2018 Copa Truck season

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Copa Truck is the second season of the Copa Truck.

The category's origins came after nine teams left Formula Truck due to disagreements with the problematic management of Neusa Navarro Félix. These teams joined together in an association to create the category that replaced Formula Truck.[1][2] The new category brings together teams and drivers from the old category.

In November 2017, it was approved by the Brazilian Automobile Confederation (CBA) and recognized as an official championship. Carlos Col, former head of the Stock Car Pro Series, is its promoter.[3]

The Truck Cup was officially launched on April 27, 2017, in São Paulo. In the first season, the championship was divided into three regional cups: Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast. The first stage took place on May 28, in Goiânia, with 17 trucks on the grid.

The association is made up of the following teams: RM Competições, AJ5 Sports, DF Motorsport, RVR Motorsports, Dakar Motors, Fábio Fogaça Motorsports, Lucar Motorsports and Clay Truck Racing.[4]

The beginning of everything

It was 1987 when truck driver Aurélio Batista Félix and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos decided to organize the category's first race. This first Brazilian championship was a huge success, with 35 drivers and an attendance of 20,000 fans. Over time, the category evolved and gained popularity, and today the Truck Cup is the main truck racing category in Brazil, with 36 drivers from 12 teams competing in nine rounds throughout the year, with two races per round in the Pro and Super Elite categories.[5][6]

Differences between racing and street trucks

The first, and most obvious, is the height: while a standard truck measures 3.6 meters, Copa Truck vehicles are much lower, at about 2.5 meters. Another big difference, of course, is the power: 1,000 horsepower, twice that of an average transport truck. The brakes are also different, with pads capable of withstanding braking at speeds over 200 km/h. And let's not forget the tires, with a special shape and pressure, lower and rounded than those of a road vehicle, to increase grip.[7][8][9][10][11]

Security

You can't be too cautious when you're inside a truck going 200 km/h, so in addition to the structure of a normal vehicle, the Copa Truck has stabilizer bars, a type of "cage" that offers extra protection to the driver, a special "bucket" type racing seat and five-point seat belts, in addition to all the inspections carried out by professionals to ensure the safety of the drivers.[12]

Women in the Truck Cup

Women have a place in the Truck Cup, with two drivers vying for the top spot on the podium. In addition to Débora Rodrigues, one of the sport's pioneers, the category now also features Bia Figueiredo,[13] who has competed in everything from Formula 3 Sudamericana to the Indianapolis 500.[14]


Teams and drivers

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Rounds
Ford Ford AJ5 5 Adalberto Jardim 3–7
Original Reis Peças 12 José Maria Reis 1
DF Motorsport 27 Fábio Fogaça 1–7
72 Djalma Fogaça 1–3
Iveco Lucar Motorsport 88 Beto Monteiro 1–7
99 Luiz Lopes 1–7
Paraguay Racing/Dakar Motorsport 90 Giuliano Losacco 1–7
MAN SE RM Competições 9 Renato Martins 3
11 Witold Ramasauskas 1–2
13 3–7
72 Djalma Fogaça 4–7
Mercedes-Benz AM Motorsports 6 Wellington Cirino 1–7
77 André Marques 1–7
Motul-GG Motorsport 38 Alan Chanoski 3
333 Alex Fabiano Silva 1, 3
JL Competição 55 Paulo Salustiano 4
73 Leandro Totti 6
AN09 Team 909 Alexandre Navarro 5
PP Competições 28 Danilo Dirani 5–6
29 Pedro Paulo Fernandes 5–6
Scania Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports 15 Roberval Andrade 1–7
55 Danilo Dirani 3
73 Leandro Totti 5
Original Reis Peças 33 Eurípedes Reis 1
Luhrs Competições 46 Luiz Renato Luhrs 1–2
Volkswagen RM Competições 4 Felipe Giaffone 1–2, 4–7
7 Débora Rodrigues 1–2, 7
50 3–6
8 Luciano Burti 3
9 Renato Martins 1–2, 4, 6–7
11 Rodrigo Belinati 3–7
30 Rogério Castro 1–3, 5–6
Volvo Boéssio Competições 47 Duda Bana 3–7
83 Régis Boéssio 1–7

Race calendar and results

The Copa Truck is divided into four parallel championships with two stages (South Truck Cup, Southeast Truck Cup, Midwest Truck Cup and Mercosul Truck Cup), totaling eight stages. And a ninth stage, denominated The Great Final, will define the general champion of the category.

