The 2017 Brazilian Truck Cup Championship was the first season of the Truck Cup. Felipe Giaffone became the inaugural Copa Truck Champion in 2017 onboard a Volkswagen from . Pirelli was chosen to officially supply all teams in the series.
The category's origins came after nine teams left Formula Truck due to disagreements with the problematic management of Neusa Navarro Félix. These teams joined in an association to create the category that replaced Formula Truck. The new category brings together teams and drivers from the old category.
In November 2017, it was approved by the Brazilian Automobile Confederation (CBA) and recognized as an official championship. Carlos Col, former head of the Stock Car Pro Series, is its promoter.
The Truck Cup was officially launched on April 27, 2017, in São Paulo. In the first season, the championship was divided into three regional cups: Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast. The first stage took place on May 28, in Goiânia, with 17 trucks on the grid.
The association is made up of the following teams: RM Competições, AJ5 Sports, DF Motorsport, RVR Motorsports, Dakar Motors, Fábio Fogaça Motorsports, Lucar Motorsports and Clay Truck Racing.
Teams and drivers All drivers were Brazilian. Team Constructor Tyre Driver Rounds AJ5-RM Competições Volkswagen 5 Adalberto Jardim All Volkswagen 4 Vinícius Palma 1–2 Felipe Giaffone 3–127 Débora Rodrigues All 9 Renato Martins 1–8 35 David Muffato 1–8 55 Paulo Salustiano9–12 MAN 9 Renato Martins 9–12 11 Rodrigo Belinati 1–4 13 Witold Ramasauskas 5–12 Império Truck Racing/AM Motorsports Mercedes-Benz 6 Wellington Cirino 3–8, 11–12 77 André Marques 3–8, 11–1253 Ronaldo Kastropil9–10 Boessio Competições Volvo 83 Régis Boessio All Maistro Clay Truck Racing Volvo 73 Leandro Totti 1–8 33 Pablo Alves 9–12 DF Motorsport Ford 27 Fábio Fogaça 1–4, 7–12 53 Sérgio Ramalho 5–6 72 Djalma Fogaça All Lucar Motorsport Iveco 88 Beto Monteiro All 99 Luiz Lopes All Dakar-Corinthians Motorsports Iveco 15 Roberval Andrade All Corinthians–RVR Motorsports Scania 28 Danilo DiraniAll 25 Jaidson Zini 3–6, 9–12 Original Reis Peças Scania 12 José Maria Reis 1–8, 11–12 Ford 33 Pablo Alves 3–8 133 Eurípedes Reis 11–12 Luhrs Motorsport Scania 47 Duda Bana All 44 Joel Mendes Júnior 1–8, 11–12 Grupo Biriba Volvo100 Júnior Biriba 9–10
Calendar Schedule +RoundDateGrand PrixCircuitCity1May 28 Grande Prêmio de GoiásAutódromo Ayrton SennaGoiânia, GO2June 11 Grande Prêmio de Mato Grosso do SulAutódromo Orlando MouraCampo Grande, MS3July 9 Grande Prêmio de PernambucoAutódromo Ayrton SennaCaruaru, PE4July 23 Grande Prêmio do CearáAutódromo Virgílio TávoraFortaleza, CE5October 15 Grande Prêmio do Rio Grande do SulAutódromo de TarumãViamão, RS6December 17 Grande Prêmio de São PauloAutódromo de InterlagosSão Paulo, SP
Results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamConstructorRef. 1 Autódromo Ayrton Senna Roberval Andrade Adalberto Jardim Roberval AndradeDakar-Corinthians MotorsportsIveco 2No dispute Beto Monteiro Beto MonteiroLucar MotorsportIveco 3 Autódromo Orlando Moura Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Felipe GiaffoneRM CompetiçõesVolkswagen 4No dispute Felipe Giaffone Felipe GiaffoneRM CompetiçõesVolkswagen 5 Autódromo Ayrton Senna Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Felipe GiaffoneRM CompetiçõesVolkswagen 6No dispute Wellington Cirino André MarquesImpério Truck Racing/AM MotorsportsMercedes-Benz 7 Autódromo Virgílio Távora Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Felipe GiaffoneRM CompetiçõesVolkswagen 8No dispute Felipe Giaffone Roberval AndradeDakar-Corinthians MotorsportsIveco 9 Autódromo de Tarumã Danilo Dirani Danilo Dirani Danilo DiraniMotul-GG MotorsportScania 10No dispute Danilo Dirani Witold RamasauskasRM CompetiçõesMAN 11 Autódromo de Interlagos Felipe Giaffone Roberval Andrade Felipe GiaffoneRM CompetiçõesVolkswagen 12No dispute Felipe Giaffone Roberval AndradeDakar-Corinthians MotorsportsIveco
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver GOI CGR CAR FOR TAR INTPts 1 Felipe Giaffone11131223131842 Roberval Andrade15RET8662142311753 Renato Martins5910684897RET721274 Beto Monteiro81421310RET55RET4RET1175 Débora Rodrigues347RET912RET765951146 Luiz Lopes678RET107981171171097 Adalberto JardimRETRET2RET45RETNL9458938 Régis Boessio4264RETRET5RET13NLRET6909 Fábio Fogaça76141076RET9RET97210 Witold Ramasauskas119RET10818RET6411 Wellington CirinoNLNL226RET6RET6412 José Maria Reis9815914RET111113106413 Danilo Dirani2RET5RETRETNLRETNL110RETRET6314 André MarquesRETRET5143RETRET6315 David MuffatoRET333RET13RET46116 Jaidson Zini1211128101110RET5617 Djalma Fogaça12RET1173RETRETNLRET8RETRET5218 Paulo Salustiano3DSQ245019 Duda Bana11RET95RETRET10RETRETRETRETRET4120 Leandro TottiRETRETRETRET7NL3NC3121 Rodrigo Belinati101113RET2222 Ronaldo Kastropil1261823 Pablo AlvesNLRETRET11RETRET12RET1324 Joel Mendes JrRET1016RETRETNLRETRETRETRET6— Vinícius PalmaRETRET0— Sérgio RamalhoNLRET0 Pos Driver GOI CGR CAR FOR TAR INTPts Color ResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd-place finishBronze3rd-place finishGreenTop 5 finishLight BlueTop 10 finishDark BlueOther flagged positionPurpleDid not finishRedDid not qualify (DNQ)BrownWithdrew (Wth)BlackDisqualified (DSQ)WhiteDid Not Start (DNS)Race abandoned (C)BlankDid not participate
Constructors' Championship standings
Points standings The three worst results of the season will be dropped from the final points tally. Points1°2°3°4°5°6°7°8°9°10°11°12°13°14°15°Race 12220181615141312111098765Race 2181614121110987654321
See also 2017 Stock Car Brasil Championship 2017 Brasileiro de Marcas 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo season Moto 1000 GP SuperBike Brasil Fórmula Truck
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