Agustín Canapino overcomes Saturday frustration and wins on Sunday in Santa Fe

Chevrolet’s Agustín Canapino took a lights-to-flag victory in the Super TC 2000 championship’s day race at the Santa Fe street circuit on Sunday, adn was joined on the podium by Citroen Total Racing’s Facundo Chapur and Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina’s Matías Rossi.

Canapino led from the the start after setting pole position in the morning’s qualifying session, followed by the Renault of yesterday’s race winner Leonel Pernía and the Toyota Corolla of Matías Rossi. Bernardo Llaver was set to start from fourth, but was unable to after a gearbox failure on his Chevrolet Cruze.

Néstor Girolami ran into early trouble in his Team Peugeot Total Argentina 408, after he was spun out after contact from the privateer Peugeot Junior Team driver Bruno Armellini.

The safety car was soon out after Juilán Santero retired from the race at the Beer Pub turn, just before the main straight.

The race was restarted on lap six, with Rossi starting to challenge Pernía for second, which allowed Canapino to open up a two second gap over them.

Ardusso moved up to fifth after José Manuel Urcera’s Citroen C4 Lounge braked too late at the hairpin, while Rossi made another attack on Pernía for second on lap 12. Rossi made his move to at the hairpin and passed for second, and then Pernía was immediately surprised by Chapur, who completed a brilliant double pass, and after light contact with Rossi, jumped up to second place.

Canapino won the race after the time limit was reached, with the podium completed by Chapur and Rossi. Pernía finished in fourth ahead of Ardusso, Urcera, Muñoz Marchesi and Yannantuoni. Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina’s Manuel Luque took in his best result of the season on home soil in ninth, as Girolami rounded off the top ten.

Canapino now leads the standings on 155 points, with Ardusso now on 139 and Rossi on 137.

The next round of the Super TC 2000 championship will be held on September 23rd at Termas de Río Hondo.