Stock Car Corrida do Milhão
Venue | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) |
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First race | 2008 |
Most wins (driver) | Thiago Camilo (3) |
Most wins (team) | RCM and RC (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (8) |
The Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (Stock Car Million Race) (formally the Corrida do Milhão Goodyear) is a Stock Car Brasil auto race held annually in Brazil. It is organized by Vicar Promoções Desportivas and the winner earns R$1 million (US$ 303'476), the largest prize given in a South American motorsports championship.
History[]
The first race was held in 2008 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, however the event was not held in 2009. The event returned in 2010 having moved to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. The event was held at the Goiânia in 2014 and 2015. Interlagos hosted the 2016 edition. The 2017 edition moved to Curitiba.
Thiago Camilo and the Ipiranga-RCM team are the most successful team-driver combination, winning 3 of the 7 events. The first seven events were won by Chevrolet drivers, with Felipe Fraga breaking the drought in 2016, winning for Peugeot on the races' return to Interlagos.
The race was sponsored by SKY Brasil in 2008, Goodyear at 2010, Brasil Máquinas at 2011 and Goodyear returns in 2012.
Guest drivers[]
- Jacques Villeneuve (2011)
- Rubens Barrichello (2012)
- Hélio Castroneves (2012)
- Tony Kanaan (2012)
- Raphael Matos (2012)
- Bruno Senna (2013)
- Lucas di Grassi (2019)
Results[]
Year | Driver | Manufacturer | Team | Location | Date |
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2008 | Valdeno Brito | Chevrolet | Medley-A.Mattheis | Rio de Janeiro | August 31 |
2009 | not held | ||||
2010 | Ricardo Maurício | Chevrolet | Eurofarma RC | Interlagos | September 5 |
2011 | Thiago Camilo | Chevrolet | RCM Motorsport | Interlagos | August 7 |
2012 | Thiago Camilo | Chevrolet | RCM Motorsport | Interlagos | December 9 |
2013 | Ricardo Zonta | Chevrolet | BMC Racing | Interlagos | December 15 |
2014 | Rubens Barrichello | Chevrolet | Full Time Sports | Goiânia | August 3 |
2015 | Thiago Camilo | Chevrolet | Ipiranga-RCM | Goiânia | August 16 |
2016 | Felipe Fraga | Peugeot | Cimed Racing | Interlagos | September 11 |
2017 | Daniel Serra | Chevrolet | Eurofarma RC | Curitiba | July 2 |
2018 | Rubens Barrichello | Chevrolet | Full Time Sports | Goiânia | August 5 |
2019 | Ricardo Maurício | Chevrolet | Eurofarma RC | Interlagos | August 25 |
References[]
- Stock Car Brasil