The 2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge was the eighth season of the Mercedes-Benz Challenge. Fernando Júnior is the defending champion in the CLA AMG Cup whilst Claudio Simão is the defending champion for the C250 Cup class.

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Class Rounds CLA AMG Cup CenterBus Sambaiba Racing Team 6 Fernando Júnior 1–5 7 Cesar Fonseca M 5 61 1–4 60 Betão Fonseca M 1–5 Mottin Racing 10 Pierre Ventura M 1–5 15 Raijan Mascarello 1–4 17 5 18 Fernando Poeta M 2, 4 20 Roger Sandoval 1–5 36 Sergio Ribas M 1 57 Felipe Tozzo 1–5 WCR Team 90 Jose Vitte M 3–5 OuroCar Racing 19 Luis Carlos Ribeiro 1–5 Cordova Motorsports 33 Adriano Rabelo 1–5 84 Cello Nunes 1–5 Bardahl Hot Car 44 Cesare Marrucci M 1–5 55 Fabio Scorpioni 1–5 Renato Braga 3 88 Fernando Amorim M 1–4 C250 Cup AN 09 5 Paulo Rosa M 1 9 Alexandre Navarro M 1, 3 Leandro Romera 3 Bardahl Hot Car 12 André Moraes Jr. 1–5 26 Flavio Andrade M 1–5 PGL Racing 14 Júnior Victorette 1, 3–5 41 João Lemos M 1–5 Paioli Racing 21 Peter M Gottschalk 1–5 58 Claudio Simão M 2–5 111 Beto Rossi M 1–5 Marcos Paioli M CenterBus Sambaiba Racing Team 22 Paulo Gomes M 5 62 Jared Wilson 3, 5 64 Roberto Santos M 2–3, 5 65 Pedro Muffato M 1 Luiz Fernando Barcellos M 3 Alencar Jr. M 5 66 Luc Monteiro 3 67 Ângelo Giombelli M 1, 3 69 Mateus Pamplona 2 Cesar Pamplona 669 Rodrigo Soares 3, 5 WCR Team 225 Max Mohr M 2–5 Brandão Motorsport 227 Miro Cruz 2–5 Icon Class M Masters

Notes

Race calendar and results The entire championship will be accompanied by the Copa Truck in eight of the nine stages of the category, with exercise of the stage of Buenos Aires, counting with a stage in the Autódromo de Rivera in Uruguay. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team C250 Cup winner 1 Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel March 25 Roger Sandoval Adriano Rabelo Raijan Mascarello Mottin Racing Peter M Gottschalk 2 Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé April 15 Adriano Rabelo Felipe Tozzo Betão Fonseca Sambaiba Racing Team João Lemos 3 Autódromo José Carlos Pace May 27 Felipe Tozzo Raijan Mascarello Betão Fonseca Adriano Rabelo Betão Fonseca Adriano Rabelo Sambaiba Racing Team Peter M Gottschalk 4 Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura July 29 Felipe Tozzo Raijan Mascarello Fernando Júnior Sambaiba Racing Team André Moraes Jr. 5 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) August 26 Felipe Tozzo Felipe Tozzo Felipe Tozzo Mottin Racing André Moraes Jr. 6 Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera October 7 Raijan Mascarello Raijan Mascarello Raijan Mascarello Mottin Racing André Moraes Jr. 7 Circuito dos Cristais October 28 Roger Sandoval Fabio Scorpioni Raijan Mascarello Mottin Racing André Moraes Jr. 8 Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba December 2 Roger Sandoval Felipe Tozzo Roger Sandoval Mottin Racing André Moraes Jr. Source(s):

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