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MOTORSPORT IN BRAZIL |
By JHON
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Motorsport in Brazil:
Brazil has produced 3 Formula One world champions: Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974), Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983 and 1987) and Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990 and 1991). In total, Brazil has 101 Formula One race wins (as of the 2009 Italian Grand Prix), distributed between Senna (41), Piquet (23), Fittipaldi (14), Massa (11), Barrichello (11) and Jose Carlos Pace (1).
There are 4 Brazilian drivers in the 2010 lineup, Rubens Barrichello of Wiliams, Felipe Massa of Ferrari, Bruno Senna of Hispania and Lucas Di Grassi of Virgin.
The Brazilian Grand Prix has been in the Formula One calendar since 1972, currently held in October or November. There are 2 circuits have been host to the race: Jacarepagua and Interlagos. The first one, located in Rio de Janeiro, hosted the 1978 race and then between 1981 and 1989. From 1972 to 1977, in 1979 and 1980, and since 1990 the Brazilian Grand Prix takes place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo.
The only Formula One constructor to ever be based in Brazil is Fittipaldi Automotive.
Brazil is also home to notable drivers in American Championship Car Racing. Cristiano da Matta was 2001 CART champion and Tony Kanaan was 2004 IndyCar champion, whereas Brazilians have won the Indianapolis 500 race 6 times: Emerson Fittipaldi (1989 and 1993), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002 and 2009) and Gil de Ferran (2003). The CART race the Rio 400 at Jacarepagua in the late 1990s, whereas the IndyCar Series currently hosts São Paulo Indy 300 street race since 2010.
In the sports car racing scene, Raul Boesel won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and got close to winning the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours, when he was second, and Ricardo Zonta won the 1998 FIA GT Championship. Also the Mil Milhas Brasil, an endurance race, has the longest history in the Brazilian racing events.
Auto racing popularity is rising, with the Stock Car Brasil and Formula Truck being broadcasted nationally. The South American Formula Three is mostly held in Brazil and has developed several South American circuit drivers.
On motorcycle racing, the most prominent Brazilian racer on MotoGP as of now is Alex Barros, who is the most experienced racer of all time in the category with 276 race starts and 7 wins. The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix is a former Grand Prix race.
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