2011 GT Brasil season

The 2011 Itaipava GT Brasil season is the fifth season of GT Brasil. It will begin on 10 April Interlagos and end on December 18 in the same circuit after ten weekends totalling twenty races will include a support at the São Paulo Indy 300..

Matheus Stumpf and Valdeno Brito clinched championship victory in the GT3 class,[1] winning the championship by 39 points over their closest competitors. Stumpf and Brito won seven races during the season. Second place went to Xandy Negrão and Xandinho Negrão, and third place for Rafael Derani and Claudio Ricci.

Caio Lara and Cristiano Federico won the GT4 Class,[2] won six races during the season including sweeping the weekend at Anhembi and at second meeting to be held in Curitiba, as well as a victory at Velopark and Campo Grande.

Rules changes and entries

The scoring system, which includes the fifteen finishers last year, will reward only the top ten of each race in 2011. Pirelli becomes the sole supplier of tires and for the first time in history, have pit stops for tire changes during the races of Rio de Janeiro in September and Campo Grande in October.

The category wins new cars in 2011, Corvette Z06-R GT3, Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 and Ferrari 458 Italia in GT3 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 in GT4.[3] During the championship some cars entered in the category, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in GT3 and Maserati GranTurismo MC in GT4[4][5]

Entry list

2012 Entry List
TeamNo.DriversClassChassisRounds
CRT Brasil3 Rafael DeraniGT3Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
All
Cláudio Ricci
70 Walter DeraniGT3Ferrari F430 GT31, 6, 10
Antônio Pizzonia1
Josué Pimenta6
Fábio Casagrande10
Metasa4 Felipe RosoGT4Maserati Trofeo4, 9
Vinicius Roso4
Pierre Ventura9
AH Competições5 Paulo BonifácioGT3Ford GT GT31–7
Juliano Moro1–2, 5–6, 8–10
Enrique Bernoldi3–4
Sérgio Jimenez7
Aluizio Coelho8–10
7 Matheus StumpfGT3Ford GT GT3All
Valdeno Brito
77 João AdibeGT3Ford GT GT32–3, 5
Sérgio Jimenez
TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco6 Valter PinheiroGT4Ginetta G504–10
Leonardo Burti7–10
17 Marcello Sant'AnnaGT4Ferrari Challenge1–3
Christian De Rey
21 Valter RosseteGT4Ferrari Challenge
Maserati GranTurismo MC
All
Fábio Greco
23 Antonio Jorge NetoGT4Ferrari Challenge9
Alexandre Zaninotto
Guerra Motorsport6 Valter PinheiroGT4Ginetta G502–3
HT GuerraGT4Maserati Trofeo1
10 Valter PatrocínioGT4Maserati Trofeo10
Demétrio Mendes
27 João Paulo MauroGT4Maserati Trofeo2
Eduardo Furlanetto
78 Fúlvio MaroteGT4Maserati Trofeo2
Fernando Fortes
121 João MarceloGT4Maserati Trofeo5–6
Leonardo Medrado
155 Antônio de LucaGT4Maserati Trofeo6, 10
Samuel Melo6
Leandro Braghin10
TNT Energy Team Scuderia 1118 Claudio DahrujGT3Corvette Z06-R GT31–4, 6
Rodrigo Sperafico
13 Pedro QueiroloGT3Corvette Z06-R GT31–8, 10
61 Fernando CroceGT3Corvette Z06-R GT38–10
Fernando Gomes Croce8, 10
Daniel Croce9
Scuderia 1118 Guilherme FigueroaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT310
Miguel Paludo
33 Bruno GarfinkelGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3
All
Ricardo Maurício2–10
75 Henrique AssunçãoGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT38–10
Ronaldo Kastropil
99 Ricardo RiccaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo GT31–3
Rafael Daniel2–3
99 Ricardo RiccaGT4Porsche 997 Cup GT410
Cássio Homem de Mello
A.Mattheis9 Xandy NegrãoGT3Audi R8 LMS
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3
All
Xandinho Negrão
Manelão Competições10 Valter PatrocínioGT4Maserati Trofeo1–2, 6
Demétrio Mendes
52 Elias AzevedoGT4Porsche 997 GT4 Cup2
André Posses2, 5–6, 9
Ebrahim Motors11 Rui LapaGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe10
Azor Dueñas
20 Wagner EbrahimGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
Audi R8 LMS
2–10
32 Fernando FortesGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe10
100 Linneu LinardiGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe1
Wagner Ebrahim
Old Boys15 Eduardo RamosGT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT41, 3
Leandro Almeida
Blausiegel16 Marcelo HahnGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3All
Allam Khodair
M2 Competições17 Marcello Sant'AnnaGT4Ferrari Challenge4–10
Christian De Rey
57 Sergio LaganáGT4Ferrari Challenge
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
All
Alan Hellmeister
Sul Racing18 Fernando PoetaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT31, 3–6, 9–10
Andersom Toso1, 4
Walter Derani3
Carlos Steyer5
Sérgio Lúcio6
Vitor Genz9
Darryl O'Young10
Via Itália19 Chico LongoGT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3All
Daniel Serra
Mattheis AMG22 Paulo BonifácioGT3Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT39–10
Sérgio Jimenez
Equipe Greco23 Renato CattaliniGT3Ferrari F430 GT310
Alexandre Zaninotto
Itaipava Racing Team CRT30 Cleber FariaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3All
51 Otávio MesquitaGT4Ferrari ChallengeAll
105 Vanue FariaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3All
Renan Guerra
CKR Racing46 Carlos KrayGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT39–10
Andersom Toso
Crystal Racing Team CRT55 João GonçalvesGT4Maserati Trofeo
Ginetta G50
All
Caê Coelho
Blue Spirit Ebrahim Motors61 Fernando CroceGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe1–6
Fernando Gomes Croce1, 3, 5
Daniel Croce2, 4, 6
75 Henrique AssunçãoGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe1–6
Ronaldo Kastropil1–2, 4–6
ATW Racing Team72 Cristiano FedericoGT4Ferrari Challenge
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
All
Caio Lara
73 Oswaldo FedericoGT4Maserati Trofeo
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
1–5, 7, 9–10
Marcelo Lozasso1–7
Rodrigo Navarro6, 10
José Larriera9
Crystal Racing Team81 Carlos BurzaGT4Ginetta G50All
Leonardo Burti1–6
Rodrigo Hanashiro7
Thiago Riberi8–10
82 Marçal MeloGT4Ginetta G50All
William Freire
Auto Racing110 Cristiano de AlmeidaGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT310
Pierre Ventura
IconClass
GT3GT3 Class
GT4GT4 Class

