2023 Virtual Americas Racing Series

2023 Virtual Americas Racing Series
Drivers' Champion: Kiyoko Yoshioka
Teams' Champions: Estrella Carreras
Rookie Champion: Theo Marengo
Previous: 2022	Next: 2024
Top tier: FV • eVirtual
Second tier: VWRS • eV2
Third tier: VERS • VARS • VOARS • eV3

The 2023 Virtual Americas Racing Series is the ninth season of the VARS Series. The series is a virtual motor racing championship which acts as a feeder series to the Virtual World Racing Series. The series sits at Tier 3 in the FVA Series pyramid.

Stew Alexander was the Drivers' Champion from the 2022 season and stepped up to VWRS with Oppenheimer Motorsports.

Estrella Carreras came into the season as defending champions after winning the Teams' Championship in 2022.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Status Estrella Carreras 1 Dani de la Fuente 2 Oscar Orellano R American Engineering 3 Jose Castillo 4 Timo Fischer M Signature Performance 5 Kiyoko Yoshioka M 6 Charlie Young R CopaMundo 7 José Rosário 8 Eduardo Garcia R MotoTechnica 9 Emilio Gonzalez R 10 Roberto Santos R Lopez Racing 11 Nikandros Martin M 12 Frederico Peralta M Higuita Compéticion 13 Fabricio Santos 14 Fabrizio de Luca R Wayne Corini Racing 15 Theo Marengo R 16 Juan David Gomez R Luserno Sport 17 Joao Carvalho 18 Joaquín Sánchez R Travers Racing 19 Tihomir Stroman M 20 Carlos Cabrera R

Icon Meaning R Rookie (first season in tier) M Masters (last eligible season in tier)

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit		Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning rookie
1	R1		Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo	27 May	Dani de la Fuente	José Rosário	José Rosário	CopaMundo	Theo Marengo
	R2			28 May	Theo Marengo	Theo Marengo	Theo Marengo	Wayne Corini Racing	Theo Marengo
	R3					Fabricio Santos	Fabricio Santos	Higuita Compéticion	Theo Marengo
2	R4		Punta del Este Street Circuit, Punta del Este	17 June	Kiyoko Yoshioka	José Rosário	Kiyoko Yoshioka	Signature Performance	Joaquín Sánchez
	R5			18 June	Oscar Orellano	Dani de la Fuente	Oscar Orellano	Estrella Carreras	Joaquín Sánchez
	R6					Jose Castillo	Theo Marengo	Wayne Corini Racing	Theo Marengo
3	R7		Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais	15 July	José Rosário	Oscar Orellano	Theo Marengo	Wayne Corini Racing	Theo Marengo
	R8			16 July	José Rosário	Dani de la Fuente	Dani de la Fuente	Estrella Carreras	Joaquín Sánchez
	R9					Charlie Young	Charlie Young	Signature Performance	Oscar Orellano
4	R10		Laguna Seca, Monterey	12 August	Dani de la Fuente	Dani de la Fuente	Dani de la Fuente	Estrella Carreras	Charlie Young
	R11			13 August	Jose Castillo	Kiyoko Yoshioka	Kiyoko Yoshioka	Signature Performance	Theo Marengo
	R12					Oscar Orellano	Joaquín Sánchez	Luserno Sport	Charlie Young
5	R13		Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant	16 September	Dani de la Fuente	Dani de la Fuente	Dani de la Fuente	Estrella Carreras	Theo Marengo
	R14			17 September	Joaquín Sánchez	Theo Marengo	Dani de la Fuente	Estrella Carreras	Theo Marengo
	R15					Oscar Orellano	Oscar Orellano	Estrella Carreras	Joaquín Sánchez
6	R16		Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla	7 October	Kiyoko Yoshioka	Oscar Orellano	Oscar Orellano	Estrella Carreras	Joaquín Sánchez
	R17			8 October	Charlie Young	Oscar Orellano	Jose Castillo	American Engineering	Joaquín Sánchez
	R18					Theo Marengo	Theo Marengo	Wayne Corini Racing	Theo Marengo

Championship standings

Drivers' standings

Points were awarded to the top 12 classified finishers in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified finishers in race 3. The pole-sitters in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.

Points are awarded to the top 12 classified finishers using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	Pole	F Lap
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	3	1

