2023 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Explained

Flag:	ARG
2023 Gran Premio de Buenos Aires
Round No:	10
Season No:	15
Year:	2023
Series:	Turismo Carretera
Track Map:	File:Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 12.svg
Date:	18–20 August
Location:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Circuit:	Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Weather:	Saturday: Rain Sunday: Overcast
Race1 Laps:	5
Race1 Dist:	28.255
Winner1:	Marcos Quijada
Winner1 Team:	Uranga Racing
Winner1 Time:	7:37.062
Race2 Laps:	5
Race2 Dist:	28.255
Winner2:	Santiago Álvarez
Winner2 Team:	JP Carrera
Winner2 Time:	7:39.016
Race3 Laps:	5
Race3 Dist:	28.255
Winner3:	Leonel Sotro
Winner3 Team:	Alifraco Sport
Winner3 Time:	9:55.446
Race4 Laps:	25
Race4 Dist:	141.275
Pole4:	Marcos Quijada
Pole4 Team:	Uranga Racing
Pole4 Time:	1:30.361
Winner4:	Valentín Aguirre
Winner4 Team:	JP Carrera
Winner4 Time:	48:50.071

The 2023 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (Spanish: 2023 Gran Premio de Buenos Aires, commercially titled Gran Premio de Buenos Aires Shell) was a motor race for Turismo Carretera held on the weekend of 18–20 August 2023. The event was held at the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina and consisted of four races – three 'heats' of 30 kilometres, and a 'final' of 140 kilometres. It was the tenth round of fifteen in the 2023 Turismo Carretera championship.

Results

Practice

Session		Driver	Team	Car	Time	Source
Practice 1	2	Mariano Werner			1:32.645	^[1]
	197	Marcos Quijada			1:30.863	^[2]

Qualifying

Qualifying was affected by wet weather.

		Driver	Team	Car	Time/Gap
1	197	Marcos Quijada			1:30.361	2
2	172	Santiago Álvarez			+0.531
3	119	Humberto Krujoski			+0.629
4	101	Lionel Ugalde			+1.314
5	121	Elio Craparo			+1.337
6	85	Ricardo Risatti III			+1.515
7	54	Nicolás Cotignola			+1.552
8	177	Ayrton Londero			+1.568
9	99	Leonel Sotro			+1.609
10	161	Kevin Candela			+1.701
11	208	Gastón Ferrante			+1.717
12	37	Emiliano Spataro			+1.788
13	133	Valentín Aguirre			+1.827
14	116	Alan Ruggiero			+1.933
15	137	Otto Fritzler			+1.972
16	72	Martín Serrano			+1.993
17	75	Sergio Alaux			+2.059
18	25	Diego Ciantini			+2.091
19	155	Federico Iribarne			+2.292
20	232	Gustavo Micheloud			+2.372
21	122	Andrés Jakos			+2.479
22	77	Augusto Carinelli			+2.486
23	21	Christian Ledesma			+2.527
24	123	Martín Vázquez			+2.554
25	32	Norberto Fontana			+2.675
26	83	Facundo Ardusso			+2.967
27	82	Carlos Okulovich			+3.003
28	127	Marcelo Agrelo			+3.233
29	115	Diego de Carlo			+3.394
30	14				+3.699
31	55	Leandro Mulet			+3.728
32	215	Gastón Crusitta			+3.812
33	44	Facundo Della Motta			+3.813
34	27	Gastón Mazzacane			+3.943
35	30	Gabriel Ponce de León			+4.137
36	88	Nicolás Trosset			+4.259
37	17	Nicolás Bonelli			+4.359
38	20	Juan José Ebarlín			+4.682
39	111	Juan Garbelino			+4.982
40	9	Mauricio Lambiris			+5.851
41	87	Juan Martín Trucco			+6.253
42	95	Marcos Landa			+6.520
43	56	Germán Todino			+8.541
44	1	José Manuel Urcera			+8.588
45	117	Matías Rossi			+9.140
46	68	Julián Santero			+9.412
47	6	Leonel Pernía			+9.704
48	78	Agustín Canapino			+9.866
49	53	Juan Tomás Catalán Magni			+10.811
50	2	Mariano Werner			+12.057
51	7	Jonatan Castellano			+12.572
52	4	Esteban Gini			+13.923
53	96	Juan Cruz Benvenuti			+22.439
54	5	Santiago Mangoni			No time
Source:^[3]

