2024 TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship

2024 TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship

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Pedro Cardoso became champion without winning a single race

Champion Pedro Cardoso in action

The 2024 TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship was the second season of TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship.

Pedro Cardoso won the drivers' championship, finishing three times ahead of Juan Ángel Rosso. ^[1]

🏁 Main Facts

• The 2024 season title was won by Pedro Cardoso (Brazil) with 274 points, narrowly beating Juan Ángel Rosso (Argentina), who finished with 271 points.
• In the “Copa Trophy” (a subdivision of the category), Enrique Maglione (Uruguay) took the championship.
• In the team standings, PMO Racing (Argentina) won with 521 points, followed closely by Brazil’s W2 ProGP with 505 points.
• The season was highly competitive: although Cardoso took the title, he did not dominate with many victories, relying instead on consistency.

📊 Stats and Technical Highlights

• Race winners: Brazilian driver Rafael Suzuki scored five victories, the most of the season.
• Other winners included Galid Osman (four wins) and several others with one or two victories.
• Pole positions: Argentine driver Ignacio Montenegro claimed four poles, followed by Juan Manuel Casella with three.
• The series continues to follow the global “TCR” (Touring Car Racing) format, using modified touring cars from multiple manufacturers with a weekend structure of practice, qualifying, and races.
• The Brazilian championship shares some rounds with the TCR South America, allowing events outside Brazil to be part of the calendar.

📍 Calendar and Circuits

• The season opener was held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) in São Paulo.
• Circuits most frequently used in 2024 included Interlagos and Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, each hosting three events.
• Other rounds took place outside Brazil (Uruguay and Argentina) due to overlap with the South American series.

✅ Highlights and Strengths

• The tight championship battle, decided by just three points, showcased the competitiveness of the series.
• Consistency proved more important than outright wins — steady results across races made the difference.
• The diversity of manufacturers and teams strengthened the Brazilian TCR model, creating a rich competitive environment.

⚠️ Challenges and Points of Attention

• The fact that the champion didn’t have the most wins shows that consistency, not just victories, is key to success.
• Integration with the South American championship requires logistical coordination for teams competing across multiple countries.
• For future growth, the series must continue to attract drivers, manufacturers, and media exposure.

Calendar

  Race is an Endurance Event

Rnd.	Circuit/Location	Date
1	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	12–14 April
2	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel	23–24 May
3	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel	25–26 May
4	Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu	14–16 June
5	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	19–21 July
6	Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires	4–6 October

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Co-Driver name Rounds Cobra Racing Team [2] Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 07 Thiago Vivacqua [2] All Nicolas Costa [3] 1 47 Norberto Fontana [4] 1 Felipe Maluhy [4] 1 W2 Shell V-Power [5] [N 1] W2 ProGP [6] [N 1] Cupra León Competición TCR 2 Marcio Basso T 6 — 37 Guilherme Reischl [6] T 1–5 Guilherme Salas [3] 1 28 Galid Osman [5] 1 Felipe Lapenna [3] 1 Cupra León VZ TCR 2–6 — 77 Raphael Reis [7] All Lucas Foresti [3] 1 Squadra Martino [8] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 3 Rodrigo Baptista [9] 1–4 Diego Nunes [3] 1 9 Nelson Piquet Jr. [10] 5 — 15 Enrique Maglione [11] T All Rodrigo Aramendia [3] 1 34 Fabio Casagrande [12] T All Franco Coscia [3] 1 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 60 Juan Manuel Casella [8] All Ignacio Montenegro [3] 1 Paladini Racing [13] Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 5 Fabián Yannantuoni  [ es ] [14] 1–5 Enric Bordás Cotes [15] 1 16 Juan Ángel Rosso  [ es ] [13] All Facundo Marques [3] 1 PMO Racing [16] Peugeot 308 TCR 8 Rafael Suzuki [17] 4–6 — 27 Marcos Regadas [3] T 2–4, 5 — 88 Werner Neugebauer [3] 1 Caca Bueno [3] 1 BRB Banco de Brasília by PMO Racing 43 Pedro Cardoso [16] All Celso Neto [3] 1 Toyota Team Argentina [18] Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR 17 Matías Rossi [18] 2–6 — PMO - Full Time Sports [19] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 27 Marcos Regadas [3] T 1 Rafael Suzuki [3] 1 55 Lucas Fecury [3] 1 Arthur Leist [3] 1

