José Manuel "Manu" Urcera ( San Antonio Oeste,

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; July 9, 1991) is an Argentine motor racing driver. Won the

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championship in 2022.

Racing career

Urcera started his motorsport career in

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. In 2012 he debuted at TC Mouras with JP Racing and

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(TN) Clase 2. The next year he made his debut at TC Pista and was vice-champion in 2014, which gave him promotion to

(TC). In 2016 he debuted in Súper TC 2000 with the

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Argentina team. In 2016, Urcera got his first wins in both championships. The next year he qualified for the TC play-offs for first time and went on to the

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STC2000 team. In 2018 he debuted in TN Clase 3. Urcera was the 2019 TN Clase 3 champion with a

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from the Larrauri Competición team. At the same time, he was TC vice-champion behind Agustín Canapino. In 2020 he again won the Clase 3 title, while in TC he finished third in the championship. It was his last TC season with JP team. In 2022, Urcera was Turismo Carretera champion competing with Maquin Parts Racing, having won two races. In addition, he competed in the Italian GT Sprint Championship alongside Daniele di Amato in a Scuderia Baldini 27's Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020. They took one win.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Personal life

He is in a relationship with the model Nicole Neumann.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urcera, José Manuel 1991 births Living people Argentine racing drivers Argentine motorcycle racers Turismo Carretera drivers Súper TC 2000 drivers