2016 Stock Car Brasil Championship

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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 finished at Interlagos on December 11.

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From this season, the league won the seal of Codasur (Automobile Confederation of South America) and will be called the Brazilian Championship and South American Stock Car. [1]

General Motors do Brasil announced the replacement of the Chevrolet Sonic for the New Chevrolet Cruze second generation as the official car of the category teams for the season of 2016 Brazilian and South American Stock Car. The car debut in second round at Velopark [2]

Teams and drivers

Season entries
ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
Chevrolet Cruze Red Bull Racing 0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno All
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra All
RZ Motorsport 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Marques 1
11 Flag of Brazil.svg César Ramos 2, 6–7
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Tuka Rocha 8–12
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 1–2
56 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Dirani 6–9
117 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Salas 10–12
C2 Team 4 Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Campos All
83 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Casagrande All
Vogel Motorsport 5 Flag of Brazil.svg Denis Navarro All
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Suzuki All
TMG Racing 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Lima All
77 Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeno Brito All
Shell Racing 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta All
51 Flag of Brazil.svg Átila Abreu All
Full Time-ProGP 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Foresti All
66 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Guimarães 1–7
Full Time Sports 18 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair All
111 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello All
Ipiranga-RCM 21 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo All
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Galid Osman All
Bardahl Hot Car 26 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Abbate All
110 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Lapenna All
Eurofarma RC 65 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson All
90 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício All
Peugeot 408 União Química Basssani 3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bia Figueiredo All
70 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes All
Mico's Racing 6 Flag of Brazil.svg Alceu Feldmann 1
45 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Carbone 1–2
Cavaleiro Sports 7 Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Cavaleiro 1
73 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez 2–12
74 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno1–8
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 9–12
Eisenbahn Racing Team 46 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Genz All
63 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami All
Voxx Racing 80 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes All
88 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga All

Team changes

Driver changes

Changed teams

  • In 2016 Néstor Girolami drove for the Eisenbahn Racing Team and is the first Argentine to compete in the Stock Car the full season and second foreigner to compete in container, the first was the Portuguese Pedro Queiroz Pereira in the seasons 1981 and 1982. [3]
  • After seven seasons Atila Abreu left AMG Motorsport and joined Shell Racing. [4]
  • Felipe Lapenna returned for Hot Car Competições after one year in Schin Racing Team.
  • With the withdrawal of sponsorship of Prati-Donaduzzi of Mico's Racing, Júlio Campos left the team and will compete for your own team C2.
  • Vítor Genz left the Boettger Competições and joined Eisenbahn Racing Team.
  • Diego Nunes left Vogel Motorsport and returns the União Química Bassani Racing in 2016 for which he raced in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
  • Sergio Jimenez left the C2 Team and joined Cavaleirop Racing.
  • Rafael Suzuki switched from RZ Motorsport to Vogel Motorsport.
  • Gustavo Lima who raced for ProGP part-time in 2015 switched to TMG Motorsport.
  • Lucas Foresti and Felipe Guimarães who raced for AMG Motorsport and Boettger Competições in 2015 are driving for Full Time-ProGP in 2016.

Entering/re-entering the series

  • After five seasons, Thiago Marques returned for the series with RZ Motorsport.
  • Alceu Feldmann and Fábio Carbone competed only on first round in 2015, who raced for Mico's Racing in 2016.

Race calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 3 December 2015. [5] The eighth edition of the Corrida do Milhão was held on September 11 at Interlagos. Like last year, the season was contested over twenty-one races at twelve rounds, with the first round being contested by two-driver entries with wildcard drivers. The race with wildcard drivers – the so-called "All Star Race" – was held at Curitiba. The series did not return to the Ribeirão Preto and Campo Grande, but returned to Londrina. Also the series debuted at a new track in Curvelo, called the Circuito dos Cristais. All races were held in Brazil.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Bandeira do Parana.svg Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba March 6 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício
Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Salas
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Di Grassi
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes
Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia
Cimed Racing
2R1 Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Velopark, Nova Santa Rita April 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes União Química Racing
3R1 Flag of Goias.svg Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia), Goiânia May 22 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Cimed Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Suzuki Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício Flag of Brazil.svg Galid Osman Ipiranga-RCM
4R1 Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul June 5 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Voxx Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson Eurofarma RC
5R1 Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã June 26 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson Eurofarma-RC
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mauricio Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Campos C2 Team
6R1 Bandeira do Parana.svg Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel July 17 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Full Time Sports
7 Bandeira do estado de Sao Paulo.svg Interlagos Circuit September 11 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Campos Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing
8R1 Bandeira do Parana.svg Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Londrina), Londrina September 25 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing
R2 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Full Time Sports
9R1 Bandeira do Parana.svg Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba October 16 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mauricio Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Abbate Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo Ipiranga-RCM
10R1 Flag of Goias.svg Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia), Goiânia November 6 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Medley Full Time Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Foresti Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo Flag of Brazil.svg Atila Abreu Shell Racing
11R1 Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Circuito dos Cristais November 20 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício Eurofarma-RC
12 Bandeira do estado de Sao Paulo.svg Interlagos Circuit December 11 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra Red Bull Racing

