Gabriel Casagrande (born 20 February 1995) is a Brazilian

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. He competes full-time in the

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, driving the No. 83

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for A. Mattheis Vogel Motorsport. He is a three-time champion of the Stock Car Pro Series, having won this title in

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and

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. He also competes in the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, where he won the Special Edition ProAM championship in 2023.

Career

Stock Car Brazil

In 2013, Gabriel ran three stages in

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for RC3 Bassani and the rest in the Turismo category, finishing in third place overall in the latter. In 2014, Casagrande raced with the C2 Team (formerly Gramacho), with driver Diego Nunes as his teammate. He was also paired with veteran

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in the first race of the season. In 2017, Casagrande went on to compete for the championship for Vogel Motorsport. He won his first career victory in the championship by winning the second race of the

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round, in Minas Gerais. His second victory in the category came in 2019, when he won the first race of the eleventh round in

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. In 2021, Casagrande won the championship for the first time, winning two races in that season. In the 2023 season, he won the championship once again, winning three races in that season.

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. He won two races in the Special Edition ProAM division and won that championship alongside Backes.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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Complete Stock Car Brasil results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casagrande, Gabriel 1995 births Living people People from Pato Branco Brazilian racing drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Racing drivers from Paraná (state) Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Mark Burdett Motorsport drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Brazilian WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers NASCAR drivers Brazilian NASCAR drivers