Gabriel Casagrande Explained

Gabriel Casagrande
Birth Date:20 February 1995
Birth Place:Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
Current Series:Stock Car Pro Series
First Year:2013
Current Team:Vogel Motorsport
Championships:2 (2021, 2023)
Car Number:83
Former Teams:RC3 Bassani
C2 Team
Crown Racing
R.Mattheis Motorsport
Starts:203
Wins:10
Poles:8
Fastest Laps:11
Best Finish:1st
Year:2021, 2023
Titles:Stock Car Brasil
NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race Special Edition ProAM
Title Years:2021, 2023
2023

Gabriel Casagrande (born 12 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in the Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet Cruze for A. Mattheis Vogel Motorsport. He is a two-time champion of the Stock Car Pro Series, having won this title in 2021 and 2023. He also competes in the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, where he won the Special Edition ProAM championship in 2023.

Career

Stock Car Brazil

In 2013, Gabriel ran three stages in Stock Car Brasil for RC3 Bassani[1] and the rest in the Turismo category, finishing in third place overall in the latter.[2] In 2014, Casagrande raced with the C2 Team (formerly Gramacho),[3] with driver Diego Nunes as his teammate.[4] He was also paired with veteran Enrique Bernoldi in the first race of the season.[4] In 2017, Casagrande went on to compete for the championship for Vogel Motorsport.[5] He won his first career victory in the championship by winning the second race of the Curvelo round, in Minas Gerais.[6] His second victory in the category came in 2019, when he won the first race of the eleventh round in Goiânia.[7]

In 2021, Casagrande won the championship for the first time, winning two races in that season.[8] In the 2023 season, he won the championship once again, winning three races in that season.[9] [10]

NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race

In the 2023 season, Casagrande paired up with Guilherme Backes in the fifth and sixth rounds, both of which were Special Edition rounds.[11] He won two races in the Special Edition ProAM division and won that championship alongside Backes.[12] [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2012Formula 3 SudamericanaHitech Racing20000010th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0Mark Burdett Motorsport20000037th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series80000226th
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European CupHitech Racing1801021818th
2013Stock Car BrasilRC3 Bassani30000333rd
Campeonato Brasileiro de TurismoCarlos Alves Competições810051463rd
Brasileiro de Marcas130002729th
2014Stock Car BrasilC2 Team2100007123rd
Brasileiro de Marcas1321141824th
United SportsCar Championship - PCPerformance Tech10001146th
2015Stock Car BrasilC2 Team21000011016th
Brasileiro de Marcas1552051866th
2016Stock Car BrasilC2 Team2100008921st
Brasileiro de Marcas1523461886th
Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo321124014th
Porsche Cup BrasilN/A100002441st
2017Stock Car BrasilVogel Motorsport22102217810th
2018Stock Car BrasilVogel Motorsport20000215510th
2019Stock Car BrasilCrown Racing2112273037th
Porsche Cup BrasilN/A100019412th
2020Stock Car BrasilR.Mattheis Motorsport1710242248th
Porsche Cup BrasilN/A200206617th
2021Stock Car Pro SeriesA. Mattheis Vogel24223143781st
Porsche Cup BrasilN/A300101369th
GT Sprint Race Brasil - ProN/A12114314110th
GT Sprint Race Special Edition - ProN/A901241167th
2022Stock Car Pro SeriesA. Mattheis Vogel2222133073rd
2023Stock Car Pro SeriesA. Mattheis Vogel2432273081st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD ProRisi Competizione1000027824th
NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - PROAM300003512th

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2013RC3 BassaniPeugeot 408INTCURTARSALBRACASRBPCAS
VEL
CUR
BRAINT33rd3
2014C2 TeamChevrolet SonicINT
1

