Julián Emmanuel Santero (born October 21, 1993, in Guaymallén,

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) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won the

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championship in

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Biography

Santero start his career in 2008 at 14 years old, in the Chilean Formula Three Championship. In the following year, he debuted in Formula Renault Plus Argentina. He was champion in 2010, before moving on to

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, which he won in 2013. That year he was also runner-up in

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, which allowed him to debut in

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in 2014, with the

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Argentina team. In 2015 he was champion of TC Mouras and debuted in

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Clase 3. In 2016, he was promoted to

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and made his debut in

(TC) as a guest driver for Mauricio Lambiris in an endurance race. Santero won his debut race as an official driver at TC in 2017 and added another victory that year. Won two more races in 2018 and 2020. he joined

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in 2018 and returned to the Súper TC 2000 that year. He win a race for the first time in this series in 2020. That year he was runner-up in Turismo Nacional Clase 3 with a

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, behind

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, and was fourth in the TC championship. In addition, he won one of the two races he raced in the Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy Argentina 2018. In 2021, Santero will compete in the opening race of the

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season in Daytona.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santero, Julián 1993 births Living people Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers Formula Renault Argentina drivers Sportspeople from Mendoza Province Súper TC 2000 drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers