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Karting: Formula 1 stars lead Felipe Massa's end of season race in Brazil

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Khatir Soltani
Felipe Massa’s end of the season go-kart race in Brazil will feature once again a strong field.

Twenty-six top class drivers from international and local series plus a famous Brazilian actor will line up at the Arena Sapiens in Florianópolis on Saturday and Sunday for a double-header event called Desafio Internacional Das Estrelas.

Photo: WRI2

Reigning race winner Michael Schumacher will not defend his crown due to personal commitments.

Drivers to watch for include Rubens Barrichello, Lucas di Grassi, Tony Kanaan, Vitor Meira, Felipe Giaffone, Jaime Alguersuari, Bruno Senna and Helio Castroneves.

There will be also a change in the race format, the heat 1 being scheduled to Saturday night and the heat 2 to Monday morning.

Timetable - Brazilian time

December 17 - Friday
8:30 p.m - Free practice (40 minutes)

December 18 - Saturday
4:10 p.m - Free practice (40 minutes)
6 p.m - Qualifying (two groups with 15 minutes to each one)
7 p.m - Top qualifying
9:45 p.m - Heat 1 (30 minutes + one lap)

December 19 - Sunday
9 a.m - Warm up (15 minutes)
11 a.m - Heat 2 (30 minutes + one lap with Top 8 reversed grid)

Entry list
Formula 1

Felipe Massa
Rubens Barrichello
Bruno Senna
Lucas di Grassi
Jaime Alguersuari

IndyCar
Tony Kanaan
Bia Figueiredo
Hélio Castroneves
Vítor Meira

GP2 Series
Alberto Valério

FIA GT
Enrique Bernoldi

Japan Super GT
João Paulo Oliveira

Trofeo Linea
Leonardo Nienkötter

Trofeo Linea/Brazilian Stock Car
Christian Fittipaldi
Cacá Bueno
Popó Bueno
Ricardo Maurício
Thiago Camilo

Brazilian Stock Car
Xandinho Negrão
Marcos Gomes
Max Wilson
Luciano Burti
Ricardo Zonta
Antonio Pizzonia
Allam Khodair

Brazilian Formula Truck
Felipe Giaffone

VIP
Marcos Pasquim

Khatir Soltani
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