Valdeno Brito had seen the podium escape at the finish line for just 0s058. 0s058. Photo: Cleocinei Zonta
Leader of the second race in Goiânia for 22 of the 29 complete laps (75%), Valdeno Brito was able to celebrate belatedly the podium that escaped him in the final meters of the race. The driver from Paraíba was promoted to third place (had crossed the finish line in fourth) due to the disqualification of the winner, Ricardo Maurício.
Thus, Valdeno reaches his second podium of the season (the first was in Londrina, in the fourth stage) and the 32nd of his career in Stock Car.
The result helped Prati-Donaduzzi to close the weekend as the highest scoring team in Goiânia: 57 points in total.
“I wanted to do like Carlos Sainz Jr. at Interlagos, get back there and get on the podium,” joked Valdeno Brito, referring to the McLaren driver who was promoted to third place in the Formula 1 Brazilian GP after the podium celebration and organized the biggest party with the team, having their own 'awards ceremony'.
“Securing a podium for punishing an opponent is not the best way, but the rule has to be enforced and I am happy to get at least this 'reward' after so much work. We saw the podium escape in the end and now we know it could even have been a victory. However, the important thing is to see that we are competitive”, said Valdeno.
For Prati-Donaduzzi, as a sponsor, this represents the 25th podium of a driver wearing the company's colors (and the sixth only this year).
Good strategy of Prati-Donaduzzi and Valdeno´s precise driving contributed to the result. Photo: Cleocinei Zonta
All podiums of Valdeno Brito:
2005
Curitiba, 3rd place
Brasília, 3rd place
Tarumã, 2nd place
2006
Interlagos, 3rd place
Tarumã, 2nd place
2007
Londrina, 2nd place
Interlagos, 2nd place
2008
Curitiba, 3rd place
Santa Cruz do Sul, 2nd place
Jacarepaguá, 1st place
2009
Curitiba, 1st place
2010
Santa Cruz do Sul, 2nd place
2011
Brasília, 1st place
2012
Curitiba, 1st place
Cascavel, 1st place
2013
Interlagos, 2nd place
Ribeirão Preto, 3rd place
2014
Interlagos, 2nd place
Santa Cruz do Sul, 1st place
Cascavel, 2nd place
Curitiba, 2nd place
2015
Santa Cruz do Sul, 1st place
Cascavel, 1st place
Cascavel, 2nd place
2016
Velopark, 2nd place Goiânia, 3rd place
Interlagos, 3rd place
Londrina, 2nd place
Goiânia, 3rd place
2017
Velopark, 2nd place
2019
Londrina, 2nd place
Goiânia, 3rd place
All podiums of Prati-Donaduzzi:
2013
Cascavel, Julio Campos, 2nd place
2014
Santa Cruz do Sul, Antonio Pizzonia, 1st place
Brasília, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Goiânia, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Cascavel, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Santa Cruz do Sul, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Tarumã, Julio Campos, 1st place
Tarumã, Antonio Pizzonia, 1st place
2015
Ribeirão Preto, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Velopark, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Velopark, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Curitiba, Julio Campos, 1st place
Curitiba, Julio Campos, 2nd place
2017
Santa Cruz do Sul, Antonio Pizzonia, 2nd place
2018
Velopark, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Velopark, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Cascavel, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Londrina, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Interlagos, Julio Campos, 2nd place
2019
Goiânia, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Londrina, Valdeno Brito, 2nd place
Londrina, Julio Campos, 3rd place
Santa Cruz do Sul, Julio Campos, 1st place
Campo Grande, Julio Campos, 2nd place
Goiânia, Valdeno Brito, 3rd place
Prati-Donaduzzi
Prati-Donaduzzi, the 100% capital Brazilian pharmaceutical industry, is specialized in the development and production of generic drugs. Based in Toledo, western Paraná, Prati-Donaduzzi produces about 11.5 billion therapeutic doses per year and has about 4,200 employees. The company has one of the largest portfolios of generic drugs in Brazil* and aims to grow its sales and production capacity by 15% in 2019.
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Valdeno Brito had seen the podium escape at the finish line for just 0s058. 0s058. Photo: Cleocinei Zonta
Good strategy of Prati-Donaduzzi and Valdeno´s precise driving contributed to the result. Photo: Cleocinei Zonta
