2023 Copa Truck season

2023 Copa Truck

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Copa Truck event

The 2023 Copa Truck is the seventh season of the Copa Truck. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]} 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. ^[4]

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.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Volkswagen	R9 Competições	00	Danilo Alamini	P	1–4
		4	Felipe Giaffone [15]	P	1–4
		7	Débora Rodrigues	P	1–4
		17	Thiago Rizzo	S	1–4
		77	André Marques	P	1–4
		88	Beto Monteiro	P	1–4
	Odapel Racing/R9	55	Paulo Salustiano	P	1–4
		81	José Augusto Dias	S	1–4
Mercedes-Benz	PP Motorsport	3	Ricardo Alvarez	S	1–4
		12	Juca Bala	S	3
		29	Pedro Paulo Fernandes	S	1–4
	AJ5 ECO Sports	5	Adalberto Jadim	P	1–4
	ASG Motorsport	15	Roberval Andrande	P	1–4
		22	Caio Castro	S	1–4
		25	Jaidson Zini	P	1–4
		26	Raphael Abbate	P	1–4
		45	Daniel Kelemen	P	1–4
		99	Luiz Lopes	P	1–4
		111	Bia Figueiredo	S	1–4
	Tiger Team	10	Felipe Lapenna	P	1
		23	Victor Franzoni	P	1–4
		59	Evandro Camargo	S	1–4
		65	Felipe Gama	S	2–4
	FF Motorsport	27	Fábio Fogaça	S	1–4
		72	Djalma Fogaça	P	1–4
Iveco	Usual Racing	6	Wellington Cirino	P	1–4
		21	Djalma Pivetta	S	1–4
		26	Danilo Dirani	P	1–4
	Dakar Motorsport	57	Felipe Tozzo	S	1–4
Volvo	Vannucci Racing	33	Rodrigo Taborda	S	1–4
		73	Leandro Totti	P	1–4
	Boessio Competições	39	Hiro Yano	S	2–4
Scania	Electric Truck	70	Kleber Electric	S	1–4

Icon	Class
P	Pro
S	Super

Schedule

Round		Track	Date
1	R1	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia	19 March
	R2
2	R3	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	30 April
	R4
3	R5	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina	3 June
	R6
4	R7	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina	4 June
	R8
5	R9	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel, Cascavel	2 July
	R10
6	R11	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia	29 July
	R12
7	R13	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia	30 July
	R14
8	R15	Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã, Viamão	15 October
	R16
9	R17	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	10 December
	R18

