Agustín Hugo Canapino (; 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 Carretera, seven in Top Race V6, and two in TC2000. Outside of Argentina, Canapino competed for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the IndyCar Series in 2023 and 2024.
Career overview
Touring cars
With no previous racing experience, Canapino 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.
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). He has also run a few races at Stock Car Brasil.
In 2019, Canapino 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.
Canapino was awarded the Olimpia de Oro 2018 for the best Argentine sportsman of the year. 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.
IndyCar Series
In October 2022, his former team Juncos Racing announced that Canapino would take part in two 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. In preparation for these demonstration runs, the team entered Canapino in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring. Following this, Canapino was confirmed as the team's second driver for the full 2023 championship, partnering Callum Ilott.
Canapino qualified in 21st place for his IndyCar debut at St. Petersburg, and drove through an incident-packed race to cross the line in twelfth 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. He started the race in 19th place and once again finished 12th.
Canapino left the team following the 2024 Honda Indy Toronto, with a statement published by Juncos on 7 August 2024.
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, with JHR waiting until the following Tuesday to release their own statement.
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." In an interview with RACER, JHR co-owner Ricardo Juncos would blame Ilott for not ignoring the threats, leading to Ilott departing the team.
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. Canapino would release a statement on social media in response, denying that any death threats happened, and "liked" posts on social media mocking Pourchaire. Arrow McLaren would terminate their technical partnership with Juncos Hollinger Racing on 6 June 2024 effective immediately, citing the social media incidents as the reason; 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; Canapino would return to the team the race after and compete in five more races before leaving the team.
Personal life Canapino's father, Alberto Canapino, died on 15 February 2021, from COVID-19. Alberto was a race car mechanic and preparer. Canapino has a younger brother, Matías, who, as of 2023, races in TC Pista.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2005 Copa Mégane ArgentinaPfening Competición ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2006 Copa Mégane Argentina143224 108 3rd2007 Copa Mégane Argentina126339 190 1st TC 2000 Championship DTA Power Tools100000NC‡2008 TC Pista HAZ Racing Team162316 203.5 1st TC 2000 Championship DTA Power Tools 14 0 0 0 0 10 17th Top Race V6Diablos Rojos Motorsport7211311211th Sportteam300012009 Turismo Carretera Dole Racing16000213811th TC 2000 Championship Equipo Petrobras300010NC‡ Top Race V6 Sportteam130001239th2010 Turismo Carretera 3M JP Racing110002315.5 1st 3M Canapino Sports51002 TC 2000 Championship Toyota Team Argentina100010NC‡ Top Race V6 Copa América Sportteam6011295 3rd Top Race V6 Torneo Clausura656?5138 1st2011 Turismo Carretera 3M Racing11100196.524th TC 2000 Championship Equipo Oficial Chevrolet200001514th82314 Top Race V6 Sportteam13462690 1st Formula 3 Sudamericana Hitech Racing Brazil200001011th2012 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport70012137.758th JL Kun 16 Carrera80112 Súper TC2000 Equipo Chevrolet YPF13000082.512th Top Race V6 Sportteam12442970 1st2013 Turismo Carretera JL Kun 16 Carrera51011235.2524th SpeedAgro Racing110000 Súper TC2000 Equipo Chevrolet YPF1235141494th Top Race V6 Sportteam12311678 1st2014 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing16100231116th Súper TC2000 Peugeot Lo Jack Team1322041595th Top Race V6 Sportteam126929288 1st Top Race Series110010NC‡2015 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing161115460.505th Top Race V6 Midas Racing Team18764123022nd Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina131316167 3rd Top Race NOA SDE Competición100000NC‡2016 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing161001544.756th Top Race V6 MS Sportteam174637185 1st Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF82114248 1st622242017 Turismo Carretera Jet Racing151017682.751st Top Race V6 MS Sportteam1556392021st Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF1332071912nd2018 Turismo Carretera SpeedAgro Racing1510067101st Top Race V6 MS Sportteam1215271682nd Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF19265102302nd Stock Car BrasilCimed Chevrolet Team10000532nd2019 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport152114634.751st Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF1232331115th Top Race V6 MS Sportteam1622282463rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing200004425th Stock Car Brasil YPF Elaion100001030th2020 Turismo Carretera Canapino Sport1112243019th Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF1931291502nd2021 Turismo Carretera Squadra Canapino151105461.503rd Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF22437122211st2022 Turismo Carretera JP Carrera153566451.253rd TC2000 Championship Chevrolet YPF 20 3 4 7 9 2433rd 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/JHR121005172.7532nd2024 IndyCar Series Juncos Hollinger Racing12000010927thTurismo CarreteraCanning Motorsports6000317132nd2025Turismo CarreteraCanning Motorsports1567277021stTC Pick Up1031155551stTurismo Carretera 2000Axion Energy Sport23440107751stTurismo Nacional - Class 3Ale Bucci Racing311118222nd2026Turismo CarreteraCanning MotorsportsTurismo Nacional - Class 3Source:
* Season still in progress.
