Gabriel Casagrande (born 12 November 1994) is a Brazilian

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. He competes full-time in the

Stock Car Pro Series Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in 1979 with Chevrolet as the ...

, driving the No. 83

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for A. Mattheis

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. He is the reigning champion of the Brazilian Stock Car championship, having won his first title in

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Career

Stock Car Brazil

In 2013, Gabriel ran three stages in

Stock Car Brasil Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in 1979 with Chevrolet as the ...

for RC3 Bassani and the rest in the Turismo category, finishing in third place overall in the latter. In 2014, Casagrande raced with the C2 Team (formerly Gramacho), with driver Diego Nunes as his teammate. He was also paired with veteran

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in the first race of the season. In 2017, Casagrande went on to compete for the championship for

. He won his first career victory in the championship by winning the second race of the

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round, in Minas Gerais. His second victory in the category came in 2019, when he won the first race of the eleventh round in

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. In 2021, Casagrande won the championship for the first time, winning two races in that season.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

Gabriel Casagrande career details at driverdb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Casagrande, Gabriel 1995 births Living people People from Pato Branco Brazilian racing drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Mark Burdett Motorsport drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Brazilian WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers