2010 Fórmula Truck season
The 2010 Fórmula Truck season was the 15th Fórmula Truck season. It began on March 7 at Guaporé and ended on December 5 at Brasília after ten rounds.
After a closely fought championship, it was the Scania of Roberval Andrade, driving for the RVR Corinthians Motorsport that won his second Fórmula Truck title after a season-long battle with the RM Competições Volkswagen of defending champion Felipe Giaffone.[1] Andrade and Giaffone finished tied on 176 points but with five wins compared to Giaffone's one, Andrade claimed his first title since 2002. Third place went to the best Mercedes-Benz driver, four-time champion Wellington Cirino, who finished 34 points behind the top two taking a single victory at Campo Grande. Other victories were taken by Giaffone's team-mate Valmir Benavides, who triumphed at Caruaru, Geraldo Piquet won the series' only race outside of Brazil in Buenos Aires, while Iveco took a solitary victory with Beto Monteiro winning at Velopark. Volkswagen won the Manufacturers' Championship by 57 points ahead of Scania.
Teams and drivers[]
All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
Manufacturer | Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Volkswagen | RM Competições | 2 | Valmir Benavides | All |
4 | Felipe Giaffone | All | ||
7 | Débora Rodrigues | All | ||
9 | Renato Martins | All | ||
Mercedes-Benz | ABF Mercedes-Benz | 3 | Geraldo Piquet | All |
6 | Wellington Cirino | All | ||
Mercalf Competições | 21 | José Cangueiro | 2–10 | |
ABF Competições | 73 | Leandro Totti | All | |
Ford | DF Motorsport | 8 | Bruno Junqueira | All |
46 | Andersom Toso | All | ||
56 | Danilo Dirani | All | ||
ABF Ford | 10 | Viginaldo Fizio | All | |
28 | Fabiano Brito | All | ||
Volvo | ABF Volvo | 11 | Diumar Bueno | 1–5, 7–10 |
55 | Paulo Salustiano | All | ||
Clay Truck Racing | 14 | João Maistro | All | |
Boessio/AJ5 | 23 | Adalberto Jardim | All | |
Scania | Original Reis Peças | 12 | José Maria Reis | All |
51 | Leandro Reis | All | ||
Muffatão Racing | 20 | Pedro Mulffato | All | |
RVR Corinthians Motorsport | 77 | André Marques | 2–10 | |
100 | Roberval Andrade | All | ||
Iveco | Scuderia Iveco | 33 | Cristiano da Matta | All |
88 | Beto Monteiro | All | ||
Marinelli Competições | 50 | Fred Marinelli | 1–3, 5–10 |
Race calendar and results[]
All races were held in Brazil, excepting round at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, that was held in Argentina.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | Autódromo Internacional de Guaporé | March 7 | Roberval Andrade | Felipe Giaffone | Felipe Giaffone | RM Competições |
2 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro | April 18 | Danilo Dirani | Danilo Dirani | Roberval Andrade | RVR Corinthians Motorsport |
3 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Caruaru | May 16 | Valmir Benavides | Valmir Benavides | Valmir Benavides | RM Competições |
4 | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | June 26 | Leandro Reis | Roberval Andrade | Wellington Cirino | ABF Mercedes-Benz |
5 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | July 25 | Roberval Andrade | Leandro Reis | Roberval Andrade | RVR Corinthians Motorsport |
6 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | August 22 | Danilo Dirani | Felipe Giaffone | Roberval Andrade | RVR Corinthians Motorsport |
7 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | September 19 | Roberval Andrade | Valmir Benavides | Geraldo Piquet | ABF Mercedes-Benz |
8 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | October 10 | Beto Monteiro | Roberval Andrade | Beto Monteiro | Scuderia Iveco |
9 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | November 14 | Roberval Andrade | Felipe Giaffone | Roberval Andrade | RVR Corinthians Motorsport |
10 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brasília | December 5 | Roberval Andrade | Roberval Andrade | Roberval Andrade | RVR Corinthians Motorsport |
Championship standings[]
- Points were awarded as follows:
Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | PP | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Race | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
12th Lap | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Drivers' championship[]
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Bold – Pole |
- Notes
The top five after the race ensures a place on the podium.
Manufacturers' championship[]
Pos | Make | GUA | RIO | CAR | CAM | INT | LON | JOG | VEL | CUR | BRA | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Volkswagen | 54 | 42 | 68 | 41 | 25 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 398 |
2 | Scania | 23 | 58 | 16 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 341 |
3 | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | 20 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 39 | 24 | 332 |
4 | Iveco | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 24 | 146 |
5 | Volvo | 19 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 145 |
6 | Ford | 13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 100 |
Pos | Make | GUA | RIO | CAR | CAM | INT | LON | JOG | VEL | CUR | BRA | Points |
- Notes
Three best trucks of each make.
References[]
- ^ "Roberval Andrade fica com o título em um dos campeonato mais disputado da história". encontracarros.com (in Portuguese). Encontra Carros. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
External links[]
- Official website of the Fórmula Truck (in Portuguese)
- 2010 in Brazilian motorsport
- Fórmula Truck seasons