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CAREER AND TITLES
2007
– Champion Cup Brazil Kart
2008
– Grand Champion Award RBC Kart
– Società Tricampeão Sao Paulo Kart Cup
2009
– Vice Champion Sao Paulo Cup Granja Viana Kart
– Cup Champion Jau Kart
– 2nd Place National Ranking From Pilots cat Pro Kart GP
– 2nd Place 500 Miles Kart Granja Vianna Group B
2010
– Campione San Paolo Granja Viana Kart Cup
– 3° posto del Gran Premio RBC Kart
2011
– Vice Champion Super Kart 2 Brazil Interlagos
– Vice Champion Super Kart Brazil 3 Interlagos
– Paulista Kart Champion Interlagos
2012
– 3rd Place Super Kart Brazil 5 Interlagos
– 3rd Place Super Kart Brazil Interlagos 6
– Vice Champion Super Kart Brazil 8 Nova Odessa – SP
– Twice champion Paulista Kart Interlagos
2014
World Cup bi-champion Brazil Kart – Senior Category A
FERNANDO IN THE MEDIA
Brazilian Tourism: Fernando Croce of Rsports Racing arrives in Cascavel in search of the podium
Pilot of Jaú (SP), will participate in the third stage of the eight scheduled for the 2017 edition. The race will broadcast SporTV 3 This weekend, the Brazilian Championship of Tourism will have its third stage in its sixth edition in the city of Cascavel. The cars of the Brazilian category enter the paranaense track… + Read more
First stage is scheduled for March 31, April 1 and April 2 in Goiânia (GO) Rsports Racing announced on Thursday, 23, the hiring of the pilot Fernando Croce for the 2017 season of the Brazilian Championship of Tourism, division of access to Stock Car. The fifth edition of the competition, scheduled to start March… + Read more
After many difficulties in the early stages of the season, Fernando Croce made his debut for the new team Carlos Alves last weekend in Curitiba and managed to score the first points of the season, despite the setbacks. The fourth stage of the Brazilian Touring Championship was held at AIC (Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba),… + Read more
Croce has problems and does not dispute stage of Curvelo of the Tourism BR
Pilot of the interior of São Paulo passes suffocation in Mineiro lands and ends up being left out of the stage of the category. After scoring the first points in the 2017 season of Tourism BR, Fernando Croce once again had problems in the category last weekend in Curvelo. “Just when I was going to… + Read more
In 2018, the Lamborghini Super Trophy Europe arrives at its tenth edition. The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trophy is an international series of car racing. The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trophy riders compete in identical Lamborghini Cup cars based on the Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 replacing the older Gallardo version. These championship races are held in North… + Read more
Paulista Kart Championship – Granja Viana 2018 / Rotax Kart with vague purpose for Karting 2018 / Brazilian Kart 2018
São Paulo Kart Cup 2018. Formed by 9 steps during the year, the competition began February 2 with the first outlets and batteries and continued throughout Saturday (3). The main novelty of the year was the increase in the number of races, since this year the categories of the National Kart Regulation (RNK) were added.… + Read more
It is the main category of Brazilian motoring, created in 1979. It started as a single brand, with the support of Chevrolet. Over the years, other brands have entered and exited the category as Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and Peugeot. In 2017, Chevrolet continued as a sponsor. With 30 cars on the grid, the championship is played… + Read more
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… + Read more
In un’intervista per la Terza Volta, Fernando Croce dice: Era quello che mi aspettavo, mi sono adattato rapidamente alla macchina, una macchina molto bella da guidare, molto simile alla GT3, mi sentivo a casa, ma alcune situazioni avverse del weekend incasinato, ma in sintesi è un’auto facile e veloce adattamento! Mi è piaciuto!! In gara… + Read more
GT Italian: Fernando Croce and Nicolas Costa with the Lamborghini Huracan from Vincenzo Sospiri RACING win in the GT Cup
Fernando Croce and Nicolas Costa were victorious in the race-1 of a GT Cup and Super GT Cup. The drivers of Vincenzo Sospiri Racing won over the Antonelli Motorsport duo, Mantovani-Casè and Takashi-Desideri, all behind the wheel Lamborghini Huracan. The victory of the Brazilian drivers was never disputed, after leaving the pole, Nicolas Costa gave… + Read more
Brazilian signs with Vicenzo Sospiri Racing Brazilian Fernando Croce has signed with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing to compete for the Italian Gran Turismo Championship with a Lamborghini Huracan Super Cup GT3. Fernando Croce last year competed in Formula 3 Brazil for the team owned by Dárcio dos Santos, and finished the season in the eighth position… + Read more
