Comparatto wins at Interlagos and is the new leader of Formula 4 Brazil

On this Sunday (04/21), Matheus Comparatto finished the Interlagos stage of the BRB Formula 4 Brazil FIA Certified, the second of the championship, with victory and the championship lead. The Oakberry Bassani F4 driver took the lead of Race 3 at the start and even exchanged positions with Rafaela Ferreira, who had problems and finished ninth. The podium was completed by Ethan Nobels, the best rookie of the race and also the leader of the rookie championship, and by the Argentine Gino Trappa, Comparatto's teammate who on Saturday became the first foreigner to win a race in the feeder series."Everything fell into place, we relied a bit on luck with Rafa's drive-through, but we were very fast and I managed to jump ahead right from the start, which was my goal. Then I just managed the race. I'm very happy, now I've opened up a bit of a gap in the championship, but there's still 75% of the calendar to compete, so it's all very much open. Now it's time to focus on the next stage," commented Matheus Comparatto, who is the first driver to achieve more than one victory in 2024.Hot Race — With 27 ºC, Interlagos witnessed a thrilling race to close the second stage of F4 Brazil. Rafaela Ferreira and Matheus Comparatto starred in the start, with the Oakberry driver taking the lead, while Rafa ended up getting involved in a stronger dispute with her teammate Filippo Fiorentino. The dispute resulted in contact. Fiorentino ended up hitting his right front tire on a wall on the opposite straight and damaging the car. The safety car was deployed to remove Fiorentino's F-4. The race resumed with 22 minutes still on the clock and Comparatto in the lead.Ethan Nobels and Gino Trappa started to dispute the second position, as well as Guilherme Favarete, from TMG Racing, and Pepê Souza, from Cavaleiro Sports, who were fighting for eighth. Both confrontations were full of unexpected moves and consistent defenses, stabilizing only towards the end of the race.With the drive-through penalties for Rafa Ferreira for the incident with Fiorentino, and for Lucca Zucchini, Cavaleiro's driver, for jumping the restart, some drivers gained an advantage and the top-5 was completed by Ciro Sobral, from TMG Racing, and Rogério Grotta, from Cavaleiro Sports.After today's race, Matheus Comparatto leads the championship with 88 points, followed by Ethan Nobels, who has 60. Rafaela Ferreira is third, with the same score. Rogério Grotta is fourth, with 52 points, just one ahead of Gino Trappa, the fifth-placed.The next stage of the BRB Formula 4 Brazil is scheduled for June 30, at the Velocitta Autodrome, the venue that opened the 2024 season. BRB Formula 4 Brazil, stage 2, InterlagosRace 3, results (top-10): 1st - Matheus Comparatto (Oakberry Bassani), 18 laps in 32m17s6892nd - Ethan Nobels (R) (Cavaleiro Sports), at 4s2403rd - Gino Trappa (R) (Oakberry Bassani), at 5s7924th - Ciro Sobral (R) (TMG Racing), at 9s4135th - Rogério Grotta (Cavaleiro Sports), at 11s3346th - Guilherme Favarete (R) (TMG Racing), at 12s6137th - Pepê Souza (R) (Cavaleiro Sports), at 14s3108th - Cecília Rabelo (Oakberry Bassani), at 18s8859th - Rafaela Ferreira (TMG Racing), at 31s54310th - Lucca Zucchini (Cavaleiro Sports), at 40s750 voltaR: Rookie, debutant driverDid Not Finish Filippo Fiorentino (TMG Racing)Championship after race 3 in Interlagos (top-10): 1st - Matheus Comparatto, 802nd - Ethan Nobels, 603rd - Rafaela Ferreira, 604th - Rogério Grotta, 525th - Gino Trappa, 516th - Ciro Sobral, 467th - Lucca Zucchini, 428th - Álvaro Cho, 409th - Filippo Fiorentino, 3310th - Cecília Rabelo, 26Contacts Rodolpho Siqueira / Ana Oliveira / Fernando Silva+ 55 11 9 5472 0163