Victor Franzoni

Victor Franzoni
Victor Franzoni
	Franzoni in 2018
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	5 October 1995 (age 29); São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Previous series
2014-2016 ; 2015 ; 2013 ; 2012 ; 2011	USF2000 ; Pro Mazda ; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ; Formula Renault 2.0 Alps ; Formula Future Fiat

Last updated October 19, 2024

Victor Coelho Franzoni da Silva (born 5 October 1995) is a Brazilian racing driver who most recently competed in Copa Truck. Franzoni raced in Formula Renault in Europe before switching to competition in the United States on the Road to Indy. He was champion of the Pro Mazda Championship in 2017, and previously competed in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Indy NXT for Juncos Racing.

Career

After karting Franzoni made his auto racing debut in the Brazilian Formula Future Fiat in 2011. Franzoni won races at Interlagos and Curitiba. A strong end of the season, with four consecutive podium finishes, placed Franzoni fourth in the series standings.^[1] In August 2011 Franzoni made his European racing debut at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. In the 2011 Formula Abarth season the Brazilian joined Cram Competition with a best finish at of ninth.^[2]

In 2012 Franzoni started the season in the Formula 3 Brazil Open. Racing in Class B, for older cars, Franzoni crashed out of the final race. For the regular season Franzoni joined Koiranen Motorsport for the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. With two fourth places at the Red Bull Ring as his best result, Franzoni ended eleventh in the final standings. For 2013 Franzoni remained at Koiranen for their 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 campaign. Struggling midfield Franzoni scored two point finishes. In January 2014 Franzoni raced at Interlagos to compete in the 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open. With a retirement in the pre-final Franzoni was condemned to start the final race in seventh place. After a strong race Franzoni finished second, behind Felipe Guimarães.

The 2014 regular season marked his debut in the American USF2000 series. At Afterburner Autosport Franzoni won his debut race in the streets of St. Petersburg. Collecting a total of four podium finishes, including his oval racing debut at Lucas Oil Raceway, Franzoni ended fifth in the season standings. The following season Franzoni remained at Afterburner for the first six races of the season. Franzoni won one of the races at NOLA Motorsports Park before moving up into the Pro Mazda Championship, scoring another three top five finishes. Moving back into USF2000 Franzoni joined ArmsUp Motorsports. Franzoni won three races, at Toronto, and two at Laguna Seca. With another eight podium finishes Franzoni secured the third place in the championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Formula Future Fiat Brasil		11	2	0	6	6	98	5th
	Formula Abarth European Series	Cram Competition	2	0	0	0	0	2	23rd
	Formula Abarth Italian Series	Cram Competition	2	0	0	0	0	3	21st
2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Koiranen Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	45th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series	Koiranen Motorsport	12	0	2	0	0	44	11th
	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Hitech Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2013	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Koiranen GP	14	0	0	0	0	7	19th
2014	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Afterburner Autosport	14	1	1	2	4	202	5th
	U.S. F2000 Winterfest	Afterburner Autosport	5	1	0	1	3	84	7th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	China BRT by JCS	2	0	0	0	0	4	21st
	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Hitech Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2015	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Afterburner Autosport	6	1	0	2	2	98	14th
	U.S. F2000 Winterfest	Afterburner Autosport	5	2	1	1	3	131	2nd
	Pro Mazda Championship	M1 Racing	9	0	0	1	0	91	16th
	Formula 3 Brasil - Class A	RR Racing	2	0	0	0	0	5	13th
2016	U.S. F2000 National Championship	ArmsUp Motorsports	16	3	2	3	11	360	3rd
2017	Pro Mazda Championship	Juncos Racing	12	7	6	7	12	351	1st
2018	Indy Lights	Juncos Racing	17	1	1	3	5	341	5th
2018	Súper TC2000	Renault Sport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi	Juncos Racing	2	0	0	0	0	43	26th
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Via Italia Racing	1	0	1	0	0	23	51st
2020	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Newman Wachs Racing	17	0	0	1	10	225	3rd
2020	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am	Oregon Team	2	1	1	1	2	28	7th
2022	Império Endurance Brasil - GT3	Via Italia Racing	1	0	0	0	0	?	?
2023	Copa Truck	Tiger Team
2023	Indy NXT	Juncos Hollinger Racing	5	0	0	0	0	91	21st

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2012	Koiranen Motorsport	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 16	PAU 1 23	PAU 2 19	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 16	SPA 1	SPA 2	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 4	MUG 1 9	MUG 2 8	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 8	11th	44

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2014	Afterburner Autosport	STP 1	STP DSQ	BAR 13	BAR 3	IMS 15	IMS 3	LOR 3	TOR 7	TOR 4	MDO 8	MDO 14	MDO 5	SON 6	SON 19			5th	202
2015	Afterburner Autosport	STP 6	STP 16	NOL 4	NOL 1	BAR 2	BAR DSQ	IMS	IMS	LOR	TOR	TOR	MDO	MDO	MDO	LAG	LAG	14th	98
2016	ArmsUp Motorsports	STP 6	STP 12	BAR 2	BAR 9	IMS 3	IMS 2	LOR 3	ROA 4	ROA 2	TOR 1	TOR 3	MDO 2	MDO 3	MDO 4	LAG 1	LAG 1	3rd	360

Pro Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2015	M1 Racing	STP	STP	LOU	LOU	BAR	BAR	IMS 10	IMS 5	IMS 19	LOR 6	TOR 4	TOR 16	IOW	MOH 10	MOH 4	LGA 19	LGA DNS	16th	91
2017	Juncos Racing	STP 2	STP 2	IMS 1	IMS 1	RDA 1	RDA 2	MDO 2	MDO 1	MDO 2	GMP 1	WGL 1	WGL 1						1st	351

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2018	Juncos Racing	STP 4	STP 4	ALA 4	ALA 2	IMS 6	IMS 3	INDY 8	RDA 3	RDA 1	IOW 6	TOR 6	TOR 7	MDO 4	MDO 6	GTW 6	POR 3	POR 5	5th	341
2023	Juncos Hollinger Racing	STP	ALA	IMS	DET	DET	ROA	MDO	IOW	NSH 14	IMS 19	GTW	POR 11	LAG 6	LAG 13				21st	91

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2019	Via Italia Racing	GTD	Ferrari 488 GT3	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	DAY 8	SEB	MDO				LIM		VIR			51st	23
2019	Juncos Racing	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8				DET 8	WGL	MOS 11		ELK		LGA	PET	26th	43

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References

↑ "2011 Formula Future Fiat, Brasil". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
↑ "2011 Formula Abarth European Series". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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Preceded by Aaron Telitz	Pro Mazda Championship Champion 2017	Succeeded by Rinus VeeKay

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[1] "2011 Formula Future Fiat, Brasil". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[2] "2011 Formula Abarth European Series". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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