Hitech Racing team driver suffered technical problems in the fourth double round of the 2015 season, this weekend in the capital of Paraná
The driver from Sao Paulo Fernando Croce had a weekend to forget in the double round valid for the fourth stage of F3 Brazil, this weekend in Curitiba / PR. A brake problem, which causes a great wear on the equipment, greatly disrupted the performance of the Jaú / SP driver, who makes his first… + Read more
F3 Brazil: Category disembarks in Curitiba for the second time in the season
Croce expects another good result and focuses on good history in the capital of Paraná After a week of dispute in the Brazilian Kart, the pilot Fernando Croce turns his attention to F3 Brazil, which has its fourth stage this weekend, in Curitiba / PR. The São Paulo team Hitech Racing relies on another consistent… + Read more
Pilot of Jaú will represent the region in the Brazilian and South American Open Kart
Croce prepares for competition weekends Jauri Fernando Croce, 35, will participate in the Brazilian and South American Open Kart Championships over the next two weekends. They are important races of the category and the pilot will be representing the interior of São Paulo. Both competitions will last two days and will be held at the… + Read more
Pilot from São Paulo wants an unprecedented title in his career, where he holds several important titles in kart Fernando Croce, who regularly contends for F3 Brazil, will exchange the formula for go-kart this week when he will enter the competition for the 2nd stage of the 50th edition of the Brazilian Kart in the… + Read more
Fernando Croce is already in Cotia (SP) for the 53rd Brazilian Kart Championship
The pilot jauense will run in the categories Graduates and Senior A It started on Monday (16) the second phase of the Brazilian Kart Championship. The national competition will be played at the Granja Vianna International Kart, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, and will take to the track the best riders in the… + Read more
F3 Brazil: Croce makes the race to overcome and arrives fifth in category A
With a serious problem in the back, the paulista managed to surpass and to make a great race of recovery The first race of the double round valid for the third stage of F3 Brazil was a lot of overcoming for the São Paulo Fernando Croce. With a serious problem in the back, which made… + Read more
Pilot managed to walk in second place in the dispute of the third stage of the season A break prevented Fernando Croce from winning his first podium in F3. The rider from the Hitech Racing team, who was seventh yesterday, came in second place during Sunday’s race. After a good start, the rider made a… + Read more
The last race took place in the Velopark, after almost two months category dispute plus a double round this time in Santa Cruz do Sul After an interval of almost two months, F3 Brazil will land again in Rio Grande do Sul, this time in Santa Cruz do Sul, for two more races. Fernando Croce,… + Read more
After fifth place in the A category in the opening of the season, the Paulista wants to climb even higher in the standings On April 24 and 26, F3 Brazil will accelerate again in the Velopark / RS circuit for the second stage of the category. It was almost two months into the gap since… + Read more
Pilot made his debut in the Brazilian Championship of Tourism The weekend at Interlagos had a taste of farewell to Fernando Croce, who ran the entire 2015 season in Formula 3. The pilot made two tests with the rank of Brazilian formula, plus the free and qualifying practice, marking its participation in the last stage… + Read more
Pilot will be divided between Formula 3 and the Brazilian Championship of Tourism The last stage of the 2015 season of Stock Car takes place next weekend at the Autodromo Carlos Pace. With the main category of motor racing track divided the four categories, among them Formula 3 Brazil and the Brazilian Championship of Tourism.… + Read more
This weekend we had a phenomenal experience in Sebring, FL. We got a good result in the Super Trofeo World Final. In the first race combined the four days of competition. In the first two days that won the European Championship I and my mate Nicolas Costa took our Huracan team to fourth place in… + Read more
Fernando Croce dispute last stage of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Blacpain Before reaching the final stage of fomula 3 Brazil, the pilot Fernando Croce has another challenge ahead. Next week the pilot born Joah leaves for Sebring, Florida – USA where he will participate in the final stage of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Blacpain. This… + Read more
Paulista runs for the first time in Autódromo Zilmar Beux in western Parana The São Paulo Fernando Croce, Hitech Racing, who makes his first full season in F3 Brazil, will live this weekend a climate of debut because this is the first time you walk in the circuit in Paraná west, in the fifth stage… + Read more
