Turismo Carretera

Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., Road Touring) is a touring car racing series in Argentina. Considered as the most important racing series in its country, was created in 1937 under the name of Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad (Argentine Speed Championship) by the Automóvil Club Argentino. Is the oldest car racing series in the world still active to the date

Its name came from the conjunction of the type of cars utilized on the series (touring cars) and the primitive scenery were the races take place (Route Road and Lane).

In the beginning the competition were done in road course in general on land courses but after high number of accidents it started moving to the closed tracks in the 1990. Today it is only happening on racing courses  

Along the history this category used different car types. On the beginning in the 1930 using Touring Cars going by Sport Prototypes on the 60’s-70’s concluding on the 70’s onward compact cars.

At the time the technological diversity would allow the use of different engines from tame inline 4 to the more powerful v8. This diversity on makes models and engines would decrease with the change of time and assembly of new regulations in to the middle 70’s from there on there were 4 models homologated by the organization being them Chevrolet Chevy (Chevy Nova), Dodge GTX, Ford Falcon e IKA Torino, all of them equipped by inline 6 engines with a limit of 183 cubic inches (3000 Cubic Centimeters)

Nowadays since the implementation of the sidepod covering the roll cage (12th race of the 2007 season) the vehicles used are only a representation of the mentioned models and since 2015 the cars are using inline 6 engines developed by Oreste Berta, 24 Valve DOHC (Double Overhead Camshaft) with a limit of 189 Cubic Inches (3100 Cubic Centimeters) Capable of delivering 500 HP between 8500 – 9000 rpm.

The drivers with more championships are Juan Gálvez with 9, Guillermo Ortelli with 7, Juan María Traverso with 6, Óscar Alfredo Gálvez with 5, Dante Emiliozzi, Héctor Luis Gradassi and Agustín Canapino with 4.

History

Televisión

Turismo Carretera started broadcasting in the 1980s and it continued transmitting by the producer Carburando through different channels up to date. The most remembered presenters were:

Cacho Gonzalez Rouco with Mono Gagliardi this last from the plane covering the race from the air the Grand Prix

Titi Camps also for Carburando (producer)

José Luis Benedetto couple years in Carburando (producer) and then for Pistas Argentinas (producer)

Car crashes were not oblivious to the history of the Turismo Carretera, many of them with fatal consequences. Up to 2018 a total of 62 racers had died on accidents on competition meantime more than 10 racers died during test sessions.The last fatal accident happened in november of 2011 in Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio on the city of Balcarce, where Guido Falaschi lost his life

On the other hand, as well as drivers many co-drivers die in competition. a total of 51 co-drivers after the accident on april 22nd of 2007 on the Autódromo General San Martín of Comodoro Rivadavia the ACTC (Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera) decided to eliminate the figure of the co-driver a historic member of the TC from its roots

Brands Rivalry

The passion of the public has bring a lot of attention to the brand rivalry

Ford: Is the winningest on Tc obtaining 42 titles since 1937 being the two first corresponding to the Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad and the following 40 with the denomination of Turismo Carretera. The titles have been obtained with the models: Ford V8 en the Touring Coupe era also referred as “Cupecitas” and with the Ford Falcon in the compact era

Chevrolet: Is the second winningest on Tc the principal rival of Ford. In total had win 22 championships. Is the only one in obtain at least one title in the three eras of TC: The antique Touring Coupe (1940 1941 and 1966) The sport prototype (1968) and the Compact era with 18 championships

Dodge: Over the years had win 10 championships all with the same car model but with different engines. The vast majority with the Slant Six (inline 6) in the 1980’s and then in 2003 and 2006 The car was a Dodge Polara in a Coupe version (Dodge Cherokee), the evolution off  Dodge GTX with Jeep Cherokee engines

Torino:Had won 5 Tc championships but torino is not the brand name but the car name itself of a IKA-Renault, produced from 1966 to 1981 and based on Rambler American of third generation (post 1964) produced by American Motors (AMC).

Take-off classification for the First Round Nueve de Julio city circuit (1959).

