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Brazilian V8 Stock Cars: Sunday at the Velopark with Cacá Bueno and Diego Nunes’ victories

They started from pole position and led both of their races. Daniel Serra is the new championship leader

Race 2 podium

Race 2 podium

Átila Abreu
Átila Abreu
Felipe Fraga
Marcos Gomes
Crash Marcos Gomes and Cacá Bueno
Daniel Serra
Marcos Gomes
Thiago Camilo
Start race 1
Cacá Bueno
Valdeno Brito
Diego Nunes
Race 1 podium
Átila Abreu
Átila Abreu
Átila Abreu
Cacá Bueno
Cacá Bueno
Cacá Bueno and Daniel Serra
Felipe Fraga
Marcos Gomes
Marcos Gomes
Ricardo Maurício
Thiago Camilo
Antonio Pizzonia, Guilherme Salas
Marcos Gomes, Antonio Pizzonia
Felipe Fraga, Rodrigo Sperafico
Thiago Camilo, Lucas di Grassi

The Velopark Circuit hosted the second round of Brazilian and South-American V8 Stock Car Championship this Sunday afternoon under heavy clouds and high temperatures - but no rain. It was the first double-header of the season and the race winners of the day were Cacá Bueno and Diego Nunes, with results that already bring a new configuration to the standings: with a second and a sixth place, Daniel Serra is the new series leader, with 37 points to his belt.

Bueno started from pole - his fifth at the Velopark. Race 1 was 44 laps long and the Red Bull driver was only overtaken once (by his teammate, on lap 10), but retook the lead a lap later to hold it until the chequered flag to make Red Bull’s first 1-2 finish of the season. Marcos Gomes came in third.

"The first heat was the way we had planned. I kept the lead, kept myself far from accidents and I only had to manage it to the end. When the safety car was deployed, Daniel came closer and gave me a bit of a sweat, but everything was ok. I love this track and to leave as the best scorer with pole position and a victory is not bad at all", said Bueno, who recorded his 34th V8 Stock Car win, which puts him as the third winner overall in the history of the series. He put Chico Serra to fourth and is now behind only Paulo Gomes (40 wins) and Ingo Hoffmann (77).

Race Two started with the 10-placed grid reversion for a 22-lap action and Diego Nunes kept the lead after the start. Valdeno Brito and Átila Abreu closely followed him. Behind them, Felipe Fraga, Rubens Barrichello, Denis Navarro and Daniel Serra fought for every single lap to overtake each other - Barrichello and Navarro swapped positions for five times - a delight for the crowd at the grandstands.

Nunes tried to get away from Brito, but a safety car almost put his plans down. Valdeno came closer and tried to make a move on the final lap. The TMG driver was cautious, though, which gave the União Química ace his second Stock Car win (the first one was back in 2010 in Curitiba) - once again, by the team lead by engineer Eduardo Bassani.

"I gave everything at the beginning to build a margin, but the safety car ruined my strategy, so Valdeno closed the gap. In the end, my rear tyres were worn and my job was to keep myself on the track - and in the lead. If we had one more lap I don’t think I could be able to hold him", said Diego. "I had a better breaking point over him at the opposite straight, but to risk everything for only one point was not worth it, so I preferred to keep myself in P2", confirmed Brito, who scored his first podium finish for his new team TMG Racing. Átila Abreu came third after a great recovery starting from 17th in Race 1 - he finished the first heat in P8 to start from the third position.

Daniel Serra takes the championship lead with 37 points, only three ahead of his teammate Bueno. Felipe Fraga is third with 31, followed by reigning champion Marcos Gomes (29).

The third round of Brazilian and South-American V8 Stock Car Championship will be held at Goiânia (GO), on May 22nd.

Results (unofficial)

