Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo
| Category | Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Inaugural season | 1993 |
| Constructors | Chevrolet |
| Tyre suppliers | Goodyear |
| Drivers' champion | Rafael Daniel |
| Teams' champion | Nascar Motorsport |
| Official website |
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Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo also known as Stock Car Brasil Light is a touring car racing series based in Brazil. The first season is in 2013, having replaced the previous Copa Chevrolet Montana formerly known as Stock Car Copa Vicar, Stock Car Brasil Light and Stock Car Brasil B which had run since 1993. The series is the category of access to Stock Car Brasil.
History
In 1993, they created the Stock Car B in order to facilitate the access of newcomers to the Stock Car Brasil, until 1999 the category compete in the same grid of Stock Car Brasil.
In 2000 changes the name to Stock Car Brasil Light and become has compete separately from Stock Car Brasil.
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.
In 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo (Brazilian Touring Championship) replacing Copa Chevrolet Montana. The chassis, designed by JL company is similar that used in Stock Car Brasil with V8 engine.
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Champions
All champions are Brazilian-registered.
| Season | Series Name | Driver Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Stock Car Brasil B | Carlos Col George Lemonias |
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| 1994 | Stock Car Brasil B | Nonô Figueiredo | |
| 1995 | Stock Car Brasil B | Ariel Barranco | |
| 1996 | Stock Car Brasil B | Alessandro Weiss | |
| 1997 | Stock Car Brasil B | Cacá Bueno | WB Motorsport |
| 1998 | Stock Car Brasil B | Carlos Cunha | A.Mattheis Motorsport |
| 1999 | Stock Car Brasil B | Mario Covas Netto | WB Motorsport |
| 2000 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Rogerio Motta | Carlos Alves Competition |
| 2001 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Thiago Marques | Action Power |
| 2002 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Mateus Greipel | F&F Racing |
| 2003 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Luis Carreira Jr. | RC Competições |
| 2004 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Diogo Pachenki | PowerTech |
| 2005 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Renato Jader David | Carreira Racing |
| 2006 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Marcos Gomes | Nova/RR Competições |
| 2007 | Stock Car Brasil Light | Norberto Gresse | AMG Motorsport |
| 2008 | Stock Car Copa Vicar | Fabio Carreira | RCM Motorsport |
| 2009 | Stock Car Copa Vicar | Rafael Daniel | Full Time Sports |
| 2010 | Copa Chevrolet Montana | Diogo Pachenki | Nascar Motorsport |
| 2011 | Copa Chevrolet Montana | Rafael Daniel | Gramacho Racing |
| 2012 | Copa Chevrolet Montana | Rafael Daniel | Nascar Motorsport |
| 2013 | Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo | Felipe Fraga | W2 Racing |
| 2014 | Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo | Guilherme Salas | W2 Racing |
| 2015 | Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo | Márcio Campos | Motortech Competições |
| 2016 | Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo | Márcio Campos | Motortech Competições |
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 Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ↑ "Piloto da Stock Car Light morre em acidente em São Paulo" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ↑ "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. External link in
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