Stock Car Brasil, also known as Stock Car V8, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil. It is considered the major South American motorsports series.
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a single season in 1987 as the World Touring Car Championship and most recently a world championship (WTCC) that has run between 2005 and 2017. Following the 2017 season, an agreement was reached for the FIA WTCC to become FIA WTCR and use the TCR technical regulations.
Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver who is currently working for Team BMR as a driving coach. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice. He drove for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship between 2005 and 2012 with a best finish of second in 2012.
Robert "Rob" Peter Huff is a British professional racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Cup driving for Sébastien Loeb Racing. He was the 2012 World Touring Car Championship.
Rodrigo Sperafico is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series. He belongs to the Sperafico family of racing drivers, which includes twin brother Ricardo, along with cousins Alexandre and the late Rafael.
The 2011 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was the 33rd Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 20 at the Curitiba and ended on November 6 at the Velopark, after twelve rounds. For this season, the Manufacturer Peugeot announced that the 408 was to be the new representative in the championship replacing the 307.
The 2011 Brasileiro de Marcas season was the debut season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It begin on June 19 at the Tarumã and ended on December 4 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. For the first seasons some teams have the support of manufactures, Carlos Alves Competições and AMG Motorsport by Chevrolet, Amir Nasr Racing and Officer ProGP by Ford and Full Time Sports by Honda.
Gustavo Sondermann was a Brazilian racing driver.
Stock Car Light is a touring car racing series based in Brazil. The seried returned in 2018, having replaced the previous Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo ,Copa Chevrolet Montana formerly known as Stock Car Copa Vicar, ' and Stock Car B which had run since 1993. The series is the category of access to Stock Car Brasil.
The 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season will be the second Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on April 3 at the Interlagos and finished on November 6 at Velopark, after nine rounds.
The 2012 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was the 34th Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 25 at the Interlagos and ended on December 9 at the same circuit, after twelve rounds. Chevrolet, came to have Chevrolet Sonic as representation of the manufacturer. The category announced changes for 2012 season, excluding the super final and system of dropped. The scoring system was change with the top twenty drivers in each race are awarded points on a scale of 22, 20, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
The 2012 Brasileiro de Marcas season was the second season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It begin on April 22 at the Interlagos and ended on December 2 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. Several changes occurred in the championship. Mitsubishi will enter with the 2012 version of Mitisubishi Lancer GT, Honda will swap to the brand new ninth generation Honda Civic, Chevrolet will have Chevrolet Cruze with new car replacing Chevrolet Astra and Toyota became an official manufacturer on the championship with Toyota Corolla XRS.
The 2010 Copa Chevrolet season was the first Copa Chevrolet Montana season. The category is the second tier of Stock Car Brasil replaces Copa Vicar. It began on April 11 at Curitiba and ended on December 5 at same circuit after nine rounds.
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was the eighth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. It was held on 22 July 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba in Pinhais, Brazil. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Yvan Muller winning race one and Robert Huff winning race two.
The 2013 Stock Car Brasil season was the 35th Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 3 at the Interlagos and ended on December 15 at the same circuit, after twelve rounds. Pirelli return to the championship after a five-season absence, replacing Goodyear as tyre supplier.
The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo also known as Stock Car Brasil Light was the first season of the new Stock Car Brasil second tier championship replacing Copa Chevrolet Montana. The chassis, designed by JL company is similar that used in Stock Car Brasil with V8 engine.
The 2014 Troféo Dolly Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo also known as Stock Car Brasil Light is the second season of the new Stock Car Brasil second tier championship replacing Copa Chevrolet Montana.
The 2014 Copa Petrobrás de Marcas season was the fourth season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It began on April 6 at Tarumã and ended on November 23 at Brasília, after fifteen races.
Events in the year 2010 in Brazil.
The 2016 Stock Car Brasil Championship is the thirty-eighth season of the Stock Car Brasil. The season began at Curitiba on March 6 and will end at Interlagos on December 11.
