Potrero de los Funes Circuit

Lago Potrero de los Funes

Location	Potrero de los Funes-San Luis, Argentina
Time zone	GMT -3
Major events	FIA GT TC2000
Length	6.270 km (3.896 mi)
Turns	22
Lap record	2:13.236 (105.274mph average) (Marcel Fässler, Phoenix Racing (Corvette C6.R), November 22, 2008)

The Lago Potrero de los Funes circuit is a race track originally constructed in 1987, and rebuilt in 2008. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) from San Luis, capital city of the San Luis Province, Argentina. The circuit is semi-permanent, with a length of 6.27 km (3.90 mi). It was created by modifying the ring road that encircles Lake Potrero de los Funes, at the course's center.

The circuit has received very high praise from the drivers for its substantial undulations and numerous high speed corners and bends, which provide a great driving challenge.

The track's layout has changed slightly from its original layout. It appears that the curve prior to where the pits are now was tightened to create a more pronounced corner ahead of the pits, and perhaps to reduce speeds on the racing line going past the new pit exit. On the opposite side of the lake, where start/finish used to be located, a chicane has been added at the first high speed bend along that stretch. Also, on the initial descending run along the lake, there has been another chicane added to reduce speeds into the following corner that has limited run-off. Therefore, the original course had slightly shorter length of 6.186 km (3.844 mi).

Races hosted

According to Damian Vega's account, a meet was held at this circuit on August 15, 1987. The main event was a Turismo Carretera race. During one of the heat races, a crash occurred that resulted in the deaths of two spectators. In the feature race, there was another crash, but the driver survived, though he may have been injured. This was the circuit's only meeting until the FIA GT weekend was held in November 2008.

On the track's reopening, two major events were hosted in November 2008. A race weekend was shared by the Argentinian TC 2000 as well as the international FIA GT Championship. José María López won the TC 2000 event, while Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen won the San Luis 2 Hours in their Saleen S7R.

Year	Race	Category	Winner	Results
2008	TC 2000 at Potrero de los Funes	TC2000	José María López	Results
2008	San Luis 2 Hours	FIA GT Championship	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen	Results
2009	Gran Premio Provincia de San Luis	Turismo Carretera	Juan Bautista de Benedictis	Results
2009	Gran Premio Coronación	TC2000	Gabriel Ponce de León Daniel Serra	Results
2010	Gran Premio Coronación	TC2000	Matias Rossi	Results
2010	San Luis 1 Hour	FIA GT1 World Championship	Frédéric Makowiecki Yann Clairay	Results
2011	San Luis 1 Hour	FIA GT1 World Championship	Francesco Pastorelli Yelmer Buurman	Results
2011	Gran Premio Province of San Luis	TC2000	Fabián Yannantuoni	Results

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Coordinates: 33°13′30″S 66°14′20″W / 33.22500°S 66.23889°W / -33.22500; -66.23889

Circuits of the FIA GT1 World Championship

Algarve Brno Donington Park Goldenport Interlagos Moscow Navarra Nogaro Ordos Paul Ricard Potrero de los Funes Nürburgring Sachsenring Silverstone Slovakia Ring Spa-Francorchamps Yas Marina Zandvoort Zolder

Circuits of the FIA GT Championship (1997-2009)

A1-Ring Adria Algarve Anderstorp Brno Bahrain Bucharest Dijon Donington Dubai Estoril Helsinki Hockenheimring Homestead Hungaroring Imola Istanbul Jarama Laguna Seca Lausitz Magny-Cours Monza Mugello Nogaro Nürburgring Oschersleben Paul Ricard Pergusa Potrero de los Funes Sebring Silverstone Spa-Francorchamps Suzuka Valencia Watkins Glen Zhuhai Zolder

TC 2000 Championship / Súper TC 2000

TC 2000 Seasons	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Súper TC 2000 Seasons	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Turismo Carretera

Champion drivers	1939 Ángel Lo Valvo 1940-41 Juan Manuel Fangio 1947-48, 1953-54, 1960 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 1949-52, 1955-58, 1961 Juan Gálvez 1959 Rodolfo de Álzaga 1962-65 Dante Emiliozzi 1966 Juan Manuel Bordeu 1967 Eduardo Copello 1968 Carlos Pairetti 1969 Gastón Perkins 1970-71 Rubén Luis di Palma 1973 Nasif Estéfano 1974-76 Héctor Gradassi 1977-78, 1995-97, 1999 Juan María Traverso 1979-80 Francisco Espinosa 1980-81 Antonio Aventín 1982 Jorge M. Boero 1983-85 Roberto Mouras 1986 Oscar Angeletti 1987-89 Oscar Castellano 1990 Emilio Satriano 1991-92 Oscar Aventín 1993 Walter Hernández 1994 Eduardo Ramos 1998, 2000-02, 2008, 2011 Guillermo Ortelli 2003 Ernesto Bessone 2004 Omar Martínez 2005 Juan Manuel Silva 2006 Norberto Fontana 2007 Christian Ledesma 2009 Emanuel Moriatis 2010 Agustín Canapino 2012 Mauro Giallombardo 2013 Diego Aventín 2014 Matías Rossi 2015 Omar Martínez

Cars	Chevrolet Dodge Ford IKA-Renault

Current circuits (2012)	Buenos Aires Junín La Pampa La Plata Mar de Ajó Neuquén Olavarría Paraná Posadas Rafaela Río Cuarto San Luis San Martín Termas de Río Hondo Trelew

Former circuits	Bahía Blanca Balcarce Comodoro Rivadavia El Zonda Neuquén Nueve de Julio Río Gallegos Salta

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