José Manuel Sapag
José Manuel Sapag (born September 28, 1995 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine motor racing driver.
Racing career
Sapag began his career in 2014 in the Fórmula Metropolitana, and the next year he reached a podium. In 2016 he made his debut in TC 2000 and returned to compete in the Fórmula Metropolitana, where he won for the first time.[1]
In 2017 he participated in competitions of several championships, highlighting his participation in the TC 2000 season and his victory on the fifth round.[2] He repeated participation in the next season, achieving a victory again.[1]
He made his debut in the Súper TC 2000 as the guest of Federico Iribarne in the 200 km de Buenos Aires 2018. That same year he made his international debut in TCR Europe Touring Car Series and 24H TCE Series. He besides race the Top Race Series season.[1]
In 2019 he was invited again for the 200 km de Buenos Aires, this time by Marcelo Ciarrocchi, and also raced as a starting driver on the last two races, always for the Citroën Total Racing team.[3][4] He finished seventh in the championship TC 2000 with two wins.[1]
The next year he became a Súper TC 2000 driver with Equipo FDC and Monti Motorsport.[5][6] Outside his country, he raced in the TCR Europe and World Touring Car Cup with Target Competition, in the latter as a guest driver for two rounds.[7][8]
In 2021, Sapag did not return to Europe. It remained in the Argentine Super TC 2000 and Top Race V6 championships. In the Super TC 2000 he raced with the Honda factory team but scored only one point, while in the Top Race V6 he managed to win a sprint race. Besides, Sapag obtained a pole position and four podiums in the inaugural season of TCR South America.[1]
Racing record
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baporo Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 11 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
31st | 0 |
| 2020 | Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 8 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 Ret |
JAR 1 18 |
JAR 2 13 |
20th | 36 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
SVK 3 |
HUN 1 20 |
HUN 2 15 |
HUN 3 18 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
ESP 3 |
ARA 1 19 |
ARA 2 Ret |
ARA 3 DNS |
NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Sapag was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
References
- ^ a b c d e "José Manuel Sapag | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TC2000: Sapag se impuso en Río Cuarto". Mundo D (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Gárriz y Sapag, las apuestas de Citroën para los 200Km de Buenos Aires". Lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Sapag correrá en Citroen en el Súper TC20000". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "El Equipo FDC confirmó a Manu Sapag para la temporada 2020". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ Mendez, Ivan Diaz (2021-02-05). "Sapag se sube al Chevrolet del Monti Motorsport en Buenos Aires". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "José Manuel Sapag joins Target Competition for TCR Europe and WTCR outings". TouringCarTimes. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Sapag becomes the latest talent to join the Argentina express in WTCR". Eurosport. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-15.