Corsa Woman Championship
25 May 1999
1999 is the first year of the Brazilian Woman Corsa Championship. Created by Maria Helena Fittipaldi and Ricardo Albuquerque, this series organized by Ampacom, uses the 1.6 liter Corsa (the smallest car from GM in Brazil). In the first race in Interlagos, with 12 drivers and more than 5.000 people on the grandstands, Maria Cristina Rosito was the woman to beat. She was fastest in all practices, in qualifying and won the race. Mara Feltre made a great race and finished second. She was the only one to keep Rosito within a normal distance. Mara Feltre made also the fastest lap in the race. Andrea Klotz finished third driving very well. Christina Moreira, Peggy Bauer and Juliana Carreira promised a great fight with Klotz for the podium, but this three woman had accidents and problems during the race and didn't finished. Patricia Vega, even starting 11th on the grid, finished in a good 4th position. Patricia de Sabrit (she was Tony Kanaan's girlfriend) made a nice race but finished 8th and her lap time was nearly 7 seconds per lap slower than Rosito and Feltre. All cars are equal and you can only adjust some minor settings like suspension, packers... Congratulations to Maria Helena Fittipaldi for the excelent idea and for her dedication to fight against the hard times in Brazil. Marc Zimmermann The Auto Channel Marc Zimmermann Editor-Chefe PITSTOP http://www.pitstop.com.br
