The Potrero de los Funes Circuit (Circuito de Potrero de los Funes) was an Argentine motorsports race track. It is located from San Luis, capital city of the San Luis Province, Argentina.
History
The circuit was originally constructed in 1978 as a semi-permanent venue, with a length of . It was created by modifying the ring road that encircles Lake Potrero de los Funes at the course's center, and featured substantial elevation changes along with a variety of different types of corners. After hosting a round of Turismo Carretera on 15 August 1987, but two separate crashes which resulted in the deaths of two spectators and an injured driver led to the track being abandoned.
The track was re-opened in 2008 as a venue for the FIA GT Championship. The circuit was modified, with two chicanes added due to a lack of run-off area as well as the tightening of the final corner to create a safer pit entry – extending the circuits' length to . Belgians Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen won the first San Luis 2 Hours in their Saleen S7R. The circuit went on to host two rounds of the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010 and 2011, along with local series such as TC2000 and Turismo Nacional.
The final round held at the circuit was in 2018 for TC2000. Following years of disuse, the circuit was dismantled in February 2024.
Major events Year Race Category Winner Results 2008 TC 2000 at Potrero de los Funes TC2000 José María López Results 2008 San Luis 2 Hours FIA GT Championship Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Results 2009 Gran Premio Provincia de San Luis Turismo Carretera Juan Bautista de Benedictis Results 2009 Gran Premio Coronación TC2000 Gabriel Ponce de León Daniel Serra Results 2010 Gran Premio Coronación TC2000 Matias Rossi Results 2010 San Luis 1 Hour FIA GT1 World Championship Frédéric Makowiecki Yann Clairay Results 2011 San Luis 1 Hour FIA GT1 World Championship Francesco Pastorelli Yelmer Buurman Results 2011 Gran Premio Province of San Luis TC2000 Results
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Full Circuit (2008–2024): GT1 2:14.173 Yelmer Buurman Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 2011 San Luis FIA GT1 round GT2 2:20.319 Matías Russo Ferrari F430 GT2 2008 FIA GT San Luis 2 Hours FIA GT Group 2 2:23.578 Gillet Vertigo Streiff 2008 FIA GT San Luis 2 Hours Súper TC2000 2:28.198 Facundo Ardusso Fiat Linea 2014 Potrero de los Funes Súper TC2000 round Turismo Carretera 2:28.900 José María López Torino Cherokee 2009 Potrero de los Funes Turismo Carretera round Formula Renault 2.0 2:30.649 Julián Santero Tito F4-A 2012 Potrero de los Funes Formula Renault Argentina round Turismo Nacional Clase 3 2:41.419 Mariano Werner Fiat Linea 2018 Potrero de los Funes Turismo Nacional round Turismo Nacional Clase 2 2:47.273 Luciano Bucci Ford Fiesta Kinetic 2018 Potrero de los Funes Turismo Nacional round
References
External links
http://www.fiagt.com/eventdetail.php?season=2008&event=10 https://web.archive.org/web/20081103035517/http://www.fiagtsanluis.com/circuito.html Potrero de los Funes Photographic Tour Información turística sobre Potrero de los Funes, San Luís, Argentina. Portal de cabañas de Potrero de los Funes