2014 Fórmula Truck season
The 2014 Fórmula Truck season was the 19th Fórmula Truck season. It began on March 18 at Caruaru and ended on December 7 at Goiânia. All ten rounds counted towards the Brazilian title, with four rounds counting towards the South American title.
Leandro Totti won his second Fórmula Truck title in three years, after starting the season with five successive victories for the RM Competições team, before adding a sixth victory at the series' only race outside of Brazil, at the Autódromo Oscar Cabalén in Argentina. He finished 44 points clear of his teammate Felipe Giaffone, who was a race winner at Londrina. Third place in the championship went to Wellington Cirino, who piloted his ABF Mercedes to a victory in the season finale, at Goiânia. The season's only other winners were Scuderia Iveco driver Beto Monteiro, who won at Santa Cruz do Sul, while Roberval Andrade won at Guaporé for Corinthians Motorsport. With seven victories from the ten races, MAN Latin America won the manufacturers' championship by over 100 points ahead of the next closest marque, Mercedes-Benz.
Totti and MAN Latin America also won the South American sub-classifications, which was held over four of the first seven races in the 2014 season. Totti won all four races, finishing 61 points clear of Giaffone and Cirino's ABF Mercedes teammate Geraldo Piquet. MAN Latin America also won their respective title by 61 points, ahead of Mercedes-Benz.
Teams and drivers[edit]
All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iveco | Scuderia Iveco | 1 | Beto Monteiro | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 2 | Valmir Benavides | 1–7 | ||
| Dakar Motorsport | 25 | Jaidson Zini | 1–7 | |
| Lucar Motorsports | 99 | Luiz Lopes | 1–7 | |
| Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedes-Benz | 3 | Geraldo Piquet | 1–7 |
| 6 | Wellington Cirino | 1–7 | ||
| ABF Desenvolvimento Team | 53 | Ronaldo Kastropil | 1–7 | |
| ABF Racing Team | 55 | Paulo Salustiano | 1–7 | |
| 90 | Marcelo Cesquim | 1–7 | ||
| MAN | RM Competições | 4 | Felipe Giaffone | 1–7 |
| Volkswagen | 7 | Débora Rodrigues | 1–7 | |
| 8 | Adalberto Jardim | 1, 3–7 | ||
| 73 | Leandro Totti | 1–7 | ||
| 77 | André Marques | 1–7 | ||
| 81 | Renato Martins | 2 | ||
| Scania | Muffatão Racing | 10 | Jansen Bueno | 1–7 |
| 20 | Pedro Muffato | 1–5, 7 | ||
| Ticket Car Corinthians Motorsport | 15 | Roberval Andrade | 1–7 | |
| 85 | Danilo Dirani | 1–7 | ||
| Falsi & Falsi Competições | 28 | Fabiano Brito | 5–7 | |
| Ford | Original Reis Peças | 12 | José Maria Reis | 3–6 |
| 51 | Leandro Reis | 1–6 | ||
| DF Motorsport | 35 | David Muffato | 1–7 | |
| 71 | Raijan Mascarello | 1–7 | ||
| 72 | Djalma Fogaça | 1–6 | ||
| Volvo | Copacol Clay Truck | 14 | João Marcos Maistro | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 80 | Diogo Pachenki | 1–7 | ||
| ABF Volvo | 17 | Gustavo Magnabosco | 5–7 | |
| 28 | Fabiano Brito | 1–3 | ||
| 33 | Michelle de Jesus | 2–7 |
Calendar and results[edit]
All races were held in Brazil, excepting the round at Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, that was held in Argentina.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Caruaru | March 16 | Leandro Totti | Leandro Totti | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | April 13 | Felipe Giaffone | Paulo Salustiano | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 3 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | May 18 | Leandro Totti | Felipe Giaffone | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 4 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brasília | June 8 | Roberval Andrade | Leandro Reis | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 5 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | July 20 | Leandro Totti | Leandro Totti | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 6 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | August 17 | Beto Monteiro | Beto Monteiro | Beto Monteiro | Scuderia Iveco |
| 7 | Autódromo Oscar Cabalén | September 14 | Wellington Cirino | Leandro Totti | Leandro Totti | RM Competições |
| 8 | Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé | October 12 | Roberval Andrade | Leandro Totti | Roberval Andrade | Corinthians Motorsport |
| 9 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | November 2 | Felipe Giaffone | Felipe Giaffone | Felipe Giaffone | RM Competições |
| 10 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia | December 7 | Felipe Giaffone | Felipe Giaffone | Wellington Cirino | ABF Mercedes-Benz |
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Portuguese)