2009 TC 2000 season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2009 TC 2000 season was the 31st Turismo Competicion 2000 season. It began on April 5 and ended on November 29 after 12 races. José María López

José María López

José María "Pechito" López is a race car driver. He raced in the 2006 GP2 Series for the Super Nova team, and previously for the DAMS team, and the CMS team in Formula 3000. He was also at Renault F1 as a test driver...

won his second successive title for Equipo Petrobras.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No	Drivers	Notes
Equipo Petrobras	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	1	José María López José María López José María "Pechito" López is a race car driver. He raced in the 2006 GP2 Series for the Super Nova team, and previously for the DAMS team, and the CMS team in Formula 3000. He was also at Renault F1 as a test driver...
		1	Anthony Reid Anthony Reid Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although Scottish he now lives in England.-Formula cars:...	Endurance Series races only
		2	Juan Manuel Silva Juan Manuel Silva Juan Manuel Silva , nicknamed el Pato is an Argentine racing driver. In 1999 he was the champion of the TC 2000 competition and in 2005 he was the champion of the Turismo Carretera competition....
		2	Cacá Bueno Cacá Bueno Carlos Eduardo Santos Galvão Bueno Filho, better known as Cacá Bueno , is a Brazilian racing driver...	Endurance Series races only
		36	Leonel Pernía Leonel Pernía Leonel Adrián Pernía is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in TC 2000, where he finished 3rg in 2009 and 2nd in 2010 driving for the works Honda team....
		36	Agustín Canapino	Endurance Series races only
Chevrolet Elaion	Chevrolet Vectra	3	Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli is an Argentine racing car driving, who currently is competing in several domestic series.-Biography:...
		3	Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer...	Endurance Series races only
		4	Christian Ledesma Christian Ledesma Christian Ledesma is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera and TC2000 .-Junior series:...
			Juan Ignácio Cáceres Juan Cáceres Juan Ignacio Cáceres is a Uruguayan race car driver from Punta del Este.Caceres began racing in Europe in 2001 and has competed in Italian Formula Renault, Spanish/Portuguese Formula BMW Junior Cup , and Spanish Formula Three. In 2005 he drove in Italian Formula 3000 and had a Formula One test...	Endurance Series Termas de Río Hondo race only
			José Ciantini	Endurance Series races only
Renault Lo Jack Team	Renault Mégane II Renault Mégane The Renault Mégane is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, saloon, coupé, convertible and estate bodystyles...	5	Matías Rossi Matías Rossi Matías Rossi is an Argentine racecar driver. He is the youngest person to win back-to-back TC2000 championships, in 2006-2007....
		5	Thiago Camilo Thiago Camilo Thiago Camilo Palmieri is a racing driver Brazil. Raced in the series Stock Car Brasil.-Career:Thiago Camilo began attending racetracks in the womb, Mari...	Endurance Series races only
		6	Néstor Girolami
		6	Esteban Guerrieri Esteban Guerrieri Esteban Guerrieri is an Argentine racing driver.-Career:After graduating from karts, Guerrieri competed in various Formula Renault 2000 championships from 2001 to 2003...	Endurance Series races only
Ford-YPF	Ford Focus	7	Martín Basso Martín Basso Martín Basso is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Formula Three Sudamericana and TC 2000....
		7	Lionel Ugalde	Endurance Series races only
		8	Gabriel Ponce de León Gabriel Ponce de León Gabriel Ponce de León is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera and TC 2000.- Career :*1996: Argentine Formula Renault...
		8	Daniel Serra	Endurance Series races only
