2026 TCR Panama Touring Car Championship
The 2026 TCR Panama season is the second season of the TCR Panama Touring Car Championship. It features production-based touring cars competing under the TCR technical regulations. The season began on 1 February 2026 and will conclude on 22 November 2026, with all rounds held at the Autódromo Panamá.
Entry List
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrera Motorsports | Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | 3 | Carlos Ruben Herrera | 1 |
| Diego Ciantini | ||||
| Barcenas Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 12 | Mario Barcenas | 1 |
| Alpha Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 22 | Juan Carlos Tassara | 1 |
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 47 | Ivan Salerno | 1 | |
| Diego Ciantini | ||||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 69 | Alessio Zuchi | 1 | |
| Chrocon Racing | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 28 | Sebastian Guerra | 1 |
| Hyundai N MPA | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 33 | Luis Ramierz | 1 |
| Frost Family Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 41 | Logan Frost | 1 |
| ART | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 48 | Gianni Alessandria | 1 |
| AP Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 83 | Ivan Salerno | 1 |
| Shubert Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 88 | Viktor Czapla | 1 |
Calendar
The race calendar for the 2026 TCR Panama Championship was officially announced on 24 December 2025 by Autódromo Panamá, outlining all events for the 2026 season. All five rounds were held at the Autódromo Panamá.[1] A new feature for the 2026 season is that each event now consists of three races instead of two, as was the case in 2025.[2]
| Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Autódromo Panamá, La Chorrera, Panama | 01 February | Carrera Internacional Carreras de Circuito |
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | Autódromo Panamá, La Chorrera, Panama | 19-21 March | GT Challenge de las Américas Carreras de Circuito |
| 4 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Autódromo Panamá, La Chorrera, Panama | 4–7 June | GT Challenge de las Américas Carreras de Circuito |
| 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Autódromo Panamá, La Chorrera, Panama | 20–23 August | Carreras de Circuito |
| 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | Autódromo Panamá, La Chorrera, Panama | 19–22 November | Carreras de Circuito |
| 10 | ||||
Results
All results are provisional! Since the series does not publish official results, the standings are based on provisional results.[3]
| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole position | Winning driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Autódromo Panamá | Luis Ramierz | Rodrigo Pflucker / Alberto Pinto |
| 2 | Luis Ramierz | |||
| 3 | Luis Ramierz | |||
| 2 | 3 | Autódromo Panamá | ||
| 4 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Autódromo Panamá | ||
| 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Autódromo Panamá | ||
| 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | Autódromo Panamá | ||
| 10 | ||||
Championship standings
Another change concerns the points system: points are now awarded up to fifth place in qualifying, while race points are distributed down to the last classified position.[4][2]
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th - last | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | N/a | |||||||
| Races | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | ATP1 |
ATP2 |
ATP3 |
ATP4 |
ATP5 |
Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Luis Ramierz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carlos Ruben Herrera | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "TCR Panama 2026 race calendar", Instagram – Autódromo Panamá, January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b "Champion fehlt, neue Regeln und deutsche Beteiligung zum Saisonstart des TCR Panama 2026 – Vorschau TCR Panama Runde 1 2026". Motorsport Television Deutschland (in German).
- ^ All provisional results of TCR Panama 2026, Speedhive - MyLaps, Live Timing for TCR Panama
- ^ TCR Panama Sporting Regulations 2026 (section 7.9)