The 2024 Fórmula Nacional Argentina was a multi-event Formula Renault 2.0 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers. This championship was held under the Formula Renault Argentina moniker from 1980. This was the third season held under the Fórmula Nacional Argentina moniker.
The season started at Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez on 13 April, and was held over 16 races spanning eight weekends.
Santiago Chiarello won the Drivers' Championship during the penultimate weekend, while his team, MG Competición won the Teams' Championship at the final race of the season.
Teams and drivers While the championship was a spec-chassis series until 2023, the 2024 season saw the teams able to choose to run either a Tito-built chassis or a Crespi Tulia 25 chassis, both running a 1600cc Renault engine. TeamNo.DriverRoundsMR Racing4 Santiago Cueto1–2, 727 Tomás Fernández3, 5–846 Bautista Faccioli3, 5–859 Santiago López881 Heber Lamboglia1–683 Kevin FerreyraAll33 Valentina Funes2–8Perotti Competición1JD Sport Team5 Damián Sabbioni3–5, 7–896 Leonardo Roberi6MG Competición9 Santiago ChiarelloAll22 Ayrton GardoquiAll317 Lautaro Campione8Della Santina Motorsport10 Bautista della Santina8Jorge Typek Competición12 Andrés Brion1, 314 Juan Cruz Farías3–753 Jorge Mario Typek662 Emiliano Stang665 Emanuel Casella877 Julio Velázquez8122 Lucas Martínez1CB Racing17 Daniella OreAll54 Julián Ramos3–8Broggi Sport23 José Broggi8DC Competition55 Francisco Guinda872 Gerónimo Casale7–8Marinucci Competición66 Ramiro Marinucci6–8Alessandrini Competición67 Francisco Rohwein1RDQ Competition86 Benjamín Squaglia7–8SV Fórmula90 Alejandro Guttlein2–4107 Lucía González8110 Gastón Bernatta7Buenos Aires Racing95 Santino RoberiAllDomínguez Competition99 Joaquín Domínguez2–8Porcelli Racing111 Málek Fara2–3Basco Racing Team113 Facundo Gutiérrez5–8
Agustín Callieri was announced to be competing with his eponymous Callieri Sport team, but did not enter any rounds. Nini Motorsport planned to enter the championship, but did not field any drivers at any of the events.
Race calendar The dates for the 2024 season were announced on 19 January 2024, with the exact circuits announced in the days leading up to the events. The championship downsized from twelve to eight events. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires(Circuit No. 8)13 April Turismo Competición 2000Campeonato Argentino de SuperbikeR214 April2R111 MayTop Race V6Top Race SeriesR212 May3R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires(Circuit No. 6) 1 JuneR2 2 June4R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires(Circuit No. 8) 13 JulyR2 14 July5R1 Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto(Medium Circuit) 10 AugustTurismo Competición 2000Fiat CompetizioneR2 11 August6R1 Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay, Concepción del Uruguay(Full Circuit) 7 SeptemberTop Race V6Top Race SeriesR2 8 September7R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires(Circuit No. 9) 5 OctoberTCR South America Touring Car ChampionshipStock Car Pro SeriesR2 6 October8R1 Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, Alta Gracia(Circuit No. 3)23 NovemberTurismo Competición 2000R224 NovemberSource:
Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez(Circuit No. 8) Santiago Chiarello Santiago ChiarelloMG CompeticiónR2 Santiago Chiarello Santiago Chiarello Santiago ChiarelloMG Competición2R1 Daniella Ore Santiago ChiarelloMG CompeticiónR2 Santiago Chiarello Kevin Ferreyra Kevin FerreyraMR Racing3R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez(Circuit No. 6) Daniella Ore Daniella OreGD SportR2 Santiago Chiarello Julián Ramos Santiago ChiarelloMG Competición4R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez(Circuit No. 8) Julián Ramos Julián RamosGD SportR2 Santiago Chiarello Julián Ramos Santiago ChiarelloMG Competición5R1 Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto(Medium Circuit) Santiago Chiarello Julián RamosGD SportR2 Santiago Chiarello Julián Ramos Julián RamosGD Sport6R1 Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay(Full Circuit) Kevin Ferreyra Emiliano StangJorge Typek CompeticiónR2 Julián Ramos Emiliano Stang Julián RamosGD Sport7R1 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez(Circuit No. 9) Julián Ramos Tomás FernándezMR RacingR2 Julián Ramos Kevin Ferreyra Julián RamosGD Sport8R1 Autódromo Oscar Cabalén(Circuit No. 3) Santiago López Santiago ChiarelloMG CompeticiónR2 Lautaro Campione Santiago Chiarello Santiago ChiarelloMG Competición
Season report
First half The 2024 Fórmula Nacional Argentina season commenced with four rounds at the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, and Santiago Chiarello of MG Competición secured pole position during the opening qualifying session. He led every lap of the first race, achieving his second victory in the series, with Andrés Brion from Jorge Typek Competición and Kevin Ferreyra of MR Racing completing the podium. The second race took place in wet conditions, but Chiarello maintained his dominance despite the challenging track, finishing first once more. The podium lineup remained unchanged from race one, leaving Chiarello with an early championship advantage after the inaugural weekend.
