04/28/2024 09:21am.Updated on 04/28/2024 2:30 p.m.
What the newspapers will say – this one included – is that Mariano Werner (Ford) won the race. And it will be fine, because the man from Entre Ríos did a great job to win his first victory of the season, but its speed was not the only reason why the red and white Mustang crossed the checkered flag before everyone else. He played the doll, the team of mechanics who did a phenomenal job at the pit stop, the brains of the team to develop a strategy that allowed him to skip cars without having to pass them on the track and, above all things, luck: for one pace car agonizing, when Diego Ciantini (Chevrolet) was leading easily, Marianito was able to put himself first and win a very celebrated success at the TC in Toay.
“Bochita was extremely fast,” said the three-time champion after watching the first series. An acknowledgment of what happened the day before (Ciantini flew in practice and in qualifying) and a spoiler of what was to come, because Bocha’s son became an arrow again: He didn’t have a bad time at the start, leaving Agustín Martínez (Ford) on the road, he gained distance, stopped first, returned to the track and rounded off a performance worthy of victory. “It was a weekend won,” he lamented after the race. Chance and Werner did not want it to be like this.
First, before the safety car came into play, there was tactical work in the Ford driver’s pit: when he was fourth, and those in front began to stop, they kept him turning on a clean track and delayed entering the pits. . Marianito, of course, had to put down the pedal so that when he stopped he wouldn’t be overtaken again. That’s how it went: The only one who surpassed him was Ciantini, and the native of Paraná reached a very worthy second place. It was more than that, yes, by fortune.
The pace car changed everything for Werner and Ciantini
Mazzacane’s stoppage on the track forced the exit of the pace car with seven laps to go and brought Bochita and Werner face to face. In that face off, the one that won was the Mustang: On the outside, without giving up and risking everything, the guard passed the one who did not seem like he was going to get off the lead.
“I had no chance. If the pace car didn’t come, it wasn’t ours. “I have had to lose races like this a lot of times, they are the consequences of bad luck and the good luck that happened to me,” the 35-year-old driver later acknowledged, but not before remarking that he would not have been able to win the race if it had not been because his rival “behaved incredibly, because this maneuver is done in pairs.” What is he referring to? Ciantini explained: “Mariano made a good maneuver, I left him room as the regulations say and he beat me well.”
After having achieved its first victory of the year (there are already 14 seasons in a row with at least one victory), Werner begins to look fondly at the dream of the tetra.
The summary of the TC in Toay
Mariano Werner won in Toay!
Marianito was as fast as he could, he made his pit stop fast, he took advantage of the pace car a few laps from the end and was left with the fourth date of Road Tourism in La Pampa. For Diego Ciantini, the disappointment: he had been winning by a lot and finished second.
It is Werner’s first victory of the season. (Photo: ACTC)
Lap 26/30: Werner passed it to Ciantini on the relaunch!
After the pace car left, the Ford driver beat Bochita from the outside and he took the lead in the race with four laps left.
Lap 23/30: Pace car with seven laps remaining
Mazzacane was stopped on the track and the safety car came out. Werner, who was coming very fast, will now have the chance to have a very fast Ciantini within reach.
Lap 18/30: Risatti missed the pits!
Caíto passed by at the entrance to the box, going towards the technique, and lost a lot of time.
Lap 16/30: Werner stopped and lost the lead
Marianito, who was leading after the stops of Ciantini and Mazzacane, stopped in the pits and lost the lead: He came out behind Bochita, but ahead of Rayo. The new leader is Risatti, who has not stopped in the pits yet.
Mariano Werner during the fourth date of Road Tourism in Toay. (ACTC)
Lap 8/30: The pit stops began
Ciantini and Mazzacane, the first to stop, They made very quick stops: both were 10s20.
Lap 2/30: Martínez overshot and lost many positions
After Mazzacane came out better planted towards the main straight and beat him to the rope, Gurisito tried to maintain his position by attacking from the outside and went too far. He came in sixth position. while Rayo is Ciantini’s new guard.
The TC final is over!
Diego Ciantini beat Martínez firstwon the rope and continues to lead the TC final in Toay.
The novelty in the final of the TC: a mandatory pit stop
Between laps 8 and 22, Drivers must stop in the pits to change at least two of their tires. To make the stop, the cars are divided into three groups that were drawn (the pit could not receive them all at the same time). There will be six mechanics who will be in charge of changing tires.
Christian Ledesma left everything to run in Toay
It was an atypical weekend for Ledesma, who He had to undergo surgery twice in 48 hours for kidney colic. “I’m fine, not optimal, that’s clear, but I really want to race. I did everything to be there and I’m going to try to do my best,” said the Chevrolet representative in the broadcast.
