Agustín Canapino

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Agustín in 2017
Agustín Canapino in 2017

Agustín Canapino (born January 19, 1990) is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera (TC).[1] He is the son of Alberto Canapino, a renowned race car mechanic in Argentina.

With no previous racing experience, Agustín made his debut in 2005 in a Renault one-make. He won the championship in 2007. He made his debut that year in TC 2000 and the following year in Top Race and TC Pista, a championship prior to Turismo Carretera that he won that year.[2][1]

Canapino wins the TC and Top Race Torneo Clausura championships in 2010. Between 2011 and 2017 he won all the titles in Top Race (with a Mercedes-Benz prototype), except for 2015, which was won by . Won the Súper TC 2000 championship in 2016 with Chevrolet Argentina factory team and was a three-time TC champion between 2017 and 2019 with the Canapino Sport team (led by his father).[3] He has also run a few races at Stock Car Brasil.[1]

In 2019 he was called by Ricardo Juncos, director of Juncos Racing, to race the 24 Hours of Daytona in DPi. Along with Will Owen, René Binder and Kyle Kaiser, he finished eighth in the class. He also raced at Sebring.[4][1]

Canapino was awarded the Olimpia de Oro 2018 for the best Argentine sportsman of the year.[5] He is together with Juan Manuel Fangio, the only racing driver to win this award. He received the Olimpia de Plata of the discipline four times.[6] His father, Alberto Canapino, died on February 15, 2021, from COVID-19[7]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
8 		SEB
10 		LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 25th 44

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Payment | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ "P1 #127 - CANAPINO POR CANAPINO (Parte 2) - 08/01/2020". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Alberto Canapino puede volver a los autódromos de la ACTC - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  4. ^ Clarín.com (5 December 2018). "Agustín Canapino correrá las 24 Horas de Daytona". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. ^ "Agustín Canapino ganó el Olimpia de Oro". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  6. ^ "Canapino se quedó con el Olimpia de Plata en automovilismo - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. ^ "Falleció Alberto Canapino | Diario Mendoza Sur - Diario de San Rafael" (in Spanish). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Turismo Carretera champion
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Top Race V6 champion
2010–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Top Race V6 champion
2016-2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Turismo Carretera champion
2017, 2018, 2019 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Olimpia de Oro
2018 		Succeeded by
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