Chiarello secured pole position once more for the season’s second round. He extended his winning streak in the first race, but only after GD Sport’s Daniella Ore was penalized for a false start and dropped to second ahead of Chiarello’s teammate Ayrton Gardoqui. The second race saw Ore briefly overtake Chiarello for the lead before a collision between the two resulted in her retirement and Chiarello’s exclusion from the race. This allowed MR Racing’s Kevin Ferreyra to claim his maiden victory, finishing ahead of SV Formula’s Alejandro Guttlein and Domínguez Competición’s Joaquín Domínguez. Despite the incident, Chiarello maintained a 23-point championship lead over Ferreyra.
Jorge Typek Competición’s Andrés Brion set the fastest time in qualifying for round three but was disqualified, awarding Chiarello his third pole position in a row. The first race saw Ore achieve a great victory, starting from 11th and overtaking the field to secure the win. She finished ahead of pole-sitter Chiarello and Brion, becoming the first woman to claim a victory in series history. In race two, Chiarello responded with a win, finishing ahead of Brion and GD Sport’s newcomer Julián Ramos, extending his championship lead to 47 points over Ore in second. Both race results underwent scrutiny for potential technical violations, but no post-race penalties were issued.
Chiarello remained unbeaten in qualifying, securing another pole position in the fourth round of the championship. The first race saw Ramos claim victory, triumphing in only his third start. Points leader Chiarello finished second, followed by MR Racing’s Bautista Faccioli in third. Chiarello’s closest challenger Ore was excluded from the race, so he extended his lead. In the second race, Chiarello returned to the top step of the podium, solidifying his status as the most successful driver in the championship's history at the Buenos Aires track. Ramos took second place, while Ore completed the podium. This result increased Chiarello's lead in the standings to 79 points.
Second half The second half of the season featured a new venue in the Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto, though the top spot in qualifying remained unchanged as Chiarello secured pole position once again. In the first race, Ramos started seventh and climbed through the field to secure his second victory of the season. Chiarello finished second and SV Fórmula’s Facundo Gutiérrez took third in his return to the series. Race two opened with a spin by poleman Chiarello, allowing Ramos to take the lead. He successfully defended his position to claim another win. Chiarello recovered to finish second, ahead of Ferreyra. Ore failed to secure a podium finish and was now 93 points behind Chiarello.
Round six of the championship, held at the Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay, saw Ramos put an end to Chiarello’s streak of pole positions. Still, he was unable to start the first race due to a gearbox failure. The race was won by 2024 runner-up Emiliano Stang, who made a one-off appearance with Jorge Typek Competición. Reverse-grid pole sitter Ferreyra secured second place, with Faccioli completing the podium in third. Ramos recovered in race two, delivering a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Chiarello and Stang. With Ore excluded from race one and finishing fifth in race two, Chiarello extended his lead to 113 points, while Ramos closed up to within two points of the Peruvian.
The penultimate round of the year saw the series return to Buenos Aires, where Ramos took his second pole position. The first race saw MR Racing driver Tomás Fernández take his maiden win. He benefitted by a collision between Ramos and Jorge Typek Competición’s Juan Cruz Farías that dropped Ramos down to last place. Still, Ramos was able to put on a brilliant comeback drive to recover to third behind championship leader Chiarello. Race two saw pole sitter Ramos obtain a lights-to-flag victory, leading the field throughout two safety car interruptions. Ore came second, but with Chiarello third, no one could deny him the championship title.
The Autódromo Oscar Cabalén hosted the season finale, and MG Competición driver Lautaro Campione claimed pole position on his series debut. The first race began with Ore in the lead, but after a collision with Gutiérrez, she was judged to have performed a dangerous maneuver and was excluded from the race. That left champion-elect Chiarello to claim his sixth win ahead of Gardoqui and Campione. The final race of the year proved to be another demonstration of Chiarello’s pace as he led home Jorge Typek Competición's debutant Julio Velázquez and Faccioli, taking another victory to also secure the Teams’ Championship for his team in the process.
Fórmula Nacional Argentina’s 2024 season began with political turmoil off-track when the two major Argentine motorsport governing bodies in Argentina, ACTC and ACA, announced a split. That led to the creation of the rival Fórmula 2 Argentina series and the curious sight of none of the teams that competed in 2023 entering the 2024 season. Still, the series enjoyed high interest, climaxing in a record 23 cars entering the season finale. On track, Chiarello convincingly beat any opposition, taking seven wins and seven further podiums on his way to the title. Still, Ramos was able to hold his own against him on multiple occasions, but as he did not enter the first two rounds, Chiarello already had a comfortable lead when Ramos started beating him.
Championship standings
Scoring system Every driver taking part in qualifying or in one of the two races of a weekend and setting a time was awarded five points.
Qualifying points Each qualifying session awarded one point to the fastest driver. Afterwards, the five fastest drivers took part in the "super qualifying" session, each setting one lap to set the top five positions. These five drivers were also awarded points, provided they set a lap: Position in qualifying1stPoints1Position in super qualifying1st2nd3rd4th5thPoints54321
Race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Points252017151311987654321 The two worst weekends points-wise of each driver were dropped. Rounds where a driver was excluded from a race were not allowed to be dropped.
Drivers' Championship