Heat 1

		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	197	Marcos Quijada			5	7:37.062	1	5
2	101	Lionel Ugalde			5	+2.680	2	4.5
3	133	Valentín Aguirre			5	+9.765	5	4
4	72	Martín Serrano			5	+14.206	6	3.5
5	77	Augusto Carinelli			5	+15.310	8	3
6	9	Mauricio Lambiris			5	+15.434	14	2.5
7	155	Federico Iribarne			5	+15.982	7	2
8	17	Nicolás Bonelli			5	+21.787	13	1.5
9	68	Julián Santero			5	+22.066	16	1
10	4	Esteban Gini			5	+22.488	18	0.5
11	27	Gastón Mazzacane			5	+24.623	12
12	127	Marcelo Agrelo			5	+24.868	10
13	53				5	+25.451	17
14	161	Kevin Candela			5	+1:00.097	4
15	56	Germán Todino			5	+1:10.357	15
16	55	Leandro Mulet			4	+1 lap	11
17	54	Nicolás Cotignola			2	Mechanical	3
DNS	32	Norberto Fontana					9
Fastest Lap: Marcos Quijada (Uranga Racing), 1:31.018
Source:^[4]

Heat 2

		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	172	Santiago Álvarez			5	7:39.016	1	5
2	121	Elio Craparo			5	+0.387	2	4.5
3	177	Ayrton Londero			5	+1.195	3	4
4	208	Gastón Ferrante			5	+1.870	4	3.5
5	21	Christian Ledesma			5	+3.296	8	3
6	75	Sergio Alaux			5	+5.896	6	2.5
7	83	Facundo Ardusso			5	+6.558	9	2
8	116	Alan Ruggiero			5	+9.184	5	1.5
9	30				5	+10.988	11	1
10	6	Leonel Pernía			5	+11.584	15	0.5
11	87	Juan Martín Trucco			5	+12.574	13
12	20	Juan José Ebarlín			5	+13.605	12
13	2	Mariano Werner			5	+13.735	16
14	215	Gastón Crusitta			5	+17.780	10
15	115	Diego de Carlo			5	+19.570	18
16	96	Juan Cruz Benvenuti			5	+19.808	17
17	1	José Manuel Urcera			5	+19.937	14
DNS	232	Gustavo Micheloud					7
Fastest Lap: Christian Ledesma (Las Toscas Racing), 1:30.683
Source:^[5]

Heat 3

		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	99	Leonel Sotro			5	9:55.446	3	5
2	119	Humberto Krujoski			5	+0.913	1	4.5
3	25	Diego Ciantini			5	+1.288	6	4
4	37	Emiliano Spataro			5	+2.971	4	3.5
5	122	Andrés Jakos			5	+3.494	7	3
6	123	Martín Vázquez			5	+4.417	8	2.5
7	14				5	+5.447	10	2
8	7	Jonatan Castellano			5	+6.228	17	1.5
9	44	Facundo Della Motta			5	+7.661	11	1
10	95	Marcos Landa			5	+10.833	14	0.5
11	117	Matías Rossi			5	+11.231	15
12	5	Santiago Mangoni			5	+12.874	18
13	88	Nicolás Trosset			5	+13.302	12
14	82	Carlos Okulovich			4	+1 lap	9
15	111	Juan Garbelino			2	Wheel	13
16	137	Otto Fritzler			0	Crash	5
17	85	Ricardo Risatti III			0	Crash	2
DNS	78	Agustín Canapino				Mechanical	16
Fastest Lap: Leonel Sotro (Alifraco Sport), 1:31.936
Source:^[6]

