Leonel Pernía is a racing driver from Argentina who competes in TCR World Tour for ALM Motorsport. Pernía has recorded 8 wins and 15 podiums from 201 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,621 ranks Pernía 5335th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2025-06-20 | Italy | P12 | +16 |
| 2025-06-20 | Italy | P15 | −36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +178 | Rosendo Hernández- San Luis 2018 | Turismo Carretera | P1 |
| +142 | Oscar y Juan Gálvez 2018 | Turismo Carretera | P2 |
| +134 | Rosendo Hernández- San Luis 2015 | Turismo Carretera | P1 |
| +132 | Parque Provincia de Neuquén 2015 | Turismo Carretera | P2 |
| +122 | Viedma 2021 | Turismo Carretera | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸TCR World Tour | ALM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −20 | 3,621 |
| 2024 | ▸TCR World Tour | PMO Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −120 | 3,641 |
| 2023 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −426 | 3,761 |
| 2022 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Torino | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +375 | 4,187 |
| 2021 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Torino | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +334 | 3,812 |
| 2020 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Torino | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −304 | 3,556 |
| 2019 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Torino | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +395 | 3,648 |
| 2018 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Torino | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +542 | 3,936 |
| 2017 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −509 | 3,298 |
| 2016 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −322 | 3,234 |
| 2015 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +137 | 3,399 |
| 2014 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −362 | 3,420 |
| 2013 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Dodge | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +552 | 3,900 |
| 2012 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −373 | 3,347 |
| 2011 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −123 | 3,720 |
| 2010 | ▸Turismo Carretera | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +2,493 | 3,843 |
| ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | ↑948+25 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Jonatan Castellano | 3,688 | 191 | 80 | 111 | 42% |
| 🇦🇷 Christian Ledesma | 3,591 | 185 | 81 | 104 | 44% |
| 🇦🇷 Gabriel Ponce de León | 2,911 | 183 | 94 | 89 | 51% |
| 🇦🇷 Mariano Werner | 3,642 | 182 | 57 | 125 | 31% |
| 🇦🇷 Emiliano Spataro | 3,250 | 180 | 117 | 63 | 65% |
| 🇦🇷 Agustín CanapinoFIA Gold | 4,123 | 178 | 70 | 108 | 39% |
| 🇦🇷 Norberto FontanaFIA Platinum | 2,995 | 177 | 102 | 75 | 58% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Martín Trucco | 3,545 | 176 | 89 | 87 | 51% |
| 🇦🇷 Gaston Mazzacane | 2,791 | 176 | 103 | 73 | 59% |
| 🇦🇷 Sergio Alaux | 2,400 | 174 | 107 | 67 | 61% |
| 🇦🇷 Esteban GuerrieriFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 5,413 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% |
| 🇦🇷 Néstor GirolamiFIA Gold | 5,331 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 43% |
| 🇨🇳 Ma Qing HuaFIA Gold | 5,263 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,325 | 🇺🇸 Michael Whelden | SCCA Regionals | 3,623 |
| 5,326 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Nash | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,623 |
| 5,327 | 🇦🇺 Christian Jones | SCCA Regionals | 3,622 |
| 5,328 | 🇨🇦 Jesse Webb | GT4 America | 3,622 |
| 5,329 | 🇯🇵 Kenta Kumagai | Super Formula Lights | 3,622 |
| 5,330 | 🇬🇧 Alisha Palmowski | F1 Academy | 3,621 |
| 5,331 | 🇮🇱 Andrea Frassineti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,621 |
| 5,332 | 🇨🇦 Brandon Thomas | Star Mazda Championship | 3,621 |
| 5,333 | 🇬🇧 Dan Wells | Formula 3 Macau | 3,621 |
| 5,334 | 🇬🇧 George KING | Le Mans Cup | 3,621 |
| 5,335 | 🇦🇷 Leonel Pernía | TCR World Tour | 3,621 |
| 5,336 | 🇺🇸 Nicky Hays | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,621 |
| 5,337 | 🇩🇪 Nico Göhler | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,621 |
| 5,338 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas SCHATZ | Le Mans Cup | 3,621 |
| 5,339 | 🇺🇸 Sean Quinlan | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,621 |
| 5,340 | 🇯🇵 Tim Verbergt | FIA GT Championship | 3,621 |
| 5,341 | 🇦🇹 Andrew Thompson | PCA Club Racing | 3,620 |
| 5,342 | 🇺🇸 Kris Wright | NASCAR Truck | 3,620 |
| 5,343 | 🇦🇲 Martin Sarukhanyan | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,620 |
| 5,344 | 🇧🇪 Ayrton Redant | 24H Series | 3,619 |
| 5,345 | 🇺🇸 Chad Chaffin | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,619 |
Leonel Pernía is an entry-level professional racing in single-class national and international touring car championships. He races solo for Chevrolet, primarily in Argentina's Turismo Carretera, and has made limited appearances in the TCR World Tour and the World Touring Car Championship.[1]
Pernía has competed in Turismo Carretera since 2010, accumulating 195 starts with eight wins and 15 podiums across a 14-season tenure in the series. His only other international appearances came early in his career, with two starts in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship, where he finished 20th in the final standings. His recent indexed activity includes four starts in the TCR World Tour in 2024 and 2025 for ALM Motorsport. Outside the indexed record, he has won multiple national titles in related series.[2]
In Turismo Carretera he meets a field that includes established professionals, among them Néstor Girolami, an FIA Gold driver with extensive touring car pedigree across the World Touring Car Cup and TCR World Tour. Pernía has finished ahead of Girolami on 20 occasions. His closest regular competition comes against entry-level professionals of comparable pace, notably Jonatan Castellano and Christian Ledesma, with whom his record is closely matched across numerous encounters.