Here is the wild reality of Turismo Carretera right now: with only three rounds remaining in the championship, there are ten drivers sitting inside the title fight who still haven't taken a single victory. Under the rules of the series, winning at least one race is an absolute requirement to be crowned champion. That means time is running out for a massive chunk of the grid, and the pressure is completely insane.
Let's look at the men on the edge. Josito Di Palma is virtual fourth, sneaking in via the 'three of the last minute' system with a best result of a third place in San Luis. Jonatan Castellano took the regular season yet somehow hasn't actually won a race yet; his 2026 campaign features a third place in El Calafate and a remarkable record of never retiring. Marco Dianda has shown good partial speed with two third-place finishes and two retirements, also working his way through the last-minute system.
Christian Ledesma keeps grinding out results for Chevrolet purely on consistency, grabbing a second place in Neuquén and six top-ten finishes. Hernán Palazzo is piloting a Toyota Camry and managed a fourth place in Neuquén, finishing every race except for Posadas where a tangle got him excluded. Matías Rossi let a victory slip away in Neuquén and has looked distant in the finals ever since, though he did pick up a second-place finish at Termas de Río Hondo.
José Manuel Urcera managed a third place in Concepción del Uruguay and four top-ten finishes, all while shaking things up by leaving Toyota mid-season to pilot a Mercedes Benz. Juan Pablo Gianini carries the banner for Ford, entering the fight by stacking up the most points in special races, capped by a strong second place in San Juan. Marcos Landa boasts incredible consistency with zero retirements all year, though his peak result remains a sixth place in Rafaela.
Finally, Mauricio Lambiris expected much more from this title fight after opening the year strong with second places in Viedma and Concepción alongside a third in Termas de Río Hondo. Unfortunately, a wave of bad results and retirements forced him into a team change right after the start of the Gold Cup. Now, all ten of these drivers face the exact same harsh ultimatum with only three races left: win, or forget about the championship altogether.
