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| Category: | Open-wheel racing |
| Country/Region: | Mexico, USA |
| Inaugural: | 2008 |
| Folded: | 2014 |
| Engines: | Volkswagen |
| Tires: | Kumho |
| Constructors: | Tatuus |
| Champion Driver: |  Francisco Cerullo |
| Current Season: | 2016 LATAM Challenge Series |
| Website: | latamchallengeseries.com |
LATAM Challenge Series was an open-wheel racing series based in Latin America. LATAM was the replacement for Formula Renault 2000 de America.
In the 7 seasons, 20 venues were used, all road courses. The races were mostly held in Mexico until 2013, whereas all the races in 2014 season were held in Florida and in Texas.[1]
In 2008 and 2009 the series was a support race for the World Touring Car Championship's Race of Mexico in Puebla.
| Circuit | Location | Races | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2008–2013 | ||
| 2 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | 2008–2013 | ||
| 10 | 2008–2011, 2013 | ||
| 4 | 2008, 2012 | ||
| 8 | 2008–2009, 2012–2013 | ||
| 6 | 2008–2010 | ||
| 10 | 2008–2011, 2013 | ||
| 4 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | 2010 | ||
| 6 | 2010, 2013–2014 | ||
| 10 | 2010–2014 | ||
| 4 | 2011–2012 | ||
| 6 | 2011–2013 | ||
| 4 | 2011–2012 | ||
| 4 | 2012–2013 | ||
| 6 | 2014 | ||
| 2 | 2014 | ||
| 2 | 2014 | ||
| 2 | 2014 | ||
For the first two seasons, Formula Renault 2.0 cars was used. From 2010 the series uses a Formula Vee configuration, with Volkswagen engines.[2] Tatuus chassis are used.
| Season | Champion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tires | ||
| 2008 | Giancarlo Serenelli | RE Racing | Tatuus | Renault | ||
| 2009 | André Solano | Team Costa Rica Unico | Tatuus | Renault | ||
| 2010 | Giancarlo Serenelli | RE Racing | Tatuus | Renault / Volkswagen | ||
| 2011 | Giancarlo Serenelli | RE Racing | Tatuus | Volkswagen | ||
| 2012 | Francisco Cerullo | RE Racing | Tatuus | Volkswagen | ||
| 2013 | Francisco Cerullo | |||||
| 2014 | Sebastian Arriola | |||||
| Succeeded by the 2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 20 |
| 2 |  Rudy Camarillo | 11 |
| 3 | André Solano | 8 |
| Gerardo Nieto | 8 | |
| 5 | Homero Richards | 4 |
| 6 | Javier Echeverria | 3 |
| Hugo Oliveras | 3 |