| Category | Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay |
| Inaugural season | 2021 |
| Tyre suppliers | Kumho Tire |
| Drivers' champion |  Fabricio Pezzini |
| Teams' champion | PMO Motorsport |
| Official website | https://southamerica.tcr-series.com/ |
 Current season | |
The TCR South America Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in South America first held in 2021, which uses the TCR Touring Car regulations.
The introduction of the new South American-based TCR Championship was announced on 4 March 2020, with Néstor Girolami saying “I think it’s the right time for South America to have a TCR series.” He continued with “It is a perfect opportunity and the most important in my view is that young drivers may join with the aim of climbing the hierarchy and, eventually, arriving on top to the WTCR. As a Honda driver I would be delighted to represent the brand in this new series to showcase their product in South America.” [1]
Head of the championship is Felipe McGough who was formerly a part of the South American Super Touring Car Championship and Maurizio Slaviero who was the Stock Car Brasil President. The sporting director is Honda Racing Super TC2000 team director Victor Rosso and technical chief Samuel Canca Ruiz, who is a race engineer. [2]
The championship consists of circuits in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay:
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 5 [a] | 2021–present |
| 2 |  Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini | 4 | 2021–present |
| 3 | Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez | 3 | 2021–2022, 2024 | |
| Autódromo Velo Città | 3 | 2022–present | |
| Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 3 | 2022–present | |
| 7 | Autódromo Oscar Cabalén | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Circuito San Juan Villicum | 2 | 2022, 2024 | |
| Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | 2023–present | |
| Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | 2 | 2023–present | |
| 11 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 1 | 2021 |
| Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto | 1 | 2021 | |
| Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay | 1 | 2021 | |
| Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 1 | 2022 | |
| Autódromo José Carlos Bassi | 1 | 2023 | |
| Velopark | 1 | 2023 | |
| Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes | 1 | 2024 | |
| Drivers' Champions | Teams' Champions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Driver | Team | Car | Team | Car | ||
| 2021 |  Pepe Oriola | W2 ProGP |  Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | W2 ProGP | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | ||
| 2022 | Fabricio Pezzini | PMO Motorsport |  Lynk & Co 03 TCR | PMO Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | ||
| 2023 | Ignacio Montenegro | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | ||
| 2024 | Pedro Cardoso | PMO Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | PMO Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR] | ||
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