Championship standings

Pro Category

Pos Driver [16] GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Felipe Giaffone 1 11 2 8 2 23 3 2 4 13 8 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 263 2 Roberval Andrade 3 NC 29 3 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 20 3 1 8 5 256 3 Beto Monteiro 4 2 1 7 20 5 1 5 13 5 RET 7 2 4 21 4 3 1 226 4 Raphael Abbate 9 5 4 5 4 3 9 7 2 4 2 8 8 1 9 8 9 8 211 5 Paulo Salustiano 6 RET 3 28 21 9 2 6 8 2 5 5 5 3 6 24 2 6 209 6 Jaidson Zini 5 1 6 1 7 2 6 20 5 8 7 3 C C C C RET NL 163 7 Wellington Cirino DSQ 8 11 20 RET 12 13 8 6 18 6 4 6 2 4 11 7 7 157 8 André Marques 2 9 7 2 1 10 5 3 12 6 RET NL 3 RET RET NL 24 25 156 9 Victor Franzoni 12 4 10 11 26 8 7 RET RET NL 7 5 2 5 5 3 148 10 Danilo Dirani RET NL 12 6 RET NL 8 4 3 24 3 6 12 7 5 6 6 10 143 11 Luiz Lopes 10 6 13 18 10 11 NL NL 7 3 10 10 10 9 8 7 17 16 140 12 Danilo Alamini 13 7 21 9 9 6 10 19 11 7 11 RET 9 8 RET NC 18 9 128 13 Leandro Totti 11 10 22 RET 3 RET RET 23 26 11 9 RET 11 16 22 10 4 4 124 14 Débora Rodrigues 8 3 8 4 8 4 22 9 9 9 RET NL Wth Wth Wth Wth 10 13 120 15 Adalberto Jardim 7 DSQ 5 10 28 RET 24 RET 17 22 4 9 RET 21 7 3 RET 11 114 16 Djalma Fogaça NC NL 28 24 6 7 RET NL 10 25 RET INF 13 18 RET 9 22 12 77 17 Felipe Tozzo RET RET 9 14 11 16 11 12 RET 23 12 16 14 14 13 17 RET 29 71 18 Thiago Rizzo 15 RET 15 13 18 15 21 21 24 17 13 RET 19 11 14 13 14 15 50 19 Evandro Camargo 18 12 18 12 12 17 25 16 RET NL 23 RET 17 22 12 15 11 14 40 20 Daniel Keleman RET NL 23 16 16 13 RET NL 14 20 18 12 20 10 15 14 12 24 38 21 Bia Figueiredo 16 15 RET 17 RET NL 16 13 19 12 21 14 15 15 11 16 13 20 36 22 Fábio Fogaça 14 14 30 15 14 19 14 11 21 RET RET NL 17 12 NC INF 31 23 José Augusto Dias 17 13 14 RET 13 24 17 10 22 15 NC Wth 23 INF DSQ RET 21 28 29 24 Felipe Gama 20 21 24 18 20 17 20 DSQ 15 11 16 13 10 23 15 26 28 25 Caio Castro RET NL 26 25 25 22 12 24 23 14 RET NL 18 12 18 18 19 22 14 26 Rodrigo Taborda NC 17 25 26 22 RET 15 14 25 16 14 18 21 17 19 19 23 23 13 27 Pedro Paulo Fernandes RET 16 17 29 15 14 27 15 18 NL 17 21 RET RET 8 28 Felipe Lapenna NC RET 16 10 6 29 Djalma Pivetta RET NL 16 19 17 21 26 RET 15 19 19 17 22 19 16 20 16 21 5 30 Sérgio Ramalho 25 13 3 31 Gabriel Rodrigo 16 15 1 32 Kléber Eletric 20 NC 24 23 23 RET 19 25 RET 21 DNQ NL RET NL RET 22 RET 17 0 33 Ricardo Alvarez 19 18 19 22 19 20 18 18 RET RET 20 NC NL NL NL NL 0 34 Juca Bala RET NL NL Wth 24 19 24 RET 20 21 20 27 0 35 Pê Jota 22 20 0 36 Hiro Yano 27 27 27 25 23 22 0 37 Guilherme Samaia DNQ INF 0 38 Régis Boessio Wth Wth 0 Pos Driver GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd-place finish Bronze 3rd-place finish Green Top 5 finish Light Blue Top 10 finish Dark Blue Other flagged position Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrew (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did Not Start (DNS) Race abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate

Categoría Super

Pos Driver [4] GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Felipe Tozzo RET RET 1 3 1 4 1 3 RET 9 1 6 1 5 4 6 RET 12 231 2 Evandro Camargo 5 1 6 1 2 5 12 7 RET NL 12 RET 4 9 3 4 1 1 215 3 Bia Figueiredo 3 4 RET 6 RET NL 5 4 4 1 10 4 2 6 2 5 3 4 215 4 Thiago Rizzo 2 RET 3 2 8 3 10 10 9 5 2 RET 6 2 5 2 4 2 209 5 Daniel Keleman RET NL 9 5 6 1 RET NL 1 7 7 2 7 1 6 3 2 8 202 6 Felipe Gama 8 8 12 6 9 8 5 DSQ 4 1 3 4 1 12 5 9 184 7 Rodrigo Taborda NC 6 11 12 10 RET 4 5 10 4 3 8 8 7 10 8 10 7 179 8 José Augusto Dias 4 2 2 RET 3 11 6 1 7 3 NC Wth 10 INF DSQ RET 9 11 175 9 Djalma Pivetta RET NL 4 7 7 9 13 RET 2 6 8 7 9 8 7 9 6 5 169 10 Fábio Fogaça 1 3 14 4 4 7 3 2 6 RET RET NL 8 1 NC INF 157 11 Caio Castro RET NL 12 11 13 10 2 12 8 2 RET NL 5 3 9 7 7 6 150 12 Pedro Paulo Fernandes RET 5 5 14 5 2 14 6 3 NL 6 11 RET RET 114 13 Ricardo Alvarez 6 7 7 9 9 8 7 9 RET RET 9 NC NL NL NL NL 108 14 Kléber Eletric 7 NC 10 10 11 RET 8 13 RET 8 DNQ NL RET NL RET 11 RET 3 88 15 Juca Bala RET NL NL Wth 13 9 11 RET 11 10 8 10 58 16 Hiro Yano 13 13 14 12 11 11 34 17 Gabriel Rodrigo 5 5 26 18 Sérgio Ramalho 14 3 21 19 Pê Jota 11 10 17 20 Guilherme Samaia DNQ INF 0 Pos Driver GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos Constructor [16] GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Volkswagen 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 5 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 596 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 3 8 5 8 5 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 Mercedes-Benz 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 5 3 577 5 4 5 3 5 2 6 7 2 3 2 3 7 5 3 3 8 5 3 Iveco RET 8 9 6 11 12 8 4 3 18 3 4 6 2 4 6 6 7 306 DSQ RET 11 14 RET 16 11 8 6 19 6 6 12 7 5 11 7 10 4 Volvo 11 10 22 26 3 25 15 14 25 11 9 18 11 16 19 10 4 4 107 23 18 25 27 22 RET 23 22 26 16 14 RET 21 17 22 19 23 23 5 Scania 22 20 24 23 23 RET 19 25 RET 21 16 15 RET NL RET 22 RET 17 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNQ NL DNP DNP DNP DNP DNQ INF Pos Constructor GNA SPO LON PAR CAS GOI RGS TAR INT Pts