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil.

RoundCircuitDateGT3 WinnerGT4 Winner
1R1InterlagosApril 9No. 16 BlausiegelNo. 57 M2 Competições
Marcelo Hanh
Allam Khodair
Sérgio Laganá
Allam Hellmeister
R210 AprilNo. 9 A.MattheisNo. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Xandy Negrão
Xandinho Negrão
Valter Rossete
Fábio Greco
2R1AnhembiApril 30No. 13 TNT Energy TeamNo. 72 ATW Racing Team
Pedro Queirolo Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
R2May 1No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111No. 72 ATW Racing Team
Pedro Queirolo Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
3R1CuritibaMay 21No. 13 TNT Energy Team Scuderia 111No. 82 Crystal Racing Team
Pedro Queirolo Marçal Mello
Wiliam Freire
R2May 22No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 82 Crystal Racing Team
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Marçal Mello
Wiliam Freire
4R1Santa Cruz do SulJune 25No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 51 Itaipava Racing Team CRT
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Otávio Mesquita
R2June 26No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 82 Crystal Racing Team
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Marçal Mello
Wiliam Freire
5R1CuritibaJuly 23No. 16 BlausiegelNo. 72 ATW Racing Team
Marcelo Hanh
Allam Khodair
Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
R2July 24No. 20 Ebrahim MotorsNo. 72 ATW Racing Team
Wagner Ebrahim Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
6R1InterlagosAugust 27No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Valter Rossete
Fábio Greco
R2August 28No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 52 Manelão Competições
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
André Posses
7R1JacarepaguáSeptember 10No. 9 A.MattheisNo. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Xandy Negrão
Xandinho Negrão
Valter Pinheiro
Leonardo Burti
R2September 11No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 6 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Valter Pinheiro
Leonardo Burti
8R1Campo GrandeOctober 22No. 20 Ebrahim MotorsNo. 72 ATW Racing Team
Wagner Ebrahim Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
R2October 23No. 7 AH CompetiçõesNo. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Valter Rossete
Fábio Greco
9R1Velopark11 NovemberNo. 22 Mattheis AMGNo. 72 ATW Racing Team
Paulo Bonifacio
Sérgio Jimenez
Cristiano Frederico
Caio Lara
R212 NovemberNo. 22 Mattheis AMGNo. 82 Crystal Racing Team
Paulo Bonifacio
Sérgio Jimenez
Marçal Mello
Wiliam Freire
10R1InterlagosDecember 17No. 22 Mattheis AMGNo. 17 M2 Competições
Paulo Bonifacio
Sérgio Jimenez
Marcello Sant'Anna
Christian De Rey
R2December 18No. 20 Ebrahim MotorsNo. 21 TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco
Wagner Ebrahim Valter Rossete
Fábio Greco

Championship standings

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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Drivers' championships

GT3

PosDriverINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
1 Matheus Stumpf42Ret2151118211817115Ret43249
Valdeno Brito42Ret2151118211817115Ret43
2 Xandy Negrão91610DSQ233113271225621615210
Xandinho Negrão91610DSQ233113271225621615
3 Rafael Derani11444765227735Ret46558Ret189
Cláudio Ricci11444765227735Ret46558Ret
4 Paulo Bonifácio387325Ret7DSQ43RetRet81112187
5 Marcelo Hahn1102Ret684Ret18522RetRet2311RetRet170
Allam Khodair1102Ret684Ret18522RetRet2311RetRet
6 Cleber Faria5597432676856689DSQ657165
7 Chico Longo6235DSQ34DSQ125Ret9Ret7363449Ret137
Daniel Serra6235DSQ34DSQ125Ret9Ret7363449Ret
8 Pedro QueiroloRetDNS1117694910410757RetRet135
9 Wagner EbrahimRetRet31223Ret1410314213Ret1Ret7DNS71133
10 Bruno Garfinkel10710524Ret84Ret1024DSQ44949334127
11 Juliano Moro3873DSQ43Ret3102Ret26124
12 Ricardo Maurício10524Ret84Ret1024DSQ44949334119
13 Vanuê Faria868Ret5Ret922656695Ret810Ret65111
Renan Guerra868Ret5Ret922656695Ret810Ret65
14 Sérgio JimenezDNSDNSDSQRet911Ret8111285
15 Aluizio Coelho3102Ret2659
16 Claudio Dahruj23RetRetDSQDNS105DNSDNS44
Rodrigo Sperafico23RetRetDSQDNS105DNSDNS
17 Fernando CroceRet91289Ret7814Ret118RetRet17713DNS36
18 Enrique Bernoldi25Ret735
19 Henrique Assunção23141368Ret221310Ret12Ret10118810930
20 Daniel Croce1287811817729
21 Ronaldo Kastropil2314136221310Ret12Ret10118810925
22 Walter Derani7Ret1013139241214
23 Antônio Pizzonia7Ret7
24 Fernando Gomes CroceRet99Ret14RetRetRet13DNS6
25 Guilherme Figueroa1585
Miguel Paludo158
Fernando Poeta121110131511Ret121810RetRet26Ret5
27 Ricardo Ricca15DSQ11916DNS3
Rafael Daniel11916DNS3
28 João AdibeDNSDNSDSQRet9113
Josué Pimenta1393
29 Sérgio Lúcio18101
Andersom Toso12111511RetRet14130
Fernando FortesRet110
Renato Cattalini12140
Alexandre Zaninotto1214
Fábio Casagrande24120
Carlos SteyerRet120
Carlos KrayRetRet14130
Cristiano de AlmeidaRet260
Pierre VenturaRet26
Linneu LinardiRetRet0
Vitor GenzRetRet0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Rui Lapa11100
Azor Dueñas1110
Darryl O'Young26Ret0
PosDriverINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

The top five after the race ensures a place on the podium.

