José Manuel Urcera
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José Manuel "Manu" Urcera (San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro Province; July 9, 1991) is an Argentine motor racing driver.
Urcera started his motorsport career in motocross.[1] In 2012 he debuted at TC Mouras with JP Racing and Turismo Nacional (TN) Clase 2. The next year he made his debut at TC Pista and was vice-champion in 2014, which gave him promotion to Turismo Carretera (TC).[2][3] In 2016 he debuted in Súper TC 2000 with the Fiat Argentina team.[4]
In 2016, Urcera got his first wins in both championships.[2] The next year he qualified for the TC play-offs for first time and went on to the Citroën STC2000 team.[5] In 2018 he debuted in TN Clase 3.[2]
Urcera was the 2019 TN Clase 3 champion with a Honda Civic from the Larrauri Competición team.[2][6] At the same time, he was TC vice-champion behind Agustín Canapino.[2][7] In 2020 he again won the Clase 3 title,[8] while in TC he finished third in the championship.[2] It was his last TC season in the JP team.[9]
He is a member of the Campos Racing Academy.[10]
References
- ^ "Quién es José Manuel Urcera: el piloto de motocross que se consagró en autos - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "José Manuel Urcera | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "ACTC - Asociación Corredores Turismo Carretera - TC - Pilotos 2020 - José Manuel Urcera". actc.org.ar. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Se presentó el Equipo Fiat Petronas del Super TC2000". 16 Valvulas (in Spanish). 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "LUEGO DE DOS AÑOS, MANUEL URCERA CIERRA SU PARTICIPACIÓN CON CITROËN EN EL STC2000. | Multimedia Citroën Argentina". ar-media.citroen.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Manu Urcera, campeón del Turismo Nacional". Lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Urcera: "El torneo 2019 de TC fue casi perfecto" | SoloTC |". SoloTC | Turismo Carretera (in Spanish). 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Turismo Nacional. Manu Urcera y Nicolás Posco, bicampeones que celebraron en San Juan - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Urcera dejó el JP Carrera y volvió a Las Toscas | SoloTC |". SoloTC | Turismo Carretera (in Spanish). 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Iriondo, Emiliano (2022-01-20). "Urcera prepara el año en la academia de Campos Racing". Campeones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
External links
- José Manuel Urcera career summary at DriverDB.com
- José Manuel Urcera on Instagram