Autódromo José Carlos Bassi

Autódromo José Carlos Bassi

Location	Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina
Time zone	UTC-03:00
Coordinates	33°41′11.74″S 65°29′42.99″W
Opened	12 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-12)
Former names	Autódromo Internacional de La Pedrera
Major events	Former: TCR World Tour (2023) TCR South America (2023) Turismo Nacional (2019–2020, 2022) Turismo Carretera (2017–2018) TC Pista (2017–2018)
Full Circuit (2017–present)
Length	4.368 km (2.625 miles)
Turns	18
Race lap record	1:45.588 ( Agustín Canapino, Chevrolet Chevy, 2017, TC)

Autódromo José Carlos Bassi is a 4.368 km (2.714 mi) street circuit located in Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina.

History

The circuit was named after José Carlos Bassi, who was also responsible for the nearby circuits in San Luis Province, Autódromo Rosendo Hernández and Potrero de los Funes Circuit. It is located around Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes. When the circuit is not used for racing, the paddock area is used as the parking lot for the stadium.

The circuit is notable for its width; the main straight is 30 m (33 yd) wide, tapering to 20 m (22 yd) for the rest of the layout.^[1]

The circuit was inaugurated on 12–14 May 2017 with Turismo Carretera. Until 2022, it hosted national events, such as Turismo Carretera and Turismo Nacional. In March 2023, it was announced that the circuit to host TCR World Tour and TCR South America events in August 2023.^[2]

Lap records

As of August 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo José Carlos Bassi are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 4.368 km (2017–present)[1]
Turismo Carretera	1:45.588[3]	Agustín Canapino	Chevrolet Chevy	2017 2nd La Pedrera Turismo Carretera round
TCR Touring Car	1:47.331[4]	Yann Ehrlacher	Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR	2023 La Pedrera TCR World Tour round
Turismo Nacional Clase 3	1:52.908[5]	José Manuel Urcera	Honda New Civic	2020 La Pedrera Turismo Nacional round
Turismo Nacional Clase 2	1:54.757[5]	Nicolás Posco [es]	Ford Fiesta Kinetic	2020 La Pedrera Turismo Nacional round

References

1. "Parque La Pedrera". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
2. "La Pedrera set to host South American event". Touring Car Times. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
3. "2017 Turismo Carretera La Pedrera 2". Racingyears. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
4. "TCR SA 2023 » Autódromo José Carlos Bassi Round 12 Results". TouringCars.Net. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. "Urcera y Posco ganaron y son los nuevos líderes". Sportmotor. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.