# 2021 TCR South America Touring Car Championship

The 2021 TCR South America Touring Car Championship was the first season of TCR South America Touring Car Championship.

## Calendar

The championship is to begin in May 2021, with a maximum of 40 entries, eight rounds consisting of sixteen 35-minute races would be run in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
| Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date |
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 25–27 June |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais | 24–25 July |
| 3 | Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera | 11–12 September |
| 4 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar | 2–3 October |
| 5 | Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto | 30–31 October |
| 6 | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires | 12–13 November |
| 7 | Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, Alta Gracia | 4–5 December |
| 8 | Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province | 18–19 December |

## Teams and drivers

It was announced on 1 August 2020, that 35 entry applications had been made for the 2021 season, and that the entry list would be published in late August. The entry applications included drivers from countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Mexico with six car marques on the entry applications.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Co-Driver name | Rounds | Ref. |
| Cobra Racing Team | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | Adalberto Baptista | T | All | Alan Hellmeister | 2 | |
| Cobra Racing Team | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | Adalberto Baptista | T | All | Nono Figueiredo | 6 | |
| Cobra Racing Team | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 13 | Rodrigo Baptista | | All | Tom Coronel | 2, 6 | |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 11 | Paul Holton | | 1 | — | — | — |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 16 | Fabio Casagrande | T | 1–3 | James Vance | 2 | |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 17 | Roy Block | T | 2, 5 | Tim Lewis Jr. | 2 | |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 25 | Ayrton Chorne | | 4 | — | — | — |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 38 | Diego Martinez | T | 4 | — | — | — |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 70 | Matías Cravero | | 5–6 | Juan Pablo Bessone | 6 | |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 95 | Javier Manta | T | 6–7 | Gonzalo Fernández | 6 | |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 111 | Fabricio Larratea | | 3 | — | — | — |
| KMW Motorsports with PropCar | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 177 | Valdeno Brito | | 7 | — | — | — |
| MC Tubarão | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 12 | Marcio Basso | T | 1 | — | — | — |
| MC Tubarão | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 37 | Guilherme Reischl | T | 1 | — | — | — |
| MC Tubarão | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 55 | Geciel de Andrade | T | 1–2 | Ruslan Carta Filho | 2 | |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 12 | Sérgio Jimenez | | 2 | Beto Monteiro | 2 | |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 15 | Enrique Maglione | T | 3 | — | — | — |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 18 | Thiago Marques | T | 2 | Giovani Girotto | 2 | |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 27 | Rodrigo Aramendia | | 3 | — | — | — |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 35 | Pedro Aizza | | 6 | Damián Fineschi | 6 | |
| Scuderia CJ | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 53 | Eugenio Provens | | 6 | Nicolás Palau | 6 | |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 16 | Fabio Casagrande | T | 4–8 | Facundo Márques | 6 | |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 25 | Ayrton Chorne | | 3 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 60 | Juan Manuel Casella | | 4 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 22 | Juan Ángel Rosso | | 6 | Matías Milla | 6 | |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 25 | Ayrton Chorne | | 1–2 | Pedro Aizza | 2 | |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 33 | José Manuel Sapag | | 1–2, 4–7 | Esteban Guerrieri | 2, 6 | |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 52 | Cyro Fontes | | 3 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 70 | Matías Cravero | | 7 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 88 | Facundo Márques | | 5 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 133 | Juan Pablo Bessone | | 8 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 155 | Gonzalo Reilly | | 3–4 | — | — | — |
| Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 170 | Dorian Mansilla | | 8 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 30 | Pablo Otero | T | 3–4 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 44 | Ernesto Bessone | T | 5–6 | Fabricio Pezzini | 6 | |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 52 | Cyro Fontes | | 4 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 81 | Claudio Rama | T | 6 | Leandro Rama | 6 | |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 96 | Santiago Urrutia | | 3, 7 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 113 | Fabricio Pezzini | | 7–8 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 114 | Ever Franetovich | | 5 | — | — | — |
| PMO Motorsport PMO Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | 44 | Ernesto Bessone | T | 7–8 | — | — | — |
| Perú Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 47 | Rodrigo Pflucker | | 3–5 | — | — | — |
| W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 74 | Pepe Oriola | | All | Marcelo Costa | 2 | |
| W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 74 | Pepe Oriola | | All | Martin Ryba | 6 | |
| W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 77 | Raphael Reis | | All | Valdeno Brito | 2 | |
| W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 77 | Raphael Reis | | All | Néstor Girolami | 6 | |
| Icon | Class |
| T | Trophy |

## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning Team | Winning Trophy driver |
| 1 | R1 | Interlagos | Raphael Reis | Pepe Oriola | Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP | Adalberto Baptista |
| 1 | R2 | Interlagos | | Pepe Oriola | Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP | Adalberto Baptista |
| 2 | R3 | Curitiba | José Manuel Sapag Esteban Guerrieri | Rodrigo Baptista | Rodrigo Baptista Tom Coronel | Cobra Racing | Fábio Casagrande |
| 3 | R4 | Rivera | Santiago Urrutia | Pepe Oriola | Santiago Urrutia | PMO Motorsport | Pablo Otero |
| 3 | R5 | Rivera | | Pepe Oriola | Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP | Pablo Otero |
| 4 | R6 | El Pinar | Rodrigo Baptista | Rodrigo Baptista | Rodrigo Baptista | Cobra Racing | Diego Martinez |
| 4 | R7 | El Pinar | | Rodrigo Baptista | Rodrigo Baptista | Cobra Racing | Pablo Otero |
| 5 | R8 | Río Cuarto | Ever Franetovich | Pepe Oriola | Ever Franetovich | PMO Motorsport | Ernesto Bessone |
| 5 | R9 | Río Cuarto | | Rodrigo Pflucker | Rodrigo Pflucker | Perú Racing Team | Ernesto Bessone |
| 6 | R10 | Buenos Aires | Juan Ángel Rosso Matías Milla | Raphael Reis | Raphael Reis Néstor Girolami | W2 ProGP | Ernesto Bessone |
| 7 | R11 | Alta Gracia | | Rodrigo Baptista | Santiago Urrutia | PMO Motorsport | Adalberto Baptista |
| 7 | R12 | Alta Gracia | Fabricio Pezzini | Santiago Urrutia | Fabricio Pezzini | PMO Motorsport | Javier Manta |
| 8 | R13 | Concepción del Uruguay | Rodrigo Baptista | Pepe Oriola | Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP | Ernesto Bessone |
| 8 | R14 | Concepción del Uruguay | | Raphael Reis | Fabricio Pezzini | PMO Motorsport | Fábio Casagrande |

### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Qualifying | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint races | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Endurance races | 50 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | INT | INT | CUR | RIV | RIV | ELP | ELP | RCU | RCU | BUE | AGR | AGR | CDU | CDU | Pts. |
| 1 | Pepe Oriola | 1$^2$ | 1 | 6$^5$ | 2$^2$ | 1 | 2$^4$ | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5$^5$ | 2 | 5 | 1$^2$ | 2 | 278 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Baptista | 3$^4$ | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 8 | DSQ | 4$^4$ | 5 | 4$^5$ | 3$^1$ | 5 | 247 |
| 3 | Raphael Reis | 2$^1$ | DSQ | 4$^3$ | 4 | 9 | 4$^3$ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1$^3$ | 6 | 3 | 2$^3$ | 8† | 236 |
| 4 | José Manuel Sapag | 5$^3$ | 5 | Ret$^1$ | | | 3$^5$ | 3 | 4$^5$ | Ret | 3$^2$ | 3 | 7 | | | 138 |
| 5 | Adalberto Baptista | 7 | 4 | 7† | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 130 |
| 6 | Fabio Casagrande | 9† | Ret | 3 | 9 | 8 | WD | WD | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 116 |
| 7 | Fabricio Pezzini | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 1$^1$ | DNS$^4$ | 1 | 90 |
| 8 | Santiago Urrutia | | | | 1$^1$ | 10† | | | | | | 1 | 2$^2$ | | | 85 |
| 9 | Tom Coronel | | | 1 | | | | | | | 4$^4$ | | | | | 78 |
| 10 | Rodrigo Pflucker | | | | WD | WD | 7$^2$ | 4 | 2$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | 75 |
| 11 | Ernesto Bessone | | | | | | | | 7$^3$ | 3 | 6 | DNS | DNS$^4$ | 4 | 7 | 72 |
| 12 | Ayrton Chorne | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7$^5$ | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 13 | Pablo Otero | | | | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 14 | Néstor Girolami | | | | | | | | | | 1$^3$ | | | | | 53 |
| 15 | Ever Franetovich | | | | | | | | 1$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | 50 |
| 16 | Juan Ángel Rosso | | | | | | | | | | 2$^1$ | | | | | 45 |
| 16 | Matías Milla | | | | | | | | | | 2$^1$ | | | | | 45 |
| 17 | Sérgio Jimenez | | | 2$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 17 | Beto Monteiro | | | 2$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 18 | Pedro Aizza | | | 5$^4$ | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 42 |
| 19 | Esteban Guerrieri | | | Ret$^1$ | | | | | | | 3$^2$ | | | | | 41 |
| 20 | Paul Holton | 4$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 21 | Valdeno Brito | | | 4$^3$ | | | | | | | | Ret | 11† | | | 34 |
| 22 | James Vance | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 23 | Facundo Marques | | | | | | | | 6$^4$ | 8 | 10 | | | | | 32 |
| 24 | Fabricio Larratea | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 25 | Dorian Mansilla | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7$^5$ | 3 | 26 |
| 26 | Martin Ryba | | | | | | | | | | 5$^5$ | | | | | 23 |
| 27 | Diego Martínez | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 28 | Marcelo Costa | | | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 29 | Rodrigo Aramendía | | | | 11$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 30 | Matías Cravero | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | 19 |
| 31 | Guilherme Reischl | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 32 | Alan Hellmeister | | | 7† | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 33 | Damián Fineschi | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 18 |
| 34 | Gonzalo Reilly | | | | 12† | DNS | 10† | 8 | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 35 | Javier Manta | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 8 | | | 18 |
| 36 | Enrique Maglione | | | | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 37 | Eugenio Provens | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 16 |
| 37 | Nicolás Palau | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 16 |
| 38 | Claudio Rama | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 14 |
| 38 | Leandro Rama | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 16 |
| 39 | Juan Pablo Bessone | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | 4 | 13 |
| 40 | Cyro Fontes | | | | Ret$^4$ | DNS | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 41 | Roy Block | | | Ret | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | | 12 |
| 42 | Gonzalo Fernández | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | 10 |
| 43 | Nonô Figueiredo | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 8 |
| - | Geciel de Andrade | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tim Lewis Jr. | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Thiago Marques | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Giovanni Girotto | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ruslan Carta Filho | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Juan Manuel Casella | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marcio Basso | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | INT | INT | CUR | RIV | RIV | ELP | ELP | RCU | RCU | BUE | AGR | AGR | CDU | CDU | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Teams' championship

