Matías Rossi at the wheel of a TC 2000 Championship Chevrolet Astra in 2006.
Chevrolet Turismo Carretera car of Rossi.

Matías Leonardo Rossi (born 2 April 1984) is an Argentine racecar driver. He competes full-time in the Turismo Carretera, driving the No. 117 Toyota Camry for Toyota Gazoo Racing and in the Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 117 Toyota Corolla 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 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 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 with Toyota and Full Time Sports.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF.LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2000Formula Renault ArgentinaN/A20000245th
2001Formula Renault ArgentinaN/A50000919th
Formula Super Renault Argentina80003558th
2002Formula Super Renault ArgentinaN/A13707101851st
Formula Renault 2000 Italia Winter Series400000NC
2003Formula Super Renault ArgentinaN/A311012013th
Turismo Carretera1100001747th
2004TC 2000E.F. Racing100000NC
Turismo CarreteraN/A16000110016th
2005TC 2000Pro Racing131002649th
Turismo CarreteraJC Competición1500006323rd
2006TC 2000Chevrolet Elaion-Pro Racing1451481861st
Turismo CarreteraJC Competición1602229516th
2007TC 2000Chevrolet Elaion1431291891st
Turismo CarreteraJC Competición163236190.52nd
2008TC 2000Renault Lo Jack Team1320331235th
Turismo CarreteraJC Competición14001110516th
Top Race V6Tauro MotorSport1210138813th
2009TC 2000Renault Lo Jack Team1211251065th
Turismo CarreteraJC Competición141303128.7513th
Top Race V6Pro Racing1300022111th
2010TC 2000Renault Lo Jack Team131004807th
Turismo CarreteraDole Racing Team1531251914th
2011TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina215338197.51st
Turismo CarreteraJP Racing1511211733rd
2012Súper TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina1331281972nd
Turismo CarreteraJP Racing152225219.52nd
Top Race V6PSG16 Team122234446th
2013Súper TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina1242262191st
Turismo CarreteraJP Racing161113426.255th
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3Boero Carrera Pro1224121924th
2014Súper TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina130114114.59th
Turismo CarreteraDonto Racing16562118351st
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3Boero Carrera Pro1233162571st
2015Súper TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina1321021644th
Turismo CarreteraDonto Racing162316552.252nd
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3Boero Carrera Pro1211121905th
2016Súper TC 2000Toyota Team Argentina143115196.52nd
Turismo CarreteraDonto Racing164418653.53rd
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3Citroen Total TN Racing1200021964th
2017Súper TC 2000Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina1311251524th
Top Race V61520251374th
Turismo CarreteraNova Racing151102330.2515th
2018Súper TC 2000Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina18212101634th
Top Race V61310151204th
Turismo CarreteraNova Racing151413425.755th
2019Súper TC 2000Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina1343161732nd
Top Race V616434122831st
Turismo CarreteraDonto Racing14120231015th
2020Súper TC 2000Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF19546111671st
Top Race V611462102111st
Stock Car BrasilFull Time Sports18000112118th
2021Súper TC 2000Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF1930671335th
Stock Car Pro SeriesFull Time Sports17000012020th
2022Turismo CarreteraToyota Gazoo Racing Argentina14000332012th
Stock Car Pro SeriesA.Mattheis Vogel Motorsport2220272624th
2023Turismo CarreteraToyota Gazoo Racing ArgentinaNC
Stock Car Pro SeriesFull Time SportsNC
TC2000 ChampionshipToyota Gazoo Racing YPF Infinia
2024TCR South America Touring Car ChampionshipToyota Team Argentina1831164084th
TCR World Tour40000825th
TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship1010342314th

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324RankPoints
2020Full Time SportsToyota CorollaGOI 1 11GOI 2 12INT 1 RetINT 2 RetLON 1 RetLON 2 12CAS 1 10CAS 2 RetCAS 3 10VCA 1 8VCA 2 2CUR 1 4CUR 2 RetCUR 3 11GOI 1 12GOI 2 16GOI 3 RetINT 1 Ret18th121
2021Full Time SportsToyota CorollaGOI 1GOI 2INT 1 19INT 2 21VCA 1 16VCA 2 5VCA 1 6VCA 2 10CAS 1CAS 2CUR 1 19CUR 2 15CUR 1CUR 2GOI 1 RetGOI 2 DNSGOI 1 6GOI 2 12VCA 1 17VCA 2 16SCZ 1 22SCZ 2 RetINT 1 6INT 2 820th120
2022AMattheis VogelToyota CorollaINT 1GOI 1 28GOI 2 RetRIO 1 2RIO 2 RetVCA 1 9VCA 2 1VEL 1 8VEL 2 2VEL 1 3VEL 2 2INT 1 1INT 2 17VCA 1 5VCA 2 8SCZ 1 6SCZ 2 2GOI 1 9GOI 2 11GOI 1 11GOI 2 RetINT 1 RetINT 2 Ret4th268

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Sporting positions
Preceded byDiego Aventín Luciano BurtiWinner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires 2006 (with Alain Menu)Succeeded byJuan Manuel Silva Ezequiel Bosio
Preceded byGabriel Ponce de LeónTC2000 champion 2006-2007Succeeded byJosé María López
Preceded byNorberto FontanaTC2000 champion 2011Succeeded byJosé María López (Súper TC) Franco Girolami (TC 2000)
Preceded byJosé María LópezSúper TC 2000 champion 2013Succeeded byNéstor Girolami
Preceded byDiego AventínTurismo Carretera 2014Succeeded byOmar Martínez
Preceded byNéstor Girolami Mauro GiallombardoWinner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires 2015 (with Gabriel Ponce de León)Succeeded byAgustín Canapino Guillermo Ortelli