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11/24/2007 - 07:00 PM
Florianopolis, Brazil
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After dominating the first heat, Michael Schumacher finished a discreet sixth in the second race of the day to emerge on top on aggregate points in the International Challenge of Stars go-kart race promoted by his former Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa in Florianopolis, Brazil.
The seven-time world champion was the shiniest star in an event that assembled an impressive number of Brazil's racing royalty, from F1 regulars like Rubens Barrichello and Nelson Piquet Jr. to IndyCar standouts such as Tony Kanaan and Vitor Meira. Veterans like Gil de Ferran and Roberto Moreno and even MotoGP race winner Alex Barros were also part of the lineup.
Fourth on the grid led by Piquet Jr. on the first heat, Schuey jumped to second at the start, then benefited from a mistake by leader Lucas di Grassi on the following lap to get to the front. Then, the fierce fight behind him helped the German to take an authoritative 5.6-sec win over Piquet in the morning race, which had former F1 driver Luciano Burti, currently a star in Brazil's Stock Car V8 championship, completing the podium.
"Sure it feels great, winning is better than losing, but it wasn't exactly a great win [since] the karts fighting behind made it easier for me," Schumacher said.
The top-eight finishers were reversed for the afternoon race's grid, putting another Stock Car regular, Thiago Camilo, on pole ahead of host Massa, seventh in the morning. In typical Schumacher fashion, the German waited for rivals in front to falter to run as high as second behind di Grassi, but ended up finishing sixth after his kart was hit by Camilo in an overly optimistic move.
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Di Grassi, the 2007 GP2 Series runner-up, won the afternoon event ahead of Burti and Massa, with Barrichello and Stock Car's Marcos Gomes completing the top-five. The points system, which mimicked Stock Car's, gave Schumacher the title ahead of Burti and di Grassi.
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International Challenge of Stars - Race 2 results:
1) Lucas di Grassi (BRA), 32 laps, 22min12s328
2) Luciano Burti (BRA) + 3.506
3) Felipe Massa (BRA) + 4.579
4) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) + 4.775
5) Marcos Gomes (BRA) + 6.674
6) Michael Schumacher (GER) + 7.087
7) Felipe Giaffone (BRA) + 7.273
8) Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) + 11.157
9) Tony Kanaan (BRA) + 16.198
10) Vitor Meira (BRA) + 21.943
11) Enrique Bernoldi (BRA) + 23.248
12) Rodrigo Sperafico (BRA) + 24.042
13) Ricardo Zonta (BRA) + 29.616
14) Roberto Moreno (BRA) + 30.973
15) Luca Badoer (ITA) + 31.273
16) Popó Bueno (BRA) + 31.416
17) Nelsinho Piquet (BRA) + 1 lap
18) Ricardo Mauricio (BRA) + 1 lap
19) Tarso Marques (BRA) + 1 lap
20) Thiago Camilo (BRA) + 2 laps
21) Cacá Bueno (BRA) + 12 laps
22) Alexandre Barros (BRA) + 13 laps
23) Gil de Ferran (BRA) + 14 laps
24) Xandinho Negrão (BRA) + 23 laps
Race 1 results:
1) Michael Schumacher (GER), 32 laps, 21min59s406
2) Nelsinho Piquet (BRA) + 5.687
3) Luciano Burti (BRA) + 5.737
4) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) + 8.147
5) Lucas Di Grassi (BRA) + 8.218
6) Marcos Gomes (BRA) + 9.090
7) Felipe Massa (BRA) + 16.328
8) Thiago Camilo (BRA) + 16.548
9) Ricardo Zonta (BRA) + 18.736
10) Tony Kanaan (BRA) + 19.107
11) Enrique Bernoldi (BRA) + 22.220
12) Vitor Meira (BRA) + 22.616
13) Ricardo Mauricio (BRA) + 29.499
14) Cacá Bueno (BRA) + 34.065
15) Popó Bueno (BRA) + 34.252
16) Tarso Marques (BRA) + 36.523
17) Roberto Moreno (BRA) + 36.703
18) Xandinho Negrão (BRA) + 1 lap
19) Gil de Ferran (BRA) + 1 lap
20) Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) + 10 laps
21) Felipe Giaffone (BRA) + 10 laps
22) Rodrigo Sperafico (BRA) + 12 laps
23) Alexandre Barros (BRA) + 31 laps
24) Luca Badoer (ITA) + 32 laps
After dominating the first heat, Michael Schumacher finished a discreet sixth in the second race of the day to emerge on top on aggregate points in the International Challenge of Stars go-kart race promoted by his former Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa in Florianopolis, Brazil.
