and said he would leave Formula 1 and move back to his home country. In 1999, he joined the Argentinian TC2000 touring car racing series, where he struggled to make an impact by finishing outside the top ten overall. He later won two races at the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo which was one of the three official Volkswagen cars on the grid. After that, Volkswagen discontinued his official link with the team while they were developing new cars for the series. The new car, a Volkswagen Bora, was far from reliable. In fact, Tuero was leading some races with a nice gap and then he had to retire due to mechanical failures. He was linked with a pay-drivers seat in the CART series for 2002, but it never happened. Despite that he continued racing at TC2000 with several teams and some successful performances. In 2008, he participated part-time in the FIA GT Championship in a Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello. Tuero announced his retirement from racing after the 2016 TC2000 season. Racing record Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula One Grand Prix results (key) References Sources Profile on Driver DataBase Profile at www.grandprix.com Argentine racing drivers Argentine Formula One drivers Formula Nippon drivers Turismo Carretera drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers FIA GT Championship drivers 1978 births Living people Racing drivers from Buenos Aires Minardi Formula One drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Argentine people of Spanish descent Formula Renault Argentina drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Top Race V6 drivers Súper TC 2000 drivers RC Motorsport drivers Draco Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers