Fórmula Truck

Fórmula Truck is a Brazilian motorsport series, competed by truck tractor units.

History

Origin of the category came from the contact between the truck Aurélio Batista Félix Santos and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos. On September 6, 1987 was the first race on the circuit Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel in Paraná. The proof display joined 35 riders and was named I Copa Brasil de Caminhões," and serve as a test to ascertain the safety of the novel type of race.

However, there was a fatal accident with one of the participants: the pilot and president of Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel Jeferson Ribeiro da Fonseca, which shook the project and Francisco Santos made to leave three years later.

In 1994 the concern for safety was a priority for the realization of a new presentation of the category back to truck drivers and businessmen in the sector at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo.

The consolidation began in 1995 with the dispute four demonstrative evidence, held in the cities of Cascavel and Londrina (PR), Tarumã (RS) and Goiânia (GO). In the latter city the public exceeded the number of 120 000 people.

In the year 1996 was the first championship, with defined rules and approved by the Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo. The first official competition took place in Guaporé (RS), and had 13 trucks on the grid.

On March 5, 2008 Creator of Formula Truck, Aurélio Batista Félix, died of a stomach hemorrhage. Felix had heart problems and suffered a heart attack in the first stage of the 2008 season, in Guaporé.

In 2010 the organization announced the inclusion of the South American championship, Roberval Andrade was crowned champion, in 2011 it was announced three races for the South American Championship

Organization

The qualifying session that decides the starting grid is held the Saturday before the race. Each pilot can have a warm-up lap, three timed and more of a slowdown. If he gives up his back, is entitled to a single attempt at the end of training.

Formula Truck in the number of turns of a step varies between 30 and 35, depending on the length of the track and the conditions of the racetrack, the step of Ceará, which was included in 2006, because the runway is short, the event was planned with 60 laps. The laps completed with Pace Truck are not counted as valid. In relargadas starts and there is a pairing of the trucks stopped and overtaking is allowed only after the checkered flag, or when the green light is lit.

Pace Truck championship 2006.Ao complete the 12th lap valid, the pilots will receive a checkered flag in green and yellow, which scores the first five places. At this point, the trail enters the Pace Truck, which neutralizes the race for cleaning and removal of vehicles on the track, staying three to five turns. After relargada, trucks complete the preset number and make the podium in accordance with the classification in the race, plus the times of the penalties, if applicable.

Despite telling trucks with enough power to pass the 200 km / h, in Formula Truck is a speed limit of 160 km / h, to ensure better security. The inspection takes place with the help of "radar" installed at some points around the track.

Scoring System

Champions

References

External links

• Fórmula Truck official website - (Portuguese)