José Manuel "Manu" Sapag (born September 28, 1995, in

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) 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 The TC2000 (''Turismo Competición 2000'', formerly ''Súper TC2000'') is a touring car racing series held in Argentina since 1979. Rules Prior to 2012, engines of up to were allowed, with only limited modifications from standard engines. ...

and returned to compete in the Fórmula Metropolitana, where he won for the first time. In 2017 he participated in competitions of several championships, highlighting his participation in the TC 2000 season and his victory on the fifth round. He repeated participation in the next season, achieving a victory again. He made his debut in the Súper TC 2000 as the guest of Federico Iribarne in the

200 km de Buenos Aires The 200 km de Buenos Aires is a 200-kilometre touring car race held annually mostly at Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The race is part of TC2000 Championship The TC2000 (''Turismo Competición 2000'', ...

2018. That same year he made his international debut in

TCR Europe Touring Car Series The TCR Europe Touring Car Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Europe. The series is run in accordance with the TCR Touring Car regulations with production-based cars that are front-wheel drive and ...

and

24H TCE Series The Touring Car Endurance Series (abbreviated as TCES) or 24H TCE Series (since 2018) is a touring car racing series developed by Creventic and with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The calendar consists only o ...

. He besides race the

Top Race Series Top Race V6 is a touring car race series held in Argentina. It was founded in 1997. The cars The Top Race V6 category sees the vehicles presented in silhouette form, with identical, strictly controlled mechanical specifications. Body styles cur ...

season. 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

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Total Racing team. He finished seventh in the championship TC 2000 with two wins. The next year he became a Súper TC 2000 driver with Equipo FDC and Monti Motorsport. Outside his country, he raced in the TCR Europe and

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with Target Competition, in the latter as a guest driver for two rounds. 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

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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. The following year, he finished fourth in TCR South America with one victory.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Racing record

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ As Sapag was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

References

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