Look at the top of the Copa de Oro standings in Turismo Carretera right now, and you will see something genuinely wild: seven different manufacturers occupying the first seven positions, including the three 'last minute' contenders. It is an insane display of parity in the 2026 season.
Julián Santero currently leads the virtual standings with 116,5 points in his BMW, aiming to break into the main fight through the last minute system. After a brilliant start in Viedma and a turbulent middle phase weighed down by success ballast and bad luck, Santero bounced back with a second in San Luis, a third in San Nicolás, and a fourth in Rosario to take charge at the top.
Behind him sits Facundo Chapur with a Torino for Trotta Racing, though he let a golden chance slip away in Rosario. After qualifying 20th and making an error in his heat that dropped him to 37th on the final grid, Chapur fought back to finish 17th and salvage crucial points. Meanwhile, Mariano Werner stands third for Ford as the only driver with multiple wins this year, recovering brilliantly from a costly DNF in San Nicolás to charge from 16th to third in the Rosario final with his Mustang.
Reigning champion Agustín Canapino holds fourth in the standings and leads the overall championship for Chevrolet. The 'Chivo' idol has endured a quiet start to the Copa with a tenth in San Luis, a tenth in San Nicolás, and an eighth in Rosario, but he already has a victory from Neuquén locked away as he defends his number one plate on his Chevrolet Camaro.
Things hurt more for Otto Fritzler, who suffered a brutal gearbox failure in Rosario while looking destined for the lead of the Copa. That disaster leaves the Mercedes-Benz runner with ground to make up ahead of Río Cuarto during an otherwise impressive debut campaign for the machine. Over at Toyota, Luis José Di Palma sits on 84,5 points as a provisional last minute entry, needing a strong result in Río Cuarto and a race win to sustain his title ambitions, while teammate Matías Rossi sits eighth in the table after a strong second-place finish in Rosario.
Dodge has lost some ground after a costly on-track collision between teammates Jonatan Castellano and Marco Dianda in Rosario. Castellano has dropped to ninth, while Dianda has stepped up as the top Dodge representative, sitting virtually seventh with 79 units. With Santero currently 42 points clear of Diego Azar—the next pursuer in the last minute battle—the stage is set for a tense finish as these seven diverse machines fight for supremacy.
