Agustín Canapino

Agustín Canapino
Canapino in 2023
Nationality Argentine
BornAgustín Hugo Canapino
(1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34)
Arrecifes, Argentina
IndyCar Series career
28 races run over 2 years
Team(s)No. 78 (Juncos Hollinger Racing)
Best finish21st (2023)
First race2023 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2024 Honda Indy Toronto
(Exhibition Place)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Championship titles
2007
2008
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
2010, 2017, 2018, 2019
2016, 2021
Renault Megane Cup Argentina
TC Pista Argentina
Top Race V6



Turismo Carretera

Súper TC2000

Agustín Hugo Canapino (Spanish pronunciation: [a.ɣusˈtin ˈu.ɣo ka.naˈpi.no]; born 19 January 1990) is an Argentine racing driver racing who most recently competed for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the IndyCar Series. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera (TC).[1]

Career overview

Canapino took his first TC 2000 win in the 2011 season.

Touring car

With no previous racing experience, Agustín made his debut in 2005 in the Renault Mégane one-make touring car series. He won races in 2006 and won the championship in 2007. He made his debut that year in TC 2000 and the following year in Top Race and TC Pista, a championship prior to Turismo Carretera that he won that year.[2][1]

Canapino won the TC and Top Race Torneo Clausura championships in 2010. Between 2011 and 2017 he won all the titles in Top Race (with a Mercedes-Benz prototype), except for 2015, which was won by Matías Rodríguez. Won the Súper TC 2000 championship in 2016 and 2021 with Chevrolet Argentina factory team and was a three-time TC champion between 2017 and 2019 with the Canapino Sport team (led by his father).[3] He has also run a few races at Stock Car Brasil.[1]

In 2019, he was called by Ricardo Juncos, director of Juncos Racing, to race the 24 Hours of Daytona in DPi. Along with Will Owen, René Binder and Kyle Kaiser, he finished eighth in the class. He also raced at Sebring.[4][1]

Canapino was awarded the Olimpia de Oro 2018 for the best Argentine sportsman of the year.[5] He is together with Juan Manuel Fangio, the only racing driver to win this award. He received the Olimpia de Plata of the discipline four times.[6]

IndyCar Series

Canapino (right) competing at Road America in 2023

In October 2022, his former team Juncos Racing announced that Canapino would take part in 2 demonstration runs to be held in Argentina, where Canapino would drive one of the team's Dallara IR18 IndyCars from the 2022 series, to be held in November 2022.[7] In preparation for these demonstration runs, the team entered Canapino in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring.[8] Following this, Canapino was confirmed as the team's second driver for the full 2023 championship, partnering Callum Ilott.[9]

Canapino qualified in 21st place for his IndyCar debut at St. Petersburg, and drove through an incident-packed race to cross the line in 12th place. He was the last classified car to cross the line on the lead lap. After participating in a mandatory oval rookie test at Texas Motor Speedway, Canapino returned to the track for the second round of the season.[10] He started the race in 19th place and once again finished 12th.[11]

Canapino left the team following the 2024 Honda Indy Toronto, with a statement published by Juncos on 7 August 2024.[12]

Incidents of death threats from fans

At the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Canapino was forced to retire from the race after hitting the turn 5 wall while trying to lap JHR teammate Callum Ilott, following a restart where Ilott had chosen to not pit in order to unlap himself. Following the race, fans of Canapino sent abusive messages including death threats towards Ilott on social media, leading to IndyCar releasing a statement condemning the abuse,[13] with JHR waiting until the following Tuesday to release their own statement.[14]

Following the 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, Ilott was again the victim of abuse from Canapino fans after the two drivers had a collision on-track. JHR would release a statement, described by Marshall Pruett of RACER.com as a "tepid plea for civility" and "seemingly disinterested."[15] In an interview with RACER, JHR co-owner Ricardo Juncos would blame Ilott for not ignoring the threats, leading to Ilott departing the team.[16]

