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. 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 | -* | |