Icon Class T Eligible for TCR Trophy

Results

Season summary

Rnd.		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning Trophy driver	Info
1	1	Interlagos Circuit	Juan Manuel Casella Ignacio Montenegro	Raphael Reis Lucas Foresti	Raphael Reis Lucas Foresti	W2 ProGP	Guilherme Reischl Guilherme Salas	[20]
2	3	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel	Galid Osman	Matías Rossi	Galid Osman	W2 ProGP	Marcos Regadas	[21]
	4		No dispute	Matías Rossi	Juan Ángel Rosso	Paladini Racing	Marcos Regadas	[22]
3	5	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel	Rodrigo Baptista [23]	Rodrigo Baptista	Rodrigo Baptista	Squadra Martino	Fabio Casagrande	[24]
	6		No dispute	Fabián Yannantuoni	Fabián Yannantuoni	Paladini Racing	Fabio Casagrande	[25]
4	7	Autódromo Velo Città	Pedro Cardoso	Matías Rossi	Matías Rossi	Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina	Marcos Regadas	[26]
	8		No dispute	Rafael Suzuki	Rafael Suzuki	PMO Racing	Marcos Regadas	[27] [28]
5	9	Interlagos Circuit [29]	Raphael Reis	Rafael Suzuki	Rafael Suzuki	PMO Racing	Guilherme Reischl	[30]
	10		No dispute	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Rafael Suzuki	PMO Racing	Enrique Maglione	[31] [32]
6	11	Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez	Juan Manuel Casella	Raphael Reis	Galid Osman	W2 ProGP	Marcos Regadas	[33] [34]
	12		No dispute	Juan Manuel Casella	Juan Manuel Casella	Squadra Martino	Enrique Maglione	[35] [36]
Source: [37]

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	—
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

Pos. Driver INT CAS CAS VEL INT BUE Points EDC RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Pedro Cardoso 25 32 6 36 Ret 31 5 54 7 42 2 274 2 Juan Ángel Rosso 36 115 1 107 11 12 10 93 DNS 25 3 271 3 Raphael Reis 12 53 4 65 10 75 2 71 2 114 5 248 4 Matías Rossi 24 3 123 3 13 4 10 Ret 83 4 231 5 Galid Osman 10†3 11 8 22 Ret 24 6 Ret6 Ret 17 8 230 6 Juan Manuel Casella DSQ1 4 7 54 4 67 8 6 Ret 31 1 228 7 Rafael Suzuki 11†7 96 1 12 1 66 6 186 8 Rodrigo Baptista Ret4 66 5 11 5 52 Ret 158 9 Fabián Yannantuoni 9† 9 11 7 1 Ret INF 45 3 142 10 Thiago Vivacqua 4 87 2 8 6 13† Ret 8 Ret 12 10 141 11 Enrique Maglione Ret 10 10 11 8 10 9 Ret 4 9 7 117 12 Marcos Regadas 11†7 7 9 Ret 9 8 7 Ret DNS 5 11 104 13 Guilherme Reischl 7 11 12 10 11† 12 10 9 DNS 93 14 Fabio Casagrande Ret DNQ DNS 9 7 11 11† Ret 5 10 9 91 15 Nelson Piquet Jr. 27 8† 48 16 Lucas Foresti 12 47 17 Celso Neto 25 38 18 Guilherme Salas 7 30 19 Nicolas Costa 4 27 20 Lucas Fecury 5 24 21 Arthur Leist 5 24 22 Norberto Fontana 6 21 23 Felipe Maluhy 6 21 24 Facundo Marques 36 20 25 Márcio Basso 7 Ret 19 26 Werner Neugebauer 8 15 27 Cacá Bueno 8 15 28 Felipe Lapenna 10†3 14 29 Enric Bordás Cotes 9† 13 30 Ignacio Montenegro DSQ1 10 31 Diego Nunes Ret4 4 NC Franco Coscia Ret 0 NC Rodrigo Aramendia Ret 0 Pos. Driver INT CAS CAS VEL INT BUE Points

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) 1234567 – Points-scoring position in qualifying.

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

Trophy Cup

Pos.	Driver	INT	CAS		CAS		VEL		INT		BUE		Points
		EDC	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2
1	Enrique Maglione	Ret3	21	2	31	2	22	2	Ret2	1	32	1	329
2	Marcos Regadas	2†1	12	1	Ret4	3	11	1	Ret1	DNS	11	3	321
3	Fabio Casagrande	Ret4			13	1	33	4†	Ret3	2	44	2	260
4	Guilherme Reischl	12	33	3	22	4†	44	3	11	DNS			255
5	Guilherme Salas	12											40
6	Rafael Suzuki	2†1											35
7	Márcio Basso										23	Ret	34
NC	Franco Coscia	Ret4											0
NC	Rodrigo Aramendia	Ret3											0
Pos.	Driver	INT	CAS		CAS		VEL		INT		BUE		Points

Teams' championship

Best 2 (two) results from each team are counted for teams' championship.