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	F Lap
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos Driver ARG URU BRA USA CAN MEX Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Kiyoko Yoshioka M Ret 2 3 1 3 7 3 Ret 7 2 1 5 Ret 2 4 3 Ret 6 193 2 Dani de la Fuente 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 5 191 3 Theo Marengo R 4 1 6 6 7 1 1 Ret 9 7 4 6 2 3 7 11 6 1 189 4 José Rosário 1 3 8 2 5 8 Ret 2 5 8 3 4 3 Ret 8 15 Ret 3 162 5 Oscar Orellano R Ret Ret 14 3 1 9 10 3 3 Ret Ret 16 12 8 1 1 2 Ret 142 6 Jose Castillo 8 11 12 4 4 3 11 11 Ret 3 2 8 4 6 Ret Ret 1 9 132 7 Charlie Young R 7 13 Ret 12 6 6 9 4 1 5 10 7 11 4 5 6 3 Ret 115 8 Joaquín Sánchez R 5 5 9 Ret Ret 14 5 10 Ret 4 6 1 6 5 Ret 14 11 13 93 9 Timo Fischer M 3 4 4 11 9 4 Ret 6 2 Ret 7 9 8 Ret 10 16 9 Ret 87 10 Joao Carvalho Ret 6 7 5 10 2 6 8 Ret 13 8 10 7 9 3 8 14 7 85 11 Juan David Gomez R 10 15 13 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 12 6 5 3 5 11 9 7 4 4 76 12 Fabricio Santos 11 8 1 7 8 5 12 7 Ret Ret Ret 14 17 Ret 13 4 13 8 62 13 Roberto Santos R 16 7 11 8 11 Ret 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 5 8 2 55 14 Nikandros Martin M 12 9 2 10 12 11 17 12 8 14 9 2 15 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 48 15 Eduardo Garcia R 6 12 16 9 Ret 15 16 14 10 9 11 11 14 7 6 13 5 12 41 16 Frederico Peralta M 14 10 5 14 15 Ret 13 Ret 11 15 15 18 10 10 2 9 10 Ret 34 17 Carlos Cabrera R 13 14 10 15 13 10 7 5 6 16 14 12 9 13 11 Ret 15 11 27 18 Fabrizio de Luca R 15 Ret 18 13 Ret 13 14 9 4 12 13 17 Ret 14 14 12 12 Ret 15 19 Tihomir Stroman M 9 Ret 17 Ret 14 Ret 15 16 Ret 11 Ret 13 16 Ret Ret 10 16 14 9 20 Emilio Gonzalez R 17 Ret 15 Ret 16 12 18 15 Ret 17 12 19 13 12 15 17 17 15 2 Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points ARG URU BRA USA CAN MEX

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Classified retirement Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Car No.	ARG			URU			BRA			USA			CAN			MEX			Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	Estrella Carreras	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	2	Ret	5	333
		2	Ret	Ret	14	3	1	9	10	3	3	Ret	Ret	16	12	8	1	1	2	Ret
2	Signature Performance	5	Ret	2	3	1	3	7	3	Ret	7	2	1	5	Ret	2	4	3	Ret	6	308
		6	7	13	Ret	12	6	6	9	4	1	5	10	7	11	4	5	6	3	Ret
3	Wayne Corini Racing	15	4	1	6	6	7	1	1	Ret	9	7	4	6	2	3	7	11	6	1	265
		16	10	15	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	12	6	5	3	5	11	9	7	4	4
4	American Engineering	3	8	11	12	4	4	3	11	11	Ret	3	2	8	4	6	Ret	Ret	1	9	219
		4	3	4	4	11	9	4	Ret	6	2	Ret	7	9	8	Ret	10	16	9	Ret
5	CopaMundo	7	1	3	8	2	5	8	Ret	2	5	8	3	4	3	Ret	8	15	Ret	3	203
		8	6	12	16	9	Ret	15	16	14	10	9	11	11	14	7	6	13	5	12
6	Luserno Sport	17	Ret	6	7	5	10	2	6	8	Ret	13	8	10	7	9	3	8	14	7	178
		18	5	5	9	Ret	Ret	14	5	10	Ret	4	6	1	6	5	Ret	14	11	13
7	Lopez Racing	11	12	9	2	10	12	11	17	12	8	14	9	2	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	10	82
		12	14	10	5	14	15	Ret	13	Ret	11	15	15	18	10	10	2	9	10	Ret
8	Higuita Compéticion	13	11	8	1	7	8	5	12	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	17	Ret	13	4	13	8	77
		14	15	Ret	18	13	Ret	13	14	9	4	12	13	17	Ret	14	14	12	12	Ret
9	MotoTechnica	9	17	Ret	15	Ret	16	12	18	15	Ret	17	12	19	13	12	15	17	17	15	57
		10	16	7	11	8	11	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	12	5	8	2
10	Travers Racing	19	9	Ret	17	Ret	14	Ret	15	16	Ret	11	Ret	13	16	Ret	Ret	10	16	14	36
		20	13	14	10	15	13	10	7	5	6	16	14	12	9	13	11	Ret	15	11
Pos	Team	Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points
			ARG			URU			BRA			USA			CAN			MEX

Rookies' standings

Points were awarded to the top 12 classified rookies in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified rookies in race 3. The highest qualifying rookie in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the rookie who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.

Points are awarded to the top 12 classified rookies using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	Pole	F Lap
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	3	1

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified rookies using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	F Lap
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos Driver ARG URU BRA USA CAN MEX Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Theo Marengo 4 1 6 6 7 1 1 Ret 9 7 4 6 2 3 7 11 6 1 304 2 Charlie Young 7 13 Ret 12 6 6 9 4 1 5 10 7 11 4 5 6 3 Ret 221 3 Oscar Orellano Ret Ret 14 3 1 9 10 3 3 Ret Ret 16 12 8 1 1 2 Ret 205 4 Joaquín Sánchez 5 5 9 Ret Ret 14 5 10 Ret 4 6 1 6 5 Ret 14 11 13 184 5 Juan David Gomez 10 15 13 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 12 6 5 3 5 11 9 7 4 4 158 6 Eduardo Garcia 6 12 16 9 Ret 15 16 14 10 9 11 11 14 7 6 13 5 12 137 7 Roberto Santos 16 7 11 8 11 Ret 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 5 8 2 136 8 Carlos Cabrera 13 14 10 15 13 10 7 5 6 16 14 12 9 13 11 Ret 15 11 134 9 Fabrizio de Luca 15 Ret 18 13 Ret 13 14 9 4 12 13 17 Ret 14 14 12 12 Ret 82 10 Emilio Gonzalez 17 Ret 15 Ret 16 12 18 15 Ret 17 12 19 13 12 15 17 17 15 69 Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points ARG URU BRA USA CAN MEX

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Classified retirement Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)