Stock Series is a

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series based in Brazil. The series returned in 2018 as Stock Light, having replaced the previous Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo, Copa Chevrolet Montana formerly known as Stock Car Copa Vicar, Stock Car Light, and Stock Car B which had run since 1993. The series is the category of access to

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 ...

History

Stock Car Light Curitiba, 2006., 216x216px In 1993, they created the Stock Car B in order to facilitate the access of newcomers to the Stock Car Brasil, until 1999 the category compete in the same grid of Stock Car Brasil. In 2000 changes the name to Stock Car Brasil Light and become has compete separately from Stock Car Brasil. In 2010, another change in the access division. The merger between the Copa Vicar and Pick Up Racing resulted in the creation of the Copa Chevrolet Montana, with the engine and the first look of the pick-ups, inspired in the street version of the

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. Strong and collecting outstanding teams and drivers in the country, the strong division arrived in search of their place in the national automobile scene. In 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo (''Brazilian Touring Championship'') replacing Copa Chevrolet Montana. The chassis, designed by JL company is similar that used in Stock Car Brasil with V8 engine.

Scoring system

Champions

Stock Car Light/Stock Light

Note – 1993–1999, Stock Car Brasil B. The series competed in same races of

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Note – 2000–2007, Stock Car Light Brasil. Changes the name and become has compete separately from Stock Car Brasil.
Note – 2008–2009, Copa Vicar. Changed his name due organizers' reasons. Note – 2018–2021, Stock Light Brasil.

Copa Chevrolet Montana

Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo

Fatal accidents

* On 9 December 2007, Rafael Sperafico, of the Sperafico racing family, died during the final race of the Stock Car Light 2007 season at Interlagos. His cousins

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and

Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico (born 23 July 1979) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. Career Born in Toledo, he resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe ...

race in the top-level series. It was the first fatal accident in the Stock Car Light series. * On April 3, 2011,

Gustavo Sondermann Gustavo Sondermann (February 17, 1982 – April 3, 2011) was a Brazilian racing driver. Career Sondermann began racing karts at the age of sixteen and soon moved up to the Brazilian Formula Renault championship for 2002, in which he competed ...

, competing in a Copa Chevrolet Montana race, was killed at Interlagos in an accident almost identical to that of Sperafico, four years earlier.

References

External links

Official website of Stock Series
{{Stock Car Brasil Stock Car Brasil Touring car racing series Auto racing series in Brazil Recurring sporting events established in 1993 1993 establishments in Brazil