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
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Matheus Stumpf and
Valdeno Brito
Valdeno Brito (born June 29, 1974 in Campina Grande) is a Brazilian racing driver. He has raced in such series as Porsche Supercup and Stock Car Brasil
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clinched championship victory in the GT3 class, 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,
won six races during the season including sweeping the weekend at
Anhembi
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The municipality contains the Barreiro Rico Ecological Station
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and at second meeting to be held in
Curitiba
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, 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
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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
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in September and
Campo Grande in October.
The category wins new cars in 2011,
Corvette Z06-R GT3,
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600
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and
Ferrari 458 Italia in GT3 and
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 in GT4.
During the championship some cars entered in the category,
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in GT3 and
Maserati GranTurismo MC in GT4
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Entry list
Race calendar and results
All races were held in Brazil.
Championship standings
*Points were awarded as follows:
Drivers' championships
GT3
;Notes:
The top five after the race ensures a place on the podium.
GT4
Teams' championships
GT3
GT4
References
{{GT Brasil years
GT Brasil