Stock Car Corrida do Milhão

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Stock Car Corrida do Milhão
Stock Car Brasil
VenueInterlagos Circuit (7)
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) (3)
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba (1)
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (1)
First race2008
Last race2020
Most wins (driver)Thiago Camilo (3)
Most wins (team)RCM Motorsport (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (8)

The Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (Stock Car Million Race) (formally the Corrida do Milhão Goodyear) was a Stock Car Brasil auto race held annually in Brazil. It was organized by Vicar Promoções Desportivas and the winner earned R$1 million (US$ 303'476), the largest prize given in a South American motorsports championship. The race is not held since 2021.

History[edit]

Goiânia External Circuit, used in 2018
Curitiba Full Circuit, used in 2017
Goiânia Mixed Circuit, used in 2014–2015
Jacarepaguá Short Circuit, used in 2008

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 RCM Motorsport 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[edit]

Results[edit]

Year Driver Manufacturer Team Location Date
2008 Brazil Valdeno Brito Chevrolet Medley-A.Mattheis Rio de Janeiro (Short Circuit) August 31
2009 not held
2010 Brazil Ricardo Maurício Chevrolet Eurofarma RC Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) September 5
2011 Brazil Thiago Camilo Chevrolet RCM Motorsport Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) August 7
2012 Brazil Thiago Camilo Chevrolet RCM Motorsport Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) December 9
2013 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Chevrolet BMC Racing Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) December 15
2014 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Chevrolet Full Time Sports Goiânia (Mixed Grand Prix Circuit) August 3
2015 Brazil Thiago Camilo Chevrolet Ipiranga-RCM Goiânia (Mixed Grand Prix Circuit) August 16
2016 Brazil Felipe Fraga Peugeot Cimed Racing Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) September 11
2017 Brazil Daniel Serra Chevrolet Eurofarma RC Curitiba (Full Circuit) July 2
2018 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Chevrolet Full Time Sports Goiânia (External Circuit) August 5
2019 Brazil Ricardo Maurício Chevrolet Eurofarma RC Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) August 25
2020 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota RCM Motorsport Interlagos (Grand Prix Circuit) August 25

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