2026 TCR South America Touring Car Championship

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The 2026 TCR South America Touring Car Championship will be the fifth season of TCR South America Touring Car Championship.

Calendar

Announced on 5 January 2026, the championship is scheduled be contested of 10 rounds across Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.[1] However, the calendar is updated again on 15 January 2026, Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel replaced Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul.[2] The season will begin at Circuito dos Cristais in March and will end at Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini in early December.

  Race is held together with TCR Brazil
Rnd. Circuit/Location Dates Support bill Map
1 Brazil Circuito dos Cristais, Curvelo 6–8 March Stock Car Pro Series
2 Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel 27–29 March Stock Car Pro Series
Turismo Nacional BR
3 Brazil Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 24–26 April Stock Car Pro Series
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F4 Brazilian Championship
4 Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá 19–20 June Stock Car Pro Series
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F4 Brazilian Championship
Turismo Nacional BR
5 Brazil Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 24–26 July Stock Car Pro Series
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6 Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo 21–23 August TBA
7 Argentina TBA 4–6 September
8 Argentina TBA 2–4 October
9 Argentina Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio, Rosario 6–8 November
10 Uruguay Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar 4–6 December

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
Argentina Lynk & Co Paladini Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR 5 Argentina Fabián Yannantuoni TBC [3]
16 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso TBC [4]
113 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini TBC [5]
TBA Argentina Nicolás Fuca TBC [6]
Uruguay Uruguay Racing Team Peugeot 308 TCR 8 Uruguay Joaquín Cafaro TBC [7]
60 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella TBC [8]
TBA TBA TBC [9]
Brazil G Racing Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR 19 Brazil Enzo Gianfratti TBC [10]
20 Brazil Bruno Massa TBC [11]
Argentina Honda YPF Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 33 Germany Nelson Piquet Jr.[a] TBC [12]
44 Argentina Leonel Pernía TBC [13]
85 Argentina Tiago Pernía TBC
TBA TBA TBC [12]
TBA TBA TBC
Brazil W2 ProGP Cupra León VZ TCR 77 Brazil Raphael Reis TBC [12]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Brazil Porthack Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 99 Brazil Enzo Falquete TBC [14]
TBA TBA TBC [12]
South Korea Hyundai N MAS x PMO Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 115 Argentina Diego Ciantini TBC [15]
TBA TBA TBC [16][17]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Brazil Cobra Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TBA TBA TBC [12]
TBA TBA TBC

Notes

  1. ^ Piquet Jr. is a Brazilian driver competing under a German licence.

References

  1. ^ "Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay will once again be part of the TCR South America Banco BRB calendar". southamerica.tcr-series.com. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ Weissbach, Thayná (15 January 2026). "Stock Car faz nova atualização no calendário de 2026". terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Parabólica. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Fabián Yannantuoni is the second confirmed driver for Paladini Racing". TCR South America. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Paladini Racing confirms Juan Ángel Rosso for 2026 TCR South America season". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Fabricio Pezzini completes the Argentine quartet at Paladini Racing for 2026". TouringCarTimes. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Nicolás Fuca will be part of TCR South America Banco BRB in a Lynk & Co with Paladini Racing". TCR South America. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Joaquín Cafaro scores Peugeot seat for 2026". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Juan Manuel Casella returns to TCR South America Banco BRB with the Uruguay Racing Team". TCR South America. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Uruguay Racing Team joins TCR South America Banco BRB with three Peugeot 308 GTI". TCR South America. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Enzo Gianfratti secures full-season drive for 2026". TouringCarTimes. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Bruno Massa secures G Racing Motorsport seat". TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d e "TCR South America set for bumper 2026 entry". TouringCarTimes. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Leonel Pernía and Tiago Pernía will continue with Honda YPF Racing in TCR South America Banco BRB". TCR South America. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Porthack Racing Announces Enzo Falquete for a Peugeot 308 GTI TCR in TCR South America Banco BRB". TCR South America. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Diego Ciantini joins the Hyundai MSA team for the 2026 TCR South America Banco BRB season". TCR South America. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Hyundai announces four-car entry for 2026 TCR South America season". TouringCarTimes. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  17. ^ "The four Hyundai Elantra N TCRs are already in Argentina for their debut at TCR South America Banco BRB". TCR South America. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.