2010 Buenos Aires 200km
Encyclopedia
The 2010 200 km of Buenos Aires
is the seventh edition of this race on the TC2000 season. The race was held in the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires
.
(Ford YPF).
The 200 Km as usual proved to be not just any other race in the calendar. Not because of the of the circuit’s long and varied history, not because of how the championship standings remain, not because of the attendance of over 50,000 spectators at Argentina’s leading motorsport venue.
But yes because the already traditional Buenos Aires 200 Km were much more than a great spectacle: the confirmation of a resurging of the Toyota team, the definition of the privateers’ title, with Fabián Yannantuoni (Vittal DTA) as its new champion, the completion of the Endurance Series Quini 6 championship, which Werner claimed, and the confirmation that only Pernía and Fontana now stand a chance of winning this year’s TC2000 championship on December 5th at San Luis.
As expected, the race had all the ingredients of this type of event. For example, the mandatory pit stops for driver changes, between laps 15 and 21.
The Toyotas were the pace-setters throughout the weekend. Although Werner/Guerrieri claimed pole on Saturday, the Japanese marque’s 1-2-3 speaks volumes about the cars’ pace in race trim. And victory for the Llaver/Giallombardo duo had a special taste, especially after the way Llaver missed out on what might have been his first win in the division at the previous round at Oberá, a fortnight ago.
However, not everything turned out perfectly for the team. Because Werner, who started the race from pole aboard the No. 9 Toyota, jumped the start and the Stewards proceeded to dictate a drive-through for him, which spelt the end of his and Guerrieri’s hopes of victory.
Their team-mate Facundo Ardusso, aboard the No. 10 Toyota Corolla, drove splendidly and overtook one of the pre-race favourites, Emiliano Spataro
(Scudería Fiat), while standings leader Leonel Pernía
(Equipo Petrobras) started from 11th and by the end of lap 1 he was up to 8th.
Werner’s penalty allowed Ardusso into the lead prior to handing over to co-driver Agustín Canapino, who also drove a great race and ended up as runner-up.
With Ardusso leading quite comfortably, there were a number of retirements in his wake, which gave way to a constant change of positions.
In what refers to the retirements, 10 cars exited the race during the first stages, between laps 3 and 13, such as those of Ezequiel Bosio
/Marcelo Bugliotti, Emiliano Spataro/Ezequiel Baldinelli and Leandro Carducci/Stefan Johnasson (aboard Fiat Linea examples), Gabriel Ponce de León/Daniel Serra (Ford Focus), together with Mariano Altuna/Jorge Trebbiani and José María López/Gabriele Tarquini (Equipo Petrobras Honda Civics).
Spataro was one of the first retirements, after Fiat’s leading driver had arrived at Buenos Aires seeking to near in on the standings leader, so as to have a shot at the title at the forthcoming season-closer in San Luis. But a puncture on the corner at the far end of the layout spelt the finish of his and his team’s championship hopes.
Lap 15 and the cars began streaming into the pitlane for the driver changes, with most of them having been completed by lap 18. That was when Canapino took over Ardusso’s Corolla, and Giallombardo took over Llaver’s car, while Werner handed his to Guerrieri one lap later.
Fontana and Mauricio completed the swiftest driver change, which led to their Ford Focus rising to 2nd place after all the pit stops had been completed, with Giallombardo already heading towards victory.
Nearing the finish, Canapino –in a great maneouvre- and Guerrieri overtook Mauricio and went to complete Toyota’s brilliant 1-2-3, much to the pleasure of team director Gustavo Aznáres, who not even during the team’s toughest times had given up in his efforts for a recovery, thus celebrating this win in style, after much hard work.
The Fontana/Mauricio Ford finally managed to come home in 6th place, which translated into some very important championship points for Fontana, who thus closed in on standings leader Pernía (8th).
Pernía now leads the standings with 119 points to his name, followed by Fontana with 110,5, ahead of Spataro (85), who as mentioned previously no longer stands a chance of the battling for this year’s title.
Fabricio Pezzini/Hanna Abdallah (Escudería Río de la Plata), Rubén Salerno/Gustavo Der Ohanessian (JM Motorsport) and Fabián Yannantuoni/José Yannantuoni (Vittal DTA) filled the privateer’s podium, with Fabián Yannantuoni claiming the title in this division.
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....
is the seventh edition of this race on the TC2000 season. The race was held in the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in 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...
.
