1981 Stock Car Brasil season

1981 Stock Car Brasil season

The 1981 Stock Car Brasil Championship was the third iteration of the Stock Car Brasil Championship. The season would begin at the Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã on April 5 and would conclude at the Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé on October 25.

The championship was won by Affonso Giaffone Jr.

Calendar

The following circuits hosted at least one round of the 1981 championship.[1]

Round Circuit (Event) Dates Map
1 Rio Grande do Sul Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã
Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul		 5 April
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro		 3 May
3 São Paulo (state) Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, São Paulo		 17 May
4 Federal District (Brazil) Autódromo Internacional de Brasília
Brasília, Distrito Federal		 7 June
5 Goiás Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia
Goiânia, Goiás		 21 June
6 Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel
Cascavel, Paraná		 2 August
7 Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
Curitiba, Paraná		 9 August
8 Rio Grande do Sul Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé
Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul		 25 October

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers were Brazilian-registered. All entrants ran the Chevrolet Opala car.

Entrant Tire No. Driver Rounds
Castrol Racing M 2 Guilherme Mottur
93 Aloysio Andrade Filho All
Spinelli Racing C 3 Marcos Gracia All
13 Valtemir Spinelli All
43 Olimpio Alencar Jr. All
55 Toninho da Matta
Oxigeral GP B 4 Sylvio de Barros
Equipe Johnson P 9 Marcos Troncon
17 Ingo Hoffmann All
Blindex Racing Team M 11 Chico Serra All
Jumbo Eletro Team P 12 Antonio Castro Prado
91 Armando Balbi All
Camel Grand Prix C 16 Joannis Likoroupoulos
82 Reinaldo Campello
Equipe Havoline-Texaco P 20 José Luiz Nogueira All
49 Jayme Figueiredo
Equipe Coca-Cola Brasil/Polwax C 22 Paulo Gomes All
67 Antônio Carlos Avallone
Team Metalpó B 23 José Catanhede
25 Sidney Alves
Giaffone Motorsport M 26 Affonso Giaffone Jr. All
80 Zeca Giaffone All
Team Metalpó-Combustol M 30 Ricardo Fontanari
Bastos Racing Team C 34 Edgar Mello Filho All
Valvoline Team C 53 Fernando Tradt
85 Alfredo Guaraná Menezes All
Camel Grand Prix C 59 Ricardo Baptista
97 Luis Carlos Sansone
HG/Rodão Motorsport C 62 Carlos Drumond
Renner Racing C 72 Mauro Turcatel
81 João Correa All
Larus Turbo/Sandvik/Net Oz SuperAuto P 75 René de Nigris
Ashford Motorsports P 76 Márcio Mauro
Molas Hoesch Team G 84 Pedro Carneiro Pereira
San Philipo/Objetivo Competições C 94 João Carlos Palhares
Águia Autosport M 99 Leonardo Sánchez

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Rio Grande do Sul Tarumã 5 April Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Equipe Johnson
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Jacarepaguá 3 May Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Spinelli Racing
3 São Paulo (state) Interlagos 17 May Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Brazil Reinaldo Campello Camel Grand Prix
4 Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 7 June Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Paulo Gomes Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Equipe Johnson
5 Goiás Goiânia 21 June Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Spinelli Racing
6 Paraná (state) Cascavel 2 August Brazil Paulo Gomes Brazil Reinaldo Campello Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr. Spinelli Racing
7 Paraná (state) Curitiba 9 August Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. Giaffone Motorsport
8 Rio Grande do Sul Guaporé 25 October Brazil Paulo Gomes Brazil Reinaldo Campello Brazil Reinaldo Campello Camel Grand Prix

Championship standings

Pos Driver Rio Grande do Sul
TAR		 Rio de Janeiro (state)
RIO		 São Paulo (state)
INT		 Federal District (Brazil)
BRA		 Goiás
GOI		 Paraná (state)
CAS		 Paraná (state)
CUR		 Rio Grande do Sul
GUA		 Pts
1 Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. 2 9 Ret 2 3 2 1 Ret 84
2 Brazil Olimpio Alencar Jr 3 1 2 Ret 1 1 6 3 51
3 Brazil Zeca Giaffone 5 3 9 8 4 3 7 2 47
4 Brazil Reinaldo Campello 18 1 3 2 1 45
5 Brazil Paulo Gomes 6 2 6 7 5 7 4 6 45
6 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1 4 5 Ret 2 5 8 5 44
7 Brazil Valtemir Spinelli 7 Ret Ret 6 11 6 5 4 43
8 Brazil Marcos Gracia 10 7 DSQ 4 7 4 3 Ret 35
9 Brazil Alfredo Guaraná Menezes 4 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 16 7 34
10 Brazil Luis Carlos Sansone Ret 12 12 34
11 Brazil Aloysio Andrade Filho 20 13 Ret 14 18 9 Ret 9 32
12 Brazil Edgar Mello Filho DNS 5 3 Ret 6 8 10 Ret 31
13 Brazil João Correa Ret 6 7 12 16 10 11 8 28
14 Brazil Chico Serra 9 DSQ 4 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 27
15 Brazil René de Nigris 1 9 21
16 Brazil João Carlos Palhares Ret Ret 11 13 15 Ret 10 19
17 Brazil Carlos Drumond 5 10
18 Brazil Toninho da Matta 8 8 12 11 9
19 Brazil José Catanhede (Catanha) 16 14 8 Ret 7
20 Brazil Armando Balbi 11 Ret 15 9 14 12 12 6
21 Brazil Pedro Carneiro Pereira 13 Ret 10 9 6
22 Brazil Ricardo Fontanari 17 10 16 16 DNS 14 4
23 Brazil Sidney Alves 19 Ret 10 13 14 4
24 Brazil Jayme Figueiredo 14 12 14 13 17 11 3
25 Brazil José Luiz Nogueira 12 11 11 15 15 14 15 13 3
26 Brazil Antônio Carlos Avallone 13 2
27 Brazil Leonardo Sánchez 15 15 2
28 Brazil Marcos Troncon Ret 17 0
29 Brazil Joannis Likoroupoulos Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
30 Brazil Fernando Tradt Ret Ret 0
31 Brazil Guilherme Mottur DNS DNS Ret DNS 0
32 Brazil Márcio Mauro Ret 0
33 Brazil Ricardo Baptista Ret 0
34 Brazil Antonio Castro Prado AN Ret 0
35 Brazil Sylvio de Barros Ret Ret 0
36 Brazil Mauro Turcatel Ret 0
Pos Driver Rio Grande do Sul
TAR		 Rio de Janeiro (state)
RIO		 São Paulo (state)
INT		 Federal District (Brazil)
BRA		 Goiás
GOI		 Paraná (state)
CAS		 Paraná (state)
CUR		 Rio Grande do Sul
GUA		 Pts
Source: [2]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
† – Retired, but classified

References

  1. ↑ "1981 Stock Car Brasil". racingcalendar.net. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Torneio Nacional Chevrolet de Stock Car 1981 standings". legacy.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
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