Stock Series is a touring car racing series based in Brazil promoted by Vicar. 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 serves as the official access category to Stock Car Brasil, as well as having manufacturer support from Chevrolet.[1] The series champion is awarded a R$ 2.5 million scholarship to compete in Stock Car.[2][3]
| Category | Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Inaugural season | 1993 |
| Constructors | Chevrolet |
| Tyre suppliers | Hankook |
| Drivers' champion |  Zezinho Muggiati |
| Teams' champion | W2 ProGP |
| Official website | www |
 Current season | |
History
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In 1993, Stock Car B was created in order to facilitate the access of newcomers to the Stock Car Brasil, until 1999 the category competed in the same grid as Stock Car Brasil.
In 2000 the name of the series was changed to Stock Car Brasil Light and began competing separately from Stock Car Brasil.
In 2010, the merger between the Copa Vicar and Pick Up Racing resulted in the creation of the Copa Chevrolet Montana, with the engine and the appearance of the pick-ups, inspired by the street version of the Chevrolet Montana.
In 2013, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo (Brazilian Touring Championship) replaced the Copa Chevrolet Montana. The chassis, designed by JL company was similar to the one used in Stock Car Brasil with a V8 5.7 LS engine.
In 2022, Stock Light was rebranded to Stock Series and officially designated as the support series to Stock Car Brasil, using cars that resemble the Chevrolet Cruze.[1] Series promoter Vicar announced that Stock Car, Stock Series, and F4 Brazil would be switching to Hankook tyres from 2023 onwards, replacing Pirelli.[4] On 8 December 2022, Vicar announced that the Stock Series would implement a cost cap of R$750,000 from 2023 onwards, alongside a R$700,000 prize pool.[5]
Scoring system
edit2010–2011
edit| 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 |
2012
edit| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Final Round | 44 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2013
edit| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Final Round | 48 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2014
editPoints were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 48 points per event.
| Points format | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |||||||||
| Feature races | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Qualifying races | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Final race | 48 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
- Qualifying races: Used for the first of each event.
- Feature races: Used for the second race of each event and singles round.
- Final race: Used for the last round of the season with double points.
2015–2016
editPoints were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 40 points per event. Double points were awarded at the final race.
| Points format | Position | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | |
| Races 1–11 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Final race | 40 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2017
editPoints are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race.
| Points format | Position | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | ||||||||||
| Race | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Final race | 40 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
- Race: Used for the first and second race, with partially reversed (top six) of each event.
- Final race: Used for the last round of the season with double points.
2018–2019
editPoints are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race.
| Points format | Position | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | |||||||
| Feature races | 30 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Sprint races | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Final race | 60 | 52 | 44 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
- Feature Race: Used for the first race.
- Sprint Race: Used for the first and second race, with partially reversed (top ten) of each event.
- Final race: Used for the last round of the season with double points.
Current system
editPoints are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. Before the last round, the four worst results are discarded. Races in which a driver has been disqualified cannot be discarded. The second race of each event is held with partially reversed top ten grid.
| Points format | Position | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Race 1 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Champions
editStock Light/Stock Series
edit| Season | Champion | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Carlos Col George Lemonias |
Col/Lemonias | |
| 1994 | Nonô Figueiredo | Napo Lub | |
| 1995 | Ariel Barranco | Barranco | |
| 1996 | Alessandro Weiss | Weiss | |
| 1997 | Cacá Bueno | WB Motorsport | |
| 1998 | Carlos Cunha | A.Mattheis Motorsport | |
| 1999 | Mario Covas Netto | WB Motorsport | |
| 2000 | Rogerio Motta | Carlos Alves Competition | |
| 2001 | Thiago Marques | Action Power | |
| 2002 | Mateus Greipel | F&F Racing | |
| 2003 | Luis Carreira Jr. | RC Competições | |
| 2004 | Diogo Pachenki | PowerTech | |
| 2005 | Renato Jader David | Carreira Racing | |
| 2006 | Marcos Gomes | Nova/RR Competições | |
| 2007 | Norberto Gresse | AMG Motorsport | |
| 2008 | Fabio Carreira | RCM Motorsport | |
| 2009 | Rafael Daniel | Full Time Sports | |
| 2010 – 2017 |
Not held | ||
| 2018 | Raphael Reis | W2 Racing | |
| 2019 | Guilherme Salas | KTF Sports | |
| 2020 | Pietro Rimbano | KTF Sports | |
| 2021 | Felipe Baptista | KTF Sports | |
| 2022 | Vitor Baptista | W2 ProGP | |
| 2023 | Zezinho Muggiati | W2 ProGP | |
| 2024 | Arthur Gama | Artcon Racing | |
Note – 1993–1999, Stock Car Brasil B. The series competed in same races of Stock Car Brasil.
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
edit| Season | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Diogo Pachenki | Nascar Motorsport |
| 2011 | Rafael Daniel | Gramacho Racing |
| 2012 | Rafael Daniel | Nascar Motorsport |
Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo
edit| Season | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Felipe Fraga | W2 Racing |
| 2014 | Guilherme Salas | W2 Racing |
| 2015 | Márcio Campos | Motortech Competições |
| 2016 | Márcio Campos | Motortech Competições |
| 2017 | Gabriel Robe | Motortech Competições |
Fatal accidents
edit- 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 Rodrigo and Ricardo Sperafico race in the top-level series. It was the first fatal accident in the Stock Car Light series.[6][7][8]
- On April 3, 2011, Gustavo Sondermann, competing in a Copa Chevrolet Montana race, was killed at Interlagos in an accident almost identical to that of Sperafico, four years earlier.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Abreu .·, Marcelo Henrique Dias (2021-12-11). "STOCK LIGHT – Categoria muda de nome em 2022 e passa a ter suporte da Chevrolet!". Tomada de Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Racemotor (2023-02-13). "Stock Series dará temporada na Pro ao campeão". Racemotor (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Campeão da Stock Series ganhará temporada na Stock Car Pro Series". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Netto, André (2022-12-12). "Hankook assume posto da Pirelli e fornece pneus para Stock Car e F4 Brasil em 2023 - Notícia de Stock Car". Grande Prêmio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Stock Series implanta teto de gastos de R$ 750 mil para 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Acidente mata Rafael Sperafico durante prova em Interlagos" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Piloto da Stock Car Light morre em acidente em São Paulo" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Rafael Sperafico loses his life". F1-Live.com. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ Honorio, Rafael (2011-04-03). "Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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