The SEAT León Supercopa was a one-make racing series, organised by

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, the motorsport division of Spanish car manufacturer

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. It used a modified version of the

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road car, and championships have been run in

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, the

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and

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Car

The Supercopa originally used a car based on the Mk1 León Cupra 4 model, using the 4wd platform but running front wheel drive. This then made the rear have independent suspension thus better handling This was replaced for 2006 in Spain and Germany and 2007 in Britain by the Mk2 model.

Championships

Eurocup

The

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was first held from 2008 to 2010, supporting the

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. It was revived in 2014, in this case supporting the

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United Kingdom

SEAT introduced the championship to the UK in 2003 under the name SEAT Cupra Championship, as a support series for the

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, which SEAT Sport UK would go on to enter in 2004. The series was very popular and produced future touring car winners such as

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and

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. The series was ended at the end of 2008 due to SEAT UK's withdrawal from motorsport activities. Plans for an independent Supercopa Challenge to be held in the UK in 2009 were scrapped due to a lack of entries.

Spain

The Supercopa was started by SEAT Sport in Spain in 2002, ahead of the brand's move into the

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for 2003. Oscar Nouges and Marc Carol have won the most championships in the series, both have driven in WTCC SUNREDs as well as the 2007 champion José Manuel Pérez-Aicart driving in WTCC.

Germany

The German series began in 2004 and was held until 2011. Sebastian Stahl won the first edition, beating

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, who went on to race in the

for SEAT the following year.

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won in 2008 and later became a Porsche factory driver.

Italy

The Trofeo León Supercopa began in 2008 as part of the

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series, and is run by SEAT Motorsport Italia.

France

The French Supercopa was run from 2010 to 2012, organised by

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as part of the

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, supporting the

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Mexico

Hungary

The Hungarian Seat Leon Supercopa started in 2007.

Car