2024 European Truck Racing Championship

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The defending champions and the current Drivers' and Teams' Championship leaders are Norbert Kiss and his team Révész Racing - MAN, respectively.

The 2024 European Truck Racing Championship, also known as the Goodyear European Truck Racing Championship for sponsorship reasons, will be a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It is the 40th year of the championship. An eight-round season was announced on 6 December 2023, with the season beginning on 25 May at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and ending on 6 October at the Circuito del Jarama. [1] The season was shortened to seven rounds pre-season due to temporary infrastructure problems at the Tor Poznań.

Schedule

An eight-round season was announced on 6 December 2023. All venues from the 2023 season were initially slated to return.

On 19 March, the series announced that the scheduled round in Poland at the Tor Poznań was cancelled due to temporary infrastructure problems at the venue, dropping the season to seven events. [2]

RoundCircuitDate
1R1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 25 May
R2
R326 May
R4
2R1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 8 June
R2
R39 June
R4
3R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 22 June
R2
R323 June
R4
4R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg 13 July
R2
R314 July
R4
5R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Autodrom Most, Most 31 August
R2
R31 September
R4
6R1 Flag of France.svg Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 28 September
R2
R329 September
R4
7R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes 5 October
R2
R36 October
R4

Teams and drivers

The full season entry list was released on 26 April. [3] Race-by-race entries will be announced throughout the season.

The following table lists all teams and drivers to compete in the 2024 championship.

TeamManufacturerNo.DriversRoundsClass
Flag of Hungary.svg Révész Racing MAN 1 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Kiss All
Flag of Germany.svg T Sport Bernau MAN 23 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Albacete All
Flag of Germany.svg Team Hahn Racing Iveco 2 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Hahn All
22 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas HahnTBAG
IconClass
GGoodyear Cup

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamGoodyear Cup winner
1R1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
R2
R3
R4
2R1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň
R2
R3
R4
3R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder
R2
R3
R4
4R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg
R2
R3
R4
5R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Autodrom Most, Most
R2
R3
R4
6R1 Flag of France.svg Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
R2
R3
R4
7R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes
R2
R3
R4

Drivers standings

At each race, points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points (races 1 and 3)20151210864321
Points (races 2 and 4)10987654321
Pos.Driver MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
MOS
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts.
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Kiss TBD
2 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Hahn TBD
3 Flag of Germany.svg Sascha LenzTBD
4 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Albacete TBD
5 Flag of Germany.svg Stephanie HalmTBD
6 Flag of Germany.svg André KursimTBD
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie AndersonTBD
8 Flag of Portugal.svg José Eduardo RodriguesTBD
9 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen FaasTBD
10 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas HahnTBD
11 Flag of Spain.svg Luis RecuencoTBD
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark TaylorTBD
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko TBD
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John NewellTBD
15 Flag of Portugal.svg José RodriguesTBD
16 Flag of Germany.svg Heinrich Clemens-HeckerTBD
17 Flag of France.svg Jonathan AndréTBD
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erwin KleinnagelvoortTBD
Pos.Driver MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
MOS
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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

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