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22-549: Fórmula Truck is a Brazilian Truck racing series promoted by GT Truck. It originally ran from 1996 until 2017, when it folded due to various disagreements, and was reorganized into the Copa Truck . The series returned in 2021 as a separate championship being promoted by GT Truck. The idea for the racing series came from discussions between Aurélio Batista Félix , a truck driver from Santos , and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos. The first race took place on 6 September 1987 at

44-548: A heart attack during the first stage of the 2008 season, which was being held in Guaporé. In 2010, the organisation announced a South American championship, and Roberval Andrade was crowned champion. In 2011, three races were announced for the South American Championship. Before the start of the 2017 season, several teams left Formula Truck due to disagreements with the way the series was being run. Those teams created

66-520: A profound impact and led to Francisco Santos leaving Fórmula Truck three years later. In 1994, a new event for truck drivers and businessmen was created, with safety as a top priority, at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo . The contest began in 1995, and the four trial races were held in the cities of Cascavel and Londrina (PR), Tarumã (RS), and Goiânia (GO). In Goiânia, over 120,000 people attended

88-601: A separate category ( Group T5 ) for example in Dakar Rally and others rally raids. In France, trucks are very common in different types of off-road racing, like the camion cross (trucks cross in English), similar to rallycross but with trucks instead. Also in Europe is the Trial camion , (truck trials), like Motorcycle trials but with trucks. Copa Truck The Copa Truck

110-475: Is a Brazilian auto racing series, composed of trucks prepared for race. The category replaces the Fórmula Truck series in 2017. The origin of the category came after nine teams left Formula Truck because of disagreements with the troubled management of Neusa Navarro Félix; these teams joined in an association creating the category that came to replace Fórmula Truck . The new category brings together all

132-814: The Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 17, 1979 and was the opening scene in the movie Smokey and the Bandit II . Maximum race speed is restricted to 160 km/h (100 mph) for safety reasons, and a minimum weight limit is 5500 kg. Races start from a rolling start, and commonly races last from 8 to 12 laps. Although a non contact sport, due to the physical size, and closeness of trucks to one another during races, minor collisions can often occur. However, injuries to drivers are very rare. Unlike other forms of motor sport aside from touring car racing , race trucks look like their road-going counterparts and conform to regulations to ensure that major components used are

154-551: The Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel circuit in Paraná . It involved 35 competitors and was named I Copa Brasil de Caminhões ("First Brazilian Trucks' Cup"). It served as a safety test for what was a brand new racing format. However, there was a fatal accident involving one of the participants: Jeferson Ribeiro da Fonseca, a driver who was also the president of Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel . Jeferson Ribeiro's death had

176-418: The Copa Truck series. In 2021, the championship was reformed, being managed by GT Truck. The new series has trucks with less power and divided into two categories (Electronic and TDI). A weekend generally consists of three days, on Friday, each driver is entitled to three 45-minute practice sessions. For qualifying, there is a single 30-minute session to decide two qualifying groups, A and B. Group A defines

198-633: The United Kingdom is The British Truck Racing Association founded in 1984. The British Championships and race events are organised by the British Automobile Racing Club . In Brazil, the Fórmula Truck had been held between 1996 and 2017, folding in May 2017 (after only 3 races that year). It featured several factory teams. Starting in 2017, the Copa Truck was created, replacing the former Formula Truck. Almost every driver and factory teams of

220-613: The US was in July 1993 at Rolling Wheels NY. The Bandit Big Rig Series debuted in the United States in 2017, giving America its first truck race series since GATR in 1993. The Minimizer Bandit Big Rig Series had 13 races in his first (2017) season, with historic tracks Hickory Motor Speedway and Greenville-Pickens Speedway included on the schedule. Mexico also started its own truck racing version called Tractocamiones, which ran from 1992 to 2000 and

