Autódromo José Carlos Bassi | |
Location: | Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina |
Former Names: | Autódromo Internacional de La Pedrera |
Events: | Former: TCR World Tour (2023) TCR South America (2023) Turismo Nacional (2019–2020, 2022) Turismo Carretera (2017–2018) TC Pista (2017–2018) |
Layout1: | Full Circuit (2017–present) |
Length Km: | 4.368 |
Length Mi: | 2.625 |
Turns: | 18 |
Record Time: | 1:45.588 |
Record Driver: | Agustín Canapino |
Record Car: | Chevrolet Chevy |
Record Year: | 2017 |
Record Class: | TC |
Autódromo José Carlos Bassi is a street circuit located in Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina.
The circuit was named after José Carlos Bassi, who was also responsible for the nearby circuits in San Luis Province, Autódromo Rosendo Hernández and Potrero de los Funes Circuit. It is located around Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes. When the circuit is not used for racing, the paddock area is used as the parking lot for the stadium.
The circuit is notable for its width; the main straight is wide, tapering to for the rest of the layout.[1]
The circuit was inaugurated on 12–14 May 2017 with Turismo Carretera. Until 2022, it hosted national events, such as Turismo Carretera and Turismo Nacional. In March 2023, it was announced that the circuit to host TCR World Tour and TCR South America events in August 2023.[2]
As of August 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo José Carlos Bassi are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 4.368 km (2017–present) | ||||
1:45.588[3] | 2017 2nd La Pedrera Turismo Carretera round | |||
1:47.331[4] | ||||
1:52.908[5] | 2020 La Pedrera Turismo Nacional round | |||
1:54.757 | 2020 La Pedrera Turismo Nacional round | |||