Report
Bernardo Llaver and Mauro Giallombardo spearheaded a terrific weekend for Toyota Team Argentina, by claiming victory in the Buenos Aires 200 Km at the Oscar & Juan Gálvez autodrome, ahead of team-mates Facundo Ardusso/Agustín Canapino and Mariano Werner/Esteban Guerrieri. Third place allowed Werner to claim the Endurance Series Quini 6 title. The results of this, the penultimate round of the Campeonato Argentino 3M de TC2000, has led to the title going down to the wire between Leonel Pernía (Equipo Petrobras) and Norberto FontanaNorberto 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...
(Ford YPF).
The 200 Km as usual proved to be not just any other race in the calendar. Not because of the of the circuit’s long and varied history, not because of how the championship standings remain, not because of the attendance of over 50,000 spectators at Argentina’s leading motorsport venue.
But yes because the already traditional Buenos Aires 200 Km were much more than a great spectacle: the confirmation of a resurging of the Toyota team, the definition of the privateers’ title, with Fabián Yannantuoni (Vittal DTA) as its new champion, the completion of the Endurance Series Quini 6 championship, which Werner claimed, and the confirmation that only Pernía and Fontana now stand a chance of winning this year’s TC2000 championship on December 5th at San Luis.
As expected, the race had all the ingredients of this type of event. For example, the mandatory pit stops for driver changes, between laps 15 and 21.
The Toyotas were the pace-setters throughout the weekend. Although Werner/Guerrieri claimed pole on Saturday, the Japanese marque’s 1-2-3 speaks volumes about the cars’ pace in race trim. And victory for the Llaver/Giallombardo duo had a special taste, especially after the way Llaver missed out on what might have been his first win in the division at the previous round at Oberá, a fortnight ago.
However, not everything turned out perfectly for the team. Because Werner, who started the race from pole aboard the No. 9 Toyota, jumped the start and the Stewards proceeded to dictate a drive-through for him, which spelt the end of his and Guerrieri’s hopes of victory.
Their team-mate Facundo Ardusso, aboard the No. 10 Toyota Corolla, drove splendidly and overtook one of the pre-race favourites, 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...
(Scudería Fiat), while standings leader 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....
(Equipo Petrobras) started from 11th and by the end of lap 1 he was up to 8th.
Werner’s penalty allowed Ardusso into the lead prior to handing over to co-driver Agustín Canapino, who also drove a great race and ended up as runner-up.
With Ardusso leading quite comfortably, there were a number of retirements in his wake, which gave way to a constant change of positions.
In what refers to the retirements, 10 cars exited the race during the first stages, between laps 3 and 13, such as those of 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...
/Marcelo Bugliotti, Emiliano Spataro/Ezequiel Baldinelli and Leandro Carducci/Stefan Johnasson (aboard Fiat Linea examples), Gabriel Ponce de León/Daniel Serra (Ford Focus), together with Mariano Altuna/Jorge Trebbiani and José María López/Gabriele Tarquini (Equipo Petrobras Honda Civics).
Spataro was one of the first retirements, after Fiat’s leading driver had arrived at Buenos Aires seeking to near in on the standings leader, so as to have a shot at the title at the forthcoming season-closer in San Luis. But a puncture on the corner at the far end of the layout spelt the finish of his and his team’s championship hopes.
Lap 15 and the cars began streaming into the pitlane for the driver changes, with most of them having been completed by lap 18. That was when Canapino took over Ardusso’s Corolla, and Giallombardo took over Llaver’s car, while Werner handed his to Guerrieri one lap later.
Fontana and Mauricio completed the swiftest driver change, which led to their Ford Focus rising to 2nd place after all the pit stops had been completed, with Giallombardo already heading towards victory.
Nearing the finish, Canapino –in a great maneouvre- and Guerrieri overtook Mauricio and went to complete Toyota’s brilliant 1-2-3, much to the pleasure of team director Gustavo Aznáres, who not even during the team’s toughest times had given up in his efforts for a recovery, thus celebrating this win in style, after much hard work.
The Fontana/Mauricio Ford finally managed to come home in 6th place, which translated into some very important championship points for Fontana, who thus closed in on standings leader Pernía (8th).
Pernía now leads the standings with 119 points to his name, followed by Fontana with 110,5, ahead of Spataro (85), who as mentioned previously no longer stands a chance of the battling for this year’s title.
Fabricio Pezzini/Hanna Abdallah (Escudería Río de la Plata), Rubén Salerno/Gustavo Der Ohanessian (JM Motorsport) and Fabián Yannantuoni/José Yannantuoni (Vittal DTA) filled the privateer’s podium, with Fabián Yannantuoni claiming the title in this division.
