Matías Rossi
Matías Rossi (born 2 April 1984) is an Argentine racecar driver. He competes full-time in the Turismo Carretera, driving the No. 317 Toyota Camry for Toyota Gazoo Racing and in the Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 117 Toyota Corolla for A. Mattheis Vogel Motorsport.
| Matías Rossi | |
|---|---|
Matías Rossi in 2017. | |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Full name | Matías Leonardo Rossi |
| Born | 2 April 1984 Del Viso, Argentina |
| Stock Car Pro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | A. Mattheis Vogel Motorsport |
| Turismo Carretera | |
| Years active | 2003–2019,2022– |
| Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina |
| Car number | 317 |
| Former teams | Satriano Sport, Ávila Racing, JC Competición, Dole Racing, JP Racing, Donto Racing, Nova Racing |
| Championships | 1 (2014) |
| Wins | 25 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004–2021 2017–2020 2013–2016 2011–2012 2012 2008–2009 2001–2003 2002 2000–2001 | Súper TC 2000 Top Race V6 Turismo Nacional TC Mouras Top Race V6 Top Race V6 Fórmula Súper Renault Italian Formula Renault Formula Renault Argentina |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2020 2019 2014 2014 2013 2011 2007 2006 2002 | Top Race V6 Súper TC 2000 Top Race V6 Turismo Nacional Clase 3 Turismo Carretera Súper TC 2000 TC 2000 TC 2000 TC 2000 Fórmula Súper Renault |
He is the youngest person to win back-to-back TC2000 championships, in 2006–2007. In 2010 he won the Konex Award.
He began his career by driving go-karts at the age of 11. He raced outside his homeland in American Formula One Championships and World Formula One Championships. Returning to Argentina, he started competing in Formula Renault and then in the Formula Super Renault series.
He joined the Turismo Carretera racing series in 2003. He obtained his first win in the Turismo Carretera at the Comodoro Rivadavia circuit in 2007. He would get two more victories later on that year to finish second overall for the season, behind Christian Ledesma.
In 2005, Rossi started racing in the TC2000 series as well, where he won the 2006 and 2007 championships at the wheel of Pro Racing's Chevrolet Astra. From 2008 to 2010 he raced in TC2000 for Renault, where he finished 5th, 5th and 7th. in 2011, Rossi joined Toyota Team Argentina and win his third TC 2000 championship that year. In 2012 he raced for Toyota in the Súper TC 2000 championship, finishing as the runner-up. He also competed in Turismo Carretera, finishing second, and in Top Race V6. In 2013 he won the championship in the Super TC 2000, in 2014 in the Turismo Nacional and in the Turismo Carretera and in 2019 in the Top Race V6.
He was once again champion of the Súper TC 2000 in 2020. That year he also competed in Stock Car Brasil with Toyota and Full Time Sports.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Formula Renault Argentina | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45th |
| 2001 | Formula Renault Argentina | N/A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
| Formula Super Renault Argentina | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 8th | ||
| 2002 | Formula Super Renault Argentina | N/A | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 185 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia Winter Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2003 | Formula Super Renault Argentina | N/A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13th |
| Turismo Carretera | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47th | ||
| 2004 | TC 2000 | E.F. Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Turismo Carretera | N/A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 16th | |
| 2005 | TC 2000 | Pro Racing | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 9th |
| Turismo Carretera | JC Competición | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 23rd | |
| 2006 | TC 2000 | Chevrolet Elaion-Pro Racing | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 186 | 1st |
| Turismo Carretera | JC Competición | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 16th | |
| 2007 | TC 2000 | Chevrolet Elaion | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 189 | 1st |
| Turismo Carretera | JC Competición | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 190.5 | 2nd | |
| 2008 | TC 2000 | Renault Lo Jack Team | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 5th |
| Turismo Carretera | JC Competición | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 16th | |
| Top Race V6 | Tauro MotorSport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 13th | |
| 2009 | TC 2000 | Renault Lo Jack Team | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 5th |
| Turismo Carretera | JC Competición | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 128.75 | 13th | |
| Top Race V6 | Pro Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11th | |
| 2010 | TC 2000 | Renault Lo Jack Team | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 7th |
| Turismo Carretera | Dole Racing Team | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 191 | 4th | |
| 2011 | TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 197.5 | 1st |
| Turismo Carretera | JP Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 173 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 197 | 2nd |
| Turismo Carretera | JP Racing | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 219.5 | 2nd | |
| Top Race V6 | PSG16 Team | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 6th | |
| 2013 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 219 | 1st |
| Turismo Carretera | JP Racing | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 426.25 | 5th | |
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Boero Carrera Pro | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 4th | |
| 2014 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 114.5 | 9th |
| Turismo Carretera | Donto Racing | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 835 | 1st | |
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Boero Carrera Pro | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 257 | 1st | |
| 2015 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 4th |
| Turismo Carretera | Donto Racing | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 552.25 | 2nd | |
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Boero Carrera Pro | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 5th | |
| 2016 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 196.5 | 2nd |
| Turismo Carretera | Donto Racing | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 653.5 | 3rd | |
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Citroen Total TN Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 4th | |
| Turismo Pista - Clase 1 | N/A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2017 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 152 | 4th |
| Top Race V6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 137 | 4th | ||
| Turismo Carretera | Nova Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 330.25 | 15th | |
| 2018 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 163 | 4th |
| Top Race V6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 120 | 4th | ||
| Turismo Carretera | Nova Racing | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 425.75 | 5th | |
| 2019 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 173 | 2nd |
| Top Race V6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 283 | 1st | ||
| Turismo Carretera | Donto Racing | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 15th | |
| 2020 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 167 | 1st |
| Top Race V6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 211 | 1st | ||
| Stock Car Brasil | Full Time Sports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 18th | |
| 2021 | Súper TC 2000 | Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 133 | 5th |
| Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 20th | |
| 2022 | Turismo Carretera | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18th* |
| Stock Car Pro Series | A.Mattheis Vogel Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -* |
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Full Time Sports | Toyota Corolla | GOI 1 11 | GOI 2 12 | INT 1 Ret | INT 2 Ret | LON 1 Ret | LON 2 12 | CAS 1 10 | CAS 2 Ret | CAS 3 10 | VCA 1 8 | VCA 2 2 | CUR 1 4 | CUR 2 Ret | CUR 3 11 | GOI 1 12 | GOI 2 16 | GOI 3 Ret | INT 1 Ret | 18th | 121 | ||||||
| 2021 | Full Time Sports | Toyota Corolla | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | INT 1 19 | INT 2 21 | VCA 1 16 | VCA 2 5 | VCA 1 6 | VCA 2 10 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | CUR 1 19 | CUR 2 15 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | GOI 1 Ret | GOI 2 DNS | GOI 1 6 | GOI 2 12 | VCA 1 17 | VCA 2 16 | SCZ 1 22 | SCZ 2 Ret | INT 1 6 | INT 2 8 | 20th | 120 |
| 2022 | AMattheis Vogel | Toyota Corolla | INT 1 | GOI 1 28 | GOI 2 Ret | RIO 1 2 | RIO 2 Ret | VCA 1 9 | VCA 2 1 | VEL 1 8 | VEL 2 2 | VEL 1 3 | VEL 2 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | 5th | 137 | |
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Profile at HistoricRacing.com[permanent dead link] (in English)