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Current seasonCopa Chevrolet Montana is a one-make racing series by Chevrolet based in Brazil, which uses the Chevrolet Montana model. The first season is in 2010, having replaced the previous Copa Vicar formerly known as Stock Car Light which had run since 1993. is the category of access to Stock Car Brasil.
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History
1990s
In 1993, they created the Stock Car Light in order to facilitate the access of newcomers to the Stock Car. Some drivers spent by category, including: Giuliano Losacco, Caca Bueno, Thiago Marques, Carlos Col (the Vicar, the organizer of the Stock Car), Mateus Greipel, Luis Carreira Jr., Diogo Pachenki, Pedro Gomes, Guto Negrão, Alceu Feldmann, Nono Figueiredo, David Muffato, among others.
2000s
Stock Car Light Curitiba, 2006.
In 2003, there was an exchange of Omega the latest Astra. In the 2004 season, won the Stock Light V8 engines with less power than the main category Stock: 350 horsepower from 450 HP. On 9 December 2007, Rafael Sperafico, of the Sperafico racing family, died during the final race of the Stock Car Light 2007 season at Interlagos. His cousins Rodrigo and Ricardo Sperafico race in the top-level series. It was the first fatal accident in the Stock Car Light series.[1][2][3]
In 2008, the category was renamed to Copa Vicar, two entries automakers Mitsubishi and Peugeot, each brand has a champion driver
2010s
In 2010, another change in the access division. The merger between the Copa Vicar and Pick Up Racing resulted in the creation of the Copa Chevrolet Montana, with the engine and the first look of the pick-ups. Strong and collecting outstanding teams and drivers in the country, the strong division arrived in search of their place in the national automobile scene.
On April 3, 2011, Gustavo Sondermann, competing in a Copa Chevrolet Montana race, was killed at Interlagos in an accident almost identical to that of Sperafico, four years earlier.[4]
Cars
- Chevrolet Omega – 1993–2002
- Chevrolet Astra – 2003–2009
- Chevrolet Montana – 2010–present
- Mitsubishi Lancer – 2008
- Peugeot 307 – 2008–2009
Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Points 25 20 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Champions
Season Series Name Driver Champion Car Team Champion 1993 Stock Car Light Carlos Col
George LemoniasChevrolet Omega 1994 Stock Car Light Nonô FigueiredoChevrolet Omega 1995 Stock Car Light 
Ariel BarrancoChevrolet Omega 1996 Stock Car Light 
Alessandro WeissChevrolet Omega 1997 Stock Car Light 
Cacá BuenoChevrolet Omega 1998 Stock Car Light Carlos CunhaChevrolet Omega 1999 Stock Car Light Mario Covas NettoChevrolet Omega 2000 Stock Car Light Rogerio MottaChevrolet Omega 2001 Stock Car Light Thiago MarquesChevrolet Omega Action Power 2002 Stock Car Light Mateus GreipelChevrolet Omega F&F Racing 2003 Stock Car Light Luis Carreira Jr.Chevrolet Astra RC Competições 2004 Stock Car Light Diogo PachenkiChevrolet Astra PowerTech 2005 Stock Car Light Renato Jader DavidChevrolet Astra Carreira Racing 2006 Stock Car Light Marcos GomesChevrolet Astra Nova/RR Competições 2007 Stock Car Light Norberto GresseChevrolet Astra Nova/RR Competições 2008 Copa Vicar Fabio CarreiraMitsubishi Lancer RCM Motorsport 2009 Copa Vicar Rafael DanielPeugeot 306 Full Time Sports 2010 Copa Chevrolet Montana Diogo PachenkiChevrolet Montana Hot Car Racing 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana Rafael DanielChevrolet Montana Nascar Motorsport See also
References
- ^ "Acidente mata Rafael Sperafico durante prova em Interlagos" (in Portugues). Folha de São Paulo. 9 December 2007. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u353190.shtml. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Piloto da Stock Car Light morre em acidente em São Paulo" (in Portugues). UOL Esporte. 9 December 2007. http://esporte.uol.com.br/velocidade/ultimas/2007/12/09/ult4366u352.jhtm. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Rafael Sperafico loses his life". F1-Live.com. 10 December 2007. http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/071210094820.shtml. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ Honorio, Rafael (2011-04-03). "Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada" (in Portuguese). http://globoesporte.globo.com (Organizações Globo). http://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/stock-car/noticia/2011/04/apos-forte-acidente-gustavo-sondermann-falece-por-morte-cerebral.html. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
External links
- Stock Car Brasil official website in Portuguese
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