The two races were the first in the career of Eduardo Barrichello, the 19-year-old son of former Ferrari F1 star Rubens, who is currently driving in the Formula Regional European by Alpine as part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing program. He replaced Matias Rossi, who had problems with travel restrictions between Brazil and Argentina due to COVID-19.
In the first race, the Ipiranga racing duo Thiago Camilo and Cesar Ramos claimed dominance in qualifying on Saturday. Camilo achieved the 33rd victory of his career without any major problems.
“The team’s tactics worked perfectly,” he said. “We drove a strong pace in the first few laps, pitted with a good lead over the others and held out until the end.”
Gabriel Casagrande took the final step onto the podium in third place. Barrichello Sr finished fifth, just behind Daniel Serra.
In the second race, Abreu dominated the action, but still had to withstand the late pressure from Ricardo Zonta to take the win. This was the first win for Pole Motorsport, a new stock car team in 2021.
“I just have to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported us to make this big change by joining the series with our own team,” said Abreu. “It was an arduous challenge, the main teams have four to six cars, so if you get the details wrong, you’re in the top 10.
“I wasn’t expecting this victory so quickly, but this feeling of victory that comes when it wasn’t expected is very gratifying. We still have a lot of things to improve, so we will continue to work hard to follow this positive path. “
Casagrande finished third again while Eduardo Barrichello spun during the race but ended up in 25th place.
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Barrichello Jr said: “The experience of racing here in stock car races has been very good, it will definitely stay in my life forever. It’s been a long time since I had so much fun on a racing weekend.
“The start was crazy. I did everything to get a great result. It’s very difficult to go fast and I’ve done well. But with every lap I felt more comfortable and could risk more.
“Even though it’s hard to find confidence, I’ve had fights with guys like Caca Bueno, Nelson Piquet Jr., Sergio Jimenez, who are great at motorsport. I’m very grateful.”
Serra continues to lead the championship with 160 points. Casagrande is second, four points behind. Cesar Ramos, Zonta and Diego Nunes complete the top 5.
The next round of the Stock Car Pro Series will take place on August 1st in Curitiba.
Stock Car Pro Series ranking (after 5 laps)
1 – Daniel Serra – 160 points
2 – Gabriel Casagrande – 156
3 – Cesar Ramos – 143
4 – Ricardo Zonta – 141
5 – Diego Nunes – 128
6 – Attila Abreu – 127
7 – Rubens Barrichello – 121
8 – Thiago Camilo – 115
9 – Bruno Baptista – 111
10 – Denis Navarro – 108
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