Kaká Magno secures top-10 in Stock Light with clean and competitive round in Goiânia
- RACERS
- May 20
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Kaká Magno continued her encouraging start to the 2026 Stock Light championship with a highly positive weekend at the second round of the campaign in Goiânia, where the Brazilian racer secured her first top-ten finish of the year after three clean and determined races.
Kaká Magno continued her encouraging start to the 2026 Stock Light championship with a highly positive weekend at the second round of the campaign in Goiânia, where the Brazilian racer secured her first top-ten finish of the year after three clean and determined races.
In her first season with W2 Racing ProGP, Magno once again capitalized on consistency and racecraft across the second triple-header, steadily climbing through the order in each contest and avoiding the many incidents that affected several rivals throughout the weekend.
After a positive if challenging season opener in Interlagos, where she claimed a personal best of 13th place despite early setbacks, Magno returned to action as the only woman on the Stock Light grid aiming to continue building momentum with her new team.
For the opening race of the weekend, Magno lined up from 19th on the grid. Even before the start, drama unfolded as Paparelli’s car broke down before the formation lap, while De Valle was forced to start from the pit lane.
At the green flag, Magno immediately gained positions and completed the opening lap up to 17th place, keeping Paparelli behind while Tieri spun into the gravel. She then overtook Annunziata before the race was neutralized by the safety car to recover Tieri’s stranded machine.
Racing resumed at the end of lap three, and while Annunziata and Paparelli briefly moved back ahead after the restart, Magno continued fighting in the midfield pack. Soon after, Enzo Nienkotter spun, while Fausto Filho served a penalty, allowing Magno to regain positions and return to 15th as she steadily improved her pace.
Further drama ahead benefited Magno again when Lucas Moura pitted with front-end damage, promoting her to 13th place before another safety car was deployed after Fausto Filho spun and lost a wheel on lap seven.
The race restarted with nine minutes remaining. Fahs attacked Magno immediately into Turn 1 and managed to move ahead, but Magno remained composed and soon regained ground when Annunziata ran deep into the gravel and rejoined behind her. Up ahead, Bortoluzzi attempted an ambitious move on Schotten, went too deep and spun around, promoting Magno back into 13th position.
With Fahs later suffering a mechanical issue and stopping with two laps remaining, Magno inherited 12th place and brought the car home there at the chequered flag after another composed and trouble-free drive, once again maximizing opportunities through consistency and clean racecraft.
Race two on Sunday morning represented a crucial challenge ahead of the third race later the same day. Magno lined up 15th and was already promoted to 14th before the start after Tieri encountered issues on the formation lap.
However, the race initially started behind the safety car due to fluid on the circuit, before being red-flagged to allow marshals additional clean-up time. When the race finally resumed under safety car conditions, only ten minutes remained on the clock.
Once green flag conditions returned, Magno ran 13th, but Fahs and Annunziata both managed to move ahead. Choosing not to take unnecessary risks, Magno instead focused on bringing the car home cleanly. Unfortunately, she ran slightly deep into one corner and cut through the gravel trap, rejoining behind Berlanda and Moura in 17th place.
The W2 Racing ProGP driver then shifted her focus toward rhythm and consistency. She gained one position when De Valle pitted with problems on lap nine and subsequently had to remain within twenty seconds of Berlanda, who had received a penalty for improper use of the push-to-pass.
Late drama again unfolded when Fahs suffered a heavy off at Turn 1 on the final lap and became stranded in the gravel. Magno completed another clean race and crucially finished within the required time gap to inherit a position from Berlanda following the penalty, securing 14th place in race two.
The turnaround before the third and final race of the weekend was extremely short, with teams immediately preparing the cars back in pit lane. Magno started the final 25-minute contest from 14th on the grid, aiming to end the weekend with further progress.
Starting from the inside line, she held position through the opening corners before Annunziata ran wide, allowing Magno to get ahead. Soon after, Nienkotter spun directly ahead of her, but Magno produced an excellent evasive maneuver to avoid the incident and climbed to 13th by lap four.
As Berlanda began slowing with issues, Magno advanced again into 12th and showed particularly competitive pace, successfully keeping the cars behind at bay. Another safety car was then deployed with 15 minutes remaining to recover Berlanda’s stranded car.
The restart with 12 minutes to go immediately descended into chaos: Falquete went off, Filho pitted with issues, while both Trombini and Berlanda crashed. Magno once again avoided all the incidents cleanly. Although Fahs managed to get ahead at the restart, Magno held onto 12th before another safety car period followed.
Green flag racing resumed on lap ten. Magno kept Nienkotter behind, though the latter later received a drive-through penalty for contact, easing some of the pressure. The Brazilian then began closing rapidly on Fahs and showed stronger pace on lap 13.
When Koenigkan suffered contact and a puncture, more opportunities emerged: Magno capitalized perfectly, overtaking Fahs to break into the top ten in brilliant closing laps. She continued lapping quicker than Moura ahead and ultimately crossed the finish line in 10th place, completing her best result of the season so far.
It marked an extremely positive weekend for Magno, who once again demonstrated maturity, consistency, and racecraft by staying out of trouble across three highly eventful races while steadily climbing through the order.
The next round of the championship will take place at Autódromo Internacional de Mato Grosso on 19–20 June.