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

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

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

Transmissão [19]
sinmarco BandSports	Narration: Octávio Muniz
	Narration: Marcelo Bonucci
	Commentator: Robson Amaral
	Commentator: Claudia Refatti Benato

Transmissão [18]
sinmarco YouTube	Narration: Rodrigo Vicente
	Narration: Bruno Vicaria
	Commentator: Ivar Castagnetti
	Commentator: Henrique Gava

Other countries

• Colombia: RCN Televisión y RCN HD2
• Portugal: Sport TV
• Reino Unido: BT Sport
• Canadá: Sportsnet
• España: Movistar+
• Hispanoamérica: ESPN y Star+

Streaming links

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

See also

• 2023 Stock Car Pro Series
• 2023 Stock Series
• Brasileiro de Marcas
• Moto 1000 GP
• SuperBike Brasil
• Fórmula Truck

References

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2. "Suspenden el campeonato de la Fórmula Truck". carburando.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
3. "Fórmula Truck anuncia suspensão das atividades e encerra temporada 2017". GARAGEM 360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
4. Martins, Victor (2017-04-06). "Associação de equipes 'dissidentes' forma Copa Truck e anuncia calendário com seis etapas já em 2017 - Notícia de Outras". Grande Prêmio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
5. Vicaria, Bruno. "Copa Truck aprimora formato de competição em 2023". Copa Truck (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
6. Vicaria, Bruno. "O que você precisa saber sobre as regras da Copa Truck". Copa Truck (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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8. "Fórmula Truck - 6 de setembro de 1987". www.cascavelhistorica.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
9. "Fórmula Truck nasceu com Aurélio Félix e primeira corrida foi em 1987, em Cascavel". www.acritica.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
10. startupsolucoes (2022-01-28). "Fórmula Truck: Os pesos pesados do automobilismo". Sid Special Store (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
11. "Copa Truck: Conheça as diferenças dos caminhões de rua e de corrida". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
12. Vicaria, Bruno. "Confira a íntegra do Protocolo de Conduta para a realização da etapa de Cascavel". Copa Truck (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
13. Vicaria, Bruno. "Bia faz história e é primeira mulher campeã na Copa Truck". Copa Truck (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
14. "Bia lamenta acidente, mas celebra participação nas 500 Milhas". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
15. Marson, Leonardo (2023-03-13). "Copa Truck: Felipe Giaffone disputa temporada com caminhão híbrido". Racing Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
16. "Classificação". Copa Truck (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
17. "Guia de Programação Claro net tv – Grade de TV Por Assinatura". www.claro.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
18. Comunicação, Grelak (2024-03-14). "MOTO1000GP e BandSports renovam parceria para temporada 2024". Moto 1000 GP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
19. Redação, Da. "Moto1000GP e BandSports renovam parceria para temporada 2024". bandsports.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)