Julián Santero
| Julián Santero | |
|---|---|
._Gran_Premio_Buenos_Aires_Shell_2024,_S%C3%A1bado.jpg) Santero in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Born | 21 October 1993 Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Julián Emmanuel Santero (born October 21, 1993, in Guaymallén, Mendoza Province) is an Argentine motor racing driver.
Biography
[edit]Santero start his career in 2008 at 14 years old, in the Chilean Formula Three Championship. In the following year, he debuted in Formula Renault Plus Argentina. He was champion in 2010, before moving on to Formula Renault Argentina, which he won in 2013.[1] That year he was also runner-up in TC 2000, which allowed him to debut in Súper TC 2000 in 2014, with the Peugeot Argentina team.[2]
In 2015 he was champion of TC Mouras and debuted in Turismo Nacional Clase 3. In 2016, he was promoted to TC Pista and made his debut in Turismo Carretera (TC) as a guest driver for Mauricio Lambiris in an endurance race.[1][3]
Santero won his debut race as an official driver at TC in 2017 and added another victory that year.[4][5] Won two more races in 2018 and 2020.[1][6]
he joined Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina in 2018 and returned to the Súper TC 2000 that year.[7][8] He win a race for the first time in this series in 2020.[9][10] That year he was runner-up in Turismo Nacional Clase 3 with a Toyota Corolla, behind José Manuel Urcera, and was fourth in the TC championship.[1]
In addition, he won one of the two races he raced in the Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy Argentina 2018.[1]
In 2021, Santero will compete in the opening race of the Michelin Pilot Challenge season in Daytona.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Julián Santero | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Santero ya es piloto oficial de Peugeot | + Deportes". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Confirmados los binomios para los 500 KM de Olavarria: Bruno va con Spataro". sportdigital.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Santero se quedó con la victoria en su debut en el TC". DiarioJornada. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ Clarín.com (2017-02-19). "Turismo Carretera: el debutante Julián Santero se llevó la victoria en Viedma". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Las victorias de Santero en el Turismo Carretera". Carburando (in Spanish). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Súper TC2000: Toyota confirmó a Julián Santero para el 2018". Clarín (in Spanish). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Manuel Luque completes Toyota line-up for 2018 season". TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Julián Santero logró su primera victoria en el Súper TC 2000 | El mendocino se impuso en la segunda carrera del autódromo porteño". Página/12. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Julián Santero leads Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2 in Buenos Aires". TouringCarTimes. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "HISTÓRICO - Julián Santero correrá en Daytona". Diario Mendoza (in European Spanish). 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
External links
[edit]- Julián Santero career summary at DriverDB.com
- Julián Santero on Instagram