2011 GT Brasil season
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
[edit ]The 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
[edit ]All 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 |
Brazil Marcelo Hanh Brazil Allam Khodair |
Brazil Sérgio Laganá Brazil Allam Hellmeister | ||||
R2 | 10 April | No. 9 A.Mattheis | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Brazil Xandy Negrão Brazil Xandinho Negrão |
Brazil Valter Rossete Brazil Fábio Greco | ||||
2 | R1 | Anhembi | April 30 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Brazil Pedro Queirolo | Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | May 1 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111 | No. 72 ATW Racing Team | ||
Brazil Pedro Queirolo | Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
3 | R1 | Curitiba | May 21 | No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111 | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team |
Brazil Pedro Queirolo | Brazil Marçal Mello Brazil Wiliam Freire | ||||
R2 | May 22 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Marçal Mello Brazil Wiliam Freire | ||||
4 | R1 | Santa Cruz do Sul | June 25 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 51 Itaipava Racing Team CRT |
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Otávio Mesquita | ||||
R2 | June 26 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Marçal Mello Brazil Wiliam Freire | ||||
5 | R1 | Curitiba | July 23 | No. 16 Blausiegel | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Brazil Marcelo Hanh Brazil Allam Khodair |
Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | July 24 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 72 ATW Racing Team | ||
Brazil Wagner Ebrahim | Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
6 | R1 | Interlagos | August 27 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco |
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Valter Rossete Brazil Fábio Greco | ||||
R2 | August 28 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 52 Manelão Competições | ||
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil André Posses | ||||
7 | R1 | Jacarepaguá | September 10 | No. 9 A.Mattheis | No. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco |
Brazil Xandy Negrão Brazil Xandinho Negrão |
Brazil Valter Pinheiro Brazil Leonardo Burti | ||||
R2 | September 11 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Valter Pinheiro Brazil Leonardo Burti | ||||
8 | R1 | Campo Grande | October 22 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Brazil Wagner Ebrahim | Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | October 23 | No. 7 AH Competições | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Brazil Mateus Stumpf Brazil Valdeno Brito |
Brazil Valter Rossete Brazil Fábio Greco | ||||
9 | R1 | Velopark | 11 November | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 72 ATW Racing Team |
Brazil Paulo Bonifacio Brazil Sérgio Jimenez |
Brazil Cristiano Frederico Brazil Caio Lara | ||||
R2 | 12 November | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 82 Crystal Racing Team | ||
Brazil Paulo Bonifacio Brazil Sérgio Jimenez |
Brazil Marçal Mello Brazil Wiliam Freire | ||||
10 | R1 | Interlagos | December 17 | No. 22 Mattheis AMG | No. 17 M2 Competições |
Brazil Paulo Bonifacio Brazil Sérgio Jimenez |
Brazil Marcello Sant'Anna Brazil Christian De Rey | ||||
R2 | December 18 | No. 20 Ebrahim Motors | No. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco | ||
Brazil Wagner Ebrahim | Brazil Valter Rossete Brazil Fábio Greco |
Championship standings
[edit ]- Points were awarded as follows:
Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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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
[edit ]GT3
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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.