Following the 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Canapino's fans would target Théo Pourchaire with death threats following another on-track incident. This third such incident lead to condemnations from Pourchaire's Arrow McLaren team, JHR's senior alliance partner.[17] Canapino would release a statement on social media in response, denying that any death threats happened, and "liked" posts on social media mocking Pourchaire.[18][19][20] Arrow McLaren would terminate their technical partnership with Juncos Hollinger Racing on 6 July 2024 effective immediately, citing the social media incidents as the reason;[21] Canapino would later take a "leave of absence" from the team with the ensuing social media fallout and furor, being replaced by Nolan Siegel for the XPEL Grand Prix of Road America;[22] Canapino would return to the team the race after and compete in five more races before leaving the team.[12]

Personal life

His father, Alberto Canapino, died on 15 February 2021, from COVID-19.[23] Alberto was a race car mechanic and preparer. Canapino has a younger brother, Matías, who, as of 2023, races in TC Pista.[24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 Copa Mégane Argentina Pfening Competición ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2006 Copa Mégane Argentina 14 3 2 2 4 108 3rd
2007 Copa Mégane Argentina 12 6 3 3 9 190 1st
TC 2000 Championship DTA Power Tools 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2008 TC Pista HAZ Racing Team 16 2 3 1 6 203.5 1st
TC 2000 Championship DTA Power Tools 14 0 0 0 0 10 17th
Top Race V6 Diablos Rojos Motorsport 7 2 1 1 3 112 11th
Sportteam 3 0 0 0 1
2009 Turismo Carretera Dole Racing 16 0 0 0 2 138 11th
TC 2000 Championship Equipo Petrobras 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC‡
Top Race V6 Sportteam 13 0 0 0 1 23 9th
2010 Turismo Carretera 3M JP Racing 11 0 0 0 2 315.5 1st
3M Canapino Sports 5 1 0 0 2
TC 2000 Championship Toyota Team Argentina 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC‡
Top Race V6 Copa América Sportteam 6 0 1 1 2 95 3rd
Top Race V6 Torneo Clausura 6 5 6 ? 5 138 1st
2011 Turismo Carretera 3M Racing 11 1 0 0 1 96.5 24th
TC 2000 Championship Equipo Oficial Chevrolet 2 0 0 0 0 151 4th
8 2 3 1 4
Top Race V6 Sportteam 13 4 6 2 6 90 1st
Formula 3 Sudamericana Hitech Racing Brazil 2 0 0 0 0 10 11th
2012 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport 7 0 0 1 2 137.75 8th
JL Kun 16 Carrera 8 0 1 1 2
Súper TC2000 Equipo Chevrolet YPF 13 0 0 0 0 82.5 12th
Top Race V6 Sportteam 12 4 4 2 9 70 1st
2013 Turismo Carretera JL Kun 16 Carrera 5 1 0 1 1 235.25 24th
SpeedAgro Racing 11 0 0 0 0
Súper TC2000 Equipo Chevrolet YPF 12 3 5 1 4 149 4th
Top Race V6 Sportteam 12 3 1 1 6 78 1st
2014 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing 16 1 0 0 2 311 16th
Súper TC2000 Peugeot Lo Jack Team 13 2 2 0 4 159 5th
Top Race V6 Sportteam 12 6 9 2 9 288 1st
Top Race Series 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC‡
2015 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing 16 1 1 1 5 460.50 5th
Top Race V6 Midas Racing Team 18 7 6 4 12 302 2nd
Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina 13 1 3 1 6 167 3rd
Top Race NOA SDE Competición 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2016 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing 16 1 0 0 1 544.75 6th
Top Race V6 MS Sportteam 17 4 6 3 7 185 1st
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 8 2 1 1 4 248 1st
6 2 2 2 4
2017 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing 15 1 0 1 7 682.75 1st
Top Race V6 MS Sportteam 15 5 6 3 9 202 1st
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 13 3 2 0 7 191 2nd
2018 Turismo Carretera SpeedAgro Racing 15 1 0 0 6 710 1st
Top Race V6 MS Sportteam 12 1 5 2 7 168 2nd
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 19 2 6 5 10 230 2nd
Stock Car Brasil Cimed Chevrolet Team 1 0 0 0 0 5 32nd
2019 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport 15 2 1 1 4 634.75 1st
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 12 3 2 3 3 111 5th
Top Race V6 MS Sportteam 16 2 2 2 8 246 3rd
Stock Car Brasil YPF Elaion 1 0 0 0 0 10 30th
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 44 25th
2020 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport 11 1 2 2 4 301 9th
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 19 3 1 2 9 150 2nd
2021 Turismo Carretera Squadra Canapino 15 1 1 0 5 461.50 3rd
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF 22 4 3 7 12 221 1st
2022 Turismo Carretera JP Carrera 15 3 5 6 6 451.25 3rd
TC2000 Championship Chevrolet YPF 20 3 4 7 9 243 3rd
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 MM Team 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC‡
2023 IndyCar Series Juncos Hollinger Racing 17 0 0 0 0 180 21st
Turismo Carretera JP Carrera/JHR
2024 IndyCar Series Juncos Hollinger Racing
Source:[1]

* Season still in progress.

Turismo Carretera results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Numbers in superscript indicate heat race results)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
2009 Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA
3?
BAL
4?
BUA1
31?
RCU
26?
TRH1
19?
RAF
15?
POS
??
PDF
??
9DJ
??
TRH2
??
BUA2
??
PAR
??
SLU
??
OLA
??
LPL
??
BUA3
??
11th 138
2010 JP Carrera
Canapino Sports
Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA
??
BAL
??
BUA1
98
NEU
2512
TRH
1811
RAF
64
POS
52
BUA2
92
RCU
21
SLT
22
9DJ
373
TLW
43
OLA
42
PAR
41
LPL
32
BUA3
11
1st 315.5
2011 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA
11
TLW
3415
SLU
73
NEU TRH
DSQ18
BUA1
DSQ14
POS
61
RAF
357
RCU
277
JUN
84
PAR
EXCEXC
OLA
2011
RGA
93
LPL
394
BAL BUA2
347
24th 96.5
2012 Canapino Sports
Jet Racing
Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA
31
PAR1
4311
MDZ
398
TLW
376
TRH
2113
RCU
DNSDNS
POS
21
RAF
135
OLA
31DNS
BUA1
64
PAR2
157
JUN
113
SLU
21
BUA2
32
TOA
361
LPL
406
8th 137.75
2013 Jet Racing
Canapino Sports
Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA
11
NEU
DNS11
JUN
83
MDZ
188
OLA1
134
TRH
4111
POS
DNS10
RAF
358
BUA1
76
OLA2
285
PAR
64
SLU
37DNS
CMR
397
TOA
382
TLW
409
BUA2
374
24th 235.25
2014 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS NEU
344
PAR
428
JUN
11
CCD
EXC7
TOA1
3813
CDU
21
TRH
118
POS
2111
AGC
292
OLA
24
RAF
85
SLU
354
LPL
73
TOA2
215
TLW
53
BUA
361
16th 311
2015 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS CCD
297
TOA1
91
NEU
31
VIE
22
CDU
147
POS
125
TRH1
11
TRH2
21
PAR
106
OLA
39
RAF
223
SLU
51
RGA
31DNS
TOA2
44
CMR
32
LPL
83
5th 460.50
2016 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
139
NEU
11
TOA1
142
CCD
72
OLA
34
TRH1
83
TRH2
62
POS
137
CDU1
41
RAF
282
PAR
21?
SLU
115
CDU2
95
TOA2
62
TLW
42
LPL
234
6th 530.25
2017 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
22
NEU
2211
OLA
3910
CDU
63
VMC1
11
POS
147
PAR
31
BUA
40
TRH
8
CCD
21
VMC2
21
RAF
44
TOA
31
CMR
23
LPL
44
1st 682.75
2018 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
229
NEU
43
SLU
174
CDU
3913
POS
292
CCD
32
TRH
6
RAF
21
BUA
1
PAR
75
VMC
31
TOA
31
OLA
52
SJV
26
SNI
211
1st 710
2019 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
1512
NEU1
1610
CDU
338
SLU
135
ROS
74
RAF1
21
TRH
384
POS
362
CCD
43
SJV
3
RAF2
11
PAR
134
SNI
11
TOA
21
NEU2
44
1st 634.75
2020 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
363
NEU
32
SNI1
43
SNI2
21
BUA1
381
SNI3
31
LPL1
83
LPL2
394
BUA2
272
SJV1
331
SJV2
11
9th 301
2021 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS LPL
11
BUA
41
SNI1
21
CDU
32
PAR
221
SNI2
74
CCD
1512
SJV1
5
SJV2
32
POS
379
RAF
372
SLU
22
VIE
52
TOA
352
SJV3
73
3rd 444.5
2022 JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE
281
NEU
31
CDU
11
TOA1
11
TRH
42
RAF
11
CCD
32
POS
1610
SJV1
25
PAR
114
SLU
208
CMR
21
SNI
193
TOA2
398
SJV2
74
3rd 451.25
2023 JP Carrera/JHR Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE NEU TOA1 ELC CDU TRH RAF1 POS SJV1 BUA
12DNS
SLU
137
SNI
4516
RAF2
33
TOA2
121
SJV2
32
32nd 172.75