| Pos. | Team | INT | INT | CUR | RIV | RIV | ELP | ELP | RCU | RCU | BUE | AGR | AGR | CDU | CDU | Pts. |
| 1 | W2 ProGP | 1$^2$ | 1 | 4$^3$ | 2$^2$ | 1 | 2$^4$ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1$^3$ | 2 | 3$^3$ | 1$^2$ | 2 | 514 |
| 1 | W2 ProGP | 2$^1$ | DSQ | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4$^3$ | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5$^5$ | 6 | 5 | 2$^3$ | 8† | 514 |
| 2 | Cobra Racing Team | 3$^4$ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4$^4$ | 5 | 4$^5$ | 3$^1$ | 5 | 377 |
| 2 | Cobra Racing Team | 7 | Ret | 7† | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | DSQ | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 377 |
| 3 | Squadra Martino | 5$^3$ | 3 | 5$^4$ | 7$^5$ | DNS | 3$^5$ | 3 | 6$^4$ | 7 | 2$^1$ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 349 |
| 3 | Squadra Martino | 6 | 5 | Ret$^1$ | 12† | DNS | 10† | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3$^2$ | 7 | 7 | 7†$^5$ | 6 | 349 |
| 4 | PMO Motorsport | | | | 1$^1$ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1$^1$ | DNS$^4$ | 1 | 333 |
| 4 | PMO Motorsport | | | | 3 | 10† | 9 | Ret | 7$^3$ | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2$^2$ | | | 333 |
| 5 | KMW Motorsports with PropCar | 4$^5$ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | | | 170 |
| 5 | KMW Motorsports with PropCar | 9† | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11† | | | 170 |
| 6 | Scuderia CJ | | | 2$^2$ | 10 | 5 | | | | | 7 | | | | | 113 |
| 6 | Scuderia CJ | | | Ret | 11$^3$ | 6 | | | | | 8 | | | | | 113 |
| 7 | Perú Racing Team | | | | WD | WD | 7$^2$ | 4 | 2$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | 75 |
| 8 | PMO Racing | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS$^4$ | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | MC Tubarão | 8 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 9 | MC Tubarão | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Pos. | Team | INT | INT | CUR | RIV | RIV | ELP | ELP | RCU | RCU | BUE | AGR | AGR | CDU | CDU | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Trophy' championship

| Pos. | Driver | Pts. |
| 1 | Adalberto Baptista | 324 |
| 2 | Fabio Casagrande | 266 |
| 3 | Ernesto Bessone | 165 |
| 4 | Pablo Otero | 100 |
| 5 | Javier Manta | 55 |
| 6 | Diego Martínez | 48 |
| 7 | Guilherme Reischl | 44 |
| 8 | Claudio Rama | 44 |
| 9 | Enrique Maglione | 36 |
| 10 | Roy Block | 31 |
| 11 | Thiago Marques | 5 |
| 12 | Geciel de Andrade | 1 |
| NC | Marcio Basso | 0 |