Ernesto Bessone

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Ernesto Tito Bessone II (born 3 April 1958, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He won four national championships throughout his career: TC 2000 in 1996, Turismo Carretera and Turismo Nacional Clase 3 in 2003 and Top Race in 2004. [1]

He now has a touring car team (Bratton Tito Bessone Team) which mainly competes races in the TCR South America championship. In 2023, he also fielded Esteban Guerrieri in the TCR World Tour when the series visited Uruguay and Argentina.

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References

  1. "Ernesto Bessone | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
Sporting positions
Preceded by TC2000 champion
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Turismo Carretera champion
2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Top Race champion
2004
Succeeded by