Caio Castro returns to the Porsche Cup with a project in honor of Ayrton Senna

After a season racing in the main truck competition on the planet and having achieved exciting podiums, Caio Castro is back in the Porsche Cup, Porsche's first single-brand series in South America, in the Sprint Challenge category, alongside his victorious Red team Ram, responsible for epic achievements, such as first place in Interlagos, in 2021.

On his return to the competition, throughout this year, Caio and his team will pay homage to the automobile career of Ayrton Senna, the greatest Brazilian driver of all time, through several actions during the 2024 tournament, in an exciting and unprecedented celebration to the 30-year legacy of the three-time world champion.

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Project Details

During a press conference held this Thursday, 29th, in São Paulo, Caio Castro gave details about the project and presented, in a show of lights and holograms, the different looks of the cars he will drive in honor of Ayrton. At each stage, the driver will wear a jumpsuit, helmet and car layout inspired by the four teams that Ayrton Senna drove.

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Passing through Toleman, the team where Ayrton made his debut in the 1984 season; then in the Lótus car, model 98T, in which the Formula 1 driver raced in 1986; then in Team Lótus Camel, an iconic car, equipped with a Honda engine, in 1987; and finally, in the Mclaren, a 1988 model, in which Ayrton was champion. At all these moments, there will be surprises and an effects show so that the cars are in line with each moment of Ayrton Senna's racing career, being the greatest tribute ever paid to the legendary three-time Formula 1 champion.

After the end of the season, which will feature an international stage in Portugal, Caio Castro and his team will promote a charity auction with the parts used by the driver in each stage, with proceeds going to the Ayrton Senna Institute and Mangueira's social project.

''I've been thinking about this project for some time with my team, as a way to pay homage to one of the most important figures in world motorsport, someone I've been a fan of since I was a child and who inspires me with each new challenge on the tracks, so I'm very excited and excited to present to the public everything we thought and designed for this unprecedented tribute. In recent years, I have dedicated myself to racing and driving has been something that motivates me, inspires me, and this year bringing this memory of the legendary three-time Formula 1 world champion will be extra special'', reveals Caio.

Caio Castro's trajectory

Caio Castro is passionate about motorsport, he has been driving since he was 19 years old and has participated in numerous amateur and professional Kart championships, he was champion in the KDS Silver Series 2022/2023, runner-up in the Porsche Cup 2021, in the GT3 and Endurance categories, where he also He accumulated victories and the title of the 100th driver to win a Porsche Cup race, in Interlagos. In 2023, he challenged himself in a new category, heavy trucks, in the Truck Cup, competing for the ASG Motorsports / Mercedes-Benz team, where he recorded exciting victories.

About the Porsche Cup C6 Bank

The largest GT event in Latin America, the Porsche Cup C6 Bank has been holding championships in Brazil since 2005. It is the largest single-brand and single-management category in the country, sending around 40 cars to the track at each event, strictly identical. The models used in the category are the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, from the 992, 991-2 and 991-1 generations. It is the most produced and sold competition car in the world, racing both in support events for categories such as F1, 24H Le Mans, IMSA, etc., and in proprietary events. In Brazil, the championship has nine stages, six of which are sprint stages (with two races of up to 30 minutes each) and three endurance stages, with races of 300 to 500 km in which pilots form crews of pairs or trios.

Featured photo: Caio Castro (Disclosure/C3Group)