Pos.	Team	N.°	INT	CAS		CAS		VEL		INT		BUE		Points
			EDC	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2	RD1	RD2
1	PMO Racing	8						96	1	12	1	66	6	521
		27		7	9	Ret	9	8	7	Ret	DNS	5	11
		88	8
2	W2 ProGP	2										7	Ret	505
		28	10†3	11	8	22	Ret	24	6	Ret6	Ret	17	8
		37	7	11	12	10	11†	12	10	9	DNS
		77	12	53	4	65	10	75	2	71	2	114	5
3	Squadra Martino	3	Ret4	66	5	11	5	52	Ret					480
		9								27	8†
		15	Ret	10	10	11	8	10	9	Ret	4	9	7
		34	Ret	DNQ	DNS	9	7	11	11†	Ret	5	10	9
		60	DSQ1	4	7	54	4	67	8	6	Ret	31	1
4	Paladini Racing	5	9†	9	11	7	1	Ret	INF	45	3			431
		16	36	115	1	107	11	12	10	93	DNS	25	3
5	BRB Banco de Brasília by PMO Racing	43	25	32	6	36	Ret	31	5	54	7	42	2	274
6	Toyota Team Argentina	17		24	3	123	3	13	4	10	Ret	83	4	231
7	Cobra Racing	07	4	87	2	8	6	13†	Ret	8	Ret	12	10	141
		47	6
8	PMO - Full Time Sports	27	11†7											36
		55	5
Pos.	Team	N.°	INT	CAS		CAS		VEL		INT		BUE		Points

Notes

1. Car No. 28 entered as "W2 Shell V-Power". Car No. 2, No. 37, No. 77 and No. 85 entered as "W2 ProGP".

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 [38]
BandSports	Narration: Márcio Pozzan
	Narration: Eduardo Veríssimo
	Comments: Duda Pompermayer
	Comments: Rafael Pasqualotto

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YouTube	Narration: Alexandre Eiras
	Narration: Thiago Fabris
	Comments: Ivar Castagnetti
	Comments: Henrique Gava

Other countries

• Colombia: RCN Televisión y RCN HD2
• Portugal: Sport TV
• Reino Unido: BT Sport
• Canadá: Sportsnet
• España: Movistar+
• Hispanoamérica: ESPN y Star+
• Germany: Motorsport Television Deutschland on YouTube

Streaming links

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

Rule sets

Different sets of regulations do apply:

• Contemporary touring car racing: Class 1  · Group A  · Group F  · Group G  · Group H  · Group N  · Group S  · Group SE  · Group SP  · Next Generation Touring Car  · Super 2000  · TCR Touring Car  · Group Rally4  · Group Rally5
• Historic touring car racing: Group 1  · Group 2  · Group 3  · Group 4  · Group 5  · Group B  · Supertouring

See also

• List of TCR Series
• Production car racing
• Stock car racing
• Stock Car Pro Series
• SuperBike Brasil
• Moto 1000 GP

References

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2. "Thiago Vivacqua confirmed for full season with Cobra Racing Team". TouringCarTimes. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
3. "TCR South America to kick off at Interlagos". TouringCarTimes. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
4. "Thiago Vivacqua confirmed for full season with Cobra Racing Team". TouringCarTimes. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
5. "Raphael Reis confirms TCR South America programme with new Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. "W2 Pro GP retains Galid Osman for 2024 TCR South America season". TouringCarTimes. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
7. "Raphael Reis confirms TCR South America programme with new Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
8. "Juan Manuel Casella Wil Continue to be Part of the Squadra Martino with the New Generation Honda Civic". TCR South America. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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13. "Juan Ángel Rosso retains Paladini Racing seat". TouringCarTimes. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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31. "Após vitória pelo TCR South America, Suzuki vê pilotos com chances de brigar com grid do World Tour". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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33. "Galid Osman vence e segue vivo na luta pelo bicampeonato do TCR Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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35. "TCR South America: Casella vence e Cardoso é campeão do TCR Brasil". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-11-08. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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External links

• Official website