Results
| Position | Number | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |  Bernardo Llaver Mauro Giallombardo |
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... |
| 2 | 10 | Facundo Ardusso Facundo Ardusso Facundo Ardusso is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Argentine Formula Renault and TC 2000.He was fourth at Punta del Este, 21 March 2010.- Career :... Agustín Canapino |
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... |
| 3 | 9 | 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... Esteban GuerrieriEsteban 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... |
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... |
| 4 | 4 | Néstor Girolami Matías Russo Matías Russo Matías Russo Paraná Entre Ríos, is an Argentine racing driver.He has run in different series, with major success in FIA GT Championship.... |
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... |
| 5 | 12 | 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:...  Yvan MullerYvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
Chevrolet Vectra |
| 6 | 7 | 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...  Ricardo MauricioRicardo Maurício Ricardo Maurício is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008... |
Ford Focus |
| 7 | 31 | Francisco Troncoso Rafael Morgenstern |
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... |
| 8 | 3 | 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.... Ricardo RisattiRicardo 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... |
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... |
| 9 | 11 | Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli Guillermo Ortelli is an Argentine racing car driving, who currently is competing in several domestic series.-Biography:...  Alain MenuAlain 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... |
Chevrolet Vectra |
| 10 | 5 | 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.... Felipe Maluhy |
Renault Megane 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... |
| 11 | 51 | Ignacio Char Juan Manuel López |
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... |
| 12 | 37 | Santiago Ventana Germán Suárez |
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... |
| 13 | Fabricio Pezzini Hanna Abdallah |
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... |
|
| 14 | 27 | Rubén Salerno Gustavo Der Ohanessian |
Volkswagen Bora |
| 15 | 15 | Fabián Yannantuoni Jose Yannantuoni |
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... |
| 16 | 24 | Leonel Larrauri Oscar Larrauri Oscar Larrauri Oscar Rubén Larrauri is a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the struggling EuroBrun team, debuting on April 3, 1988... |
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... |
| 17 | Javier Manta Gustavo Fontana |
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... |
|
| 18 | Gonzalo Fernandez Gonzalo Fernández Gonzalo Fernández may refer to:*Gonzalo Fernández de Traba, Galician nobleman*Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba known as el Gran Capitán, Castilian general and statesman... Alejandro Berganza |
Volkswagen Bora | |
| 19 | 18 | Juan Cruz Alvarez Juan Cruz Álvarez Juan Cruz Álvarez is a race car driver.-Career:Álvarez was the World Series Light champion in 2003, driving for the Meycom team. He moved up to the World Series by Nissan for 2004... Nicolas MinassianNicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent.After spending finishing 2nd place in the 1993 Formula Renault Eurocup, he graduated to the French Formula Three Championship where he finished runner-up to countryman Laurent Redon at his second attempt in 1995... |
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... |
| 20 | 6 | 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.... Guido FalaschiGuido Falaschi Guido Falaschi was an Argentine car racing driver.He died in a crash in the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio in Balcarce.... |
Renault Megane 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... |
| 21 | 35 | 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.... Lionel Ugalde |
Ford Focus |
| 22 | Nicolás Ursprung Ignacio Moreira |
Volkswagen Bora | |
| 23 | Jorge Cersósimo Gaston Ricardo |
Volkswagen Bora | |
| 24 | 13 | Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Moriatis Emanuel Alexis Moriatis is an Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 2009.-External links:*... Diego AventínDiego Aventín Diego Aventín is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera, TC 2000 and TRV6... |
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... |
| 25 | 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...  Gabriele TarquiniGabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify... |
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... |
| 26 | 2 | Mariano Altuna Jorge Trebbiani |
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... |
| 27 | 14 | 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... Ezequiel Baldinelli |
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... |
| 28 | 25 | Daniel Belli Adrián Chiriano |
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... |
| 29 | 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... Daniel Serra |
Ford Focus |
| 30 | 43 | Franco Coscia 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... |
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... |
| 31 | 16 | Matías Muñoz Marchesi Guillermo Albertengo |
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... |
| 32 | 17 | Luis José di Palma Franco Vivian |
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... |
| 33 | 40 | Leandro Carducci Stefan JohanssonStefan Johansson Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson is a former Formula One driver from who drove for among others both Ferrari and McLaren during his Grand Prix career. Since leaving Formula One he has raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing, and Grand Prix Masters... |
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 | 39 | 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... Marcelo Bugliotti |
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... |