Pilot overcame problems of the first race of the weekend and celebrated good race this morning After facing problems at the exchange during practice and Saturday’s race of the F3 in Cascavel, Fernando Croce had an amazing Sunday in the dispute of the fifth stage of the season 2015. The Sao Paulo driver was sixth… + Read more
After ten months of retirement, Interlagos Karting receive the second stage of the competition The São Paulo Fernando Croce, who three times was runner-up SKB, wants to break the taboo and win the title in this second stage of SKB Paulista Kart 2015 will happen in the Karting Interlagos this weekend. The track was… + Read more
F3 Brasil: Croce llega quinto en la categoría A en la primera etapa de la temporada
Piloto Paulista conquista buen resultado en Curitiba y esperar un domingo productivo en la carrera 2 El São Paulo Fernando Croce llegó en quinto lugar en la categoría A, en la carrera del sábado, que marcó la apertura de la primera ronda de la doble temporada de F3 Brasil y su debut en el… + Read more
Pilot accelerates this final week of paragraph YOUR First full season in F3 Brazil The F3 Brazil 2015 begins this final week of the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba OE driver Fernando Croce will, for first time, play a full temproada in category A, the major single-seaters. Nowhere year, I JUST had done some special… + Read more
Pilot participates this weekend the 15th edition of the SKB – Super Kart Brazil, Karting Aldeia da Serra The driver Fernando Croce back on track this weekend to compete in the 15th edition of the SKB – Super Kart Brazil, Karting Aldeia da Serra (24 and 25 January). With the forecast of more… + Read more
MOTORING
O Campeonato GT Italiano (Campeonato Italiano de Gran Turismo) é uma série de carros esportivos italianos fundado em 2003 e organizado pelo Automóvel Club d’Italia (ACI) e da Commissione Sportiva automobilistica Italiana (CSAI). Ele substituiu o campeonato antigo, que foi encerrado devido à falta de participantes. A série emprestada do Campeonato Internacional FIA GT em suas primeiras temporadas, embora as entradas adicionais de competidores da Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Supercup, e Maserati Trofeo foram autorizados.
Após a temporada de 2006, a classe GT1 foi retirada do campeonato, deixando concorrentes nas classes GT2, GT3 e GT Cup. GT2 competição é dominada pela Ferrari F430, com vários Porsche 911 GT3s também. A classe GT3 apresenta uma variedade de máquinas do FIA GT3 European Championship, da Aston Martin, Chrysler e Lamborghini, enquanto a classe GT Cup é feito para cararros como Ferrari Challenge e Porsche Supercup.
Saiba mais em: http://acisportitalia.it/CIGT/
The Brazilian Championship of Tourism aims to work with the training of new pilots, giving them all the tools available so that you can arrive a day in the main category of Brazilian auto racing, a Stock Car.
The Championship runs through virtually all Schin Circuit squares Stock Car 2014. Thus, the races take place in the same event, same race track, approaching new pilots this fantastic world!
more information www.brasileirodeturismo.com.br
Squadra Corse Lamborghini is a team of experts in R & D Lamborghini; The department dedicated to motor sports, including GT3, the Super Trofeo series, and a customer’s driving program.
From 2013, the Squadra Corse offers an integrated approach to Lamborghini driving experiences.
The Lamborghini Accademia, both on the roads and ice, providing driver training and the initial steps toward the race.
The Super Trofeo series provides the first perfect racing experience for young and gentleman drivers, with the Lamborghini GT3 for experienced riders who want to compete with the Lamborghini brand worldwide.
Free practice
There are two free practice sessions of 60 minutes maximum.
Qualification
There will be two 15 minutes qualifying sessions. Two pilots directing the wheel of a car, each driver must take part in one of two qualifying sessions. All laps covered during qualifying practice will be timed to determine the car’s position early in the race.
Procedure for the race
Fifteen minutes before the start of the race, the cars will leave the pits to cover a reconnaissance lap. At the end of this lap they will stop on their respective grid position in order to start their engines stopped.
The starting approach will be announced shown by signals 10 minutes, 5 minutes three minutes, one minute and fifteen seconds before the display back.
When the signal of one minute is shown, engines will be started and all team technical staff must leave the grid.
Fifteen second sign: Fifteen seconds after this signal, a flag / green light will be shown at the front of the grid, after which the cars will begin the formation lap with the official car of leadership Lamborghini, keeping the starting order. During this round, the formation must be kept as tight as possible.
