TCR South America kicks off at Autódromo Velocitta

The second season of the TCR South America championship kicks off this weekend at the Autódromo Velocitta, located in Mogi-Guaçu in the state of São Paulo.

15 cars will hit the Brazilian circuit, representing seven brands: Alfa Romeo, Audi, CUPRA, Honda, Hyundai, LInk & Co and Peugeot.

The champion team W2 Pro GP has swapped its two Honda Civic cars for a pair of CUPRA Leon Competición, with Antonio Junqueira joining Raphael Reis. PMO will field two Lynk & Co 03 and two Peugeot 308 cars; Fabricio Pezzini and Juan-Manuel Sapag will drive the Chinese saloons, while Franco Farina and Pablo Otero will seat in the French machines.

Cobra Racing expands to three Audi cars for Adalberto Baptista, Guilherme Reischl and Ana Beatriz 'Bia' Figueiredo, the first lady driver to join the series. CJ Motorsport confirmed Pedro Aizza in its first Hyundai Elantra N.

Honda Civic cars will be run again by Squadra Martino for Juan Ángel Rosso and Fabio Casagrande, but also by Crown Racing with Gabriele Lusquiños and Alessandro Marchini.

The field is completed by the Alfa Romeo Giulietta of PropCar Racing driven by Fernando Croce.

The entry list is expected to exceed the 20 cars for the next event, the endurance race at Interlagos.

Live streaming at www.tcr-series.com: Qualifying, Saturday at 15:10 local time (20:10 CEST), Races, Sunday at 09:10 and 11:10 local times (14:10 and 16:10 CEST).

Entry list
3 - Ana 'Bia' Figueiredo (Cobra Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)
7 - Fabricio Pezzini (PMO Motorsport, Lynk & Co 03 TCR)
10 - Adalberto Baptista (Cobra Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)
13 - Pablo Otero (PMO Racing, Peugeot 308 TCR)
22 - Gabriel Lusquiños (Crown Racing, Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR)
26 - Juan Ángel Rosso (Squadra Martino, Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR)
33 - José Manuel Sapag (PMO Motorsport, Lynk & Co 03 TCR)
34 - Fabio Casagrande (Squadra Martino, Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR)
35 - Pedro Aizza (Scuderia CJ, Hyundai Elantra N TCR) 
37 - Guilherme Reischl (Cobra Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)
44 - Alessandro Marchini (Crown Racing, Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR)
61 - Antonio Junqueira (W2 Pro GP, CUPRA Leon Competición TCR)
77 - Raphael Reis (W2 Pro GP, CUPRA Leon Competición TCR)
84 - Fernando Croce (PropCar Racing, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR)
87 - Franco Farina (PMO Racing, Peugeot 308 TCR)

Picture: TCR South America