Mil Milhas Brasil

2007 Mil Milhas Brasil

The Mil Milhas Brasil (also known as the Mil Milhas Brasileiras or 1000 Miles of Brazil in Portuguese) is a sports car endurance race held annually in Brazil since 1956.

The first Mil Milhas was organized by Eloy Gagliano and Wilson Fittipaldi Sr., the father of Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior and Emerson Fittipaldi. The two had been inspired by the 1949 Italian Mille Miglia. Wilson Fittipaldi Sr. was a journalist and brought media as well as sponsors such as auto parts companies to support the event. The first event was held on November 24–25 , 1956 with 31 sports cars competing at the Interlagos circuit.

The Mil Milhas has been held nearly every year since its inception and is one of the longest running motor racing events in Brazil. Nearly every running has used the Interlagos circuit, but the 1997 and 1999 events were held at Jacarapagua and Curitiba respectively.

In 2007, the race was held as a part of the Le Mans Series, the first time the race had been part of an international championship. The event had previously been supported as a non-championship event in the BPR Global GT Series as well as the FIA GT Championship. FIA GT planned to add the event to their calendar in 2007, but chose to hand the event instead to Le Mans Series organizers.

Zeca Giaffone holds the record of most wins, having won in 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989

Winners on 8 km track

Year	Drivers	Car
1956	Catharino Andreatta Breno Fornari	Carretera Ford
1957	Aristides Bertuol Orlando Menegaz	Carretera Chevrolet
1958	Catharino Andreatta Breno Fornari	Carretera Ford
1959	Catharino Andreatta Breno Fornari	Carretera Ford
1960	Chico Landi Christian Heins	Alfa Romeo JK 2000
1961	Italo Bertão Orlando Menegaz	Chevrolet Corvette
1962 -64	Not held
1965	Justino de Maio Victoria Azzalin	Carretera Chevrolet
1966	Camilo Christófaro Eduardo Celidôneo	Chevrolet Corvette
1967	Luiz Bueno Luiz Terra Smith	Interlagos Mark 1
1970	Abílio Diniz Alcides Diniz	Alfa Romeo GTA 2000
1971 -72	Not held
1973	Bird Clemente Nilson Clemente	Ford Maverick 4800
1974 -80	Not held
1981	Zeca Giaffone Affonso Giaffone Chico Serra	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1982	Not held
1983	Fausto Wajchenberg Vicente Corrêa Valdir Silva	Volkswagen Passat
1984	Zeca Giaffone Reinaldo Campello Maurizio Sandro Sala	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1985	Paulo Gomes Fábio Sotto Mayor	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1986	Zeca Giaffone Affonso Giaffone Walter Travaglini	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1987	Luís Pereira Marcos Gracia	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1988	Zeca Giaffone Luís Pereira Walter Travaglini	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1989	Zeca Giaffone Walter Travaglini	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car

Winners on 4.3 km track

1990	Carlos Alves José Carlos Dias	Chevrolet Opala Stock Car
1991	Not held
1992	Klaus Heitkotter Jurgen Weis Marc Gindorf	BMW M3 2300
1993	Antônio Hermann Franz Konrad Franz Prangemeier	Porsche 911
1994	Wilson Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi	Porsche 911 RSR
1995	Wilson Fittipaldi Antônio Hermann Franz Konrad	Porsche 993
1996	André Lara Resende Roberto Keller Roberto Aranha	Porsche 911
1997	Nelson Piquet Johnny Cecotto Steve Soper	McLaren F1 GTR
1998	Tom Stefani André Grillo Júlio Fernandes	AS Vectra 2.0
1999	Beto Borghesi Jair Bana Luciano Borghesi	Aldee AP-2000
2000	Not held
2001	André Lara Resende Régis Schuch Max Wilson Flávio Trindade	Porsche 911 GT3
2002	Régis Schuch Flávio Trindade Raul Boesel	Porsche 911 GT3
2003	Ingo Hoffmann Xandy Negrão Ricardo Etchenique Fernando Nabuco	Porsche 911 GT3
2004	Stefano Zonca Angelo Lancellotti Fabrizio Gollin	Dodge Viper GTS-R
2005	Xandy Negrão Xandynho Negrão Guto Negrão Giuliano Losacco	Audi TT DTM
2006	Nelson Piquet Nelsinho Piquet Christophe Bouchut Hélio Castroneves	Aston Martin DBR9
2007	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
2008	Raul Boesel Max Wilson Marcel Visconde	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

References

• "Mil Milhas Brasileiras". Motor Racing Circuits Database. http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Brazil/_gpMilMilhas.html. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 
• "Endurance - Mil Milhas Brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Cronospeed. 21 January 2005. http://www.cronospeed.com.br/2005/automobilismo/endurance/01/resultadomil.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 
• "Tópícos" (in Portuguese). Autódromo de Interlagos - "José Carlos Pace". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071109113936/http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/historico.htm#MIL%20MILHAS%20BRASILEIRAS. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 

External links

• Official site
• 2007 LMS event page