TC 2000 Championship/Súper TC2000 results (incomplete)

(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 Pos. Pts
2007 DTA Chevrolet Astra II CR GR BB SMM SJU SÃO COR SFE SRA VIE BA OBE SL
Ret
PDE NC 0
2008 DTA Power Tools Chevrolet Astra II PAR
Ret
SAL
Ret
GR
7
SFE
Ret
SJU
Ret
RES
11
COR
21
BA
Ret
OBE
13
TRH
12
VIE
Ret
SMM
Ret
PDF
14
PDE
8
17th 10
2009 Equipo Petrobras Honda Civic VIII COR GR OBE SMM TRH
5
RES BA
8
CEN SFE1 SFE2 SJU1 SJU2 PDF
3
NC 0
2010 Toyota Team Argentina Toyota Corolla X PDE SMM GR COR RES TRH LRJ SFE1 SFE2 CEN OBE BA
2
PDF NC 0
2011 Equipo Oficial Chevrolet Chevrolet Vectra III GR
8
SFE1
WD
SFE2
WD
4th 151
Chevrolet Cruze SMM
DNS
SJU
12
RES
12
COR
1
TRH
12
MOU
Ret
TRE
1
JUN
6
PDF
3
PAR
2

As Canapino was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

(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 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
2018 Cimed Racing Chevrolet Cruze INT
1

CUR
1

CUR
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

LON
1

LON
2

SCZ
1
SCZ
2
GOI
1

12
MOU
1

MOU
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

TAR
1
TAR
2
GOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

32nd 5
2019 YPF Elaion Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1
VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
LON
1
LON
2
SCZ
1

11
SCZ
2

Ret
MOU
1
MOU
2
INT
1

VEL
1
VEL
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
INT
1
30th 10

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
10
LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 25th 44

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2019 United States Juncos Racing United States Will Owen
Austria René Binder
United States Kyle Kaiser
Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 555 29th 8th

American open–wheel racing results

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing Dallara DW12 78 Chevrolet STP
12
TXS
12
LBH
25
ALA
26
IMS
21
INDY
26
DET
14
ROA
19
MDO
23
TOR
12
IOW
16
IOW
26
NSH
20
IMS
21
GTW
22
POR
26
LAG
14
21st 180 [25]
2024 STP
16
THE
10
LBH
15
ALA
20
IMS
21
INDY
22
DET
12
ROA
LAG
18
MDO
22
IOW
26
IOW
25
TOR
26
GTW
POR
MIL
MIL
NSH
27th 109 [26]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2023 Dallara Chevrolet 26 26 Juncos Hollinger Racing
2024 22 22

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Turismo Carretera champion
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Top Race V6 champion
2010–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Top Race V6 champion
2016-2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Turismo Carretera champion
2017, 2018, 2019
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Olimpia de Oro
2018
Succeeded by