2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season explained

The 2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge is the eighth season of the Mercedes-Benz Challenge. Fernando Júnior is the defending champion in the CLA AMG Cup whilst Claudio Simão is the defending champion for the C250 Cup class.

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Class Rounds CLA AMG Cup CenterBus Sambaiba Racing Team 6 Fernando Júnior 1–5 7 Cesar Fonseca M 5 61 1–4 60 Betão Fonseca M 1–5 Mottin Racing 10 Pierre Ventura M 1–5 15 Raijan Mascarello 1–4 17 5 18 Fernando Poeta M 2, 4 20 Roger Sandoval 1–5 36 Sergio Ribas M 1 57 Felipe Tozzo 1–5 WCR Team 90 Jose Vitte M 3–5 OuroCar Racing 19 Luis Carlos Ribeiro 1–5 Cordova Motorsports 33 Adriano Rabelo 1–5 84 Cello Nunes 1–5 Bardahl Hot Car 44 Cesare Marrucci M 1–5 55 Fabio Scorpioni 1–5 Renato Braga 3 88 Fernando Amorim M 1–4 C250 Cup AN 09 5 Paulo Rosa M 1 9 Alexandre Navarro M 1, 3 Leandro Romera 3 Bardahl Hot Car 12 André Moraes Jr. 1–5 26 Flavio Andrade M 1–5 PGL Racing 14 Júnior Victorette 1, 3–5 41 João Lemos M 1–5 Paioli Racing 21 Peter M Gottschalk 1–5 58 Claudio Simão M 2–5 111 Beto Rossi M 1–5 Marcos Paioli M CenterBus Sambaiba Racing Team 22 Paulo Gomes M 5 62 Jared Wilson 3, 5 64 Roberto Santos M 2–3, 5 65 Pedro Muffato M 1 Luiz Fernando Barcellos M 3 Alencar Jr. M 5 66 Luc Monteiro 3 67 Ângelo Giombelli M 1, 3 69 Mateus Pamplona 2 Cesar Pamplona 669 Rodrigo Soares 3, 5 WCR Team 225 Max Mohr M 2–5 Brandão Motorsport 227 Miro Cruz 2–5

Notes

Race calendar and results

The entire championship will be accompanied by the Copa Truck in eight of the nine stages of the category, with exercise of the stage of Buenos Aires, counting with a stage in the Autódromo de Rivera in Uruguay.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	C250 Cup winner
1	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel	March 25	Roger Sandoval	Adriano Rabelo	Raijan Mascarello	Mottin Racing	Peter M Gottschalk
2	Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé	April 15	Adriano Rabelo	Felipe Tozzo	Betão Fonseca	Sambaiba Racing Team	João Lemos
3	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	May 27	Felipe Tozzo Raijan Mascarello	Betão Fonseca Adriano Rabelo	Betão Fonseca Adriano Rabelo	Sambaiba Racing Team	Peter M Gottschalk
4	Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura	July 29	Felipe Tozzo	Raijan Mascarello	Fernando Júnior	Sambaiba Racing Team	André Moraes Jr.
5	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia)	August 26	Felipe Tozzo	Felipe Tozzo	Felipe Tozzo	Mottin Racing	André Moraes Jr.
6	Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera	October 7	Raijan Mascarello	Raijan Mascarello	Raijan Mascarello	Mottin Racing	André Moraes Jr.
7	Circuito dos Cristais	October 28	Roger Sandoval	Fabio Scorpioni	Raijan Mascarello	Mottin Racing	André Moraes Jr.
8	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	December 2	Roger Sandoval	Felipe Tozzo	Roger Sandoval	Mottin Racing	André Moraes Jr.
Source(s): ^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Col vai promover o MB Challenge. lucmonteiro.wordpress.com/. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 10 November 2017. 18 November 2017.
2. News: FASTCRONO - Resultados VELOCIDADE NO ASFALTO . Fastcrono. 26 August 2018.