero LCA Racing Ford Falcon +0.111
5 79 Argentina Facundo Chapur AyP Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.126
6 7 Uruguay Marcos Landa Trotta Racing Team Torino Cherokee +0.187
7 19 Argentina Diego Ciantini JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS +0.279
8 22 Argentina Juan José Ebarlín LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS +0.408
9 127 Argentina Marcelo Agrelo Maquin Parts Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.458
10 3 Argentina Germán Todino Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon +0.494
11 197 Argentina Marcos Quijada UR Racing Chevrolet Camaro +0.503
12 13 Argentina Juan Tomas Catalán Magni CM Motorsport Ford Falcon +0.520
13 161 Argentina Kevin Candela Candela Competición Torino Cherokee +0.594
14 107 Argentina Tobías Martínez Trotta Racing Team Torino TC 2024 +0.623
15 10 Argentina Valentín Aguirre JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS +0.629
16 4 Argentina Jonatan Castellano Castellano Power Team Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.659
17 122 Argentina Andrés Jakos Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina Toyota Camry 2024 +0.683
18 11 Argentina Christian Ledesma Pradecon Racing Chevrolet Camaro +0.684
19 177 Argentina Ayrton Londero Gurí Martínez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.712
20 63 Argentina Nicolás Bonelli RUS Med Team Ford Falcon +0.728
21 88 Argentina Nicolás Trosset UR Racing Ford Mustang +0.774
22 121 Argentina Elio Craparo Hermanos Álvarez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.803
23 172 Argentina Santiago Álvarez JP Carrera Dodge GTX Cherokee +0.834
24 34 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Spataro Racing Ford Falcon +0.890
25 85 Argentina Ricardo Risatti LRD Performance Chevrolet Camaro +0.894
26 157 Argentina Juan Bautista de Benedictis DTA Racing Ford Mustang +0.938
27 6 Uruguay Mauricio Lambiris Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon +0.948
28 95 Argentina Agustín Martínez Gurí Martínez Competición Ford Falcon +0.970
29 231 Argentina José Manuel Urcera Moriatis Competición Ford Falcon +1.034
30 53 Argentina Federico Iribarne Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS +1.218
31 77 Argentina Augusto Carinelli Fancio Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee +1.329
32 9 Argentina Juan Martín Trucco Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge Challenger +1.389
33 38 Argentina Nicolás Cotignola Sprint Racing Torino Cherokee +1.579
34 94 Argentina Lautaro de la Iglesia Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge GTX Cherokee +1.688
35 47 Argentina Norberto Fontana Hermanos Álvarez Competición Chevrolet Coupé SS +1.723
36 12 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS +1.772
37 5 Argentina Santiago Mangoni Las Toscas Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS +1.928
38 75 Argentina Sergio Alaux Giavedoni Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS +2.095
39 96 Argentina Juan Cruz Benvenuti Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS No time
40 71 Argentina Sebastián Abella LCA Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS No time
EXC 23 Argentina Esteban Gini Maquin Parts Racing Toyota Camry 2022 Excluded
EXC 114 Argentina Gastón Ferrante AyP Competición Toyota Camry 2024 Excluded
Source:[6][7]

Heat 1

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 1 Argentina Mariano Werner Werner Competición Ford Mustang 5 6:46.603 1 5
2 68 Argentina Julián Santero LCA Racing Ford Falcon 5 +0.144 2 4.5
3 19 Argentina Diego Ciantini JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +1.325 3 4
4 161 Argentina Kevin Candela Candela Competición Torino Cherokee 5 +5.762 5 3.5
5 3 Argentina Germán Todino Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon 5 +5.763 4 3
6 4 Argentina Jonatan Castellano Castellano Power Team Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +6.180 6 2.5
7 121 Argentina Elio Craparo Hermanos Álvarez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +6.511 8 2
8 85 Argentina Ricardo Risatti LRD Performance Chevrolet Camaro 5 +8.671 9 1.5
9 177 Argentina Ayrton Londero Gurí Martínez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +9.562 7 1
10 94 Argentina Lautaro de la Iglesia Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +10.560 12 0.5
11 77 Argentina Augusto Carinelli Fancio Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +11.323 11
12 5 Argentina Santiago Mangoni Las Toscas Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +11.420 13
13 95 Argentina Agustín Martínez Gurí Martínez Competición Ford Falcon 2 +3 laps 10
DNS 71 Argentina Sebastián Abella LCA Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS
Fastest Lap: Julián Santero (LCA Racing), 1:20.721
Source:[8]