Rnd Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel, Paraná March 25 Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Wellington Cirino AM Motorsports
R2 Wellington Cirino Giuliano Losacco Paraguay Racing/Dakar Motorsport
2 R1 Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé, Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul April 15 Roberval Andrade Wellington Cirino Wellington Cirino AM Motorsports
R2 Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
3 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo May 27 Wellington Cirino Roberval Andrade Roberval Andrade Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports
R2 Luciano Burti Roberval Andrade Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports
4 R1 Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul July 29 Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
R2 Felipe Giaffone Roberval Andrade Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports
5 R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia, Goiás August 25 Wellington Cirino Danilo Dirani Danilo Dirani PP Competições
R2 Danilo Dirani Danilo Dirani PP Competições
6 R1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina September 16 Wellington Cirino Leandro Totti Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
R2 Beto Monteiro Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
7 R1 Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera, Uruguay October 7 Wellington Cirino Roberval Andrade Roberval Andrade Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports
R2 Roberval Andrade Renato Martins RM Competições
8 R1 Circuito dos Cristais, Curvelo, Minas Gerais October 28 Wellington Cirino Danilo Dirani Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
R2 Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
9 R1 Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais, Paraná December 2 Danilo Dirani Roberval Andrade Roberval Andrade Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports
R2 Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone RM Competições
Source(s): [15]

Drivers' Championship

Preliminary rounds

Pos Driver CAS GUA INT CAM GOI BUE RIV CRI CUR South Southwest Midwest Mercosul Bonus
Wellington Cirino 1 2 1 6 Ret Ret 70 12
Giuliano Losacco 7 1 7 2 DNS DNS 60 10
André Marques 5 3 4 4 2 3 57 8
Felipe Giaffone 2 DNS 6 1 52
Beto Monteiro 3 11 2 7 Ret Ret 52
Renato Martins 4 6 8 3 5 4 52
Régis Boéssio 6 7 9 Ret DNS DNS 34
Débora Rodrigues 8 4 5 10 8 DNS 45
Witold Ramasauskas 13 5 13 8 6 6 33
Alex Fabiano Silva 9 9 14 9 11 9 31
Adalberto Jardim 3 5 21
Luiz Lopes 11 8 12 12 29
Rogério Castro 14 DNS 10 Ret 16
Duda Bana 11 11 14
José Maria Reis 15 10 14
Djalma Fogaça 10 Ret Ret Ret 10
Fábio Fogaça 12 Ret Ret DNS 10
Luis Renato Luhrs Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
Roberval Andrade Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
Eurípedes Reis DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver CAS GUA INT CAM GOI BUE RIV CRI CUR South Southwest Midwest Mercosul Bonus
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Points standings

It is fair to dismiss the three worst results of the season.

Points 1° 2° 3° 4° 5° 6° 7° 8° 9° 10° 11° 12° 13° 14° 15°
Race 1 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
Race 2 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Here you will find all the race results.

Link
https://www.fastcrono.com.br/resultados/resultados-automobilismo/resultados-copa-truck/

Television coverage

The Races of the Copa Truck are broadcast on Cable Television including: ESPN, Fox Sports, Movistar+, CBS Sports y NBC Sports.

Coverage in Brazil

Transmissão[16]

SporTV 		Narration: Burno Fonseca
Narration: Rogério Rockenbach
Commentator: Luciano Burti
Commentator: Rafael Lopes
Transmissão[17]

Band 		Narration: Luc Monteiro
Narration: Márcio Possamai
Commentator: Gilberto Bertarello
Commentator: Ana Coser Mazutti
Transmissão[18]

BandSports 		Narration: Octávio Muniz
Narration: Marcelo Bonucci
Commentator: Robson Amaral
Commentator: Claudia Refatti Benato
Transmissão[17]

YouTube 		Narration: Rodrigo Vicente
Narration: Bruno Vicaria
Commentator: Ivar Castagnetti
Commentator: Henrique Gava

Other countries

Internet (Global)
YouTube
Motorsport.tv
Facebook
Zoome
Catve.com
Auto Videos
Twitch

See also

References

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