Marcos Gomes clinches Brazilian V8 Stock Cars title after chaotic race in Interlagos
Both Gomes and Cacá Bueno faced lots of trouble during the first stage of the race, won by Mobil AMG’s Átila Abreu, followed by Diego Nunes and Felipe Fraga
Marcos Gomes, 2015 Brazilian V8 Stock Car Champion
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Marcos Gomes is the new Brazilian V8 Stock Car champion. The 31-year-old driver, son of the four-time Stock Car champion Paulo Gomes, is the first ever to repeat his father’s feat in the country’s most prestigious series. It came the hard way, though: a six-car crash in Turn 4 took Rubens Barrichello, Beto Monteiro, Rafael Suzuki, Max Wilson, Bia Figueiredo and Allam Khodair. Ana Beatriz and, later on, Marcos Gomes, got back to the track, far behind the leaders.
For Gomes luck, Cacá Bueno also involved himself in a smaller crash that damaged his bonnet, and he could not go as far as the 20th place - not enough to whom needed at least a fourth place finish (in case of a Gomes’ DNF) to get his sixth title.
However, Marcos, inside the car, wasn’t worried about where his rival was at the track. He only wanted to finish the race, even though seven laps behind the leaders. "I’m one of the happiest people on earth today. I saw a movie in my head. A horror movie. Cacá also had his back luck and did not reach the points he needed. But we won this title on the other 11 rounds", celebrated Gomes. "I was far behind and there was nothing I could do. At the beginning of the season I knew it was possible to fight for the title, but this season was a dream", he told.
"Marquinhos deserve the title", stated Cacá Bueno. "His team made a great work. But we cannot forget that I got suspended of one round in Curitiba were Marcos scored 34 points, andour difference at the end was only of 32 points. Unfortunately, that jeopardized me and made me get to the final round needing an improbable combination of results. I am sure, though, that we will come back stronger in 2016", he said.
Átila Abreu said farewell to his Mobil AMG team in great fashion. After Valdeno Brito’s disqualification by missing the brake lights, the 2014 runner-up could win for the first time this season. "I spent seven great years at AMG, and I don’t say goodbye; I’d rather say ‘see you soon’. It is the end of an era with this guys, a very good team, with very good people, and I wish them all the best in the future", says Abreu, who will replase Brito at Shell Racing alongside Ricardo Zonta in 2016.
Next season starts on March 6th at Curitiba.
Interlagos, final round. Results
Pos. | Num. | Piloto | Equipe | Carro | Dif. |
1 | 51 | Átila Abreu | AMG Motorsport | Chevrolet | |
2 | 70 | Diego Nunes | Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet | 2.527 |
3 | 88 | Felipe Fraga | Voxx Racing Team | Peugeot | 4.451 |
4 | 83 | Gabriel Casagrande | Axalta C2 Team | Chevrolet | 7.209 |
5 | 46 | Vitor Genz | Boettger Competições | Peugeot | 7.521 |
6 | 5 | Denis Navarro | Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet | 8.954 |
7 | 21 | Thiago Camilo | Ipiranga-RCM | Chevrolet | 11.400 |
8 | 10 | Ricardo Zonta | Shell Racing | Chevrolet | 15.460 |
9 | 11 | Cesar Ramos | Total Racing | Peugeot | 23.677 |
10 | 28 | Galid Osman | Ipiranga-RCM | Chevrolet | 24.808 |
11 | 14 | Luciano Burti | RZ Motorsport | Chevrolet | 25.398 |
12 | 63 | Nestor Girolami | Schin Racing Team | Peugeot | 31.881 |
13 | 26 | Raphael Abbate | Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet | 38.596 |
14 | 74 | Popó Bueno | Total Racing | Peugeot | 42.483 |
15 | 66 | Felipe Guimarães | Boettger Competições | Peugeot | 44.136 |
16 | 1 | Antonio Pizzonia | Prati-donaduzzi | Peugeot | 50.457 |
17 | 9 | Gustavo Lima | ProGP | Chevrolet | 57.003 |
18 | 110 | Felipe Lapenna | Schin Racing Team | Peugeot | 59.604 |
19 | 3 | Bia Figueiredo | União Química Racing | Peugeot | 59.632 |
20 | 25 | Tuka Rocha | União Química Racing | Peugeot | 59.682 |
21 | 0 | Cacá Bueno | Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.094 |
22 | 73 | Sergio Jimenez | Axalta C2 Team | Chevrolet | 4 voltas |
23 | 80 | Marcos Gomes | Voxx Racing Team | Peugeot | 7 voltas |
24 | 77 | Valdeno Brito | Shell Racing | Chevrolet | 14 voltas |
25 | 29 | Daniel Serra | Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet | 19 voltas |
26 | 90 | Ricardo Mauricio | Eurofarma RC | Chevrolet | 20 voltas |
27 | 4 | Julio Campos | Prati-donaduzzi | Peugeot | 20 voltas |
28 | 100 | Allam Khodair | Full Time Sports | Chevrolet | 22 voltas |
29 | 65 | Max Wilson | Eurofarma RC | Chevrolet | 22 voltas |
30 | 42 | Constantino Jr | AMG Motorsport | Chevrolet | - |
31 | 69 | Beto Monteiro | Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet | - |
32 | 8 | Rafael Suzuki | RZ Motorsport | Chevrolet | - |
33 | 111 | Rubens Barrichello | Full Time Sports | Chevrolet | - |
Final Standings
Brazilian V8 Stock Cars 2015
1-) Marcos Gomes - 242 points
2-) Cacá Bueno - 212
3-) Thiago Camilo - 193
4-) Rubens Barrichello - 188
5-) Allam Khodair - 184
6-) Daniel Serra - 181
7-) Ricardo Maurício - 173
8-) Max Wilson - 162
9-) Felipe Fraga - 159
10-) Átila Abreu - 155
11-) Júlio Campos - 154
12-) Valdeno Brito - 148
13-) Ricardo Zonta - 147
14-) Diego Nunes - 139
15-) Vitor Genz - 124
16-) Gabriel Casagrande - 110
17-) Sérgio Jimenez - 108
18-) Antonio Pizzonia - 95
19-) Luciano Burti - 93
20-) Galid Osman - 92
21-) Denis Navarro - 79
22-) Cesar Ramos - 66
23-) Tuka Rocha - 58
24-) Raphael Matos - 55
25-) Lucas Foresti - 53
26-) Popó Bueno - 52
27-) Rafael Suzuki - 51
28-) Felipe Lapenna - 44
29-) Raphael Abbate - 40
30-) Nestor Girolami - 18
31-) Felipe Guimarães - 14
32-) Bia Figueiredo - 13
33-) Gustavo Lima - 5
34-) Fábio Fogaça - 3
35-) Mauro Giallombardo - 2
36-) Alceu Feldmann - 0
37-) Pedro Boesel - 0
38-) Constantino Jr - 0
39-) Beto Monteiro - 0
40-) Felipe Maluhy - 0
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