Start rolling: the end of the formation lap, the car Lamborghini lead officer will pull off the track. The cars will continue on their own with the pole position leading at a minimum speed of 70 km per hour and a maximum of 90 kilometers per hour. The starting signal will be given by means of starting green lights activated under control of the match.
Scoring system
There will be two championship rankings. According to its position in the standings, drivers of each category (Pro AM and PM) The following points will be awarded after each race:
1st – 15 points / 2 – 12 points / 3rd – 10 points / 4 º- 8 dots / 5 – 6 points / 6 – 5 points / 7 – 4 points / 8 – 3 points / 9 – 2 points / 10 – 1 point
The Formula 3 Brazil is a single-seater category played in Brazil. It is one of several series of Formula 3 by the world, as well as British and European F3 F3.
The championship was played between 1989 and 1995 to be extinct. In 2014 the category will again be held in the country. Fernando Croce dispute in 2015 the full season in the category.
Learn more: www.formula3brasil.com.br
Super Kart Brazil (SKB) – SKB or Super Kart Brazil is a duly incorporated Brazilian company, which aims to organize. Fernando ran in this category in 2014.
Learn more: www.superkartbrasil.com.br
INSIDE THE SLOPES
PILOT: FERNANDO CROCE
Full name: Fernando Croce
Born: September 13, 1982
Age 35 years old
Height: 1.82m
Place of birth: Ribeirão Preto (SP)
Current Residence: Jaú (SP)
CARRER
AUTOMOBILISMO: KART – ITAIPAVA GT BRAZIL – GT BRASIL – GT SPRINT – AUTO GP TEST – F3 BRAZIL – SUPER TROPHY LAMBORGHINI – WORLD FINAL – GT ITALIANO – BRAZILIAN TOURISM
MODALITIES
Stock Car: 2018;
Kart 2018: Paulista – Rotax – Brazilian – World Cup;
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa and World Final 2018.
Multi Kart Champion with more than 30 wins.
ABOUT CROCE
He was born in Ribeirão Preto and grew up in the city of Jaú. He is the son of the businessman and pilot Fernando Croce, a veteran of kartism, whose main achievements in our sport were Copa Brasil in 2006 and 2008, both for the Super category. Senior. And 4 times Vice Champion Brazilian Kart, also excelled in Super Kart in the years of 83 and 84 with victories, podiums and important achievements. In recent times also competed, alongside the children, in the GT category in national and international motoring. Participated in races in various categories and street circuits, ran alongside great riders of the time as Emerson Fittipaldi in various race tracks and kart tracks of the country and the world. Fernando Croce Filho started his automobile career in Kart, with 15 years in 1997, in the interior of São Paulo where he won several titles. Soon after, he started running in São Paulo. At this time, Croce attended Business Management, which did not allow participation in all competitions.
In 2003, he participated in the Formula Ford stage, with a great highlight coming in 9th place (first competition in the category), with 18 riders on the grid. In the years 2004 and 2005, he dedicated himself to working in the family business. In 2006, he participated in kart racing, but was overweight for the category, and did not win any title in the year. Thus, in 2007, at age 25 began to compete in Senior category A, where he won the first of several titles. In the following five years (2008,2009,2010,2011,2012), there were many victories and more than 10 titles in the Kart. From 2011 and 2012, he participated in some races at Itaipava GT Brasil, with Viper Competition, and in GT Brasil, with Corvette ZO6R. His debut in Europe was in 2013, the first season in the Sprint GT, riding a Ferrari 458. In this period, Croce won 6 podiums (4 wins in Brazil and 2 in Europe – in Portimão (Portugal) and Vallelunga (Italy). in 6th place in the Sprint GT, even without participating in the first stage of the championship.
In the year 2014, participated in some stages Formula 3 Brazil conquering the 3rd place in F3 Brazil 6th – Velopark Stage; in the same year he was Bi Champion of the Brazil Kart Cup. In 2015 he competed in the F3 Brazil championships of Hitech Racing, finishing in 8th place in the championship, and took part in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – 4th Place – best result in Sebring, Florida. He returned to international motorsport in 2016, winning Monza victory and leading the championship, but a sad year for the driver who ended up crashing in the Italian championship GT, where in qualifying another driver hit Fernando Croce who had his car in the gravel , resulting in total loss of the Lamborghini car, and leaving the rider away from the runways for treatment and physical therapy. Back in Brazil in 2017, the motorist participated in the Brazilian Touring Championship, by the teams Rsports Racing and Carlos Alves, with the number 84.
“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 odds … 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 Gomes Croce