GT4

PosDriverINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
1 Cristiano Federico1716141120111216121316161311111311Ret2121284
Caio Lara1716141120111216121316161311111311Ret2121
2 Valter Rossete14121613171219171516141215101712RetRet3116246
Fábio Greco14121613171219171516141215101712RetRet3116
3 Sérgio Laganá1313DNS1412101318201519131612141821152517231
Alan Hellmeister1313DNS1412101318201519131612141821152517
4 Otávio Mesquita18DSQ1522131511151617201514141316161419Ret218
5 Marçal Melo191917151191714212022DNS17RetDNS14Ret92019191
William Freire191917151191714212022DNS17RetDNS14Ret92019
6 Marcello Sant'AnnaRet1519Ret18RetRet20171417231913121718121723170
Christian De ReyRet1519Ret18RetRet20171417231913121718121723
7 Valter PinheiroRet18DNS21DNSDNS161919Ret2114119161513Ret1818168
8 Leonardo Burti2022221714RetRetRet13RetRet22119161513Ret1818159
9 Caê Coelho2120Ret191914182118Ret251812Ret15Ret14Ret22Ret112
João Gonçalves2120Ret191914182118Ret251812Ret15Ret14Ret22Ret
10 Carlos Burza2022221714RetRetRet13RetRet22Ret15RetDNSDNSDNS232271
11 André PossesRetRet22Ret151112Ret55
12 Oswaldo FedericoRet21202022162024Ret191816DNSDNS302055
13 Marcelo LozassoRet21202022162024Ret192317181651
14 Eduardo Ramos161721DNS29
Leandro Almeida161721DNS
15 Rodrigo Navarro2317302021
16 Alexandre Zaninotto201017
Antônio Jorge Neto2010
17 Felipe Roso2123191316
18 Thiago RiberiRetDNSDNSDNS232214
19 Valter Patrocínio22Ret2123RetRet282414
Demétrio Mendes22Ret2123RetRet2824
20 Pierre Ventura191313
21 João MarceloRet18DNS1912
Leonardo MedradoRet18DNS19
22 João Paulo Mauro181611
Eduardo Furlanetto1816
23 Fúlvio Marote23187
Fernando Fortes2318
24 Rodrigo HanashiroRet157
25 Vinicius Roso21233
26 Antônio de Luca262029253
27 Leandro Braghin29251
28 Samuel Melo26201
Elias AzevedoRetRet0
José LarrieraDNSDNS0
Ricardo RiccaEXEX0
Cássio Homem de MelloEXEX
PosDriverINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championships

GT3

PosTeamINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
1AH Competições32722111821181312Ret23421
48Ret3155Ret7943RetRet871015Ret46
2Itaipava Racing Team CRT558743266565658810655282
869Ret5Ret922768696Ret9DSQRet67
3A.Mattheis91610DSQ233113271225621615210
4CRT Brasil7444765227735Ret4655812199
11Ret13924Ret
5TNT Energy Team Scuderia 11123111765491041075711713Ret186
RetDNSRetRetDSQDNS109DNSDNSRetRetRetDNS
6Blausiegel1102Ret684Ret18522RetRet2311RetRet170
7Scuderia 11110710516Ret84Ret1024DSQ44948334147
15DSQ11924DNS101189109
9Via Itália6235DSQ34DSQ125Ret9Ret7363449Ret137
9Ebrahim MotorsRetRet31223Ret1410314213Ret1Ret7DNS71134
1110
10Mattheis AMG111277
11Blue Spirit Ebrahim Motors239126987810Ret118Ret1143
Ret14138RetRet221314Ret12Ret
12Sul Racing121110131511Ret121810RetRet26Ret5
Equipe Greco12140
CKR RacingRetRet14130
Auto RacingRet260
PosTeamINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT4

PosTeamINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
1TNT Energy Team Vivo Greco141216131712161715161412119161213101816466
Ret1519Ret18Ret191919Ret19141510171520Ret3118
2M2 Competições1313DNS1412101318171417131612121718121717371
Ret20201519231913141821152523
3ATW Racing Team1716141120111216121316161311111311Ret2120354
Ret21202022162024Ret1923171816DNSDNS3021
4Crystal Racing Team191917151191714132022221715Ret14Ret92019265
2022221714RetRetRet21RetRetDNSRetRetDNSDNSDNSDNS2322
5Itaipava Racing Team CRT18DSQ1522131511151617201514141316161419Ret218
6Crystal Racing Team CRT2120Ret191914182118Ret251812Ret15Ret14Ret22Ret112
7Manelão Competições22Ret212322Ret151112Ret63
RetRetRetRet
8HT GuerraRet181816Ret18DNS19282460
231826202925
9Old Boys161721DNS29
10Metasa2123191326
11Guerra MotorsportDNS21DNSDNS1
Scuderia 111EXEX0
PosTeamINTANHCURSCSCURINTRIOCAMVELINTPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References