José Manuel "Manu" Sapag (born September 28, 1995, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine motor racing driver.
Racing career
editSapag 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. The following year, he finished fourth in TCR South America with one victory.[1]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fórmula Metropolitana | CB Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31st |
| 2015 | Fórmula Metropolitana | CB Racing | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 9th |
| 2016 | TC2000 | PSG-16 Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | 27th |
| Fórmula 4 Nueva Generación | Becerra Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | 22nd | |
| Fórmula Metropolitana | CB Racing | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 197.5 | 7th | |
| 2017 | Top Race Series | JLS Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th |
| Top Race Junior | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26th | |
| TC2000 | PSG16 Team | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 15th | |
| Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina | Litoral Group | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 12th | |
| Fórmula Renault Plus | Aimar Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42nd | |
| 2018 | Súper TC2000 | Citroën Total Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Baporo Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| 24H TCE Series - TCR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ||
| Fiat Competizione | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27th | |
| TC2000 | Citroën Total Racing Team PSG | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 6th | |
| Top Race Series | Pfening Competición | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 7th | |
| 2019 | 24H TCE Series - TCR | Baporo Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Súper TC2000 | Citroën Total Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Top Race V6 | MS Sportteam | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14th | |
| TC2000 | Citroën Total Racing Team PSG | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 194 | 7th | |
| 2020 | Súper TC2000 | FDC Monti Motorsport |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Top Race V6 | Lincoln Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th | |
| World Touring Car Cup | Target Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20th | ||
| TCR Ibérico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | ||
| 2021 | Súper TC2000 | Puma Energy Honda Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
| Top Race V6 | Lincoln Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 8th | |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Squadra Martino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 4th | |
| 2022 | Top Race V6 | Lincoln Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 10th |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | PMO Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 346 | 4th | |
| 2023 | Top Race V6 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 6th |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Toyota Team Argentina | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 212 | 10th | |
| TCR World Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46th | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||||||
Racing record
editComplete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
edit(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
edit(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
edit- ^ a b c d e f "José Manuel Sapag | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "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.