Campeonato Sudamericano de GT explained

Country/Region:South American
Inaugural:2007
Folded:2013
Champion Driver:GT3 Pro-Am:
Marcelo Hahn
GT3 GTR:
Cristiano de Almeida
Pierre Ventura
GT4:
Eduardo Oliveira
William Freire
Tyres:Pirelli
Current Season:2013 Campeonato Sudamericano de GT season

Campeonato Sudamericano de GT (Southamerican GT Championship) previously known as GT3 Brasil Championship, GT Brasil and Campeonato Brasileiro de GT was a sports car racing series based in the Brazil organized by the SRO Latin America.

History

Starting in 2007, the GT3 Brasil Championship has been held in Brazil, also organized by SRO, with several veteran drivers racing in some events, such as former Formula One champions Emerson Fittipaldi and former Brazilian Stock Car champions Chico Serra and Ingo Hoffmann. Differently from the European series, GT3 Brasil accepts professional drivers, in a system where drivers are graded from A (International Driver) to D (Fully Amateur).

In 2010 the championship was renamed for GT Brasil and announced the creation of GT4 class. For 2012 season was introduce GT Premium class caters for older, such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S. The category losing the primary sponsor and change their name to Campeonato Brasileiro de GT. In 2013 the series became a South American championship.

Vehicles

The following chassis are currently in GT3 and GT Premium:

GT4:

Champions

SeasonClassDriverCar
2007GT3 Andreas Mattheis
Xandy Negrão
2008GT3 Andreas Mattheis
Xandy Negrão
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
Ford GT GT3
2009GT3 Rafael Derani
Cláudio Ricci
Ferrari F430 GT3
2010GT3 Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Ford GT GT3
GT4 Valter RosseteMaserati Trofeo
Ferrari Challenge
2011GT3 Mateus Stumpf
Valdeno Brito
Ford GT GT3
GT4 Cristiano Federico
Caio Lara
Ferrari Challenge
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
2012GT3 Cleber Faria
Duda Rosa
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
GTP Carlos Kray
Andersom Toso
Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3
GT4 Sergio Laganá
Alan Hellmeister
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
2013GT3 Pro-Am Marcelo HahnLamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3
GT3 GTR Cristiano de Almeida
Pierre Ventura
Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3
GT4 Eduardo Oliveira
William Freire
Ferrari Challenge

See also

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