Brasileiro de Marcas
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The Brasileiro de Marcas is a touring car racing
series based in Brazil
. Due to sponsorship reasons, the championship is known as the Copa Petrobras de Marcas.
From 2011 onwards, this new Brasileiro de Marcas continued replaces the former Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos it was competed until 1994.
. In eight rounds, the duo won the half, victories in Brasilia
, opening stage, Goiânia
, Guaporé
again in Goiânia
and in the final race at Interlagos
.
At the end of 1994, the promise was that we would have for the coming year championship with imported cars, ultilize in some championships as: BTCC, Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
and Italian Superturismo Championship
, unfortunately, this promise was not fulfilled.
Another important addition to our national motoring is that the Vicar is committed to the CBA, together with the Federation, to the regional repaginate by working to modernize the cars that compete today. In every city that the new Brasileiro de Marcas spend with your event, will invite to participate in this regional category will be a great festival of Brazilian auto racing. The regional champions will receive subsidies to attend the national championship the following year.
For the first year, drivers also will compete in pairs and three models will be represented by the top teams in the country: Chevrolet Astra, Ford Focus
, Honda Civic
and Toyota Corolla
Touring car racing
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...
series based in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Due to sponsorship reasons, the championship is known as the Copa Petrobras de Marcas.
From 2011 onwards, this new Brasileiro de Marcas continued replaces the former Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos it was competed until 1994.
End of the championship
Brasilileiro de Marcas was a strong league tourism branding, direct involvement of domestic Manufactures. It was titled Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos, which was very strong in the initiation and had its last year of competition in 1994. In 1994, the last year of Brasileiro de Marcas, the champions were the gauchos Egon Herzfeldt and Vicente daudt, who ran with the older model Ford EscortFord Escort
Ford Escort may refer to:* Ford Escort , a vehicle manufactured by Ford Motor Company's European division from 1968 through 2003* Ford Escort , a compact car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market...
. In eight rounds, the duo won the half, victories in Brasilia
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília)
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet is a race course in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. With 5.476 km of length, the name of the circuit was originally Autódromo de Brasília at the establishment in 1974, but later changed to the current name...
, opening stage, Goiânia
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia)
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna is a motorsports circuit located in Goiânia, Brazil. From 1987 to 1989, it hosted the Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix in MotoGP.-External links:*...
, Guaporé
Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé
Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé is a motorsports circuit in Guaporé, a small city in southern Brazil. It is one of the oldest race tracks in the country and traditionally hosts events such as a yearly race in the Brazilian Fórmula Truck Championship, as well as several legs of the various local...
again in Goiânia
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia)
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna is a motorsports circuit located in Goiânia, Brazil. From 1987 to 1989, it hosted the Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix in MotoGP.-External links:*...
and in the final race at Interlagos
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit located in the city of São Paulo, and named after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...
.
At the end of 1994, the promise was that we would have for the coming year championship with imported cars, ultilize in some championships as: BTCC, Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide....
and Italian Superturismo Championship
Italian Superturismo Championship
The Italian Superturismo Championship was Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro and two-time Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi.-History:Established in 1987 the...
, unfortunately, this promise was not fulfilled.
The new Brasileiro de Marcas
The Brasileiro de Marcas will be the big news of calendar 2011. Organized by the Vicar Sports Promotions, along with the Brazilian Confederation of Motorsport (CBA). The championship will bring together models sedans medium preferably prepared with about 300cv, slick tires and a six-speed sequential transmission. Thus, we consider the competitiveness, with low operating costs for the teams and drivers.Another important addition to our national motoring is that the Vicar is committed to the CBA, together with the Federation, to the regional repaginate by working to modernize the cars that compete today. In every city that the new Brasileiro de Marcas spend with your event, will invite to participate in this regional category will be a great festival of Brazilian auto racing. The regional champions will receive subsidies to attend the national championship the following year.
For the first year, drivers also will compete in pairs and three models will be represented by the top teams in the country: Chevrolet Astra, Ford Focus
Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1998. Ford began sales of the Focus to Europe in July 1998 and in North America during 1999 for the 2000 model year....
, Honda Civic
Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...
and Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...
Cars
- Chevrolet Astra - 2011
- Honda CivicHonda CivicThe Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...
- 2011 - Ford FocusFord FocusThe Ford Focus is a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1998. Ford began sales of the Focus to Europe in July 1998 and in North America during 1999 for the 2000 model year....
- 2011 - Toyota CorollaToyota CorollaThe Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...
- 2011
Scoring system
In the last round points are doubled.| Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Champions
| Drivers' Champions | Manufacturers' Champions | Teams' Champions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Driver | Team | Car | Manufacturer | Team | ||
| 2011 2011 Brasileiro de Marcas season The 2011 Copa Petrobras de Marcas season was the debut season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It will begin on June 19 at the Tarumã and end on December 4 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. The championship open has, Chevrolet, Ford and Honda as official manufactures, and they take to the track... |
Circuits
The circuits for the 2011 season are:- Autódromo José Carlos PaceAutódromo José Carlos PaceAutódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit located in the city of São Paulo, and named after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...
(Interlagos), São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, SPSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil... - Autódromo Internacional de CuritibaAutódromo Internacional de CuritibaAutódromo Internacional de Curitiba is a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing.-The circuit:Fabrizio Giovanardi of JAS Motorsport suggested the circuit is bumpy...
, PinhaisPinhaisPinhais is a city and municipality in Paraná state in Brazil. As of 2005 the city had 118,000 inhabitants and the municipality in total 120,000. It was desmembrated from the municipality of Piraquara in 1992 and is part of the metropolitan region of Curitiba. In its territory lies the Autódromo...
, PRParaná (state)Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,... - VeloparkVelopark (Brazil)The Velopark is a motorsport centre opened in 2010, located in the city of Nova Santa Rita, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was designed to receive the greatest amount of possible arrangements, like kart, dragsters, formulae and touring racing....
, Nova Santa RitaNova Santa Rita-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, RSRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... - Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetAutódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetThe Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet , also known as Jacarepaguá, after the neighbourhood in which it was located, is a race course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which hosted the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix 10 times.-History:The circuit was built in 1978 on reclaimed marshland, thus the...
(Jacarepaguá), Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, RJRio de Janeiro (state)Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast... - Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília)Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet is a race course in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. With 5.476 km of length, the name of the circuit was originally Autódromo de Brasília at the establishment in 1974, but later changed to the current name...
, BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, DFBrazilian Federal DistrictThe Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main... - Autódromo Internacional Ayrton SennaAutódromo Internacional Ayrton SennaAutódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna may refer to one of the following race tracks in Brazil:* Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Caruaru* Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia...
, LondrinaLondrinaLondrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...
, PRParaná (state)Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,... - Autódromo Internacional de TarumãAutódromo Internacional de TarumãAutódromo Internacional de Tarumã is a motorsports circuit located in Viamão, Brazil. It has hosted events in the Formula Renault series.-External links:**...
, ViamãoViamãoViamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.The origin of the name Viamão is controversial...
, RSRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
External links
- Brasileiro de Marcas official website (in Portuguese)
- Vicar official website (in Portuguese)