Top Race V6

Top Race V6
Category	Touring car racing
Country	Argentina
Inaugural season	1997
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	Diego Azar (Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina)
Official website	Official website

Top Race V6 is a touring car race series held in Argentina. It was founded in 1997.

The cars

The Top Race V6 category sees the vehicles presented in silhouette form, with identical, strictly controlled mechanical specifications. Body styles currently running in the series are the Ford Mondeo, Chevrolet Vectra (aka Vauxhall/Opel Astra), Peugeot 407, Mercedes C-Class and Volkswagen Passat, all in sedan form. In previous seasons, Renault Laguna and Citroën C5 bodies were also used.

Engines are identical 3.0 litre V6 units tuned by Kit Berta to produce approximately 350 hp. Chassis (tubular steel), suspension (control front, independent rear), tires (Pirelli PZero slicks on 18 inch cast aluminium wheels) and gearboxes (Mark Saenz H-Pattern 5 speed) are all identical control items. The vehicles also run a uniform body kit consisting of front splitter/air dam, side skirts, and rear wing. Body modifications are allowed to present a more race oriented look (such as flared wheel arches and widened bodies), but this is also strictly controlled to keep all the vehicles even.

As a result, racing is cost effective as well as being close and highly competitive.

Champions

Top Race V6 Mercedes-Benz C-Class silhouette

Toyota Camry XV50 of Toyota Argentina factory team (2017)

Former Top Race

Year	Driver	Car
1997	Omar Martínez	Honda Prelude
1998	Juan María Traverso	Mercedes-Benz 280
1999	Juan María Traverso	Peugeot 405
2000	Omar Martínez	Honda Prelude
2001	Guillermo Ortelli	BMW 320i
2002	Diego Aventín	BMW 320i
2003	Juan María Traverso	BMW 320i
2004	Ernesto Bessone	Ford Escort
2005	Claudio Kohler	BMW 320i

Top Race V6

Year	Driver	Car
2005	Guillermo Ortelli	Chevrolet Vectra II
2006	Omar Martínez	Ford Mondeo II
2007	Emiliano Spataro	Volkswagen Passat V
2008	Emiliano Spataro	Volkswagen Passat V
2009	José María López	Ford Mondeo II
Copa América 2010	Guido Falaschi	Ford Mondeo II
Close Tournament 2010	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203
2011	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203
2012	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2013	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2014	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2015	Matías Rodríguez	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2016	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2017	Agustín Canapino	Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204
2018	Franco Girolami	Mitsubishi Lancer GT
2019	Matías Rossi	Toyota Camry XV50
2020	Matías Rossi	Toyota Camry XV50
2021	Diego Azar	Toyota Camry XV50
2022	Diego Azar	Lexus

Support series

Year	Top Race Series		Top Race Junior		Top Race NOA
Year	Driver	Car	Driver	Car	Driver	Car
2007			Federico Bathiche	Alfa Romeo 156
2008			Gonzalo Perlo	Ford Mondeo
2009	Gerardo Salaverría	Chevrolet Vectra II	Germán Giles	Chevrolet Vectra
Copa América 2010	Federico Lifschitz	Ford Mondeo II	Humberto Krujoski	Ford Mondeo
2012	Humberto Krujoski	Ford Mondeo III	Facundo Della Motta
2013	Henry Martin	Volkswagen Passat V	Cancelled		Eduardo Maidana	Ford Mondeo
2014	Lucas Ariel Guerra	Fiat Linea Series			Peter Olaz	Ford Mondeo
2015	Fabián Flaqué	Mercedes-Benz CLA Series			Juan Ortega	Audi S6 NOA
2016	Lucas Valle	Chevrolet Cruze Series	Giovanni Elizalde	Audi S6 Junior
2017	Bruno Boccanera	Fiat Tipo Series	Martín Ferreyra	Chevrolet Cruze Junior
2018	Gastón Crusitta	Chevrolet Cruze Series	Santiago Piovano	Citroën C4 Junior
2019	Bruno Boccanera	Ford Mondeo Series	Ariel Persia	Toyota Corolla Junior
2020	Franco Morillo	Fiat Cronos Series	Thomas Micheloud	Chevrolet Cruze Junior
2021	Diego Verriello	Fiat Cronos Series	José Malbrán	Mercedes-Benz CLA Junior
2022	Sebastian Alzamendi	Toyota Corolla	Franco Beatini	Mercedes-Benz CLA Junior