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

BRA
1

BRA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

GOI
1

CAS
1

CAS
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

CUR
1

23rd71
2015C2 TeamChevrolet SonicGOI
1

RBP
2

RBP
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

GOI
1

CAS
1

CAS
2

MOU
1

MOU
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

INT
1

16th110
2016C2 TeamChevrolet CruzeCUR
1

VEL
1

VEL
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

INT
1

LON
1

LON
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

CRI
1

CRI
2

INT
1

21st89
2017Vogel MotorsportChevrolet CruzeGOI
1

GOI
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

CUR
1

CRI
1

CRI
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

LON
1

LON
2

ARG
1

ARG
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

10th184
2018Vogel MotorsportChevrolet CruzeINT
1

CUR
1

CUR
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

LON
1

LON
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

GOI
1

MOU
1

MOU
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

10th155
2019Crown RacingChevrolet CruzeVEL
1

VCA
1

VCA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

LON
1

LON
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

MOU
1

MOU
2

INT
1

VEL
1

VEL
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

7th303
2020R.Mattheis MotorsportChevrolet CruzeGOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

INT
2

LON
1

LON
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

CAS
3

VCA
1

VCA
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

CUR
3

GOI
1

GOI
2

GOI
3

INT
1

8th224
2021A.Mattheis VogelChevrolet CruzeGOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

INT
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

CUR
1

CUR
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

INT
1

INT
2

1st378
2022A.Mattheis VogelChevrolet CruzeINT
1

GOI
1

GOI
2

RIO
1

RIO
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

INT
1

INT
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

BRA
1

BRA
2

3rd307
2023A.Mattheis VogelChevrolet CruzeGOI
1

GOI
2

INT
1

INT
2

TAR
1

TAR
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

INT
1

INT
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

VEL
1

VEL
2

BUE
1

BUE
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

INT
1

INT
2

1st308
2024A.Mattheis VogelChevrolet CruzeGOI
1

GOI
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

INT
1

INT
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

BLH
1

BLH
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

BUE
1

BUE
2

TBC
1
TBC
2
BRA
1

BRA
2

INT
1

INT
2

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AOS 18 ANOS, GABRIEL ASAGRANDE ESTREIA NA STOCK CAR. Stock Car Brasil. 22 August 2013. 20 January 2022. 7 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707125608/http://stockcar.esp.br/Noticias/2013/08/22/aos-18-anos-gabriel-casagrande-estreia-na-stock-car. dead.
  2. Web site: Casagrande assume liderança na largada e vence pela 1ª vez no BR de Turismo. Grande Prêmio. 10 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Stock Car – C2 Team é a novidade para a temporada de 2014. AutoRacing. 7 December 2013.
  4. Web site: C2 Team, nova equipe terá Casagrande e Nunes. Motorpasion. 31 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040750/http://www.motorpasion.com.br/stock-car/stock-car-c2-team-nova-equipe-tera-casagrande-e-nunes. 20 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Stock Car – Gabriel Casagrande é o novo piloto da Vogel Motorsport . Autoracing . 9 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Gabriel Casagrande faz história e vence pela 1ª vez na Stock Car . G1 . Globo.com . 24 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Casagrande vence corrida 1 em Goiânia; Serra fecha em 4º . NETO, Vital . Motorsport . UOL . 24 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Gabriel Casagrande conquista título inédito da Stock Car . Globoesporte.com . Globo.com . 12 December 2021.
  9. Web site: 2023-12-17 . Casagrande é bi da Stock Car após prova dramática em Interlagos . 2023-12-17 . motorsport.uol.com.br . pt-BR.
  10. Web site: 2023-12-17 . Casagrande leva bicampeonato da Stock Car em 2023. Massa vence corrida 2 em Interlagos . 2023-12-17 . Grande Prêmio . pt-br.
  11. Web site: NASCAR Brasil: Casagrande se junta a Gui Backes no Special Edition em Goiânia. motorsport.uol.com.br. Motorsport.com. NASCAR Brazil: Casagrande joins Gui Backes at Special Edition in Goiânia. pt-BR. 26 July 2023. 27 July 2023.
  12. Web site: NASCAR Brasil: Diogo Moscato é o vencedor da Special Edition de Goiânia. 30 July 2023. Autoracing. pt.
  13. Web site: NASCAR Brasil revelou os seus campeões do Special Edition 2023. 10 September 2023. Autoracing. pt.
  14. Web site: Gabriel Casagrande . October 26, 2023 . motorsportstats.com.