2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season explained

The 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season will be the second Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on April 3 at the Interlagos and finished on November 6 at Velopark, after nine rounds.

Gramacho Racing Rafael Daniel claimed the title after finished 2nd in the final round of the season, two places ahed of Leandro Romera, who was beaten to the title by 8.5 points. Reigning Champion Diogo Pachenki finished third.

The season was marred by the death of Gustavo Sondermann in first race at Interlagos.^[1]

Teams and drivers

• All cars are powered by Chevrolet engines and use Chevrolet Montana chassis. All drivers were Brazilian-registered.

Team		Driver	Rounds
Racequip Motorsport	0	Eduardo Furlanetto	6–7
	23	Marco Cozzi	1–7, 9
	32	Fernando Fortes	1–5
	36	Rodrigo Barone	8
	57	Felipe Tozzo	9
Nascar Motorsport	5	Sergio Ramalho	All
	6	Diogo Pachenki	All
Gramacho Racing	7	Rodrigo Pimenta	2–9
	8	Douglas Soares	1
	22	Rafael Daniel	All
Petropolis Motorsport	9	Felipe Lapenna	7
	70	Marcelo Franco	4
	77	Beto Cavaleiro	All
	97	Fabio Viscardi	1–3, 5–6
W2 Racing	11	Pedro Boesel	All
	17	Serafin Jr.	7–8
	55	Paulo Salustiano	6
	90	Thiago Riberi	1–5
Bassan Motorsport	15	Claudio Cantelli	2–4
	82	William Freire	5
CKR Racing	16	Carlos Kray	1–7, 9
	32	Fernando Fortes	6–9
	56	João Pretto	1–5
	75	Matheus Castro	8
Motortech Competições	20	Jorge Garcia	1, 4–9
	34	Tito Morestoni	3–5, 7, 9
	46	Wilson Junior	2, 6, 8
	47	Duda Bana	1–3
Hot Car Racing	25	Tiago Geronimi	All
	26	Wellington Justino	All
Mottin Racing	27	Christian Castro	All
	49	Marcelo Cesquim	All
Carlos Alves Competições	28	Galid Osman	All
	98	Marcelo Tomasoni	All
Bazzo Racing	31	ìtalo Silveira	2–9
	34	Tito Morestoni	1
	56	João Pretto	6–9
J Star Racing	38	Thiago Penido	All
	44	Norberto Gresse	2–9
	48	Gustavo Sondermann	1
AMG Motorsport	88	Leandro Romera	All

Race calendar and results

All rounds of the championship will support the Stock Car Brasil events. All races were held in Brazil.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	April 4	Rafael Daniel	Rafael Daniel	Rafael Daniel	Gramacho Racing
2	Velopark, Nova Santa Rita	May 15	Rafael Daniel	Leandro Romera	Diogo Pachenki	NASCAR Motorsport
3	Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura	June 6	Galid Osman	Diogo Pachenki	Rafael Daniel	Gramacho Racing
4	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	July 3	Galid Osman	Leandro Romera	Leandro Romera	AMG Motorsport
5	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	August 8	Galid Osman	Marco Cozzi	Galid Osman	Carlos Alves Competições
6	Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul	September 18	Rafael Daniel	Galid Osman	Rafael Daniel	Gramacho Racing
7	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna	October 2	Diogo Pachenki	Rafael Daniel	Diogo Pachenki	NASCAR Motorsport
8	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	October 16	Galid Osman	Rafael Daniel	Rafael Daniel	Gramacho Racing
9	Velopark, Nova Santa Rita	November 6	Rafael Daniel	Leandro Romera	Diogo Pachenki	NASCAR Motorsport

