Agustín Canapino
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Agustín Hugo Canapino is an Argentine racing driver who currently competes in Turismo Carretera for Canning Motorsports.
Canapino in 2023
Canapino took his first TC 2000 win in the 2011 season.
Canapino (right) competing at Road America in 2023
Canapino (centre) celebrates victory in the 2025 Turismo Carretera Buenos Aires round.
Turismo Carretera
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Turismo Carretera is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera.
Agustín Canapino
…Agustín Hugo Canapino (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 19 January 1990) is an Argentine racing driver who currently competes in Turismo Carretera for Canning Motorsports. Canapino is regarded as one of the most accomplished drivers in Argentine motorsport, having won five championships in Turismo…
![Ángel Lo Valvo wins the first official Turismo Carretera event – the 1937 Gran Premio Argentino de Carretera [es].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/%C3%81ngel-Lo-Valvo-1937.jpg/500px-%C3%81ngel-Lo-Valvo-1937.jpg)
Ángel Lo Valvo wins the first official Turismo Carretera event – the 1937 Gran Premio Argentino de Carretera [es].
Production-based coupés remained in use into the 1950s.
Prototype cars, such as the Trueno Naranja, rose to prominence in the late-1960s.
The series began to evolve into the current format during the 1970s.