Turismo Carretera results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Numbers in indicate heat race results) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 2009 Dole Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA3 BAL4 BUA131 RCU26 TRH119 RAF15 POS? PDF? 9DJ? TRH2? BUA2? PAR? SLU? OLA? LPL? BUA3? 11th 138 2010 JP CarreraCanapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA? BAL? BUA19 NEU25 TRH18 RAF6 POS5 BUA29 RCU2 SLT2 9DJ37 TLW4 OLA4 PAR4 LPL3 BUA31 1st 315.5 2011 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA1 TLW34 SLU7 NEU TRHDSQ BUA1DSQ POS6 RAF35 RCU27 JUN8 PAREXC OLA20 RGA9 LPL39 BAL BUA234 24th 96.5 2012 Canapino SportsJet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA3 PAR143 MDZ39 TLW37 TRH21 RCUDNS POS2 RAF13 OLA31 BUA16 PAR215 JUN11 SLU2 BUA23 TOA36 LPL40 8th 137.75 2013 Jet RacingCanapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS MDA1 NEUDNS JUN8 MDZ18 OLA113 TRH41 POSDNS RAF35 BUA17 OLA228 PAR6 SLU37 CMR39 TOA38 TLW40 BUA237 24th 235.25 2014 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS NEU34 PAR42 JUN1 CCDDSQ TOA138 CDU2 TRH11 POS21 AGC29 OLA2 RAF8 SLU35 LPL7 TOA221 TLW5 BUA36 16th 311 2015 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS CCD29 TOA19 NEU3 VIE2 CDU14 POS12 TRH11 TRH22 PAR10 OLA39 RAF22 SLU5 RGA31 TOA24 CMR3 LPL8 5th 460.50 2016 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE13 NEU1 TOA114 CCD7 OLA34 TRH18 TRH26 POS13 CDU14 RAF28 PAR21 SLU11 CDU29 TOA26 TLW4 LPL23 6th 530.25 2017 Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE2 NEU22 OLA39 CDU6 VMC11 POS14 PAR3 BUA40 TRH8 CCD2 VMC22 RAF4 TOA3 CMR2 LPL4 1st 682.75 2018 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE22 NEU4 SLU17 CDU39 POS29 CCD3 TRH6 RAF2 BUA1 PAR7 VMC3 TOA3 OLA5 SJV2 SNI2 1st 710 2019 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE15 NEU116 CDU33 SLU13 ROS7 RAF12 TRH38 POS36 CCD4 SJV3 RAF21 PAR13 SNI1 TOA2 NEU24 1st 634.75 2020 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE36 NEU3 SNI14 SNI22 BUA138 SNI33 LPL18 LPL239 BUA227 SJV133 SJV21 9th 301 2021 Canapino Sports Chevrolet Coupé SS LPL1 BUA4 SNI12 CDU3 PAR22 SNI27 CCD15 SJV15 SJV23 POS37 RAF37 SLU2 VIE5 TOA35 SJV37 3rd 444.5 2022 JP Carrera Chevrolet Coupé SS VIE28 NEU3 CDU1 TOA11 TRH4 RAF1 CCD3 POS16 SJV125 PAR11 SLU20 CMR2 SNI19 TOA239 SJV27 3rd 451.25 2023 JP Carrera/JHR VIE NEU TOA1 ELC CDU TRH RAF1 POS SJV1 BUA12 SLU13 SNI45 RAF23 TOA212 SJV23 32nd 172.75 2024 Canning Motorsports Chevrolet Coupé SSChevrolet Camaro Mk.6 ELC VIE NEU TOA1 TRH CDU RAF POS SJV BUA3 SLU39 PAR8 SNI2 TOA22 LPL32 32nd 171 2025 Canning Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 VIE2 ELC26 NEUC TOA140 TRH36 AGC5 POS2 CDU1 SJV21 BUA1 SLU1 SNI1 PAR1 TOA25 LPL1 1st 702 2026 Canning Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 ELC42 VIE51 NEU1 CDU5 TRH18 AGC7 RAF2 POS17 SJV12 PAR8 SLU SNI ROS RCU LPL 2nd* 264* *Season in progress.
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 Pts 2007 DTA Chevrolet Astra II CR GR BB SMM SJU SÃO COR SFE SRA VIE BA OBE SL PDE NC† 0 2008 DTA Power Tools Chevrolet Astra II PAR SAL GR SFE SJU RES COR BA OBE TRH VIE SMM PDF PDE 17th 10 2009 Equipo Petrobras Honda Civic VIII COR GR OBE SMM TRH RES BA CEN SFE1 SFE2 SJU1 SJU2 PDF NC† 0 2010 Toyota Team Argentina Toyota Corolla X PDE SMM GR COR RES TRH LRJ SFE1 SFE2 CEN OBE BA PDF NC† 0 2011 Equipo Oficial Chevrolet Chevrolet Vectra III GR SFE1 SFE2 4th 151 Chevrolet Cruze SMM SJU RES COR TRH MOU TRE JUN PDF PAR † 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 INT1 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 GOI1 MOU1 MOU2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 32nd 5 2019 YPF Elaion Chevrolet Cruze VEL1 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 MOU1 MOU2 INT1 VEL1 VEL2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 30th 10