Víctor Rosso
| Víctor Rubén Rosso | |
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| Born |
16 October 1960 Marcos Juárez, Córdoba Province, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine-Italian |
| Occupation | Team Principal of RAM Racing |
Victor Rubén Rosso (born 1960) is an Argentine international racing driver who competed in motorsports from 1978 to 2012. He has continued to be involved in motor sports as a Team Principal.
Rosso was born in Argentina where his mother called him Vichín. In 1973, he had his first experience in the sport with kart racing. In subsequent years, Rosso gained more experience by racing in different categories of karting. In 1982, Rosso moved to Europe because of the Falklands War.
In 1978, at age 18, Rosso made his racing debut in Fórmula Renaut (previously Fórmula 4). Two years later, he became the first champion of the division and the youngest driver to win a national title. From 1975 to 2002, Rosso raced in Argentina, England, Germany, and Japan. He once competed against Ayrton Senna of Brazil and won pole positions over him at Mallory Park and Brands Hatch.
After several years as driver, Rosso retired in order to create his own racing team. As the Team Principal, he entered the Formula 3, rally and TC2000 formats. His new professional racing team included Dario and Gustavo Ramonda, Jorge Recalde, Pablo Peón and Luis Soppelsa. In 1994, he entered the Formula 3 Sudamericana and was the runner-up with Omar Martinez. In 1995, 1996 and 1997, Rosso entered the South American Formula 3 Championship and the National Rally Championship (with a team called Pro Rally). Rosso was the first Team Principal to enter an imported care in the TC2000. Rosso won four drivers' titles in the TC 2000: with Omar Martinez (1998), with Juan Manuel Silva (1999) and with José María "Pechito" Lopez (2008, 2009.)
Since 2002, Rosso has worked with racing teams in the role of Team Principal and has taken part in different motorsport events such as Rally Master. From 1996 to 2011, Rosso worked as the Team Principal for Honda Racing in TC 2000, winning four drivers' titles and six manufacturer championships. The Honda Civic has a record 92 wins in the TC2000. In the Argentine car market it is considered to be at the same level as Ford, Chevrolet and Renault.
Between 1998 and 2010, Rosso won six manufacturer championships (1998,1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2010). Then, in 2012, he became the Team Principal of Renault in Súper TC2000 and won the manufacturers championship, which was the team's first title in 19 years. Rosso's legacy is seen in staff of the official teams of the Super TC2000 (Peugeot, Fiat, Chevrolet, Toyota, Renault) being drawn from his Víctor Rubén Rosso structure.
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