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The Lago Potrero de los Funes circuit is an Argentine motorsports race track originally constructed in 1987, and rebuilt in 2008. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) from San Luis, capital city of the San Luis Province, Argentina. The circuit is semi-permanent, with a length of 6.270 km (3.896 mi). It was created by modifying the ring road that encircles Lake Potrero de los Funes, at the course's center.

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Lago Potrero de los Funes

Location	Potrero de los Funes-San Luis, Argentina
Time zone	UTC-03:00
Coordinates	33°13′30″S 66°14′20″W
Opened	1987
Major events	FIA GT1 World Championship (2010–2011) FIA GT Championship (2008) Súper TC 2000 (2008–2014, 2017–2018) Turismo Nacional (2018) Top Race V6 (2013–2014) Turismo Carretera (1987, 2009)
Grand Prix Circuit (2008–present)
Length	6.270 km (3.896 miles)
Turns	22
Race lap record	2:14.173 ( Yelmer Buurman, Corvette C6.R, 2011, GT1)
Original Circuit (1987)
Length	6.186 km (3.844 miles)
Turns	18

The circuit has received very high praise from the drivers for its substantial undulations and numerous high speed corners and bends, which provide a great driving challenge.

The track's layout has changed slightly from its original layout. It appears that the curve prior to where the pits are now was tightened to create a more pronounced corner ahead of the pits, and perhaps to reduce speeds on the racing line going past the new pit exit. On the opposite side of the lake, where start/finish used to be located, a chicane has been added at the first high speed bend along that stretch. Also, on the initial descending run along the lake, there has been another chicane added to reduce speeds into the following corner that has limited run-off. Therefore, the original course had slightly shorter length of 6.186 km (3.844 mi).

Races hosted

According to Damian Vega's account, a meet was held at this circuit on August 15, 1987. The main event was a Turismo Carretera race. During one of the heat races, a crash occurred that resulted in the deaths of two spectators. In the feature race, there was another crash, but the driver survived, though he may have been injured. This was the circuit's only meeting until the FIA GT weekend was held in November 2008.

On the track's reopening, two major events were hosted in November 2008. A race weekend was shared by the Argentinian TC 2000 as well as the international FIA GT Championship. José María López won the TC 2000 event, while Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen won the San Luis 2 Hours in their Saleen S7R.

Year	Race	Category	Winner	Results
2008	TC 2000 at Potrero de los Funes	TC2000	José María López	Results
2008	San Luis 2 Hours	FIA GT Championship	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen	Results
2009	Gran Premio Provincia de San Luis	Turismo Carretera	Juan Bautista de Benedictis	Results
2009	Gran Premio Coronación	TC2000	Gabriel Ponce de León Daniel Serra	Results
2010	Gran Premio Coronación	TC2000	Matias Rossi	Results
2010	San Luis 1 Hour	FIA GT1 World Championship	Frédéric Makowiecki Yann Clairay	Results
2011	San Luis 1 Hour	FIA GT1 World Championship	Francesco Pastorelli Yelmer Buurman	Results
2011	Gran Premio Province of San Luis	TC2000	Fabián Yannantuoni	Results

The official race lap records at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 6.270 km (2008–present)
GT1	2:14.173[1]	Yelmer Buurman	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round
GT2	2:20.319[2]	Matías Russo	Ferrari F430 GT2	2008 FIA GT San Luis 2 Hours
Súper TC 2000	2:28.198[3]	Facundo Ardusso	Fiat Linea	2014 Potrero de los Funes Súper TC 2000 round
Formula Renault Argentina	2:30.649[4]	Julián Santero	Tito F4-A	2012 Potrero de los Funes Formula Renault Argentina round

References

External links

• http://www.fiagt.com/eventdetail.php?season=2008&event=10
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081103035517/http://www.fiagtsanluis.com/circuito.html
• Potrero de los Funes Photographic Tour
• Información turística sobre Potrero de los Funes, San Luís, Argentina.
• Portal de cabañas de Potrero de los Funes

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