242-461: The drivers on the odd numbered grid spots, with Group B taking the even spots. The qualifying session that decides the starting grid is held the Saturday before the race. Each driver has a warm-up lap, three timed laps, and a slowdown lap. If they give up, the driver is entitled to a single timed lap at the end of the session. In 2015, the format was changed to have a single 30-minute session to decide

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264-520: The event. The first championship with defined rules took place in 1996 and was approved by the Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo (Brazilian Automobile Confederation). The first official competition took place in Guaporé (RS) and had 13 trucks on the grid. On 5 March 2008, the creator of Formula Truck, Aurélio Batista Félix, died of a stomach hemorrhage . He had heart problems and suffered

286-503: The former series entered in Copa Truck. T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship is a truck racing championship in India by Tata Motors . This was also on the calendar of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). This event was held 23 March 2014 at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. Trucks also are very popular in rally raid as

308-511: The front straight at Pocono Raceway , and the closed course record of 132 mph (212 km/h) was set in qualifying at Texas World Speedway by Charlie Baker on March 21, 1982. After 1986 when the series was bought by Glenn Donnelly of DIRT (Drivers Independent Race Tracks) the GATR trucks became highly modified with the bodies being cut and lowered, losing the tag axle and shedding more than 2,000 pounds in weight. The last sanctioned GATR race in

330-408: The preset number of laps and make the podium in accordance with their respective classification in the race or with fewer time penalties if applicable. The trucks have enough power to exceed 200 km/h (120 mph), in every circuit, there is a designated area with a speed limit of 160 km/h (99 mph), to ensure sufficient safety. This area is generally the fastest point on the track, like

352-476: The qualifying groups, which are A for odd numbered grid spots, and B for even spots. In Formula Truck, the number of laps in each race is determined by the length and conditions of the racetrack and usually ranges from 30 to 35 laps. During the Ceará race, which occurred in 2006, the number of laps was 60, due to the length of the track. Any laps completed with a pace truck are considered invalid. In restarts, pairing of

374-576: The same. As a sanctioned sport it began as ATRA (American Truck Racing Association) in 1979 then was sold to N. Linn Henndershott in 1982 and it became the Great American Truck Racing circuit. The races were run on dirt and paved ovals mostly in the Eastern United States. The trucks used in the beginning were working trucks with tandem rear axles, using street tires, and yet speeds of 150 mph (241 km/h) were still attained on

396-455: The start-finish straight. In 2017, due to disgreements with the way the championship was managed, several teams left the organisation to create a new championship called Copa Truck , featuring drivers such as Felipe Giaffone and Beto Monteiro . The Formula Truck returned in 2021, with Gilberto Hidalgo as the new promoter. Truck racing The sport started in the United States at

418-403: The truck, whilst defining the safety standards required to race. The makes of truck currently represented in truck racing cover most of the common marques over the last 20 years. The regulations allow for trucks to compete in two classes, so trucks with less sophisticated engine management systems, suspension, and braking systems can compete effectively. The organising body for truck racing in

440-496: The trucks is stopped and overtaking is allowed only after the checkered flag, or when the green light is lit. In 2006, when the 12th valid lap is completed, the drivers will receive a chequered flag in green and yellow, which scores the first six places. At this point, the Pace Truck enters the track and neutralises the race for cleaning and removing vehicles on the track, remaining for three to five laps. After restart, trucks complete

462-484: Was created in 1985. In Britain, in the last few years the profile of truck racing has increased, and currently over 30 teams regularly compete. Britain’s top truck racing series is The British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC). The sporting regulations came under the control of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) later, to ensure that the vehicles conform to the layout and original style of

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484-485: Was revived in 2015 as Campeonato Tractocamiones Freightliner. Notable international drivers that have raced in the series include former Champ Car race winner Michel Jourdain Jr. , former F1 driver Allen Berg , Indy 500 Rookie of the year Bernard Jourdain , the late Carlos Pardo , Rubén Pardo , Jorge Goeters , Carlos Contreras , Abraham Calderón and Jimmy Morales among others. The FIA European Truck Racing Championship

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