Stock Car Brasil
Stock Car Brasil (also Campeonato Brasileiro de Stock Car ) is a Brazilian auto racing series, which will be held on a circuit with a solid track.
History
The first race was held at the Autódromo de Tarumã in Rio Grande do Sul with 19 vehicles on 22 April 1979. The race was won by Affonso Giaffone. Champion Paulo Gomes.
1982 was held for the first time a race outside of Brazil, namely at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.
From 1979 to 2007 was the Pirelli tire supplier for the series. Since 2008, Goodyear supplies tires.
Rules
Rolling stock
Even if the vehicles are referred to as stock cars, they focus more on the touring cars, as used in the V8 Supercar. Since 1979 launch drivers and vehicles in classes Stock Car V8 and V8 Stock Car Stock Car light and Junior. There are very detailed specifications of the vehicles for these classes.
Since 2010, ethanol instead of gasoline is required as fuel. In addition, the engines have since electronic fuel injection instead of a carburetor.
Points system
Super Final
At the end of season ten best drivers are for the " Super Final" qualified. Within this framework, four final races will take place with its own points system. The points acquired in these races will be credited in the Championship table and thus determines the champion.
Stretch
The races usually take place on the track. 2009 was held for the first time a race on a street circuit ( Salvador Street Circuit ).
In the 2010 season was run on the following routes:
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace ( Interlagos ), São Paulo, SP
- Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais, PR
- Velo Park, Nova Santa Rita, RS
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet ( Jacarepaguá ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ
- Ribeirão Preto Street Circuit, Ribeirão Preto, SP
- Salvador Street Circuit, Salvador, BA
- Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Campo Grande, MS
- Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina, PR
- Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brasília, DF
Races were also held on the following routes:
- Autódromo Internacional Virgílio Távora, Fortaleza, CE ( last race: 1979 )
- Circuito do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace ( Interlagos ), São Paulo, SP (old 8- km route; Last Event: 1989 )
- Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel, PR ( last race: 1992 )
- Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia, GO ( last race: 2001 )
- Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé, Guaporé, RS ( last race: 2002 )
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet ( Jacarepaguá ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ ( complete course; Last Event: 2005 )
- Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã, Viamão, RS ( last race: 2009 )
Driver
Drivers are in the season of 2010 was the former Formula 1 Participants Luciano Burti, Ricardo Zonta, Tarso Marques, Christian Fittipaldi and Antonio Pizzonia.