Circuits

The race-tracks used are:

Drivers

Champions
  • 1939: Ángel Lo Valvo – Ford TC V8 coupé
  • 1940: Juan Manuel Fangio – Chevrolet TC
  • 1941: Juan Manuel Fangio – Chevrolet coupé
  • 1947: Óscar Alfredo Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1948: Óscar Alfredo Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1949: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1950: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1951: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1952: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1953: Óscar Alfredo Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1954: Óscar Alfredo Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1955: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1956: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1957: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1958: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1959: Rodolfo De Álzaga – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1960: Juan Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1961: Oscar Alfredo Gálvez – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1962: Dante Emiliozzi – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1963: Dante Emiliozzi – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1964: Dante Emiliozzi – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1965: Dante Emiliozzi – Ford V8 coupé
  • 1966: Juan Manuel Bordeu – Chevrolet coupé
  • 1967: Eduardo Copello – Torino 380 coupé
  • 1968: Carlos Pairetti – Chevrolet-250 Prototipo (Chassis Ford "T")
  • 1969: Gastón Perkins – Torino-Nova Prototipo
  • 1970: Rubén Luis di Palma – Torino 380 coupé
  • 1971: Rubén Luis di Palma – Torino 380 coupé
  • 1972: Héctor Gradassi – Ford Falcon
  • 1973: Nasif Estéfano – Ford Falcon
  • 1974: Héctor Luis Gradassi – Ford Falcon
  • 1975: Héctor Luis Gradassi – Ford Falcon
  • 1976: Héctor Luis Gradassi – Ford Falcon
  • 1977: Juan María Traverso – Ford Falcon
  • 1978: Juan María Traverso – Ford Falcon
  • 79/80: Francisco Espinosa – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 80/81: Antonio Aventín – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1982: Jorge Martínez Boero – Ford Falcon
  • 1983: Roberto Mouras – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1984: Roberto Mouras – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1985: Roberto Mouras – Dodge Polara RT coupé/Chevrolet
  • 1986: Oscar Angeletti – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1987: Oscar Castellano – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1988: Oscar Castellano – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 1989: Oscar Castellano – Ford Falcon
  • 1990: Emilio Satriano – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 1991: Oscar Aventín – Ford Falcon
  • 1992: Oscar Aventín – Ford Falcon
  • 1993: Walter Hernández – Ford Falcon
  • 1994: Eduardo Ramos – Ford Falcon
  • 1995: Juan María Traverso – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 1996: Juan María Traverso – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 1997: Juan María Traverso – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 1998: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 1999: Juan María Traverso – Ford Falcon
  • 2000: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2001: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2002: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2003: Ernesto Bessone – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 2004: Omar Martínez – Ford Falcon
  • 2005: Juan Manuel Silva – Ford Falcon
  • 2006: Norberto Fontana – Dodge Polara RT coupé
  • 2007: Christian Ledesma – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2008: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2009: Emanuel Moriatis – Ford Falcon
  • 2010: Agustín Canapino – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2011: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2012: Mauro Giallombardo – Ford Falcon
  • 2013: Diego R. Aventin – Ford Falcon
  • 2014: Matías Rossi – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé
  • 2015: Omar Martínez – Ford Falcon
  • 2016: Guillermo Ortelli – Chevrolet Chevy Coupé

