Four riders will compete in the Brazilian category for the first time in their careers; The qualifying training of the Goiânia stage takes place today at 13:00
The grid kicking off the 2023 season of series machineto the Ayrton Senna racetrackIn Goiania, it is different by age. Among the more than thirty riders, there are those who have won the title at least once, and another four who will race all 12 stages for the first time.
The most experienced pilot is Rubens Barrichello, 50 years old. On the other hand, Felipe Baptista is the youngest this year, at 19. OR Deputy Chief Executive Officerstock car holder, Fernando Giulianelli sees with positive eyes the encounter between neophytes and “cascudos”. “We have a very good balance from the riders, like Philip MassaRuby, Tony Kananwhich he crossed Formula 1 AND indian formula, and realized it was time to go back to Brazil. And there are guys who understand that Stock Car is also their future professionally,” she analyzes.
He believes the new generation of Brazilian pilots see the possibility of long careers in the mode. “I was talking the other day with Gianluca Petecof, who said: ‘I want to be a rider for the rest of my life, as long as I’m healthy and competent for it’. Stock allows you to project the next 20, even 25 years. The “Sportsmen’s careers tend to be shorter. There are many drivers who choose Stock Car from the beginning to have a longer career,” he said on the live broadcast of Estadao Esporte Clube.
Make room on the shelf
In all there are 16 titles on the track among the seven champions. Six of them come from Cacá Bueno, which in 2023 has the opportunity to break records in the sport. He is followed by three-time champions Daniel Serra and Ricardo Maurício, both of Eurofarma RC.
Current champion Rubens Barrichello, of Mobil Ale Full Time, captured his second title in 2022, adding to his 2014 victory. Next up are the single-titled riders: Marcos Gomes, of Cavaleiro Sports; Gabriel Casagrande, A.Mattheis Vogel Motorsport, and Felipe Fraga.
Serra and Casagrande came close last year. They went to the last stage, in Interlagos, with title chances, together with Rubinho and Matías Rossi. At the start of the second round, when Rossi had already abandoned the race, a crash took Serra off the track. At the restart Casagrande was among the top positions. However, the investigation found that the accident was triggered by him, which eliminated him.
The driver of A. Mattheis Vogel is confident for 2023. “Goiânia is a track where we have already achieved pole and victory. week to get to the end of the year by competing for the title in real conditions”, projects the owner of car number 83.
The recruits ask for passage
The debut that attracts the most attention is that of Dudu Barrichello, son of Rubinho. He will compete in Stock Car 2023 on the same team as his father. The youngster has already raced three rounds in the main category of Brazilian motorsport. In 2020, in the Curitiba stage, he managed to stay in the top-10.
On Thursday (30), Rubinho’s eldest son officially kicked off the season, with 10 laps in a free practice session. “It was a very special day because it was the first time I drove as an official driver, the other times I replaced Matias. I am happy and proud to be an official Stock Car driver”, he celebrated.
At the age of 20, Gianluca Petecof will also race the entire season for the first time. Created by Academia Shell, Gianluca moved from national karting to European tracks. He was the first Brazilian to be signed by the Ferrari Driver Academy, the Ferrari Driver Academy, where he stayed for three seasons. There he won six German and Italian Formula 4 races between 2018 and 2019 and was F-Regional champion in 2020, with a further four wins and 14 podiums in 23 races.
Winning the title over Arthur Leclerc allowed the Paulista, at the time, to apply for a Formula 1 super licence. In 2021, Petecof competed in a few Formula 2 races. There were a few separate Stock Car races last year . In the race at the Galeão airport, in Rio de Janeiro, Petecof took fourth place.
“I feel that, being my first full season in the category, I will have some important steps to take and also an evolution process. At the same time we have to aim for something big in order to be able to achieve something big in the future. All this will be the result of a lot of work”, plans the young man.
Felipe Baptista also stands out among the youngsters. He makes his debut in 2022, already enough to take a victory, in the first race of the last stage, in Interlagos.
Plan
This Saturday (1), the starting grid is defined, at 13h. Sunday (2), the first run starts at 11:40 and the second at 12:20. The races are broadcast live on the Internet through the Estadão and Stock Car channels on YouTube. And on TV from Band and SportTV 3.
Source: Terra
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