2018 Copa Truck season

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

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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

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
Flag of the United States.svg Ford Ford AJ55 Flag of Brazil.svg Adalberto Jardim 3–7
Original Reis Peças12 Flag of Brazil.svg José Maria Reis 1
DF Motorsport27 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Fogaça 1–7
72 Flag of Brazil.svg Djalma Fogaça 1–3
Flag of Italy.svg Iveco Lucar Motorsport88 Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Monteiro 1–7
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Lopes 1–7
Paraguay Racing/Dakar Motorsport90 Flag of Brazil.svg Giuliano Losacco 1–7
Flag of Germany.svg MAN SE RM Competições9 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Martins 3
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Witold Ramasauskas 1–2
133–7
72 Flag of Brazil.svg Djalma Fogaça 4–7
Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-Benz AM Motorsports6 Flag of Brazil.svg Wellington Cirino 1–7
77 Flag of Brazil.svg André Marques 1–7
Motul-GG Motorsport38 Flag of Paraguay.svg Alan Chanoski 3
333 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Fabiano Silva 1, 3
JL Competição55 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Salustiano 4
73 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Totti 6
AN09 Team909 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Navarro 5
PP Competições28 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Dirani 5–6
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Paulo Fernandes 5–6
Flag of Sweden.svg Scania Dakar Motorsport-Corinthians Motorsports15 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberval Andrade 1–7
55 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Dirani 3
73 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Totti 5
Original Reis Peças33 Flag of Brazil.svg Eurípedes Reis 1
Luhrs Competições46 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Renato Luhrs 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen RM Competições4 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone 1–2, 4–7
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Débora Rodrigues 1–2, 7
503–6
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 3
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Martins 1–2, 4, 6–7
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Belinati 3–7
30 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Castro 1–3, 5–6
Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo Boéssio Competições47 Flag of Brazil.svg Duda Bana 3–7
83 Flag of Brazil.svg 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.

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

Drivers' Championship

Preliminary rounds

PosDriver CAS GUA INT CAM GOI BUE RIV CRI CUR SouthSouthwestMidwestMercosulBonus
Wellington Cirino 1216RetRet7012
Giuliano Losacco 7172DNSDNS6010
André Marques 534423578
Felipe Giaffone 2DNS6152
Beto Monteiro 31127RetRet52
Renato Martins 46835452
Régis Boéssio 679RetDNSDNS34
Débora Rodrigues 845108DNS45
Witold Ramasauskas 1351386633
Alex Fabiano Silva 9914911931
Adalberto Jardim 3521
Luiz Lopes 118121229
Rogério Castro 14DNS10Ret16
Duda Bana 111114
José Maria Reis 151014
Djalma Fogaça 10RetRetRet10
Fábio Fogaça 12RetRetDNS10
Luis Renato Luhrs RetDNSDNSDNS0
Roberval Andrade RetDNSDNSDNS0
Eurípedes Reis DNSDNS0
PosDriver CAS GUA INT CAM GOI BUE RIV CRI CUR SouthSouthwestMidwestMercosulBonus
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid 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.

Points10°11°12°13°14°15°
Race 12220181615141312111098765
Race 2181614121110987654321

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

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Narration: Burno Fonseca
Narration: Rogério Rockenbach
Commentator: Luciano Burti
Commentator: Rafael Lopes
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Narration: Luc Monteiro
Narration: Márcio Possamai
Commentator: Gilberto Bertarello
Commentator: Ana Coser Mazutti
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BandSports
Narration: Octávio Muniz
Narration: Marcelo Bonucci
Commentator: Robson Amaral
Commentator: Claudia Refatti Benato
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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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