He was not the favorite among the title contenders, but the championship trophy remained in his hands. The performance of the Chevrolet S10 truck, the Canning Motorsporthowever, managed to award the brand its first star in the category TC pickup. There was no sign of an overwhelming lead from seventh on the grid to challenge Mariano Werner (Toyota Hilux) and Juan Pablo Gianini (Ford Ranger), who were in the front row and therefore had the best chance of glory… But you can’t rule that out Agustin Canapino in a definition in national motorsport: due to the driver hierarchy, but also due to the blatant mistake made by his rivals at the start of the last race of the 11th and final appointment at the Roberto Mouras circuit in La Plata.
As the frontrunner in the Gold Cup, the four-day mini-tournament that crowns the champion, advancing through qualifying wasn’t the only goal Canapino had to achieve. His luck in the fight also depended on what happened to Werner and Gianini, two drivers with experience in TC Pick Up who know what it means to be champions in this category: the 2023 native of Entre Ríos; El Saltense, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024.
The heated bidding has revived history and definitional differences. The result was negative for both pilots: the Paranaensewho pitted for steering repairs and tire changes after the on-track incident, although he did not return to the race excluded due to dangerous maneuvers; The four-time champion came in 10th placean inadequate position to challenge Canapino for the title.
The clash between Werner and Gianini
“I don’t know what happened that the black flag hasn’t shown up yet. It worked once before… It seems to me that his goal was to eliminate me. I wasn’t surprised, we know how it is Juampiwho doesn’t know how to lose. He never knew how to lose. Today he showed what it is…“, emphasized Werner vehemently in front of the microphones of the Campeones Radio. But the Entre Ríos’ complaint did not meet with the same point of view from the sports commissioners, Roberto Saibene And Gustavo Mancusowith Tiago Miori as a deputy, which excluded the pilot from the Coiro Competción.
Gianini reacted immediately, saying: “It’s a shame what happened. A year’s worth of work was lost.” That’s to be expected since he’s a sore loser and always does“, explained the native of Buenos Aires, with whom there were heated arguments over the course of the season Tobias Martínez at the races in La Plata, Río Cuarto and Paraná. The driver from San Juan spoke harshly about Gianini’s actions on and off the track at the Entre Rios circuit: “I crashed in La Plata and they recharged it; in Río Cuarto they excluded him. I don’t know if it’s personal, but it’s like that in all races. I can’t talk to him: he insults me, he wants to hit me. I spoke about this at the CAF (Advisory and Supervisory Commission) because In La Plata he went out to threaten me and the mechanics“.
Regardless of the disputes of today and in the past, Canapino noted that the path to achieving the goal is paved without the two rivals. Without taking risks, but without stopping, continuing, rose to fourth place –On the way he discovered the delay due to an error Gaston Mazzacane (VW Amarok). He was unable to climb onto the podium, where they initially celebrated Winner Otto Fritzler (Ford Ranger), which recorded its first success in ten presentations, together with Andres Jakos (Toyota Hilux) and Hernan Palazzo (Toyota Hilux), who share a team with Werner.
“We couldn’t fight for pole or for the race, but The S10 is a difficult truck to drive, which is why there are only a few of them in this category and we knew we could suffer. “But we still managed to become champions with three wins and several podium places,” he analyzed titanium.
Canapino led three celebrations on consecutive weekendswho scores with the consecration in the TC Pick Up He has 18 stars on his record, making him the driver with the most titles in Argentine motorsport.
The celebration completes the Triple Crown that began with Tourism Highway 2000 at the San Martín circuit in Mendoza; a new category that premiered in 2025, a dissolution of teams that were part of the TC2000 and, under the supervision of the Road Tourism Corridors Association, were included in the power struggle that the organization is waging with the Argentine Automobile Club. With Renault Fluence, with the preparation of the Ambrogio Racing Team – led by Marcelo Ambrogio – made his name in his debut season.
Like last week in Road tourism, where he achieved the fifth crown – the first since 2019 and Chevrolet’s return to glory –, at the La Plata circuit, Canapino had the technical support of Ariel Lucesoli And Serafin Sarasuathe motorization of Martin Constanzo and the attention of Canning Motorsports, the structure they run Gustavo Lema And Walter Perezfollowing the merger of the JP Carreras and Las Toscas Racing teams. With the triple conquest he became the first driver in the history of national motorsport to celebrate three Argentine championships in the same season.
In August last year, after the separation from Juncos Hollinger Racing, the IndyCar adventure ended. A little over a year and a half later, Canapino adds golden pages to his book.
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