Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., Road Touring) is a popular touring car rally racing series in Argentina, and the oldest car racing series still active in the world.
The first TC competition took place in 1937 with 12 races, each in a different province. Future Formula One star Juan Manuel Fangio (Chevrolet) won the 1940 and 1941 editions of the TC. It was during this time that the series' Chevrolet-Ford rivalry began, with Ford acquiring most of its historical victories.
Until the 1960s the races were held on temporarily closed roads, hence the series' name. These improvised circuits would often present a combination of dirt and asphalt surfaces unlike those of dedicated race tracks.
During the 1960s the category began employing high-end technologies, with local manufacturers investing heavily for prestige. The Ford Motor Company of Argentina and Chevrolet were main contenders, with Dodge to a lesser degree. The European marque Renault, which had merged with Industrias Kaiser Argentina and thus inherited the Rambler range, was also a contender.
In the 1970s, the Sport Prototipo (modified cars in the Gran Turismo vein) category was spun off TC to allow TC to return to its stock-car roots which made it immensely popular with small-town audiences. The spin-off withered away slowly. A second spin-off was TC 2000 Championship in the 1980s which allowed the showcasing of the smaller cars most Argentines were driving, thus including Peugeot, Renault, Fiat and Volkswagen, and later, Japanese brands as well. TC 2000 soon became as popular as TC itself.
In later years, and to preserve its main draw, TC has been clinging to the larger models that have mostly gone out of use in Argentine roads, and incorporated imported engines.
Brands in TC still have huge fan bases, with Ford being the largest. General Motors decided to end manufacturing Chevy Coupé SS (Chevrolet Nova) in Argentina in 1977. Chevrolet reputedly draws the second largest fan base in later years. Dodge and IKA-Torino are the other two participants with wins in TC.
Cars
Ford Falcon (35 titles)
Chevy Coupé SS (15 titles)
Dodge Polara GTX coupé (currently powered by a Chrysler Cherokee engine) (8 titles)
IKA-Renault Torino (currently powered by a Chrysler Cherokee engine) (5 titles)
Please note that both Dodge and Torino were equipped with Chrysler Cherokee engines after 1995. Back when they won the titles they were equipped with their original engines. (a Dodge "Slant Six" engine for Dodge and a Tornado engine for the Torino).
Drivers
See also: Category:Turismo Carretera 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
Norberto Fontana [1]
Christian Ledesma [2]
Omar Martínez [3][permanent dead link]
Emanuel Moriatis [4]
Guillermo Ortelli [5]
Gabriel Ponce de León [6]
Juan Manuel Silva [7]
Matías Rossi [8]
Emiliano Spataro [9]
Diego Aventín
José María López [10]
Leonel Pernía
Mariano Werner
Martín Basso
Ezequiel Bosio
Gastón Mazzacane
Mauro Giallombardo
Former
Ernesto Bessone
Rubén Luis di Palma
Patricio Di Palma [11]
José Luis Di Palma
Oscar Larrauri
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Oscar Castellano
Eduardo Copello
Dante Emiliozzi
Nasif Estéfano
Juan Manuel Fangio
Victor Galindez
Juan Gálvez
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
José Froilán González
Héctor Gradassi
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Onofre Marimón
Carlos Menditeguy
Carlos Pairetti
Gastón Perkins
Vicente Pernía
Henry Martin
Jorge Recalde
Carlos Reutemann
Juan María Traverso
Osvaldo López
Esteban Tuero
Silvio Oltra
Rubén Daray
Mario Gayraud
Angel Lo Valvo
Daniel Cingolani
Walter Hernández
Rodolfo de Álzaga
Eduardo Ramos
Oscar Aventín
The first TC competition took place in 1937 with 12 races, each in a different province. Future Formula One star Juan Manuel Fangio (Chevrolet) won the 1940 and 1941 editions of the TC. It was during this time that the series' Chevrolet-Ford rivalry began, with Ford acquiring most of its historical victories.
Until the 1960s the races were held on temporarily closed roads, hence the series' name. These improvised circuits would often present a combination of dirt and asphalt surfaces unlike those of dedicated race tracks.
During the 1960s the category began employing high-end technologies, with local manufacturers investing heavily for prestige. The Ford Motor Company of Argentina and Chevrolet were main contenders, with Dodge to a lesser degree. The European marque Renault, which had merged with Industrias Kaiser Argentina and thus inherited the Rambler range, was also a contender.
In the 1970s, the Sport Prototipo (modified cars in the Gran Turismo vein) category was spun off TC to allow TC to return to its stock-car roots which made it immensely popular with small-town audiences. The spin-off withered away slowly. A second spin-off was TC 2000 Championship in the 1980s which allowed the showcasing of the smaller cars most Argentines were driving, thus including Peugeot, Renault, Fiat and Volkswagen, and later, Japanese brands as well. TC 2000 soon became as popular as TC itself.
In later years, and to preserve its main draw, TC has been clinging to the larger models that have mostly gone out of use in Argentine roads, and incorporated imported engines.
Brands in TC still have huge fan bases, with Ford being the largest. General Motors decided to end manufacturing Chevy Coupé SS (Chevrolet Nova) in Argentina in 1977. Chevrolet reputedly draws the second largest fan base in later years. Dodge and IKA-Torino are the other two participants with wins in TC.
Cars
Ford Falcon (35 titles)
Chevy Coupé SS (15 titles)
Dodge Polara GTX coupé (currently powered by a Chrysler Cherokee engine) (8 titles)
IKA-Renault Torino (currently powered by a Chrysler Cherokee engine) (5 titles)
Please note that both Dodge and Torino were equipped with Chrysler Cherokee engines after 1995. Back when they won the titles they were equipped with their original engines. (a Dodge "Slant Six" engine for Dodge and a Tornado engine for the Torino).
Drivers
See also: Category:Turismo Carretera 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
Norberto Fontana [1]
Christian Ledesma [2]
Omar Martínez [3][permanent dead link]
Emanuel Moriatis [4]
Guillermo Ortelli [5]
Gabriel Ponce de León [6]
Juan Manuel Silva [7]
Matías Rossi [8]
Emiliano Spataro [9]
Diego Aventín
José María López [10]
Leonel Pernía
Mariano Werner
Martín Basso
Ezequiel Bosio
Gastón Mazzacane
Mauro Giallombardo
Former
Ernesto Bessone
Rubén Luis di Palma
Patricio Di Palma [11]
José Luis Di Palma
Oscar Larrauri
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Oscar Castellano
Eduardo Copello
Dante Emiliozzi
Nasif Estéfano
Juan Manuel Fangio
Victor Galindez
Juan Gálvez
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
José Froilán González
Héctor Gradassi
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Onofre Marimón
Carlos Menditeguy
Carlos Pairetti
Gastón Perkins
Vicente Pernía
Henry Martin
Jorge Recalde
Carlos Reutemann
Juan María Traverso
Osvaldo López
Esteban Tuero
Silvio Oltra
Rubén Daray
Mario Gayraud
Angel Lo Valvo
Daniel Cingolani
Walter Hernández
Rodolfo de Álzaga
Eduardo Ramos
Oscar Aventín
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