Race 1

Pos. Name Team Manufacturer Gap
1 0 Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing Chevrolet -
2 29 Daniel Serra Red Bull Racing Chevrolet 1.327
3 80 Marcos Gomes Cimed Racing Team Peugeot 2.851
4 88 Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing Team Peugeot 3.880
5 65 Max Wilson Eurofarma RC Chevrolet 4.610
6 111 Rubens Barrichello Full Time Sports Chevrolet 6.389
7 5 Denis Navarro Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet 7.879
8 51 Átila Abreu Shell Racing Chevrolet 8.162
9 77 Valdeno Brito TMG Motorsport Chevrolet 8.605
10 70 Diego Nunes União Química Racing Peugeot 9.658
11 46 Vitor Genz Eisenbahn Racing Team Peugeot 9.850
12 66 Felipe Guimarães Full Time-ProGP Chevrolet 10.869
13 14 Luciano Burti RZ Motorsport Chevrolet 12.558
14 10 Ricardo Zonta Shell Racing Chevrolet 12.730
15 8 Rafael Suzuki Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet 14.815
16 83 Gabriel Casagrande C2 Team Chevrolet 15.514
17 3 Bia Figueiredo União Química Racing Peugeot 35.167
18 73 Sergio Jimenez Cavaleiro Racing Peugeot 1 vt.
19 12 Lucas Foresti Full Time-ProGP Chevrolet 1 vt.
20 74 Popó Bueno Cavaleiro Racing Peugeot 1 vt.
21 63 Nestor Girolami Eisenbahn Racing Team Peugeot 4 vt.
22 90 Ricardo Mauricio Eurofarma RC Chevrolet 5 vt.
23 45 Fabio Carbone Mico's Racing Peugeot 11 vt.
24 4 Julio Campos C2 Team Chevrolet 12 vt.
25 18 Allam Khodair Full Time Sports Chevrolet 17 vt.
26 110 Felipe Lapenna Hot Car Competições Chevrolet 17 vt.
27 9 Guga Lima TMG Motorsport Chevrolet 19 vt.
28 21 Thiago Camilo Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet 20 vt.
29 26 Raphael Abbate Hot Car Competições Chevrolet 26 vt.
30 11 Cesar Ramos RZ Motorsport Chevrolet 43 vt.
31 28 Galid Osman Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet -

Race 2

Pos. Name Team Manufacturer Gap
1 70 Diego Nunes União Química Racing Peugeot -
2 77 Valdeno Brito TMG Motorsport Chevrolet 0.318
3 51 Átila Abreu Shell Racing Chevrolet 1.065
4 88 Felipe Fraga Cimed Racing Team Peugeot 1.396
5 111 Rubens Barrichello Full Time Sports Chevrolet 2.968
6 29 Daniel Serra Red Bull Racing Chevrolet 3.429
7 5 Denis Navarro Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet 5.815
8 21 Thiago Camilo Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet 13.004
9 18 Allam Khodair Full Time Sports Chevrolet 13.569
10 8 Rafael Suzuki Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet 15.296
11 0 Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing Chevrolet 17.360
12 110 Felipe Lapenna Hot Car Competições Chevrolet 17.427
13 45 Fabio Carbone Mico's Racing Peugeot 19.810
14 80 Marcos Gomes Cimed Racing Team Peugeot 21.531
15 63 Nestor Girolami Eisenbahn Racing Team Peugeot 23.027
16 4 Julio Campos C2 Team Chevrolet 23.854
17 74 Popó Bueno Cavaleiro Racing Peugeot 24.314
18 83 Gabriel Casagrande C2 Team Chevrolet 25.516
19 12 Lucas Foresti Full Time-ProGP Chevrolet 25.791
20 14 Luciano Burti RZ Motorsport Chevrolet 26.580
21 26 Raphael Abbate Hot Car Competições Chevrolet 29.312
22 9 Guga Lima TMG Motorsport Chevrolet 30.886
23 46 Vitor Genz Eisenbahn Racing Team Peugeot 31.701
24 3 Bia Figueiredo União Química Racing Peugeot 33.242
25 66 Felipe Guimarães Full Time-ProGP Chevrolet 8 Lp.
26 65 Max Wilson Eurofarma RC Chevrolet 12 Lp.
27 73 Sergio Jimenez Cavaleiro Racing Peugeot 17 Lp.
28 10 Ricardo Zonta Shell Racing Chevrolet -
29 90 Ricardo Mauricio Eurofarma RC Chevrolet -
30 11 Cesar Ramos RZ Motorsport Chevrolet -
31 28 Galid Osman Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet -

Championship Standings

1-) Daniel Serra - 37 points
2-) Cacá Bueno - 34
3-) Felipe Fraga - 31
4-) Marcos Gomes - 29
5-) Diego Nunes - 29
6-) Átila Abreu - 29
7-) Valdeno Brito - 28
8-) Rubens Barrichello - 28
9-) Denis Navarro - 25
10-) Max Wilson - 19
11-) Rafael Suzuki - 14
12-) Vitor Genz - 13
13-) Ricardo Zonta - 12
14-) Felipe Guimarães - 12
15-) Allam Khohdair - 11
16-) Luciano Burti - 11
17-) Gabriel Casagrande - 8
18-) Thiago Camilo - 7
19-) Bia Figueiredo - 7
20-) Sérgio Jimenez - 5
21-) Ricardo Maurício - 4
22-) Felipe Lapenna - 3
23-) Lucas Foresti - 3
24-) Fábio Carbone - 2
25-) Popó Bueno - 1

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