Championship standings

Points system

Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 60 points per event.

Points formatPosition
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Dual race6543210
Feature races3025222019181716151413121110987531
Sprint races15131211109876543210
Final race60504440383634323028262422201816141062

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver CUR1 VEL GOI1 SCZ TAR CAS INT1 LON CUR2 GOI2 CRI INT2 Pts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga 16441221152Ret891112114218†11610310
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 20†6511321217†1117126111215322†2295
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra 42619Ret3124131021†820Ret413715Ret31229
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeno Brito 22†9231724†13512673214520†320†Ret49229
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes 13141164DSQ3Ret25†4Ret41021†Ret4721015213
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 322†DNS215566211911†DSQ38218RetDNS1213207
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes 910117713DSQ18†73Ret681124†Ret53101416190
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Átila Abreu 683618610141024†DNS20†1421721†9151314187
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno Ret11120618720511218†71581522†Ret1624†4186
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 2Ret9Ret82RetRet31825136312RetDNS423†12181
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Campos RetRet169Ret11RetRet1Ret37RetRet6Ret619†785170
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 185Ret41922111658422†9Ret321†4Ret7Ret167
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Genz 71123520818†81841810Ret3154128Ret622158
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Galid Osman 11RetDNS1411751992161411Ret19†51669DNS17142
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo 14Ret813519RetRet21513†17†15422†1132615Ret141
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 514DNS164109Ret821022†Ret514RetRetDSQDSQDNS13130
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Suzuki 1015101021168DSQEX714RetRetRet2011191213207117
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Denis Navarro 12771512DSQRet13RetRetRetRet23†7186Ret1417511114
19 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Lima RetRet2222†9141611141216Ret17Ret131718914188113
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez Ret*18Ret8Ret917†10Ret919†19†513Ret7Ret11152123110
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Casagrande Ret1618RetDNS714154RetRet9RetRetRet1017Ret817Ret89
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Ret2115Ret10RetDNSRetRet11Ret1610Ret168823†Ret9Ret77
23 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Abbate 23†Ret2121†DNS204Ret17131712918†10RetRetDNSRet12DSQ67
24 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Foresti 81919RetRet1211920Ret20†RetRetRet7Ret1022RetRet2067
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Tuka Rocha Ret*161691611161821960
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Bia Figueiredo Ret1724181423†DNS16623Ret132117Ret19†1521†1911Ret57
27 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Salas 3*20101119655
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Guimarães 21†12Ret722†Ret3Ret1922551
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Lapenna 13Ret12Ret13RetRet71520Ret1119Ret23†RetRet1321†DNS1851
30 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno172017Ret1115Ret12Ret16Ret23†12Ret46
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Dirani 4*14151518Ret25†930
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 12Ret14172025†2123
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti Ret132011
34 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Carbone 1523†132
Flag of Brazil.svg Alceu Feldmann 190
Flag of Brazil.svg César Ramos Ret*RetDNSRetRet21†0
Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Cavaleiro Ret0
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Marques Ret0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 1
Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 6
Flag of Brazil.svg David Muffato 7
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia 8
Flag of Brazil.svg Dennis Dirani 9
Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Vivian 10
Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Fineschi 11
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Maluhy 12
Flag of Brazil.svg Marco Cozzi 13
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 14
Flag of Brazil.svg Vicente Orige 15
Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Sperafico 16
Flag of Brazil.svg Norberto Gresse 17
Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira 18
Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 19
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 20†
Flag of Brazil.svg Duda Pamplona 21†
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin 22†
Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Costa23†
Flag of Brazil.svg Allan Heillmeister Ret
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Sperafico Ret
Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Campos Ret
Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Monteiro Ret
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone Ret
Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Girolami Ret
PosDriver CUR1 VEL GOI1 SCZ TAR CAS INT1 LON CUR2 GOI2 CRI INT2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
 – Retired, but classified

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