Toyota Team Argentina	Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	9	Norberto Fontana Norberto Fontana Norberto Edgardo Fontana is an Argentine racing driver. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 29, 1997. His opportunity to race came as a result of two separate injuries sustained by regular Sauber driver Gianni Morbidelli during the 1997 season...
		9	Ricardo Maurício Ricardo Maurício Ricardo Maurício is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008...	Endurance Series races only
		10	Mariano Werner Mariano Werner Mariano Werner is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Argentine Formula Renault and TC 2000 .- Career :*2005: Argentine Formula Renault...
		10	Carlos Okulovich	Endurance Series races only
DP-1 Team	Ford Focus	11	Luis José di Palma
		11	Ricardo Risatti Ricardo Risatti Ricardo Caíto Risatti is an Argentine racing driver who has progressed through the ranks of formula single-seater racing in South America and Europe. He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series, TC 2000.-Career history:Risatti began his...	Endurance Series races only
		12	Leandro Carducci
		12	Alejandro González Alejandro González Alejandro González may refer to:* Alejandro Martín González , Mexican boxer* Alejandro González, Jr. , his son, Mexican boxer* Alejandro González Alcocer , former governor of the Mexican state of Baja California...	Endurance Series races only
		40	Crispín Beitía
		40	Nelson García
DTA	Chevrolet Astra	16	Fabián Yannantuoni
		16	Fabián Flaqué	Endurance Series races only
		17	Santiago Ventana
		17	Jorge Trebbiani	Endurance Series races only
		38	Matías Muñoz Marchesi
		38	Gabriel Furlán Gabriel Furlán Néstor Gabriel Furlán is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Formula Three Sudamericana and TC2000....	Endurance Series races only
Escudería Río de la Plata	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	18	Bernardo Llaver
		18	Pablo Piumetto
		19	Fabricio Pezzini	Rounds 1–4
			Marcelo Bugliotti	Round 7-onwards
			Damián Fineschi	Endurance Series Termas de Río Hondo race only
			TBA	Endurance Series races only
Basalto TTA	Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	20	Franco Coscia
		20	Rafael Morgenstern	Endurance Series races only
		21	Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Alexis Moriatis is an Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 2009.-External links:*...
		21	Diego Aventín Diego Aventín Diego Aventín is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera, TC 2000 and TRV6...	Endurance Series races only
Lanus Motorsport	Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	22	Daniel Belli
Lanus Motorsport		22	Matías Cohen	Endurance Series races only
Fineschi Racing	Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	24	Damian Fineschi	Rounds 1–4, 6-onwards
		24	German Suarez	Endurance Series races only
		25	Marcelo Julián
		25	Julio Francischetti	Endurance Series races only
		42	Néstor Riva	Round 4-onwards
		42	Omar El Bacha	Endurance Series races only
JM Motorsport	Volkswagen Bora	26	Rubén Salerno
		26	Ricky Joseph	Endurance Series races only
		27	Gustavo der Ohanessian	Rounds 1, 5, 7-onwards
			Gerardo Martín	Rounds 2, 3, 4, 6
			Adrián Chiriano	Endurance Series races only
Mendoza Motorsport	Volkswagen Bora	28	Gerardo Martín	Not raced – Martín ran 4 races in JM Motorsport
BAR Competición	Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	30	José Luís Raponi	Not raced
Malta Advanced Racing Team	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	32	Carlos Banfi
Malta Advanced Racing Team		32	Carlos De Ley	Endurance Series races only
Bainotti Racing	Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	34	Ezequiel Bosio Ezequiel Bosio Ezequiel Bosio is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Formula Renault Argentina and TC 2000.- Career :*2003: Argentine Formula Renault Runner Up...