Ochoa won the TC Pista final
Joaquín Ochoa (Dodge) won the main race of the opening category. He was escorted by Juan Manuel Tomasello (Chevrolet) and Tomás Abdala (Ford). “I can’t believe it. Thank you! Oh, God, we’re finally back. I needed it”said the winner through tears inside the car.
VIDEO: the shocking accident that occurred at the TC Pista
In the first series of the TC Pista in Toay, before the Turismo Carretera machines began to rotate, a tremendous accident occurred: Mario Valle spun and Juan Ignacio Maciera hit him squarely. Despite the violence of the coup, evident by how the car components flew everywhere, The two pilots are fine.
The starting order for the final of Road Tourism
For having flown in the first battery, Diego Ciantini secured first place in the final. At the same time will be Agustín Martínez, who also won comfortably, and they will have Gastón Mazzacane behind (he won a very tight series against Werner) and Facundo Chapur, the best second. The final will start at 1:00 p.m.
Martínez won the last battery from end to end
Guri’s son withstood Chapur’s pressure, gained distance and won comfortably. Due to his pace, and because it was the second fastest series, the Ford driver will start second in the final.
The third series is out!
There was chacha-chacha between Martínez and Chapur facing the first curve and Gurisito finished ahead, already gaining some distance over his escort. Catalán Magni got lost in the first turn.
Gurisito will start ahead in the last series of the TC
Agustín Martínez, son of Gurí, will lead the Indian line in the third and final series of the TC. The Top 10 will be completed by Chapur, stick by stick with the pointer; Lambiris and Trucco, in the second row; Aguirre and Londero, in the third; Catalán Magni and Ledesma, in the fourth, and Todino and Risatti, in the fifth.
Mazzacane surpassed, endured and won the battery
El Rayo had given Werner a warning on the first lap, fighting him on the outside of the curve – he didn’t manage to put the hook -, and he finished eating him the same way on the next one. In the other three turns, Mazzacane (Chevrolet) held on and won the second series of the TC. Marianito (Ford) remained as escort.
Until now, a Chivos morning: Ciantini and Mazzacane have already won.
The second series is out!
Although Mazzacane made the entire first corner at par and was close to putting his nose in, Werner closed the line and took first position at the start of the second battery. Paint for a run.
Werner will lead the grid in the second series
Mariano Werner, who missed pole by just over two tenths, will command the second battery. The Top 10 will be completed by Mazzacane, close to the right side of the three-time champion; Benvenuti and Craparo, in the second row; Trosset and Jakos, in the third; Fontana and Martínez, in the fourth, and Mangoni and S. Álvarez, in the fifth.
Ciantini flew to win the first battery
Bochita (Chevrolet) made an abysmal difference to their pursuers in just a couple of laps – to the point of improving the time that gave him pole position on Saturday – and he took the first series. De Benedictis (Ford) finished second and Vázquez (Dodge), third. Gabriel Ponce de León, who rejoined the TC on this date, had a mechanical problem and was left far behind.
Ciantini’s Chevrolet ran at a phenomenal pace. (Photo: ACTC)
The first series of the TC is underway!
Ciantini quickly beat De Benedictis to the rope and he already commands the first battery of the day.
Ciantini, in front in the first series of the TC
Diego Ciantinithe fastest in Saturday’s qualifying, will start at the front in Sunday’s first heat. The Top 10 It will be completed by De Benedictis, who will start alongside Bochita; Castellano and Vázquez, in the second row; De la Iglesia and N. Bonelli, in the third; Landa and Quijada, in the fourth, and Agrello and Ponce de León, in the fifth.
Ciantini celebrated with his team after qualifying. (TC Press)
The TC position table
José Manuel Urcera leads the championship after three dates with 113.5 units. His escort is Esteban Gini.
Where can you see the complete date of Road Tourism?
All sessions, from the three series, through the final of the TC Pista and reaching the main event, the Turismo Carretera race, can be tuned through Public TV or from the Motorplay platform. Likewise, you can follow the action up to the minute in Olé.
What time do the races start?
The action in La Pampa will begin at 10:05 with the start of the first series, while the second will take place at 10:30 and the last at 10:55. The main race will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Ciantini, the fastest in qualifying
Diego Ciantini He had been the fastest in the last training session in Toay and did not lower the bar when it came to qualifying: with a time of 1m13s629, The Chevrolet driver took pole position and he will start ahead of everything in his series. Mariano Werner (Ford) and Agustín Martínez (Ford) finished behind, who will lead the other two batteries.
Ciantini took pole for the TC in La Pampa. (Photo: ACTC)
