Gabriel Casagrande
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Brazilian20 February 1995
| Gabriel Casagrande | |
|---|---|
 Casagrande in 2021 | |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | Gabriel Meimberg Casagrande 20 February 1995 Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil |
| Stock Car Pro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Vogel Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 83 |
| Former teams | RC3 Bassani C2 Team Crown Racing R.Mattheis Motorsport |
| Starts | 227 |
| Championships | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Wins | 12 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 11 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021, 2023, 2024 2023 | Stock Car Brasil NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race Special Edition ProAM |
Gabriel Meimberg Casagrande (born 20 February 1995) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in the Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet Cruze for A. Mattheis Vogel Motorsport. He is a three-time champion of the Stock Car Pro Series, having won this title in 2021, 2023 and 2024. He also competes in the NASCAR Brasil Series, where he won the Special Edition ProAM championship in 2023.
Stock Car Brazil
In 2013, Casagrande ran three stages in Stock Car Brasil for RC3 Bassani[1] and the rest in the Turismo category, finishing in third place overall in the latter.[2] In 2014, Casagrande raced with the C2 Team (formerly Gramacho),[3] with driver Diego Nunes as his teammate.[4] He was also paired with veteran Enrique Bernoldi in the first race of the season.[4]
In 2017, Casagrande went on to compete for the championship for Vogel Motorsport.[5] He won his first career victory in the championship by winning the second race of the Curvelo round, in Minas Gerais.[6] His second victory in the category came in 2019, when he won the first race of the eleventh round in Goiânia.[7]
In 2021, Casagrande won the championship for the first time, winning two races in that season.[8] In the 2023 season, he won the championship once again, winning three races in that season.[9][10]
NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
In the 2023 season, Casagrande paired up with Guilherme Backes in the fifth and sixth rounds, both of which were Special Edition rounds.[11] He won two races in the Special Edition ProAM division and won that championship alongside Backes.[12][13]