		34	Guillermo Albertengo	Endurance Series races only
		35	Marcelo Bugliotti	Round 1
			"Tito" Bessone Ernesto Bessone Ernesto Tito Bessone II is an Argentine racing driver. He is currently racing in Turismo Carretera series. He also took part from TC2000 and other categories from Argentina. His son Ernesto III is also a race car driver....	Rounds 2–4
			Iván Saturni	Round 5-onwards
			Diego Menendez	Endurance Series races only
		44	Lucas Armellini
		44	Andres Rios Andrés Ríos Andrés Lorenzo Ríos is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for River Plate.-Club career:Coming through the well regarded youth system of River Plate, he made his debut on 4 March 2007 in the away loss against Estudiantes .-International career:In January 2009 Ríos was selected to...	Endurance Series races only
Fiat Pro Racing Team	Fiat Linea Fiat Linea The Fiat Linea is a small family car released on March 26, 2007 at Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey, by the Italian automaker Fiat as a world car in developing countries. It replaced the aging Marea as the largest saloon in the Fiat range. It is based on the current Fiat Grande Punto platform...	46	Emiliano Spataro Emiliano Spataro Emiliano Spataro is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera, TC 2000, Top Race and Formula Three Sudamericana...
		46	Felipe Maluhy	Endurance Series races only
		47	Francisco Viel Bugliotti	Rounds 1–3
			Omar Martinez Omar Martínez Omar Gurí Martínez is an Argentine racing driver. He currently competes in Turismo Carretera, TC2000 and Top Race V6. His nickname Gurí is a common Guaraní term used in his hometown to refer to a young boy.-Career:Martínez started his career in domestical Formula Entrerriana in 1983, being...	Round 4-onwards
			Mariano Altuna	Endurance Series races only
FP Racing	Peugeot 307 Peugeot 307 The Peugeot 307 is a small family car produced by the French Peugeot manufacturer since 2001. It was awarded the European Car of the Year title for 2002, and continues to be offered in China and certain South American markets through 2009 despite the French launch of the 308 in September...	48	Esteban Tuero Esteban Tuero Esteban Tuero is an Argentine racing driver who raced for the Minardi Formula One team in 1998. At 19, he became the third-youngest F1 driver in history when he landed his seat alongside Shinji Nakano, but left the sport at the end of the season following a neck injury.- Early life :Esteban Tuero...
		48	Lucas Benamo Lucas Benamo Lucas Benamo is an Argentine racing driver. He is a former winner of the Argentine Formula Renault 1.6 Championship, winning it in 2005 having been runner-up the season before.- Career :*2001: Formula Renault Argentina...	Endurance Series races only
		49	Franco Berardi Franco Berardi Franco "Bifo" Berardi is an Italian Marxist theorist and activist working in the autonomist tradition and mainly focusing on the role of the media and information technology in post-industrial capitalism...	Round 6-onwards
		49	Henry Martin Henry Martin (racecar driver) Henry Martin is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera, TRV6 and TC 2000.- Career :*1979: Championship Sudamericano Júnior...	Endurance Series races only
Neuquén Sport Group	Volkswagen Polo Volkswagen Polo The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupé and estate variants....	51	Dario Delvas	Round 4-onwards
Neuquén Sport Group		51	Damián Cassino	Endurance Series races only
Vitelli Competición	Renault Mégane II Renault Mégane The Renault Mégane is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, saloon, coupé, convertible and estate bodystyles...	52	Maximiliano Baumgartner	Round 4-onwards
Vitelli Competición		52	Ezequiel Baldinelli	Endurance Series races only

