2023 Desafío de las Estrellas

2023 Desafío de las Estrellas
Event Information
Round 9 of 15 in the 2023
Date21–23 July 2023
LocationAlbardón, San Juan, Argentina
VenueCircuito San Juan Villicum
WeatherCloudy
Results
Race 1
Distance 35 laps 148.890 km
Winner Matías Rossi
Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina		 1:09:52.136

The 2023 Desafío de las Estrellas (English: 2023 Challenge of the Stars) was a motor race for Turismo Carretera held on the weekend of 21–23 July 2023. The event was held at the Circuito San Juan Villicum in Albardón, Argentina and consisted of one race of 150 kilometres. It was the ninth round of fifteen in the 2023 Turismo Carretera championship.

Background

The event was the third and final 'special round' held in the 2023 season, the previous two being the third round in Toay and the seventh round in Rafaela. Along with Toay, the event consisted of a single race including pit-stops.

It was the seventh staging of the "Desafío de las Estrellas" event since its debut in 2015, a unique event where no qualifying session is held and the grid is instead determined by a lottery.

Results

Practice

Session No. Driver Team Car Time Source
Practice 1 9 Mauricio Lambiris Alifraco Sport Ford Falcon 1:41.545
Practice 2 56 Germán Todino Maquin Parts Racing Dodge Cherokee 1:41.156

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 117 Matías Rossi Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina Toyota Camry 35 1:09:52.136 36 40
2 122 Andrés Jakos Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina Toyota Camry 35 +0.252 22 37
3 95 Marcos Landa Trotta ACRA Racing Torino Cherokee 35 +2.125 42 34
4 4 Esteban Gini Maquin Parts Racing Toyota Camry 35 +6.384 29 31
5 161 Kevin Candela Candela Competición Torino Cherokee 35 +10.496 3 30
6 93 Matías Rodríguez Midas Carrera Team Torino Cherokee 35 +11.051 19 29
7 1 José Manuel Urcera Maquin Parts Racing Torino Cherokee 35 +11.707 41 28
8 56 Germán Todino Maquin Parts Racing Dodge Cherokee 35 +11.960 38 27
9 54 Nicolás Cotignola Sprint Racing Torino Cherokee 35 +15.610 2 26
10 14 Juan Bautista de Benedictis Abdala Racing Ford Falcon 35 +16.399 25 25
11 7 Jonatan Castellano Castellano Power Team Dodge Cherokee 35 +16.598 49 24
12 68 Julián Santero LCA Racing Ford Falcon 35 +16.780 43 23
13 44 Facundo Della Motta Martínez Competición Ford Falcon 35 +17.734 6 22
14 87 Juan Martín Trucco Di Meglio Motorsport Dodge Cherokee 35 +18.028 50 21
15 9 Mauricio Lambiris Alifraco Sport Ford Falcon 35 +18.298 37 20
16 30 Gabriel Ponce de León Ponce de León Racing Ford Falcon 35 +18.592 18 19
17 6 Leonel Pernía Las Toscas Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +18.995 23 18
18 21 Christian Ledesma Las Toscas Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +19.515 53 17
19 155 Federico Iribarne Alifraco Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +20.069 8 16
20 2 Mariano Werner Memo Corse Ford Falcon 35 +21.922 52 15
21 116 Alan Ruggiero DTA Racing Ford Falcon 35 +26.390 21 14
22 27 Gastón Mazzacane Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +27.969 39 13
23 232 Gustavo Micheloud Azar Motorsport Dodge Cherokee 35 +29.503 15 12
24 83 Facundo Ardusso RUS Med Team Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +29.917 33 11
25 37 Emiliano Spataro Buenos Aires Racing Ford Falcon 35 +30.168 31 10
26 177 Ayrton Londero Las Toscas Racing Torino Cherokee 35 +30.515 35 9
27 96 Juan Cruz Benvenuti Trotta ACRA Racing Torino Cherokee 35 +33.738 34 8
28 127 Marcelo Agrelo Castellano Power Team Dodge Cherokee 35 +34.186 30 7
29 115 Diego de Carlo LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +38.835 13 6
30 77 Augusto Carinelli Fancio Competición Dodge Cherokee 35 +41.739 5 5
31 111 Juan Garbelino MV Racing Dodge Cherokee 35 +1:03.623 11 3
32 20 Juan José Ebarlín LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS 35 +1:41.738 20 3
33 88 Nicolás Trosset Uranga Racing Ford Falcon 35 +1:57.032 47 3
34 99 Leonel Sotro Alifraco Sport Ford Falcon 34 +1 lap 10 3
35 119 Humberto Krujoski SAP Team Dodge Cherokee 34 +1 lap 12 3
36 82 Carlos Okulovich Maquin Parts Racing Torino Cherokee 33 +2 laps 14 3
37 85 Ricardo Risatti III LRD Performance Chevrolet Coupé SS 32 Mechanical 45 3
38 53 Juan Tomás Catalán Magni CM Sport Ford Falcon 31 46 3
39 215 Gastón Crusitta SJ Racing Dodge Cherokee 29 4 3
40 32 Norberto Fontana RUS Med Team Torino Cherokee 28 Crash damage 16 3
41 5 Santiago Mangoni JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 24 Mechanical 51 2
42 172 Santiago Álvarez JP Carrera Dodge Cherokee 23 Crash 26 2
43 137 Otto Fritzler Moriatis Competición Ford Falcon 23 Crash 32 2
44 72 Martín Serrano Sportteam Chevrolet Coupé SS 23 1 2
45 123 Martín Vázquez MV Racing Dodge Cherokee 18 17 2
46 121 Elio Craparo Hermanos Álvarez Competición Dodge Cherokee 16 Mechanical 28 2
47 133 Valentín Aguirre JP Carrera Dodge Cherokee 14 40 2
48 75 Sergio Alaux Giavedoni Sport Chevrolet Coupé SS 14 24 2
49 17 Nicolás Bonelli RUS Med Team Ford Falcon 14 48 2
50 197 Marcos Quijada Uranga Racing Dodge Cherokee 11 Mechanical 27 2
51 134 Matías Jalaf Jalaf Competición Ford Falcon 6 9 2
52 25 Diego Ciantini JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS 5 Engine 44 2
53 208 Gastón Ferrante A&P Competición Dodge Cherokee 1 Stuck in gravel trap 7 2
Fastest Lap: Matías Rossi (Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina), 1:42.587
Sources:
  • ^1 – Santero, De Carlo and Trosset received 10-second post-race time penalties for unsafe pit releases.
  • ^2 – Carinelli received a 10-second post-race time penalty for contact with Ebarlín.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Mariano Werner 256.5
2 Julián Santero 242.5 -14
3 Mauricio Lambiris 229.5 -27
4 Jonatan Castellano 228.5 -28
5 Marcos Landa 227 -29.5
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.