Matías Rossi (born 2 April 1984) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

racecar driver. He competes full-time in the

Turismo Carretera Turismo Carretera ( Road racing, lit., ''Road Touring'') is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the 2nd oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. ...

, driving the No. 117

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for

Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) is a motorsport division of the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. Alongside competition activities, the division develops technologies for the Gazoo Racing (GR) sub-brand of Toyota's sports and performance-oriented pro ...

and in the

Stock Car Pro Series The BRB Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in 1979 with Chevrolet ...

, driving the No. 117

Toyota Corolla The is a series of compact cars (formerly Subcompact car, subcompact) manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. Introduced in 1966, the Corolla was the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has bee ...

for Full Time Sports.

Biography

He began his career by driving go-karts at the age of 11, even racing outside his homeland in American Formula A Championships and World Formula A Championships. Returning to Argentina, he started competing in Formula Renault and then in the Formula Super Renault series. He joined the

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 2010 he won the Konex Award. 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 The BRB Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car racing, touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in ...

with Toyota and Full Time Sports.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official site

Profile at HistoricRacing.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Matias 1984 births Living people Racing drivers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine racing drivers Formula Renault Argentina drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers Turismo Carretera drivers Top Race V6 drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Súper TC 2000 drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers TCR World Tour drivers