José Manuel Urcera

José Manuel "Manu" Urcera (San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro Province; July 9, 1991) is an Argentine motor racing driver. Won the Turismo Carretera championship in 2022.

Urcera's Chevrolet TC car.

Racing career

Urcera started his motorsport career in motocross.[1] In 2012 he debuted at TC Mouras with JP Racing and Turismo Nacional (TN) Clase 2. The next year he made his debut at TC Pista and was vice-champion in 2014, which gave him promotion to Turismo Carretera (TC).[2][3] In 2016 he debuted in Súper TC 2000 with the Fiat Argentina team.[4]

In 2016, Urcera got his first wins in both championships.[2] The next year he qualified for the TC play-offs for first time and went on to the Citroën STC2000 team.[5] In 2018 he debuted in TN Clase 3.[2]

Urcera was the 2019 TN Clase 3 champion with a Honda Civic from the Larrauri Competición team.[2][6] At the same time, he was TC vice-champion behind Agustín Canapino.[2][7] In 2020 he again won the Clase 3 title,[8] while in TC he finished third in the championship.[2] It was his last TC season with JP team.[9]

In 2022, Urcera was Turismo Carretera champion competing with Maquin Parts Racing, having won two races.[2][10] In addition, he competed in the Italian GT Sprint Championship alongside Daniele di Amato in a Scuderia Baldini 27's Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020. They took one win.[2]

He is a member of the Campos Racing Academy.[11]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Boero Carrera Pro 5 0 0 0 0 6.5 50th
TC Mouras JP Racing/
Las Toscas Racing		 14 1 1 3 2 134 12th
2013 Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 GC Competición 1 0 0 0 0 -
TC Mouras JP Racing 13 3 6 6 5 486.5 6th
TC Pista 16 3 6 1 3 317.75 16th
2014 Top Race Series Azar Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 -
TC Mouras JP Racing 11 3 3 3 6 447 7th
TC Pista 16 3 6 1 8 537 2nd
2015 Turismo Carretera 15 0 0 0 0 230.75 26th
Súper TC2000 Equipo Fiat Petronas 13 0 0 0 2 160 5th
2016 Turismo Carretera Las Toscas Racing 15 1 1 0 1 412.5 18th
Súper TC 2000 Fiat Petronas 14 1 4 3 3 106 10th
2017 Turismo Carretera Las Toscas Racing 15 0 0 0 1 402.5 7th
Súper TC2000 Citroën Total Racing 12 1 1 0 2 83.5 12th
Top Race V6 Midas Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 4 24th
TC Mouras - Guest Tournament 1 0 0 0 0 10 40th
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 1 0 0 0 1 -
2018 Turismo Carretera Las Toscas Racing 15 0 0 0 1 341 11th
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Citroën Total 10 0 2 2 2 146 9th
Súper TC2000 Citroën Total Racing 18 0 0 0 0 57 12th
2019 Turismo Carretera JP Carrera 15 1 3 3 1 523.75 2nd
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Larrauri Competición 12 1 2 0 3 279 1st
Súper TC2000 Honda Racing 13 0 0 0 0 19 15th
2020 Turismo Carretera JP Carrera/
Las Toscas Racing		 11 1 0 0 1 319 3rd
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Larrauri Racing 8 2 4 3 4 227 1st
Súper TC2000 Monti Motorsport 15 0 2 2 2 26 13th
2021 Turismo Carretera Urcera Racing/
Alifraco Sport		 14 1 1 1 1 237 24th
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Larrauri Racing 11 1 0 0 2 209 5th
2022 Turismo Carretera Maquin Parts Racing Team 14 2 3 3 3 675 1st
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Larrauri Racing/
CVG Team		 12 1 1 1 1 152 12th
TC Pick Up Larrauri Racing 4 0 0 0 0 82 37th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 4 1 1 0 0 37 5th
2023 Turismo Carretera Maquin Parts Racing
TC Pick Up
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Saturni Racing
Source:[2]

Personal life

He is in a relationship with the model Nicole Neumann.[12]

References
  1. "Quién es José Manuel Urcera: el piloto de motocross que se consagró en autos - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. "José Manuel Urcera | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. "ACTC - Asociación Corredores Turismo Carretera - TC - Pilotos 2020 - José Manuel Urcera". actc.org.ar. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. "Se presentó el Equipo Fiat Petronas del Super TC2000". 16 Valvulas (in Spanish). 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. "LUEGO DE DOS AÑOS, MANUEL URCERA CIERRA SU PARTICIPACIÓN CON CITROËN EN EL STC2000. | Multimedia Citroën Argentina". ar-media.citroen.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. "Manu Urcera, campeón del Turismo Nacional". Lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. "Urcera: "El torneo 2019 de TC fue casi perfecto" | SoloTC |". SoloTC | Turismo Carretera (in Spanish). 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  8. "Turismo Nacional. Manu Urcera y Nicolás Posco, bicampeones que celebraron en San Juan - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  9. "Urcera dejó el JP Carrera y volvió a Las Toscas | SoloTC |". SoloTC | Turismo Carretera (in Spanish). 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  10. Olé, Diario Deportivo (2022-12-11). "José Manuel Urcera campeón en El Villicum". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  11. Iriondo, Emiliano (2022-01-20). "Urcera prepara el año en la academia de Campos Racing". Campeones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  12. "El mensaje de Nicole Neumann a Manu Urcera tras ganar Turismo Carretera: "Orgullosa de vos"". Caras (in Spanish). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.


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