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. 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 of ninth.
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 Franzoni's debut in the American USF2000 series. At Afterburner Autosport, he 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 SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2011 Formula Future Fiat Brasil112066985th Formula Abarth European Series Cram Competition20000223rd Formula Abarth Italian Series20000321st 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport20000045th Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series1202004411th Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing10000N/ADNF 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP140000719th 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship Afterburner Autosport1411242025th U.S. F2000 Winterfest51013847th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 China BRT by JCS20000421st Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing10001N/A2nd 2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship Afterburner Autosport610229814th U.S. F2000 Winterfest521131312nd Pro Mazda Championship M1 Racing900109116th Formula 3 Brasil - Class A RR Racing20000513th 2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports16323113603rd 2017 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing12767123511st 2018 Indy Lights Juncos Racing1711353415th Súper TC2000 Renault Sport100000NC 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing200004326th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Via Italia Racing101002351st 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship Newman Wachs Racing17001102253rd Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am Oregon Team21112287th 2022 Império Endurance Brasil - GT3 Via Italia Racing10000?? 2023 Copa Truck Tiger Team Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing500009121st
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2012 Koiranen MotorsportALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2MSC1MSC2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 45th 0 2013 Koiranen GPALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2RBR1RBR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 19th 7 2014 China BRT by JCSALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2JER1JER2 20th 4
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 MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 11th 44
Complete Formula 3 Brasil results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2015 Hitech Racing CUR11 CUR12 VEL1 VEL2 SCS1 SCS2 CUR21 CUR22 CAS1 CAS2 CGR1 CGR2 CUR31 CUR32 INT1 INT2 13th 5
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 AutosportSTPSTPBARBARIMSIMSLORTORTORMOHMOHMOHSONSON 5th 202 2015 Afterburner Autosport STP STP NOL NOL BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH LAG LAG 14th 98 2016 ArmsUp Motorsports STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH LAG LAG 3rd 360
Pro Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14151617 Rank Points 2015 M1 Racing STP STP LOU LOU BAR BAR IMS IMS IMS LOR TOR TOR IOW MOH MOH LGA LGA 16th 91 2017 Juncos Racing STP STP IMS IMS RDA RDA MOH MOH MOH GMP WGL WGL 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 STP4 STP4 ALA4 ALA IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR 5th 3412023Juncos Hollinger RacingSTPALAIMSDETDETROAMOHIOW NSH IMSGTW POR LAG LAG 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 SEB MOH LIM VIR 51st 23 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 26th 43
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