Brazilian driver Fernando Croce made his debut at Stock Car on Saturday, March 10th.

The experienced rider has in the curriculum important championships in motorsport:

Kart, multi champion with more than 30 wins – ITAIPAVA GT BRASIL – GT BRASIL – GT SPRINT – AUTO GP TEST – F3 BRAZIL – SUPER TROPHY LAMBORGHINI – WORLD FINAL – GT ITALIANO and BRAZILIAN TOURISM.

In stock Car 2018, Croce will split the # 84 car with former F1 Tarso Marques, 42, who returns to drive a Stock car, where he has already won two races: in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro and in 2007 in Campo Grande .

With experience in touring cars, both in national and international championships, Croce, 32, highlighted the special participation in the main category of motorsport in the Race of Doubles, which returns to the calendar next season.

Doubles race is back to the Stock Car calendar in 2018. The race that opened the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons returns this year (2018) and will be staged at Interlagos on March 10, next Saturday.

The Brazilian Fernando Croce debuts in the Race of Doubles by the Team Mico’s racing in the opening of the season.

“I’m happy with this new challenge in my career.” said Fernando Croce

PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED CRYSTAL PILOT:

He stands out for having participated in different competitions, and in this way have acquired experience in the different cars in which he drove. It is worth noting that the driver is always very physically prepared, since he always participates in several championships in the same weekend. Auto Racing: Kart, Itaipava GT Brazil, GT Brazil, GT Sprint, Auto GP Test, F3 Brazil, Super Lamborghini Trophy and World Final, Italian GT, Brazilian Tour

After a few races at Itaipava GT Brazil, with the Viper Competition, and at GT Brasil, with the Corvette Z06 R, Croce, he fell in love with the touring cars. In his first season in Europe in 2013, in the GT Sprint, he piloted a Ferrari 458. These three years of GT were important for his learning and experience in the touring cars, both very different to guide. Second, Fernando Croce: “The Viper is a rough performance and does not admit mistakes, because it’s a lot of power in a not very balanced car, where you have to guide with a lot of responsibility. The Corvette is a very fast straight car, with an incredible grip, but a little forward, but always possible to improve on the correct. Ferrari is very fast in the corners. It has a phenomenal but very light touch stability, which requires a lot of constancy and precision. ” Already referring to his experience in Formula Auto GP, where he did a day of testing. Croce says: “The model is fast and requires a lot of experience and training days”. About F3 Brazil, the driver comments: “The formula is very accurate in the corners, with a hard and disciplined touch.” “… My goal is victory, and I am very persevering, dedicated, focused and interested … I am very clear and efficient in what I do and in what I want, and how to make it happen in the face of all adversities … the noise the roar of the engines that competition climate is very good for me, it’s in my blood, it’s very strong! “Fernando Croce.

This will be the fourth edition of the Doubles Race in Stock Car history. The full calendar of the 2018 season will be released in the coming weeks.

FULL STOCK CAR SEASON CALENDAR IN 2018 (REMAINING SOME CONFIRMATIONS):

1st stage: March 10 – Interlagos (Doubles Race)

2nd stage: April 8 – Curitiba / Alternativa

3rd stage: April 22 – Velopark

4th stage: May 6 – Londrina

5th stage: May 20 – Santa Cruz do Sul

6th stage: August 5 – Million Race

7th stage: August 19 – To be released

Step 8: September 9 – Cascavel

9th stage: September 23 – Velo Città

10th stage: October 21 – Tarumã

11th stage: November 4 – To be released

12th stage: December 9 – Interlagos