Juan María Traverso

Juan María "Flaco" Traverso (born 28 December 1950 in Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province[1]), is a retired racing driver from Argentina. He is a multiple champion in the most important championships in Argentina. He also raced in European Formula Two in 1979.

Traverso in 2018
Renault Fuego of the TC 2000 Championship in 1986

Statistics

TC2000
  • Races: 304
  • Wins: 68
  • First win: September 28, 1980 - Ford Taunus - Las Flores circuit
  • Pole positions: 73
  • Fastest laps: 58
  • Titles: 7 - 6 with Renault Fuego (1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993) and 1 with Peugeot 405 (1995)
  • Cars: Ford Taunus (Official team) (1980–83), Ford Taunus (Akel team) (1984), Renault 18 (Berta team) (1985), Renault Fuego (Official team) (1986–1993), Peugeot 405 (Semi-official team) (1994–1997), Honda Civic Coupe (Official team) (1998), Mitsubishi Lancer (Official team) (1999), Toyota Corolla (Official team) (2000–02), Mitsubishi Lancer (GF Motorsport team) (2002).

Turismo Carretera
  • Races: 235
  • Wins: 46
  • Heat wins: 60
  • First win: October 29, 1972 - Renault Torino - 25 de Mayo circuit
  • Pole positions: 20
  • Fastest laps: 18
  • Podiums: 86
  • Titles: 6 - 3 with Ford (1977, 1978 and 1999) and 3 with Chevrolet (1995, 1996 and 1997)
  • Cars: Renault Torino (private team) (1971–73), Ford Falcon (Official team) (1973–1978), Ford Falcon (West team with Oscar Aventin) (1983), Ford Falcon (Degliantoni team) (1983), Renault Torino (invited by Alberto Clerc) (1989), Chevy SS (invited to Buenos Aires Two Hours by Osvaldo Morresi) (1993), Chevy SS (private team) (1994–97), Ford Falcon (private team) (1998–99), Chevy SS (Urtubey Competición team) (2002–03) and Renault Torino-Cherokee (Urtubey Competición team) (2004–05).

Top Race
  • Races: 83
  • Wins: 19
  • First win: February 23, 1997 - Mercedes-Benz 280 - Pinamar circuit
  • Titles: 3 - 2 with Mercedes-Benz 280 (1998 and 1999) - 1 with BMW 320i (2003)
  • Cars: Mercedes-Benz 280 (1998–99), Peugeot 405 (1999), BMW 320 (2002–03), Citroën C5 (2005)

Club Argentino de Pilotos (CAP)
  • Wins: 7
  • Cars: Datsun 280 ZX (1982–85) and Nissan 300 ZX (1986)

Rally
  • Wins: 3
  • Super Prime Tournament wins: 6
  • Cars: Renault 18 GTX Class 3 (1987–1992)

European Formula Two

Italian Gran Turismo
  • Wins: 4
  • Best championship result: runner-up in 1993
  • Cars: Lancia Delta Class 2 Group N

Overall
  • Races: 743
  • Wins: 155

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1979 March Racing Team (Bob Salisbury Racing) March 792 BMW SIL
13		 HOC
8		 THR
Ret		 NÜR
Ret		 VAL
Ret		 MUG
10		 PAU
10		 HOC
Ret		 ZAN
 PER
10		 MIS
4		 DON
12		 18th 3

References
  1. Profile at DriverDB.com


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