The 2023 La Pedrera TCR World Tour round was the sixth round of 2023 TCR World Tour. It was held on 25–27 August 2023 at the Autódromo José Carlos Bassi in Villa Mercedes, Argentina. The event was also the seventh round of 2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship. Mikel Azcona won the dramatic race on Saturday, with his teammate Norbert Michelisz completing a 1-2 for BRC Hyundai; and Néstor Girolami won the race on Sunday.

Entry list A total of 25 cars have been entered, including entries from TCR World Tour and TCR South America.

Team Car Drivers Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 2 Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 5 Fabián Yannantuoni Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 10 Adalberto Baptista Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Enrique Maglione Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 Bernardo Llaver PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 22 Matias Milla Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 23 Ignacio Montenegro PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 24 Frederick Balbi W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 28 Galid Osman Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 33 José Manuel Sapag Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 34 Fabio Casagrande Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 43 Pedro Cardoso Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 60 Juan Manuel Casella Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 70 Diego Nunes W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 77 Raphael Reis Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 86 Esteban Guerrieri BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105 Norbert Michelisz Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 112 Santiago Urrutia Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 122 Frédéric Vervisch Squadra Martino Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 129 Néstor Girolami Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 155 Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 168 Yann Ehrlacher Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 179 Robert Huff BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 196 Mikel Azcona Source:

Results Qualifying Name Team Car Q1 Time Q2 Time Points 1 168 Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 1:47.878 1:53.871 15 2 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1:49.012 1:54.104 10 3 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1:46.574 1:54.246 8 4 179 Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 1:48.973 1:54.817 6 5 112 Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 1:48.082 1:54.870 4 6 155 Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 1:47.078 1:55.458 2 7 111 Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 1:47.983 1:55.934 8 122 Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 1:48.584 1:56.574 9 43 Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1:48.299 1:58.557 10 129 Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 1:47.524 2:02.352 11 5 Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:49.049 2:02.576 12 17 Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:49.419 - 13 22 Matías Milla PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:49.517 - 14 2 Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:49.564 - 15 70 Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:49.964 - 16 23 Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:50.906 - 17 28 Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 1:50.938 - 18 33 José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:52.288 - 19 86 Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:53.186 - 20 24 Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:53.384 - 21 60 Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:53.437 - 22 15 Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:54.010 - 23 34 Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:55.950 - 24 10 Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1:56.127 - 25 77 Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 1:49.108 No time Source:

– Santiago Urrutia originally qualified 6th, but was relegated to the back of the grid after qualifying. – Raphael Reis originally qualified 10th, but he was excluded from qualifying due to a technical infringement and therefore relegated to the back of the grid for both races.

Race 1 Norbert Michelisz took the lead from Ehrlacher on the start, with Huff soon making his way past the Frenchman as well. Robert Huff took the lead from Michelisz, with the Hungarian driver dropping to 5th, right before the Safety Car deployment, due to the stranded car Lynk & Co of Matías Milla. Raphael Reis, who was relegated to the back of the grid due to technical infringement in qualifying, retired due to steering damage before the race even started. Enrique Maglione retired in pit lane with damage to the front of his car, with Santiago Urrutia also stopping on track. Pedro Cardoso dropped to the back of the grid for unknown reasons. After 10 minutes, Azcona closed on Huff, while Michelisz and Girolami both overtook Ehrlacher, with the Lynk & Co driver struggling with tyre choice. Girolami soon stopped his car on track due to a mechanical failure, triggering another Safety Car. Huff's teammate Frederic Vervisch pulled into the pit lane under the SC conditions with visible damage to his Audi, after colliding with Juan Ángel Rosso. The race was restarted for one lap, with Huff making a mistake and going wide in one corner and dropping to 3rd, behind both BRC Hyundai cars. Azcona managed to keep his lead after Huff's mistake and took his first win of the season, with Michelisz coming in 2nd place and getting BRC Hyundai their third 1-2 of the season. Fabián Yannantuoni took the win in TCR South America, finishing 5th overall.

Name Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 Winner 3 30 2 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +1.131 2 25 3 179 Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 +1.638 4 22 4 155 Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +2.128 6 20 5 5 Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +3.102 11 18 6 168 Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +3.904 1 16 7 2 Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +4.725 13 14 8 17 Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +6.170 11 12 9 23 Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 12 +6.888 10 10 43 Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +7.395 8 8 11 86 Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +7.895 18 6 12 24 Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 +10.155 19 4 13 28 Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 12 +10.249 16 3 14 70 Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +13.160 14 2 15 33 José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +13.266 17 1 16 60 Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 12 +16.948 20 17 10 Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 12 +22.550 23 18 34 Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 12 +1:13.682 22 19 122 Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 10 +2 laps 7 20 129 Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 8 Engine 9 21 111 Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 6 Retired 6 22 112 Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2 Overhating 24 23 15 Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 2 Accident damage 21 24 22 Matías Milla PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1 Accident 12 25 77 Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 0 Mechanical 25 Fastest lap: Mikel Azcona, 1:51.284 / Source:

Race 2

Name Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 129 Néstor Girolami Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 17 Winner 1 30 2 155 Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 17 +0.758 5 25 3 179 Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17 +5.290 7 22 4 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 17 +7.866 9 20 5 122 Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17 +23.276 3 18 6 111 Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 17 +23.575 4 16 7 17 Bernardo Llaver Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 +24.746 12 14 8 77 Raphael Reis W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 17 +32.097 25 12 9 28 Galid Osman W2 ProGP CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 17 +34.265 17 10 10 86 Esteban Guerrieri Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 +39.833 19 8 11 112 Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 17 +42.905 6 6 12 33 José Manuel Sapag Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 +52.821 18 4 13 60 Juan Manuel Casella Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17 +58.282 21 3 14 23 Ignacio Montenegro Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17 +1:49.596 16 2 15 10 Adalberto Baptista Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 +2:12.682 24 1 16 168 Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 16 +1 lap 10 17 2 Juan Ángel Rosso Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 10 Retired 14 18 70 Diego Nunes Cobra Racing Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 7 Retired 15 19 34 Fabio Casagrande Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 5 Retired 23 20 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 5 Accident damage 8 21 22 Matías Milla PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2 Retired 13 22 15 Enrique Maglione Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1 Retired 22 23 5 Fabián Yannantuoni Paladini Racing Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 1 Accident damage 11 24 24 Frederick Balbi PMO Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1 Accident 20 25 43 Pedro Cardoso Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR 17 Excluded 2 Fastest lap: Yann Ehrlacher, 1:47.331 / Source:

– Santiago Urrutia originally finished 5th, but received a 30-second time penalty post-race for the collision with Mikel Azcona. – Yann Ehrlacher was involved in a crash with Norbert Michelisz on the final lap, but was classified as he completed most of the race. – Pedro Cardoso originally finished 8th, but was disqualified post-race due to his car failing a minimum ride height test.

Standings after the round Drivers' championship standings Pos Driver Points Change 1 Norbert Michelisz 270 1 2 Yann Ehrlacher 266 1 3 Robert Huff 247 1 4 Mikel Azcona 243 1 5 Néstor Girolami 220 1

Teams' championship standings Pos Driver Points Change 1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 642 2 BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse 523 3 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 471 4 ALM Motorsport 182 5 Comtoyou Racing 148

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