Active

Former

Titles
Agustín Canapino, TC Champion In 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Óscar Castellano (left) TC Champion in 1987, 1988 y 1989, and Roberto Mouras (right), TC Champion in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Juan Manuel Fangio, TC Champion in 1940 and 1941.
Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad
# Year Driver Make
– 1937 Eduardo Pedrazzini Ford V8 (1), (2)
– 1938
Ricardo Risatti I		 Ford V8
Turismo Carretera
# Year Driver Make
1 1939 Ángel Lo Valvo Ford V8 (3)
2 1940 Juan Manuel Fangio Chevrolet Master (4)
3 1941 Juan Manuel Fangio Chevrolet Master (5)
4 1942 – (6)
1943–1946 – – (7)
5 1947 Óscar Gálvez Ford V8
6 1948 Óscar Gálvez Ford V8
7 1949 Juan Gálvez Ford V8
8 1950 Juan Gálvez Ford V8
9 1951 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (8)
10 1952 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (9)
11 1953 Óscar Gálvez Ford V8
12 1954 Óscar Gálvez Ford V8
13 1955 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (10)
14 1956 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (11)
15 1957 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (12)
16 1958 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (13)
17 1959 Rodolfo De Álzaga Ford V8
18 1960 Juan Gálvez Ford V8 (14)
19 1961 Óscar Gálvez Ford V8
20 1962 Dante Emiliozzi Ford V8
21 1963 Dante Emiliozzi Ford V8
22 1964 Dante Emiliozzi Ford V8
23 1965 Dante Emiliozzi Ford V8
24 1966 Juan Manuel Bordeu Chevrolet Master (15)
25 1967 Eduardo Copello Liebre Mk II Torino (16), (17)
26 1968 Carlos Pairetti Fast-Chevrolet
27 1969 Gastón Perkins Liebre Mk III Torino
28 1970 Luis Rubén Di Palma(Fórmula A) Torino 380 W (18)
Eduardo Copello (Fórmula B) Liebre Mk II Torino
29 1971 Luis Rubén Di Palma Torino 380 W
30 1972 Héctor Luis Gradassi Ford Falcon
31 1973 Nasif Estéfano Ford Falcon (19)
32 1974 Héctor Luis Gradassi Ford Falcon
33 1975 Héctor Luis Gradassi Ford Falcon (20)
34 1976 Héctor Luis Gradassi Ford Falcon
35 1977 Juan María Traverso Ford Falcon
36 1978 Juan María Traverso Ford Falcon
37 1979/80 Francisco Espinosa Chevrolet Chevy (21)
38 1980/81 Antonio Aventín Dodge GTX (22)
1981 Roberto Mouras Dodge GTX (23)
39 1982 Jorge Martínez Boero Ford Falcon
40 1983 Roberto Mouras Dodge GTX
41 1984 Roberto Mouras Dodge GTX
42 1985 Roberto Mouras Dodge GTX (24)
43 1986 Óscar Angeletti Dodge GTX
44 1987 Óscar Castellano Dodge GTX
45 1988 Óscar Castellano Dodge GTX
46 1989 Óscar Castellano Ford Falcon (25)
47 1990 Emilio Satriano Chevrolet Chevy
48 1991 Óscar Aventín Ford Falcon
49 1992 Óscar Aventín Ford Falcon
50 1993 Walter Hernández Ford Falcon
51 1994 Eduardo Ramos Ford Falcon
52 1995 Juan María Traverso Chevrolet Chevy
53 1996 Juan María Traverso Chevrolet Chevy
54 1997 Juan María Traverso Chevrolet Chevy
55 1998 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
56 1999 Juan María Traverso Ford Falcon
57 2000 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
58 2001 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
59 2002 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
60 2003 Ernesto Bessone II Dodge Cherokee
61 2004 Omar Martínez Ford Falcon
62 2005 Juan Manuel Silva Ford Falcon
63 2006 Norberto Fontana Dodge Cherokee
64 2007 Christian Ledesma Chevrolet Chevy (26)
65 2008 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy (27)
66 2009 Emanuel Moriatis Ford Falcon
67 2010 Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Chevy (28)
68 2011 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
69 2012 Mauro Giallombardo Ford Falcon
70 2013 Diego Aventín Ford Falcon
71 2014 Matías Rossi Chevrolet Chevy
72 2015 Omar Martínez Ford Falcon
73 2016 Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Chevy
74 2017 Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Chevy
75 2018 Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Chevy
76 2019 Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Chevy


(1): First Champeon Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad.

(2): First Champeon with Ford.

(3): First Champeon in Turismo Carretera.

(4): First Champeon with Chevrolet.

(5): First Two-Time winner on TC.

(6): Only 2 races that year no champion

(7): Stop of the activities WWII

(8): First Three-Time winner on TC.

(9): First Four-Time winner on TC.

(10): First Five-Time winner on TC.

(11): First Six-Time winner on TC.

(12): First Seven-Time winner on TC.

(13): First Eight-Time winner on TC.

(14): First Nine-Time winner on TC.

(15): Last Champeon with a Touring Coupe

(16): First Sport Prototype era Champeon

(17): First Champeon with IKA

(18): First Champeon in compact era

(19): First Post Mortem Champeon

(20): First Championship defined with a Tie-Breaker

(21): First TC champion under the direct regency of ACTC

(22): First Champeon with Dodge

(23): 5-date tournament called Lizeviche – Galíndez (unofficial).

(24): He competed some races with a Chevrolet Chevy.

(25): First champion with two different brands.

(26): First Argentine TC champion without co-drivers.

(27): It was consecrated by playing a final Play Off of 5 dates, against the 12 best classified

(28):First champion defined by a case of "Default Regulatory" (Lack of victories of the tournament pointer)

N: Drivers still racing

Video game

A racing video game based on the series, also titled Turismo Carretera, was released for Microsoft Windows. Developed by 2Pez Games and published by 777 Studios internationally, it includes four cars and twelve different tracks. By using the ISImotor engine, all vehicles were faithfully reproduced, based on the available teams' data.[1][2]

References
  1. "Turismo Carretera: Erster offizieller Trailer steht bereit". Motorsport Total. July 3, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "Turismo Carretera – Released + Interview". VirtualR. February 8, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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