Stock Series
Category | Touring Cars |
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Country | Brazil |
Inaugural season | 2010 |
Constructors | Chevrolet |
Tyre suppliers | Goodyear |
Drivers' champion | Rafael Daniel |
Teams' champion | Gramacho Racing |
Official website | stockcar.com.br |
Current season |
Copa Chevrolet Montana is a one-make racing series by Chevrolet based in Brazil, which uses the Chevrolet Montana model. The first season is in 2010, having replaced the previous Copa Vicar formerly known as Stock Car Light which had run since 1993. is the category of access to Stock Car Brasil.
History
In 1993, they created the Stock Car Light in order to facilitate the access of newcomers to the Stock Car. Some drivers spent by category, including: Giuliano Losacco, Caca Bueno, Thiago Marques, Carlos Col (the Vicar, the organizer of the Stock Car), Mateus Greipel, Luis Carreira Jr., Diogo Pachenki, Pedro Gomes, Guto Negrão, Alceu Feldmann, Nono Figueiredo, David Muffato, among others.
In 2003, there was an exchange of Omega the latest Astra, in 2008, the category was renamed to Copa Vicar, two entries automakers Mitsubishi and Peugeot, each brand has a champion driver
In 2010, another change in the access division. The merger between the Copa Vicar and Pick Up Racing resulted in the creation of the Copa Chevrolet Montana, with the engine and the first look of the pick-ups. Strong and collecting outstanding teams and drivers in the country, the strong division arrived in search of their place in the national automobile scene.
Cars
- Chevrolet Omega – 1993–2002
- Chevrolet Astra – 2003–2009
- Chevrolet Montana – 2010–present
- Mitsubishi Lancer – 2008
- Peugeot 307 – 2008–2009
Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Champions
Season | Series Name | Driver Champion | Car | Team |
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1993 | Stock Car Light | Carlos Col George Lemonias |
Chevrolet Omega | |
1994 | Stock Car Light | Nonô Figueiredo | Chevrolet Omega | |
1995 | Stock Car Light | Ariel Barranco | Chevrolet Omega | |
1996 | Stock Car Light | Alessandro Weiss | Chevrolet Omega | |
1997 | Stock Car Light | Cacá Bueno | Chevrolet Omega | |
1998 | Stock Car Light | Carlos Cunha | Chevrolet Omega | |
1999 | Stock Car Light | Mario Covas Netto | Chevrolet Omega | |
2000 | Stock Car Light | Rogerio Motta | Chevrolet Omega | |
2001 | Stock Car Light | Thiago Marques | Chevrolet Omega | Action Power |
2002 | Stock Car Light | Mateus Greipel | Chevrolet Omega | F&F Racing |
2003 | Stock Car Light | Luis Carreira Jr. | Chevrolet Astra | RC Competições |
2004 | Stock Car Light | Diogo Pachenki | Chevrolet Astra | PowerTech |
2005 | Stock Car Light | Renato Jader David | Chevrolet Astra | Carreira Racing |
2006 | Stock Car Light | Marcos Gomes | Chevrolet Astra | Nova/RR Competições |
2007 | Stock Car Light | Norberto Gresse | Chevrolet Astra | AMG Motorsport |
2008 | Copa Vicar | Fabio Carreira | Mitsubishi Lancer | RCM Motorsport |
2009 | Copa Vicar | Rafael Daniel | Peugeot 307 | Full Time Sports |
2010 | Copa Chevrolet Montana | Diogo Pachenki | Chevrolet Montana | Nascar Motorsport |
2011 | Copa Chevrolet Montana | Rafael Daniel | Chevrolet Montana | Gramacho Racing |
Fatal accidents
- On 9 December 2007, Rafael Sperafico, of the Sperafico racing family, died during the final race of the Stock Car Light 2007 season at Interlagos. His cousins Rodrigo and Ricardo Sperafico race in the top-level series. It was the first fatal accident in the Stock Car Light series.[1][2][3]
- On April 3, 2011, Gustavo Sondermann, competing in a Copa Chevrolet Montana race, was killed at Interlagos in an accident almost identical to that of Sperafico, four years earlier.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Acidente mata Rafael Sperafico durante prova em Interlagos" (in Portugues). Folha de São Paulo. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Piloto da Stock Car Light morre em acidente em São Paulo" (in Portugues). UOL Esporte. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Rafael Sperafico loses his life". F1-Live.com. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ Honorio, Rafael (2011-04-03). "Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada". http://globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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External links
- Stock Car Brasil official website in Portuguese