Category | Touring car racing |
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Country | Brazil |
Inaugural season | 2017 |
Manufacturers | Chevrolet · Citroën · Fiat · Ford · Hyundai · Nissan · Toyota · Volkswagen |
Drivers' champion | Juninho Berlanda (TN PRO) Gustavo Magnabosco (Super) Nilton Rossoni and Fabrício Lançoni (Elite) Henrique Basso (A) Ricardo Raimundo (B) Guto Baldo (Sênior) |
Official website | https://www.stockproseries.com.br/turismo-nacional |
Current season |
Turismo Nacional, often referred to as Turismo Nacional BR, is a touring car racing series based in Brazil which is promoted by Vicar. [1] The series uses modified production cars from the Brazilian market. [2] Turismo Nacional was created in 2017 [3] and has been promoted by Vicar since 2021. [1] The championship consists of six distinct classes: A, B, Super, PRO, Elite, and Senior. [4] [5] The series is composed of six overall rounds which are subdivided into four 20-minute races. [5] [6]
In 2018, the class system was updated from before to include the following classes for cars:
And the following categories for drivers, which depend on the experience level: [5] [7]
Below is a list of models which are homologated to race in the series. [6]
Manufacturer | Model |
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Chevrolet | Onix, New Onix |
Citroën | C3 |
Fiat | Argo, Mobi, Uno |
Ford | New Ka |
Hyundai | HB20 |
Nissan | March |
Peugeot | 208 |
Renault | Sandeiro, Kwid |
Toyota | Etios, Yaris |
Volkswagen | Gol, UP!, New Polo |
Cars in Turismo Nacional are powered by a 2000cc (2L) Inline 4. [8] The engine is powered by ethanol. [6]
The transmission used in the cars is a 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox which is manufactured by Vicar's Stock Tech. [8]
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2022 | Juninho Berlanda | Toyota | Yaris |
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2020 | Rafael Lopes | Chevrolet | Onix |
2021 | Gustavo Magnabosco | Volkswagen | Gol |
2022 | Gustavo Magnabosco | Volkswagen | Gol |
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2022 | Nilton Rossoni / Fabrício Lançoni | Volkswagen | Gol |
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2020 | Richard Heidrich | Fiat | Mobi |
2021 | Gustavo Dal Pizzol | Chevrolet | Onix |
2022 | Henrique Basso | Volkswagen | Gol |
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2021 | Glauco Tavares | Fiat | Mobi |
2022 | Ricardo Raimundo | Fiat | Uno |
Season | Driver | Manufacturer | Model |
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2022 | Guto Baldo | Ford | Ka |
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