Championship standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver INT VEL CAM RIO INT SCS LON BRA VEL Points 1 Rafael Daniel 1 3 1 Ret 17 1 4 1 2 137.5 2 Leandro Romera 18 2 2 1 7 4 3 2 4 9 129 3 Diogo Pachenki 6 1 7 3 4 7 1 DNS 1 5 123 4 Galid Osman Ret 7 13 2 1 20 2 7 3 102 5 Sergio Ramalho 2 6 Ret 6 8 6 8 Ret 8 64 6 Tiago Geronimi 11 8 Ret 14 12 3 7 4 7 2 62.5 7 Marco Cozzi 4 9 9 11 2 15 10 13 1 55 8 Wellington Justino 3 10 18 9 6 2 Ret Ret Ret 51 9 Christian Castro 12 4 6 Ret 10 8 17 DSQ 6 50 10 Norberto Gresse 17 5 4 9 Ret Ret 3 17 49 11 Rodrigo Pimenta Ret 14 10 3 5 5 Ret Ret 48 12 Thiago Riberi 9 5 4 7 11 43.5 13 Fernando Fortes 7 19 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 6 12 39.5 14 Marcelo Tomasoni Ret 16 8 5 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 38 15 Pedro Boesel Ret 11 3 Ret 14 Ret 6 Ret 15 34 16 Marcelo Cesquim Ret Ret 10 12 15 11 11 5 16 33 17 João Pretto Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 18 ìtalo Silveira 20 19 13 16 21 Ret DSQ 5 15 Thiago Penido 14 12 11 Ret 19 13 14 Ret Ret 15 20 Tito Morestoni 10 16 Ret 22 13 10 12 21 Rodrigo Barone 8 8 Jorge Garcia 16 18 21 18 16 10 14 8 23 Serafin Jr. Ret 9 7 24 Douglas Soares 5 6 Duda Bana 8 14 Ret 6 Beto Cavaleiro 17 15 Ret 16 18 17 Ret 11 Ret 6 27 Claudio Cantelli 18 12 15 5 28 Fabio Viscardi 13 Ret 15 Ret 14 4.5 Carlos Kray 15 13 Ret 17 20 16 15 Ret 4.5 30 William Freire 13 3 31 Eduardo Furlanetto 19 DSQ 0 Marcelo Franco 19 0 Wilson Junior Ret Ret Ret 0 Paulo Salustiano Ret 0 Drivers ineligible for championship Felipe Tozzo 11 0 Felipe Lapenna 18 0 Gustavo Sondermann Ret† 0 Matheus Castro Ret 0 Pos Driver INT VEL CAM RIO INT SCS LON BRA VEL Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:† Gustavo Sondermann had a fatal accident in Interlagos; the race was halted and half points awarded.

Teams' Championship

Pos Team INT VEL CAM RIO INT SCS LON BRA VEL Points 1 Nascar Motorsport 2 1 7 3 4 6 1 Ret 1 192 6 6 Ret 6 8 7 8 DNS 8 2 Gramacho Racing 1 3 1 10 3 1 4 1 2 191.5 5 Ret 14 Ret 17 5 5 Ret Ret 3 Carlos Alves Competições Ret 7 8 2 1 9 2 7 3 140 Ret 16 13 5 Ret 20 12 Ret 9 4 AMG Motorsport 18 2 2 1 7 4 3 2 4 138 5 Hot Car Racing 3 8 18 8 6 2 7 4 7 115.5 11 10 Ret 14 12 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 W2 Racing 9 5 3 7 11 Ret 6 9 15 84.5 Ret 11 4 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 Mottin Racing 12 4 6 12 10 8 11 5 6 83 Ret Ret 10 Ret 15 11 17 DSQ 16 8 Racequip Motorsport 4 9 9 8 2 15 10 8 11 81.5 7 19 Ret 11 Ret 19 DSQ 13 9 J Star Racing 14 12 5 4 9 13 14 3 17 64 Ret 17 11 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 CKR Racing 15 13 Ret 17 5 10 9 6 12 43.5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 16 15 Ret Ret 11 Motortech Competições 8 14 16 18 21 18 13 10 10 23 16 Ret Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 Ret 14 12 Bazzo Racing 10 20 19 16 13 12 Ret Ret 5 22 21 Ret DSQ Ret 13 Petrópolis Motorsport 13 15 15 16 18 14 18 11 Ret 10.5 17 Ret Ret 19 Ret 17 Ret 14 Bassan Motorsport 18 12 15 13 8 Pos Team INT VEL CAM RIO INT SCS LON BRA VEL Points

External links

• Official website of the Copa Chevrolet Montana

Notes and References

1. News: Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada. Organizações Globo. globoesporte.com. 2011-04-03. 2011-04-04. Portuguese.