2009 TC 2000 Championship

The 2009 TC 2000 Championship was the 31st Turismo Competicion 2000 season. It began on April 5 and ended on November 29 after 12 races. José María López won his second successive title for Equipo Petrobras.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No Drivers Notes
Equipo Petrobras Honda New Civic 1 Argentina José María López
United Kingdom Anthony Reid Endurance Series races only
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Silva
Brazil Cacá Bueno Endurance Series races only
36 Argentina Leonel Pernía
Argentina Agustín Canapino Endurance Series races only
Chevrolet Elaion Chevrolet Vectra 3 Argentina Guillermo Ortelli
Switzerland Alain Menu Endurance Series races only
4 Argentina Christian Ledesma
Uruguay Juan Ignácio Cáceres Endurance Series Termas de Río Hondo race only
Argentina José Ciantini Endurance Series races only
Renault Lo Jack Team Renault Mégane II 5 Argentina Matías Rossi
Brazil Thiago Camilo Endurance Series races only
6 Argentina Néstor Girolami
Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Endurance Series races only
Ford-YPF Ford Focus 7 Argentina Martín Basso
Argentina Lionel Ugalde Endurance Series races only
8 Argentina Gabriel Ponce de León
Brazil Daniel Serra Endurance Series races only
Toyota Team Argentina Toyota Corolla 9 Argentina Norberto Fontana
Brazil Ricardo Maurício Endurance Series races only
10 Argentina Mariano Werner
Argentina Carlos Okulovich Endurance Series races only
DP-1 Team Ford Focus 11 Argentina Luis José di Palma
Argentina Ricardo Risatti Endurance Series races only
12 Argentina Leandro Carducci
Argentina Alejandro González Endurance Series races only
40 Argentina Crispín Beitía
Argentina Nelson García
DTA Chevrolet Astra 16 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni
Argentina Fabián Flaqué Endurance Series races only
17 Argentina Santiago Ventana
Argentina Jorge Trebbiani Endurance Series races only
38 Argentina Matías Muñoz Marchesi
Argentina Gabriel Furlán Endurance Series races only
Escudería Río de la Plata Honda New Civic 18 Argentina Bernardo Llaver
Argentina Pablo Piumetto
19 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Rounds 1–4
Argentina Marcelo Bugliotti Round 7-onwards
Argentina Damián Fineschi Endurance Series Termas de Río Hondo race only
Basalto TTA Toyota Corolla 20 Argentina Franco Coscia
Argentina Rafael Morgenstern Endurance Series races only
21 Argentina Emanuel Moriatis
Argentina Diego Aventín Endurance Series races only
Lanus Motorsport Honda Civic 22 Argentina Daniel Belli
Argentina Matías Cohen Endurance Series races only
Fineschi Racing Honda Civic 24 Argentina Damian Fineschi Rounds 1–4, 6-onwards
Argentina German Suarez Endurance Series races only
25 Argentina Marcelo Julián
Argentina Julio Francischetti Endurance Series races only
42 Argentina Néstor Riva Round 4-onwards
Argentina Omar El Bacha Endurance Series races only
JM Motorsport Volkswagen Bora 26 Argentina Rubén Salerno
Argentina Ricky Joseph Endurance Series races only
27 Argentina Gustavo der Ohanessian Rounds 1, 5, 7-onwards
Argentina Gerardo Martín Rounds 2, 3, 4, 6
Argentina Adrián Chiriano Endurance Series races only
Mendoza Motorsport Volkswagen Bora 28 Argentina Gerardo Martín Not raced – Martín ran 4 races in JM Motorsport
BAR Competición Honda Civic 30 Argentina José Luís Raponi Not raced
Malta Advanced Racing Team Honda New Civic 32 France Carlos Banfi
Argentina Carlos De Ley Endurance Series races only
Bainotti Racing Honda Civic 34 Argentina Ezequiel Bosio
Argentina Guillermo Albertengo Endurance Series races only
35 Argentina Marcelo Bugliotti Round 1
Argentina Ernesto Bessone Rounds 2–4
Argentina Iván Saturni Round 5-onwards
Argentina Diego Menendez Endurance Series races only
44 Argentina Lucas Armellini
Argentina Andres Rios Endurance Series races only
Fiat Pro Racing Team Fiat Linea 46 Argentina Emiliano Spataro
Brazil Felipe Maluhy Endurance Series races only
47 Argentina Francisco Viel Bugliotti Rounds 1–3
Argentina Omar Martinez Round 4-onwards
Argentina Mariano Altuna Endurance Series races only
FP Racing Peugeot 307 48 Argentina Esteban Tuero
Argentina Lucas Benamo Endurance Series races only
49 Argentina Franco Berardi Round 6-onwards
Argentina Henry Martin Endurance Series races only
Neuquén Sport Group Volkswagen Polo 51 Argentina Dario Delvas Round 4-onwards
Argentina Damián Cassino Endurance Series races only
Vitelli Competición Renault Mégane II 52 Argentina Maximiliano Baumgartner Round 4-onwards
Argentina Ezequiel Baldinelli Endurance Series races only

Race calendar and results

Date Race Name Track Location Event type Number of laps
April 5 Argentina Gran Premio Casinos de Córdoba Autódromo Oscar Cabalén Alta Gracia, Córdoba Normal event
April 19 Argentina Autódromo Parque General Roca General Roca, Río Negro Normal event
May 10 Argentina Autódromo Ciudad de Oberá Oberá, Misiones Normal event 26
May 31 Argentina Autódromo Jorge Ángel Pena San Martín, Mendoza Normal event 31
June 14 Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Endurance Series race 70
July 5 Argentina Autódromo Santiago Yaco Guarnieri Resistencia, Chaco Normal event 40
August 16 Argentina 200km de Buenos Aires Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Endurance Series race 38
September 6 Argentina Autódromo Parque Provincia del Neuquén Centenario, Neuquén Normal event
October 3 and 4 Argentina Streets of Santa Fé Santa Fé Double-header event
October 24 and 25 Argentina Autódromo El Zonda San Juán Double-header event
November 8 Uruguay Gran Premio de Punta del Este Punta del Este Street Circuit Punta del Este, Uruguay Normal event Cancelled
November 29 Argentina Gran Premio Coronación Circuito Potrero de los Funes Potrero de los Funes, San Luis Endurance Series race 48

Championship standings

Top 10

Position Number Driver Car Points
1 1 Argentina José María López Honda New Civic 157
2 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Silva Honda New Civic 127
3 36 Argentina Leonel Pernía Honda New Civic 124
4 9 Argentina Norberto Fontana Toyota Corolla 112
5 5 Argentina Matías Rossi Renault Mégane II 106
6 10 Argentina Mariano Werner Toyota Corolla 65
7 8 Argentina Gabriel Ponce de León Ford Focus 53
8 3 Argentina Guillermo Ortelli Chevrolet Vectra 37.5
9 21 Argentina Emanuel Moriatis Toyota Corolla 34.5
10 47 Argentina Omar Martínez Fiat Linea 34

References