Fórmula Truck
| Category | Truck racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil & South America |
| Inaugural season | 1996 |
| Constructors | Ford, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes Benz, Scania, Volvo and Volkswagen |
| Drivers' champion |
 Leandro Totti |
| Teams' champion | RM Competições |
| Makes' champion | MAN |
| Official website | formulatruck.com |
 Current season | |
Fórmula Truck is a Brazilian motorsport series, competed in by truck tractor units.
History
The category originated from the contact between the truck Aurélio Batista Félix Santos and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos.
On September 6th 1987, the first race on the circuit Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel in Paraná took place. The proof display joined 35 riders and was named I Copa Brasil de Caminhões," and served as a test to ascertain the safety of the novel type of race.
However, there was a fatal accident with one of the participants: the pilot and president of Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel Jeferson Ribeiro da Fonseca, which shook the project and Francisco Santos was made to leave three years later.
In 1994 the concern for safety was a priority for the realization of a new presentation of the category back to truck drivers and businessmen in the sector at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo.
The consolidation began in 1995, with the dispute four demonstrative evidence, held in the cities of Cascavel and Londrina (PR), Tarumã (RS) and Goiânia (GO). In the latter city, the public exceeded the number of 120,000 people.
In the year 1996, was the first championship, with defined rules and approved by the Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo. The first official competition took place in Guaporé (RS), and had 13 trucks on the grid.
2006 in Curitiba.
On March 5, 2008, creator of Formula Truck, Aurélio Batista Félix, died of a stomach hemorrhage. Felix had heart problems and suffered a heart attack in the first stage of the 2008 season, in Guaporé.
In 2010, the organization announced the inclusion of the South American championship, Roberval Andrade was crowned champion, in 2011, it was announced three races for the South American Championship.
Organization
The qualifying session that decides the starting grid is held the Saturday before the race. Each pilot can have a warm-up lap, three timed and more of a slowdown. If he gives up his back, he is entitled to a single attempt at the end of training.
Formula Truck in the number of turns of a step varies between 30 and 35, depending on the length of the track and the conditions of the racetrack, the step of Ceará, which was included in 2006, because the runway is short, the event was planned with 60 laps. The laps completed with Pace Truck are not counted as valid. In restarts and there is a pairing of the trucks stopped and overtaking is allowed only after the checkered flag, or when the green light is lit.
In 2006, when the 12th lap is valid, the pilots will receive a checkered flag in green and yellow, which scores the first five places. At this point, the trail enters the Pace Truck, which neutralizes the race for cleaning and removal of vehicles on the track, staying three to five laps. After restart, trucks complete the preset number and make the podium in accordance with the classification in the race, plus the times of the penalties, if applicable.
The trucks have enough power to pass the 200 km / h, but, just in one point of the circuit, is a speed limit of 160 km / h, to ensure better security. The inspection takes place with the help of "radar" installed at some points around the track.
Scoring System
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | PP | FL | Lap 12 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Champions
Brazilian
| Year | Driver | Truck | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Renato Martins |
Scania | Marfran | No Manufacturer championship |
| 1997 | Oswaldo Drugovich, Jr. |
Scania | Drugovich Auto Peças | |
| 1998 | Oswaldo Drugovich, Jr. |
Scania | Drugovich Auto Peças | |
| 1999 |  Jorge Fleck |
Volvo | ABF Volvo | |
| 2000 | Jorge Fleck |
Volvo | Thermoid-Melitta-Volvo | |
| 2001 | Wellington Cirino |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedez-Benz | |
| 2002 | Roberval Andrade |
Scania | Muffatão | |
| 2003 | Wellington Cirino |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedez-Benz | |
| 2004 |  Beto Monteiro |
Ford | DF Motorsport | Ford |
| 2005 | Wellington Cirino |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedez-Benz | Scania |
| 2006 | Renato Martins |
Volkswagen | RM Competições | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2007 | Felipe Giaffone |
Volkswagen | RM Competições | Volkswagen |
| 2008 | Wellington Cirino |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedez-Benz | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2009 | Felipe Giaffone |
Volkswagen | RM Competições | Volkswagen |
| 2010 | Roberval Andrade |
Scania | RVR Corinthians Motorsport | Volkswagen |
| 2011 | Felipe Giaffone |
Volkswagen | RM Competições | Volkswagen |
| 2012 | Leandro Totti |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Racing Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2013 | Beto Monteiro |
Iveco | Scuderia Iveco | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2014 | Leonardo Totti |
Volkswagen MAN | RM Competições | MAN |
| 2015 | Leonardo Totti |
Volkswagen MAN | RM Competições | MAN |
South American
| Year | Driver | Truck | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Felipe Giaffone |
Volkswagen | RM Competições | Volkswagen |
| 2012 | Leandro Totti |
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Racing Team | Volkswagen |
| 2013 | Beto Monteiro |
Iveco | Scuderia Iveco | Iveco |
| 2014 | Leonardo Totti |
Volkswagen MAN | RM Competições | MAN |
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fórmula Truck. |
- Official website of the Fórmula Truck (in Portuguese) - (Portuguese)