Overview
- ACTC confirmed that Julián Santero’s BMW failed engine‑compression limits under Article 37, with technical chief Alejandro Iuliano citing a 10.5 reference value and ordering exclusion.
- Nicolás Moscardini, who took pole in his TC debut, was declared the El Calafate winner ahead of Agustín Martínez and Jonatan Castellano.
- Santero had crossed the line first in BMW’s first TC outing after a crash‑strewn final that featured four safety‑car neutralizations and multiple incidents.
- Qualifying was marred by failures in the new timing system; ACTC later alleged outside interference and described it as malicious sabotage after switching providers.
- The opener highlighted structural strains with a 56‑car TC field versus roughly 16 in TC Pista, as the championship turns to Viedma on March 7–8.