The seven-time world champion was the shiniest star in an event that assembled an impressive number of Brazil's racing royalty, from F1 regulars like Rubens Barrichello and Nelson Piquet Jr. to IndyCar standouts such as Tony Kanaan and Vitor Meira. Veterans like Gil de Ferran and Roberto Moreno and even MotoGP race winner Alex Barros were also part of the lineup.
Fourth on the grid led by Piquet Jr. on the first heat, Schuey jumped to second at the start, then benefited from a mistake by leader Lucas di Grassi on the following lap to get to the front. Then, the fierce fight behind him helped the German to take an authoritative 5.6-sec win over Piquet in the morning race, which had former F1 driver Luciano Burti, currently a star in Brazil's Stock Car V8 championship, completing the podium.
"Sure it feels great, winning is better than losing, but it wasn't exactly a great win [since] the karts fighting behind made it easier for me," Schumacher said.
The top-eight finishers were reversed for the afternoon race's grid, putting another Stock Car regular, Thiago Camilo, on pole ahead of host Massa, seventh in the morning. In typical Schumacher fashion, the German waited for rivals in front to falter to run as high as second behind di Grassi, but ended up finishing sixth after his kart was hit by Camilo in an overly optimistic move.
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Di Grassi, the 2007 GP2 Series runner-up, won the afternoon event ahead of Burti and Massa, with Barrichello and Stock Car's Marcos Gomes completing the top-five. The points system, which mimicked Stock Car's, gave Schumacher the title ahead of Burti and di Grassi.
What will its massive penalty mean to the McLaren
International Challenge of Stars - Race 2 results:
1) Lucas di Grassi (BRA), 32 laps, 22min12s328
2) Luciano Burti (BRA) + 3.506
3) Felipe Massa (BRA) + 4.579
4) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) + 4.775
5) Marcos Gomes (BRA) + 6.674
6) Michael Schumacher (GER) + 7.087
7) Felipe Giaffone (BRA) + 7.273
8) Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) + 11.157
9) Tony Kanaan (BRA) + 16.198
10) Vitor Meira (BRA) + 21.943
11) Enrique Bernoldi (BRA) + 23.248
12) Rodrigo Sperafico (BRA) + 24.042
13) Ricardo Zonta (BRA) + 29.616
14) Roberto Moreno (BRA) + 30.973
15) Luca Badoer (ITA) + 31.273
16) Popó Bueno (BRA) + 31.416
17) Nelsinho Piquet (BRA) + 1 lap
18) Ricardo Mauricio (BRA) + 1 lap
19) Tarso Marques (BRA) + 1 lap
20) Thiago Camilo (BRA) + 2 laps
21) Cacá Bueno (BRA) + 12 laps
22) Alexandre Barros (BRA) + 13 laps
23) Gil de Ferran (BRA) + 14 laps
24) Xandinho Negrão (BRA) + 23 laps
Race 1 results:
1) Michael Schumacher (GER), 32 laps, 21min59s406
2) Nelsinho Piquet (BRA) + 5.687
3) Luciano Burti (BRA) + 5.737
4) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) + 8.147
5) Lucas Di Grassi (BRA) + 8.218
6) Marcos Gomes (BRA) + 9.090
7) Felipe Massa (BRA) + 16.328
8) Thiago Camilo (BRA) + 16.548
9) Ricardo Zonta (BRA) + 18.736
10) Tony Kanaan (BRA) + 19.107
11) Enrique Bernoldi (BRA) + 22.220
12) Vitor Meira (BRA) + 22.616
13) Ricardo Mauricio (BRA) + 29.499
14) Cacá Bueno (BRA) + 34.065
15) Popó Bueno (BRA) + 34.252
16) Tarso Marques (BRA) + 36.523
17) Roberto Moreno (BRA) + 36.703
18) Xandinho Negrão (BRA) + 1 lap
19) Gil de Ferran (BRA) + 1 lap
20) Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) + 10 laps
21) Felipe Giaffone (BRA) + 10 laps
22) Rodrigo Sperafico (BRA) + 12 laps
23) Alexandre Barros (BRA) + 31 laps
24) Luca Badoer (ITA) + 32 laps
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