Matías Rossi
Matías Rossi (born April 2, 1984 in Del Viso, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine racecar driver. He is the youngest person to win back-to-back TC2000 championships, in 2006–2007.
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 to 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. As of 2013 he is competing in the Súper TC 2000, Turismo Carretera and Turismo Nacional series.
External links
- Chevrolet Pro Racing (in Spanish)
- Turismo Carretera (in Spanish)
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Profile at HistoricRacing.com (in English)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Diego Aventín Luciano Burti |
Winner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires 2006 (with Alain Menu) |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel Silva Ezequiel Bosio |
| Preceded by Gabriel Ponce de León |
TC2000 champion 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by José María López |
| Preceded by Norberto Fontana |
TC2000 champion 2011 |
Succeeded by José María López (Súper TC) Franco Girolami (TC 2000) |
| Preceded by José María López |
Súper TC 2000 champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Néstor Girolami |
| Preceded by Diego Aventín |
Turismo Carretera 2014 |
Succeeded by Omar Martínez |
| Preceded by Néstor Girolami Mauro Giallombardo |
Winner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires 2015 (with Gabriel Ponce de León) |
Succeeded by Agustín Canapino Guillermo Ortelli |