Race calendar and results

Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Event type	Number of laps
April 5	Gran Premio Casinos de Córdoba	Autódromo Oscar Cabalén Autódromo Oscar Cabalén Autódromo Oscar Cabalén is a motorsports circuit located in Córdoba, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 and Formula Renault series.- External links :*...	Alta Gracia, Córdoba	Normal event
April 19		Autódromo Parque General Roca Autódromo Parque Ciudad Autódromo Parque Ciudad is a motorsports circuit located in Rio Negro, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 and Formula Renault series....	General Roca, Río Negro	Normal event
May 10		Autódromo Ciudad de Oberá	Oberá, Misiones	Normal event	26
May 31		Autódromo Jorge Ángel Pena Autódromo Jorge Ángel Pena Autódromo Jorge Ángel Pena is a motorsports circuit located in Mendoza, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 and Formula Renault series....	San Martín, Mendoza	Normal event	31
June 14		Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo is a motorsports circuit located in Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000, Turismo Carretera and Formula Renault series. From 2013, it will host the Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix....	Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero	Endurance Series race	70
July 5		Autódromo Santiago Yaco Guarnieri Autódromo Santiago Yaco Guarnieri Autódromo Santiago Yaco Guarnieri is a motorsports circuit located in Chaco, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC 2000 and Formula Renault series....	Resistencia, Chaco	Normal event	40
August 16	200km de Buenos Aires 200 km de Buenos Aires The 200 km de Buenos Aires is a 200-kilometre touring car race held annually at Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina.The race was traditionally run on the last Sunday in October, but is now held on the first Sunday in November....	Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...	Endurance Series race	38
September 6		Autódromo Ciudad de Centenário	Centenário, Neuquén	Normal event
October 3 and 4		Streets of Santa Fé Gran Premio de Santa Fe Gran Premio de Santa Fe is a motorsports circuit located in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 series....	Santa Fé Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...	Double-header event
October 24 and 25		Autódromo El Zonda Autódromo Eduardo Copello Autódromo Eduardo Copello is a motorsports circuit located in El Zonda, San Juan, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 series....	San Juán San Juan, Argentina San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....	Double-header event
November 8	Gran Premio de Punta del Este	Streets of Punta del Este	Punta del Este, Uruguay	Normal event	Cancelled
November 29	Gran Premio Coronación	Circuito Potrero de los Funes Potrero de los Funes Circuit The Lago Potrero de los Funes circuit is a race track originally constructed in 1987, and rebuilt in 2008. It is located from San Luis, capital city of the San Luis Province, Argentina. The circuit is semi-permanent, with a length of...	Potrero de los Funes, San Luis	Endurance Series race	48

Championship standings

Position	Number	Driver	Car	Points
1	1	José María López José María López José María "Pechito" López is a race car driver. He raced in the 2006 GP2 Series for the Super Nova team, and previously for the DAMS team, and the CMS team in Formula 3000. He was also at Renault F1 as a test driver...	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	157
2	2	Juan Manuel Silva Juan Manuel Silva Juan Manuel Silva , nicknamed el Pato is an Argentine racing driver. In 1999 he was the champion of the TC 2000 competition and in 2005 he was the champion of the Turismo Carretera competition....	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	127
3	36	Leonel Pernía Leonel Pernía Leonel Adrián Pernía is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in TC 2000, where he finished 3rg in 2009 and 2nd in 2010 driving for the works Honda team....	Honda New Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...	124
4	9	Norberto Fontana Norberto Fontana Norberto Edgardo Fontana is an Argentine racing driver. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 29, 1997. His opportunity to race came as a result of two separate injuries sustained by regular Sauber driver Gianni Morbidelli during the 1997 season...	Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	112
5	5	Matías Rossi Matías Rossi Matías Rossi is an Argentine racecar driver. He is the youngest person to win back-to-back TC2000 championships, in 2006-2007....	Renault Mégane II Renault Mégane The Renault Mégane is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, saloon, coupé, convertible and estate bodystyles...	106
6	10	Mariano Werner Mariano Werner Mariano Werner is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Argentine Formula Renault and TC 2000 .- Career :*2005: Argentine Formula Renault...	Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	65
7	8	Gabriel Ponce de León Gabriel Ponce de León Gabriel Ponce de León is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera and TC 2000.- Career :*1996: Argentine Formula Renault...	Ford Focus	53
8	3	Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli is an Argentine racing car driving, who currently is competing in several domestic series.-Biography:...	Chevrolet Vectra	37.5
9	21	Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Alexis Moriatis is an Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 2009.-External links:*...	Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	34.5
10	47	Omar Martínez Omar Martínez Omar Gurí Martínez is an Argentine racing driver. He currently competes in Turismo Carretera, TC2000 and Top Race V6. His nickname Gurí is a common Guaraní term used in his hometown to refer to a young boy.-Career:Martínez started his career in domestical Formula Entrerriana in 1983, being...	Fiat Linea Fiat Linea The Fiat Linea is a small family car released on March 26, 2007 at Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey, by the Italian automaker Fiat as a world car in developing countries. It replaced the aging Marea as the largest saloon in the Fiat range. It is based on the current Fiat Grande Punto platform...	34

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