Heat 2

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 83 Argentina Facundo Ardusso RUS Med Team Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 6:43.817 1 5
2 22 Argentina Juan José Ebarlín LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +2.033 3 4.5
3 197 Argentina Marcos Quijada UR Racing Chevrolet Camaro 5 +3.097 4 4
4 122 Argentina Andrés Jakos Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina Toyota Camry 2024 5 +5.071 6 3.5
5 107 Argentina Tobías Martínez Trotta Racing Team Torino TC 2024 5 +6.196 5 3
6 63 Argentina Nicolás Bonelli RUS Med Team Ford Falcon 5 +6.879 7 2.5
7 172 Argentina Santiago Álvarez JP Carrera Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +8.828 8 2
8 23 Argentina Esteban Gini Maquin Parts Racing Toyota Camry 2022 5 +9.011 14 1.5
9 157 Argentina Juan Bautista de Benedictis DTA Racing Ford Mustang 5 +12.471 9 1
10 231 Argentina José Manuel Urcera Moriatis Competición Ford Falcon 5 +13.543 10 0.5
11 75 Argentina Sergio Alaux Giavedoni Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +19.204 13
12 9 Argentina Juan Martín Trucco Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge Challenger 5 +20.278 11
13 47 Argentina Norberto Fontana Hermanos Álvarez Competición Chevrolet Coupé SS 1 12
DSQ 79 Argentina Facundo Chapur AyP Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 Technical 2
Fastest Lap: Facundo Ardusso (RUS Med Team), 1:20.575
Source:[9]

Heat 3

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 21 Argentina Otto Fritzler Pradecon Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 6:43.995 1 5
2 7 Uruguay Marcos Landa Trotta Racing Team Torino Cherokee 5 +1.090 2 4.5
3 127 Argentina Marcelo Agrelo Maquin Parts Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee 5 +2.303 3 4
4 10 Argentina Valentín Aguirre JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +4.283 5 3.5
5 11 Argentina Christian Ledesma Pradecon Racing Chevrolet Camaro 5 +5.291 6 3
6 13 Argentina Juan Tomas Catalán Magni CM Motorsport Ford Falcon 5 +9.324 4 2.5
7 88 Argentina Nicolás Trosset UR Racing Ford Mustang 5 +11.962 7 2
8 34 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Spataro Racing Ford Falcon 5 +11.9631 8 1.5
9 114 Argentina Gastón Ferrante AyP Competición Toyota Camry 2024 5 +16.321 14 1
10 53 Argentina Federico Iribarne Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +17.381 10 0.5
11 12 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 +18.036 12
12 6 Uruguay Mauricio Lambiris Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon 5 +35.990 9
13 38 Argentina Nicolás Cotignola Sprint Racing Torino Cherokee 5 +35.9912 11
DNS 96 Argentina Juan Cruz Benvenuti Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS
Fastest Lap: Otto Fritzler (Pradecon Racing), 1:20.500
Source:[10]
  • ^1Emiliano Spataro was given a five-second post-race penalty for colliding with Nicolás Trosset.
  • ^2 – Nicolás Cotignola was given a ten-second post-race penalty for colliding with Mauricio Lambiris.

Final

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The first race of Turismo Carretera's new era was filled with chaos and controversy. Facundo Ardusso led the pack from the start, whilst Nicolás Bonelli spun out in front of the pack at the first corner. At the end of the first lap, Juan José Ebarlín spun out Marcelo Agrelo, causing a chain-reaction crash that included Andrés Jakos, Christian Ledesma, Juan Tomás Catalán Magni, Kevin Candela and Valentín Aguirre, resulting in a safety car period and Ebarlín's post-race disqualification. On the restart, Ardusso and Otto Fritzler lightly clashed wheels at the opening corner – however Ardusso later backed off with a slow puncture, resulting in a five-second penalty for Fritzler. Mariano Werner then inherited the lead in his new Mustang, but "the Fox of Paraná" spun out four laps later and was stationary for just long enough to cause a safety car. Marcos Landa in the older model Torino claimed the lead, and maintained a comfortable gap to Diego Ciantini (who passed Ebarlín for second) before a safety car came out with three laps to go as Jakos pulled off the circuit with mechanical issues. A one-lap shootout would determine the winner between Landa and Ciantini, and with three corners remaining Ciantini unloaded Landa in front of the pack – dropping the Uruguayan outside the top ten. Ciantini crossed the line first followed by Ebarlín and Fritzler, but Ciantini would receive a post-race penalty for the contact with Landa, leaving fourth-placed rookie Facundo Chapur victorious after the additional sanctions for Ebarlín and Fritzler – until he too was disqualified an hour after the race for breaching the engine compression limit, leaving fellow rookie and reigning TC Pista champion Tobías Martínez in the brand new Torino TC 2024 – built in 50 days and untested – as the winner having been originally classified fifth.[11]


Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Pts.
1 107 Argentina Tobías Martínez Trotta Racing Team Torino TC 2024 25 40:24.132 40
2 23 Argentina Esteban Gini Maquin Parts Racing Toyota Camry 2022 25 +0.256 37
3 231 Argentina José Manuel Urcera Moriatis Competición Ford Falcon 25 +0.498 34
4 68 Argentina Julián Santero LCA Racing Ford Falcon 25 +0.987 31
5 6 Uruguay Mauricio Lambiris Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon 25 +1.603 30
6 85 Argentina Ricardo Risatti LRD Performance Chevrolet Camaro 25 +1.852 29
7 121 Argentina Elio Craparo Hermanos Álvarez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +2.235 28
8 172 Argentina Santiago Álvarez JP Carrera Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +2.647 27
9 95 Argentina Agustín Martínez Gurí Martínez Competición Ford Falcon 25 +2.832 26
10 94 Argentina Lautaro de la Iglesia Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +2.948 25
11 21 Argentina Otto Fritzler Pradecon Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +4.0981 24
12 63 Argentina Nicolás Bonelli RUS Med Team Ford Falcon 25 +4.505 23
13 7 Uruguay Marcos Landa Trotta Racing Team Torino Cherokee 25 +6.321 22
14 19 Argentina Diego Ciantini JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 25 +6.3222 21
15 157 Argentina Juan Bautista de Benedictis DTA Racing Ford Mustang 25 +6.626 20
16 1 Argentina Mariano Werner Werner Competición Ford Mustang 25 +10.156 19
17 177 Argentina Ayrton Londero Gurí Martínez Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +12.127 18
18 38 Argentina Nicolás Cotignola Sprint Racing Torino Cherokee 25 +14.064 17
19 5 Argentina Santiago Mangoni Las Toscas Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 25 +14.517 16
20 88 Argentina Nicolás Trosset UR Racing Ford Mustang 25 +14.958 15
21 34 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Spataro Racing Ford Falcon 25 +14.959 14
22 12 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 25 +17.995 13
23 77 Argentina Augusto Carinelli Fancio Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +18.334 12
24 83 Argentina Facundo Ardusso RUS Med Team Chevrolet Coupé SS 25 +18.978 11
25 4 Argentina Jonatan Castellano Castellano Power Team Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 +19.372 10
26 3 Argentina Germán Todino Maquin Parts Racing Ford Falcon 25 +22.812 9
27 114 Argentina Gastón Ferrante AyP Competición Toyota Camry 2024 24 +1 lap 8
28 161 Argentina Kevin Candela Candela Competición Torino Cherokee 24 +1 lap 7
29 122 Argentina Andrés Jakos Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina Toyota Camry 2024 21 Mechanical 6
30 53 Argentina Federico Iribarne Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 19 5
31 197 Argentina Marcos Quijada UR Racing Chevrolet Camaro 18 3
32 75 Argentina Sergio Alaux Giavedoni Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 4 3
33 13 Argentina Juan Tomas Catalán Magni CM Motorsport Ford Falcon 2 Crash damage 3
34 10 Argentina Valentín Aguirre JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 1 Crash damage 3
35 127 Argentina Marcelo Agrelo Maquin Parts Racing Dodge GTX Cherokee 1 Crash damage 3
36 11 Argentina Christian Ledesma Pradecon Racing Chevrolet Camaro 1 Crash damage 3
DSQ 22 Argentina Juan José Ebarlín LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS 25 Collision with Agrelo
DSQ 79 Argentina Facundo Chapur AyP Competición Dodge GTX Cherokee 25 Technical
DNS 9 Argentina Juan Martín Trucco Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge Challenger Mechanical[12]
DNS 47 Argentina Norberto Fontana Hermanos Álvarez Competición Chevrolet Coupé SS
WD 96 Argentina Juan Cruz Benvenuti Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS Practice crash
WD 71 Argentina Sebastián Abella LCA Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS
Fastest Lap: Jonatan Castellano (Castellano Power Team), 1:20.770
Sources:[13][14]
  • ^1 – Otto Fritzler was given a five-second post-race penalty for colliding with Facundo Ardusso.
  • ^2Diego Ciantini was given a ten-second post-race penalty for colliding with Marcos Landa.

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship
Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Argentina Tobías Martínez 42.5
2 Argentina Esteban Gini 38 -4.5
3 Argentina Julián Santero 35.5 -7
4 Argentina José Manuel Urcera 34 -8.5
5 Argentina Ricardo Risatti 30.5 -12.5
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  2. ^ "Se vienen cambios en el Turismo Carretera para 2024: lo que tenés que saber" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "43 inscriptos del TC para la primera fecha en El Calafate. En el TC Pista estará Thiago Martinez" (in Spanish). Ahora Calafate. 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Los 10 autos de nueva generación del TC que debutan en El Calafate" (in Spanish). SoloTC. 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "TC: el fuerte palo que se pegó Juan Cruz Benvenuti en pleno entrenamiento" (in Spanish). LM Neuquén. 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2024 / EL CALAFATE (CARRERA 1 DE 15) / CLASIFICACIÓN". Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 24 February 2024.
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  8. ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2024 / EL CALAFATE (CARRERA 1 DE 15) / 1° SERIE". Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2024 / EL CALAFATE (CARRERA 1 DE 15) / 2° SERIE". Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2024 / EL CALAFATE (CARRERA 1 DE 15) / 3° SERIE". Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 25 February 2024.
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  14. ^ "Ardusso ganó la serie más rápida del TC en El Calafate" (in Spanish). SoloTC. 25 February 2024.
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