Final

		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	133	Valentín Aguirre			25	48:50.071	8	40
2	172	Santiago Álvarez			25	+0.441	2	37
3	9	Mauricio Lambiris			25	+4.621	17	34
4	177	Ayrton Londero			25	+5.148	7	31
5	101	Lionel Ugalde			25	+5.646	5	30
6	7	Jonatan Castellano			25	+6.354	24	29
7	75	Sergio Alaux			25	+6.672	16	28
8	68	Julián Santero			25	+7.555	26	27
9	14				25	+9.995	21	26
10	2	Mariano Werner			25	+10.389	37	25
11	77	Augusto Carinelli			25	+11.283	14	24
12	78	Agustín Canapino			25	+11.890	49	23
13	6	Leonel Pernía			25	+13.135	28	22
14	96	Juan Cruz Benvenuti			25	+13.831	44	21
15	87	Juan Martín Trucco			25	+14.683	31	20
16	88	Nicolás Trosset			25	+15.094	39	19
17	54	Nicolás Cotignola			25	+15.723	53	18
18	116	Alan Ruggiero			25	+16.115	22	17
19	17	Nicolás Bonelli			25	+18.358	23	16
20	1	José Manuel Urcera			25	+19.051	45	15
21	55	Leandro Mulet			25	+19.267	47	14
22	53	Juan Tomás Catalán Magni			25	+19.627	38	13
23	111	Juan Garbelino			25	+23.891	48	12
24	82	Carlos Okulovich			25	+23.892	46	11
25	27	Gastón Mazzacane			25	+24.687	32	10
26	208	Gastón Ferrante			25	+25.140	10	9
27	44	Facundo Della Motta			25	+39.336	27	8
28	72	Martín Serrano			25	+1:21.404	11	7
29	117	Matías Rossi			25	+1:45.597	33	6
30	197	Marcos Quijada			24	+1 lap	1	5
31	95	Marcos Landa			23	+2 laps	30	3
32	121	Elio Craparo			23	+2 laps	4	3
33	127	Marcelo Agrelo			20	Spun out	35	3
34	119	Humberto Krujoski			16	Crash	6	3
35	115	Diego de Carlo			15		42	3
36	85	Ricardo Risatti III			14		51	3
37	161	Kevin Candela			11		41	3
38	32	Norberto Fontana			9		52	3
39	20	Juan José Ebarlín			8	Mechanical	34	3
40	215	Gastón Crusitta			8		40	3
41	56	Germán Todino			8	Mechanical	43	2
42	123	Martín Vázquez			8		18	2
43	5	Santiago Mangoni			6	Mechanical	36	2
44	99	Leonel Sotro			5	Brakes	3	2
45	25	Diego Ciantini			5	Mechanical	9	2
46	83	Facundo Ardusso			2	Crash damage	19	2
47	30	Gabriel Ponce de León			2	Crash	25	2
48	21	Christian Ledesma			0	Spun out	13	2
EXC	4	Esteban Gini			?		29
EXC	122	Andrés Jakos			?	Causing a crash	15
EXC	37	Emiliano Spataro			?	Dangerous driving	12
EXC	155	Federico Iribarne			?	Contact with Ardusso	20
DNS	137	Otto Fritzler				Crash damage	50
WD	232	Gustavo Micheloud				Withdrew	54
Fastest Lap: Agustín Canapino (JP Carrera/JHR), 1:30.753
Sources:^[7] ^[8]

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

	Driver		Gap
1	Mariano Werner	281.5
2	Julián Santero	270.5	-11
3	Mauricio Lambiris	266	-15.5
4	Jonatan Castellano	259	-22.5
5	Marcos Landa	230.5	-51

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

• Series website
• Replay of Heats and Final

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Notes and References

1. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / 1° ENTRENAMIENTO. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 19 August 2023.
2. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / 2° ENTRENAMIENTO. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 19 August 2023.
3. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / CLASIFICACIÓN. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 19 August 2023.
4. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / 1° SERIE. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 20 August 2023.
5. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / 2° SERIE. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 20 August 2023.
6. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / 3° SERIE. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 20 August 2023.
7. News: TC / RESULTADOS / 2023 / BUENOS AIRES (CARRERA 10 DE 15) / FINAL. Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. 20 August 2023.
8. News: Aguirre ganó la Final del TC en Buenos Aires y Werner la Etapa Regular. Spanish. SoloTC. 20 August 2023.