South American Super Touring Championship




Interlagos                                      11 April

 1 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             30m13.104, 89.982mph, 17 laps
 2 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             30m15.975
 3 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                30m20.782
 4 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                30m21.545
 5 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          30m39.615
 6 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          31m03.456
 7 Fernando Croceri     BMW 320i                31m04.134
 8 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          31m14.289
 9 Omar El Bacha        Opel Vectra             31m24.500
10 Danny Candia         Alfa Romeo 155          

Fastest Lap: Bueno, 1m45.131






El Pinar                                        2 May

 1 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                43m55.077, 86.39mph
 2 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                44m03.707
 3 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             44m12.145
 4 Fernando Croceri     BMW 320i                44m36.336
 5 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          44m36.868
 6 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             44m51.604

 R Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          accident






Alta Gracia                                     30 May

 1 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             40m57.893, 92.03mph, 25 laps
 2 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          41m02.681
 3 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             41m03.662
 4 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          41m04.451
 5 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                41m07.432
 6 Fernando Croceri     BMW 320i                41m18.985
 7 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                
 8 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155
 9 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus
10 Ricardo Risatti      Ford Mondeo





Rosario                                         11 July

 1 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                45m24.83, 74.42mph, 35 laps
 2 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             45m27.22
 3 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             45m27.57
 4 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          45m28.53
 5 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          45m33.28
 6 Fernando Croceri     BMW 320i                45m33.46
 7 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406             45m45.18
 8 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          45m45.63
 9 Ricardo Risatti      Ford Mondeo             45m48.14
10 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                45m55.72


Fastest Lap: Hoffman, 1m07.87 (85.36mph)





Cascavel                                        25 July

 1 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          39m20.025, 86.386mph, 30 laps
 2 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                39m21.404
 3 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i
 4 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i
 5 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406
 6 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155
 7 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406
 8 Federico Sanz        Chevrolet Vectra
 9 Daniel Belli         Ford Mondeo
10 Luis Moriceau        Chevrolet Vectra





Obera                                           15 August

 1 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             45m21.222, 69.47mph, 31 laps
 2 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                45m21.661
 3 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             45m23.967
 4 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                45m50.252
 5 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          45m57.718
 6 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          46m06.126
 7 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus        46m06.412
 8 Danny Candia         Alfa Romeo 155          46m06.900
 9 Beto Giorgi          Chevrolet Vectra        
10 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406

Fastest Lap: Menendez, 1:23.181 (73.31mph)





Rio Cuarto                                      12 September

 1 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             38m19.429, 99.82mph, 31 laps
 2 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             38m20.268
 3 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 156          38m29.736
 4 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                38m47.117
 5 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                38m54.138
 6 Federico Sanz        Chevrolet Vectra        39m03.826
 7 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          39m05.292
 8 Roberto Giorgi       Chevrolet Vectra        39m06.199
 9 Danny Candia         Alfa Romeo 155          39m06.312
10 Juan Saralegui       Alfa Romeo 155          39m32.858

Fastest Lap: Bueno, 1:13.608 (100.59mph)





La Plata                                        26 September

 1 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus        40m08.683, 95.84mph, 24 laps
 2 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             40m13.565
 3 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          40m30.449
 4 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                40m32.087
 5 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                40m32.935
 6 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                40m33.721
 7 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          40m59.872
 8 Juan Cusano          Toyota Corona           41m02.015
 9 Jose Visir           Toyota Corona           41m09.803
10 Juan Saraleguy       Alfa Romeo 155          42m23.694

Fastest Lap: Osvaldo Lopez (Alfa Romeo 156), 1:39.380, 96.79mph.




Guapore                                         17 October

 1 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             45m55.699, 33 laps
 2 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 156          45m56.117
 3 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          
 4 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406
 5 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i
 6 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406
 7 Roberto Giorgi       Chevrolet Vectra
 8 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus
 9 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i
10 Juan Cusano          Toyota Corona





El Pinar                                        14 November

 1 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                45m22.654, 38 laps
 2 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             45m23.633
 3 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus        45m32.614
 4 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             45m36.543
 5 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                45m39.418
 6 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          45m52.210
 7 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 156          45m55.771
 8 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                45m56.091
 9 Anibal Zaniratto     Alfa Romeo 155          45m57.042
10 Juan Cusano          Toyota Corona           37 laps






Olavarria                                       28 November

 1 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406             39m09.460, 96.24mph, 33 laps
 2 Oscar Larrauri       Alfa Romeo 156          39m10.236
 3 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                39m16.144
 4 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                39m16.728
 5 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                39m17.815
 6 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             39m18.136






Mar del Plata                                   19 December

 1 Carlos Bueno         Peugeot 406             45m59.477, 79.46mph, 35 laps
 2 Emiliano Spataro     Peugeot 406             46m00.855
 3 Osvaldo Lopez        Alfa Romeo 155          46m05.686
 4 Oscar Fineschi       Chrysler Stratus        46m10.561
 5 Ingo Hoffmann        BMW 320i                46m16.475
 6 Diego Menendez       BMW 320i                46m17.498
 7 Miguel Angel Guerra  Peugeot 406             46m18.157
 8 Flavio Figueiredo    BMW 320i                46m18.595
 9 Juan Cusano          Toyota Corona           46m29.584
10 Roberto Giorgi       Chevrolet Vectra        46m29.818

Fastest Lap: Carlos Bueno, 1m09.573 (87.55mph)






Championship Result

1 Carlos Bueno Peugeot 406 152 pts * = Emiliano Spataro Peugeot 406 152 3 Ingo Hoffmann BMW 320i 146 4 Osvaldo Lopez Alfa Romeo 155 108 5 Flavio Figueiredo BMW 320i 82 6 Oscar Larrauri Alfa Romeo 156 72 * Bueno and Spataro had identical numbers of wins, places down to seventh and pole positions, so were declared joint champions