2023 TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship

The 2023 TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship was the first season of TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship.

Galid Osman won the drivers' championship, finishing by a point ahead of Ignacio Montenegro.[1]

The 2023 season marked the official debut of TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship – officially known as TCR Brazil Banco BRB – integrating into the South American calendar and featuring very close racing throughout.

📍 Calendar and format

✅ Championship highlights

  • The drivers’ title was won by Galid Osman (Brazil), who scored 262 points, just one point ahead of Argentine driver Ignacio Montenegro, who finished with 261.
  • Raphael Reis (Brazil) took third place with 259 points.
  • In the teams’ standings, W2 ProGP (Brazil) was crowned champion with 587 points.
  • The Trophy Cup winner was Brazilian driver Guilherme Reischl.

📊 Numbers and curiosities

  • The 2023 season featured 20 races in total under the TCR Brazil Banco BRB banner.
  • The grid combined drivers from Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, raising the competitive level.
  • The title battle was extremely close — as mentioned, decided by just one point.
  • The technical and sporting regulations followed international TCR standards.

🏁 Analysis and takeaways

  • Galid Osman’s title win by such a slim margin shows that consistency mattered even more than occasional wins.
  • The strong presence of Argentine and Uruguayan teams boosted both visibility and competitiveness.
  • As a debut season, TCR Brazil showed impressive maturity and balance right from the start.
  • For teams and drivers, the season demonstrated that every point counts — a single bad weekend could decide the championship.

Calendar

  Race is an Endurance Event
Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 10–11 June
2 Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera 22–23 July
3 Velopark, Nova Santa Rita 23–24 September
4 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 21–22 October
5 Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel 2–3 December
Sources:[2][3]

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Co-Driver name Rounds
Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 2 Juan Ángel Rosso All Luciano Farroni 1
5 Fabián Yannantuoni All Beto Monteiro 1
PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 3 Marcos Regadas T 4 N/a
8 Rafael Suzuki All Matías Signorelli 1
Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 10 Adalberto Baptista T All Bruno Baptista 1
70 Diego Nunes All Thiago Vivacqua 1
Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Enrique Maglione T All Rodrigo Aramendía 1
23 Ignacio Montenegro All Lucas Colombo Russell 1
34 Fabio Casagrande T All Franco Coscia 1
60 Juan Manuel Casella 1–2 Gaetano di Mauro 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 3–5
Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 19 Felipe Papazissis 4 N/a
42 Fabiano Cardoso 3 N/a
43 Pedro Cardoso All Mathias de Valle 1
PMO Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 21 Márcio Basso T 5 N/a
37 Guilherme Reischl T All Guilherme Salas 1
72 Lucas Salles T 1 Marcos Regadas 1
W2 ProGP CUPRA León Competición TCR 28 Galid Osman All Felipe Lapenna 1
77 Raphael Reis All Jorge Barrio 1
Icon Class
T TCR Trophy

Results and standings

Season summary

Rnd. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning Trophy driver
1 R1 Interlagos Ignacio Montenegro
Lucas Colombo Russell 		Guilherme Salas Galid Osman
Felipe Lapenna 		W2 ProGP Adalberto Baptista
2 R2 Rivera Ignacio Montenegro Juan Manuel Casella Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Fabio Casagrande
R3 No dispute Rafael Suzuki Rafael Suzuki PMO Motorsport Enrique Maglione
3 R4 Velopark Ignacio Montenegro Raphael Reis Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Enrique Maglione
R5 No dispute Diego Nunes Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Adalberto Baptista
4 R6 Velo Città Raphael Reis Juan Ángel Rosso Galid Osman W2 ProGP Marcos Regadas
R7 No dispute Raphael Reis Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Marcos Regadas
R8 No dispute Galid Osman Raphael Reis W2 ProGP Guilherme Reischl
R9 No dispute Raphael Reis Galid Osman W2 ProGP Marcos Regadas
5 R10 Cascavel Juan Manuel Casella Rafael Suzuki Rafael Suzuki PMO Motorsport Fabio Casagrande
R11 No dispute Diego Nunes Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Márcio Basso

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 7 5 4 3 2 1 N/a
Endurance 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
Races 2-5 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship

Overall
Pos. Driver INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
EDC RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD1 RD2
1 Galid Osman 12 93 Ret 7 8 13 2 13† 1 23 4 262
2 Ignacio Montenegro 13†1 11 3 11 7 24 Ret 4 Ret 65 7 261
3 Raphael Reis 25 34 4 87 3 31 4 1 13† 5 5 259
4 Juan Ángel Rosso 46 Ret 6 34 2 116 3 2 3 36 2 248
5 Rafael Suzuki 10 DSQ6 1 22 6 52 13† 7 5 12 6 221
6 Fabián Yannantuoni 5 Ret 5 5 1 4 7 5 Ret 44 3 213
7 Diego Nunes 87 47 9 6 4 7 1 6 7 Ret7 1 184
8 Pedro Cardoso 6 22 7 Ret5 5 13†5 5 3 2 8 Ret 168
9 Juan Manuel Casella 33 65 2 43 9 6 Ret 8 8 Ret1 DNS 167
10 Fabio Casagrande 9 5 10 Ret 14 DNS7 DNS 11 6 7 10 104
11 Guilherme Reischl Ret4 7 12† 12 13 14† 9 9 11† 9 11 85
12 Adalberto Baptista 7 8 11 11 11 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 12† 81
13 Marcos Regadas 11 8 6 10 4 77
14 Enrique Maglione 12 DSQ 8 107 12 12† 8 Ret 9 11 9 77
15 Felipe Lapenna 12 47
16 Jorge Barrio 25 38
17 Gaetano di Mauro 33 35
18 Fabiano Cardoso 9 5 34
19 Luciano Farroni 46 29
20 Beto Monteiro 5 24
21 Márcio Basso 10 8 24
22 Mathias de Valle 6 21
23 Felipe Papazissis 10 10 DNS DNS 20
24 Bruno Baptista 7 18
25 Thiago Vivacqua 87 16
26 Lucas Colombo Russell 13†1 15
27 Franco Coscia 9 13
28 Matías Signorelli 10 11
29 Lucas Salles 11 9
30 Rodrigo Aramendía 12 7
31 Guilherme Salas Ret4 4
Pos. Driver INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, not including World Tour entries

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Trophy Cup
Pos. Driver INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
EDC RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD1 RD2
1 Guilherme Reischl Ret1 23 4† 34 3 4†2 3 1 4† 22 4 333
2 Enrique Maglione 44 DSQ1 1 11 2 3†5 2 Ret 3 44 2 310
3 Fabio Casagrande 25 12 2 Ret2 4 DNS1 DNS 3 2 11 3 303
4 Adalberto Baptista 13 34 3 23 1 24 Ret 4 Ret 55 5† 299
5 Marcos Regadas 13 1 2 1 155
6 Márcio Basso 33 2 70
7 Lucas Salles 32 37
Pos. Driver INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
EDC RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD1 RD2
1 W2 ProGP 28 12 93 Ret 7 8 13 2 13† 1 23 4 587
77 2 Ret Ret 8 8 3 4 13† 10†
2 Paladini Racing 2 46 Ret 6 34 2 116 3 2 3 36 2 503
5 5 Ret 5 5 1 4 7 5 Ret 44 3
3 Squadra Martino 23 13†1 11 3 11 7 24 Ret 4 Ret 65 7 408
60 33 65 2 43 9 6 Ret 8 8 Ret1 DNS
4 PMO Motorsport 3 8 6 10 4 325
8 10 DSQ6 1 22 6 52 13† 7 5 12 6
5 Cobra Racing Team 10 7 8 11 11 11 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 12† 313
70 87 47 9 6 4 7 1 6 7 Ret7 1
6 Scuderia Chiarelli 19 10 10 DNS DNS 251
42 9 5
43 6 22 7 Ret5 5 13†5 5 3 2 8 Ret
7 PMO Racing 21 10 8 124
37 Ret4 7 12† 12 13 14† 9 9 11† 9 11
72 11
Pos. Team No. INT
 RIV
 VLP
 VEL
 CAS
  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, not including World Tour entries

Television coverage

The Races of the TCR South America are broadcast on Cable Television including: ESPN, Fox Sports, Movistar+, CBS Sports y NBC Sports.

Coverage in Brazil

Transmission[4]
BandSports Narration: Márcio Pozzan
Narration: Eduardo Veríssimo
Comments: Duda Pompermayer
Comments: Rafael Pasqualotto
Transmission
YouTube Narration: Alexandre Eiras
Narration: Thiago Fabris
Comments: Ivar Castagnetti
Comments: Henrique Gava

Other countries

Internet (Global)
YouTube
Motorsport.tv
Facebook
Zoome
Catve.com
Auto Videos
Twitch

Rule sets

Different sets of regulations do apply:

See also

References

  1. ^ "GALID OSMAN E W2 PRO GP SÃO OS CAMPEÕES DO TCR BRASIL BRB EM 2023 APÓS ETAPA FINAL ELETRIZANTE". TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship (in Portuguese). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "TCR South America y TCR Brasil anunciaron a Cascavel para la última fecha del campeonato". Vertigo Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "O TCR WORLD TOUR CONFIRMOU SUAS ETAPAS CONJUNTAS COM O TCR SOUTH AMERICA NO URUGUAI E ARGENTINA". TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship (in Portuguese). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ Redação, Da. "Moto1000GP e BandSports renovam parceria para temporada 2024". bandsports.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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