The 2011 Itaipava GT Brasil season is the fifth season of GT Brasil. It will begin on 10 April Interlagos and end on December 18 in the same circuit after ten weekends totalling twenty races will include a support at the São Paulo Indy 300..
Matheus Stumpf and Valdeno Brito clinched championship victory in the GT3 class,[1] winning the championship by 39 points over their closest competitors. Stumpf and Brito won seven races during the season. Second place went to Xandy Negrão and Xandinho Negrão, and third place for Rafael Derani and Claudio Ricci.
Caio Lara and Cristiano Federico won the GT4 Class,[2] won six races during the season including sweeping the weekend at Anhembi and at second meeting to be held in Curitiba, as well as a victory at Velopark and Campo Grande.
Rules changes and entries
editThe scoring system, which includes the fifteen finishers last year, will reward only the top ten of each race in 2011. Pirelli becomes the sole supplier of tires and for the first time in history, have pit stops for tire changes during the races of Rio de Janeiro in September and Campo Grande in October.
The category wins new cars in 2011, Corvette Z06-R GT3, Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 and Ferrari 458 Italia in GT3 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 in GT4.[3] During the championship some cars entered in the category, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in GT3 and Maserati GranTurismo MC in GT4[4][5]
Entry list
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Race calendar and results
editAll races were held in Brazil.
Round | Circuit | Date | GT3 Winner | GT4 Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Interlagos | April 9 | No. 16 Blausiegel | No. 57 M2 Competições |
Marcelo Hanh Allam Khodair |
Sérgio Laganá Allam Hellmeister | ||||
R2 | 10 April | No. 9 A.Mattheis | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Xandy Negrão Xandinho Negrão |
Valter Rossete Fábio Greco | ||||
2 | R1 | Anhembi | April 30 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Pedro Queirolo | Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | May 1 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111 | No. 72 ATW Racing Team | ||
Pedro Queirolo | Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
3 | R1 | Curitiba | May 21 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111 | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team |
Pedro Queirolo | Marçal Mello Wiliam Freire | ||||
R2 | May 22 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Marçal Mello Wiliam Freire | ||||
4 | R1 | Santa Cruz do Sul | June 25 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 51 Itaipava Racing Team CRT |
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Otávio Mesquita | ||||
R2 | June 26 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Marçal Mello Wiliam Freire | ||||
5 | R1 | Curitiba | July 23 | No. 16 Blausiegel | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Marcelo Hanh Allam Khodair |
Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | July 24 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 72 ATW Racing Team | ||
Wagner Ebrahim | Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
6 | R1 | Interlagos | August 27 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco |
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Valter Rossete Fábio Greco | ||||
R2 | August 28 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 52 Manelão Competições | ||
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
André Posses | ||||
7 | R1 | Jacarepaguá | September 10 | No. 9 A.Mattheis | No. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco |
Xandy Negrão Xandinho Negrão |
Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti | ||||
R2 | September 11 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti | ||||
8 | R1 | Campo Grande | October 22 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Wagner Ebrahim | Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | October 23 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Mateus Stumpf Valdeno Brito |
Valter Rossete Fábio Greco | ||||
9 | R1 | Velopark | 11 November | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez |
Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | 12 November | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez |
Marçal Mello Wiliam Freire | ||||
10 | R1 | Interlagos | December 17 | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 17 M2 Competições |
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez |
Marcello Sant'Anna Christian De Rey | ||||
R2 | December 18 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Wagner Ebrahim | Valter Rossete Fábio Greco |
Championship standings
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Race | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
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The top five after the race ensures a place on the podium.
GT4
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Teams' championships
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GT4
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References
edit- ^ "GT: Jimenez/Bonifácio vence em SP. 4° lugar dá título a Brito/Stumpf". grandepremio.ig.com.br. Grande Premio. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Cristiano Federico e Caio Lara são os campeões da GT4". esportesite.com.br. Esporte Site. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Carros novos deixam temporada da Itaipava GT mais disputada". terra.com.br. Terra. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG estreia com Paulo Bonifácio no Itaipava GT Brasil". itaipvagtbrasil.com.br. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 1 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Maserati Gran Turismo: A novidade do Itaipava GT no Autódromo de Curitiba". autodromodecuritiba.com.br. Autodromo de Curitiba. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.