2021 European Truck Racing Championship Explained

The 2021 European Truck Racing Championship was a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It was the 37th year of the championship. A seven round calendar was announced on November 17, 2020, which was slated to begin May 22, 2021 at the Misano World Circuit in Italy and conclude with October 3 at the Circuito del Jarama in Spain.[1] However, due to continued restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the round at Misano was postponed to the end of the season, moving the round at the Hungaroring in Hungary on June 12 as the first race of the season.[2]

For the 2021 season, began a program promoting energy sustainability by having all competitors use biodiesel, making it the first FIA sanctioned series to utilize 100% sustainable fuel sources. TotalEnergies became the exclusive fuel provider for the series and provided competitors with Hydrotreated vegetable oil as fuel.[3]

Norbert Kiss won his third championship in the series, while Shane Brereton took his second victory in the Goodyear Cup.

Calendar

A 7 round championship was announced on November 17, 2020. The Slovakia Ring fell off the schedule after having appeared in several previous seasons. The original schedule was slated to begin at the Misano World Circuit, but was postponed, leaving the Hungaroring as the opening round.

The round at the Nürburgring was expanded to hold 6 races instead of the standard 4 race format, with 3 races held each day between July 17 and 18. However, the event was cancelled days before it was scheduled due to major infrastructure damage in the surrounding area caused by severe flooding.[4]

RoundCircuitDate
1R1 Hungaroring, MogyoródJune 12
R2
R3June 13
R4
2R1 Autodrom Most, MostAugust 28
R2
R3August 29
R4
3R1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-ZolderSeptember 11
R2
R3September 12
R4
4R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le MansSeptember 25
R2
R3September 26
R4
5R1 Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los ReyesOctober 2
R2
R3October 3
R4
6R1 Misano World Circuit, Misano AdriaticoOctober 16
R2
R3October 17
R4

Teams and drivers

The following table lists all teams and drivers who competed during the 2021 season.

Team Manufacturer No.Drivers Rounds Class
Anderson RacingMAN33 Jamie AndersonAllG
Apollo Tyres TOR Truck RacingMAN17 Shane BreretonAllG
Buggyra RacingFreightliner20 Téo Calvet1−3, 5–6G
29 Aliyyah Koloc1−3, 5–6G
55 Adam LackoAll
Don't Touch RacingIveco11 André KursimAll
Heinrich Clemens-HeckerMAN25 Heinrich Clemens-Hecker1−5G
Lion Truck RacingMAN66 Anthony Janiec2, 5–6
Luis RecuencoMAN64 Luis Recuenco3–4G
MV Commercial Truck RacingMAN86 Thomas O'Rourke1G
Luke Garrett2–5G
Reinert RacingIveco77 René ReinertAll
Révész RacingMAN41 Norbert KissAll
SL TrucksportMAN30 Sascha LenzAll
T Sport BernauMAN23 Antonio AlbaceteAll
Tankpool 24 RacingScania24 Steffen FaasAllG
Team Hahn RacingIveco1 Jochen HahnAll
22 Lukas Hahn2, 6G
Team SchwabentruckIveco44 Stephanie HalmAll
Entries ineligible to score points
Reboconorte Racing Truck TeamMAN14 José Rodrigues5G
Smith Truck SportMAN81 Ryan Smith6

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamGoodyear Cup winner
1R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Sascha Lenz SL Trucksport Jamie Anderson
R2Race cancelled due to barrier damage
R3 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Shane Brereton
R4 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Shane Brereton
2R1 Autodrom Most, Most Norbert Kiss Sascha Lenz Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Téo Calvet
R2 Norbert Kiss André Kursim Don't Touch Racing Téo Calvet
R3 Jochen Hahn Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Téo Calvet
R4 Sascha Lenz Sascha Lenz SL Trucksport Shane Brereton
3R1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Téo Calvet
R2 Norbert Kiss Adam Lacko Buggyra Racing Téo Calvet
R3 Jochen Hahn Norbert Kiss Jochen Hahn Team Hahn Racing Téo Calvet
R4 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Téo Calvet
4R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans Jochen Hahn Norbert Kiss Jochen Hahn Team Hahn Racing Shane Brereton
R2 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Jamie Anderson
R3 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Shane Brereton
R4 Norbert Kiss André Kursim Don't Touch Racing Shane Brereton
5R1 Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Shane Brereton
R2 Norbert Kiss André Kursim Don't Touch Racing Téo Calvet
R3 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Téo Calvet
R4 Antonio Albacete Téo Calvet Buggyra Racing Téo Calvet
6R1 Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico Norbert Kiss Sascha Lenz Sascha Lenz SL Trucksport Téo Calvet
R2 Jamie Anderson Jochen Hahn Team Hahn Racing Téo Calvet
R3 Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Norbert Kiss Révész Racing Lukas Hahn
R4 Sascha Lenz Sascha Lenz SL Trucksport Lukas Hahn

Drivers standings

At each race, points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points (races 1 and 3)20151210864321
Points (races 2 and 4)10987654321
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valign=middlevalign=middleDriverHUN
MOS
ZOL
LMS
JAR
MIS
valign=middle
1 Norbert KissRetC1113151841311514152316276
2 Sascha Lenz1C2627312695432426561451227
3 Adam Lacko3C3338244122525355345567203
4 Jochen Hahn2C65Ret104Ret12111614363Ret493125174
5 Antonio Albacete4C49468237392848432713734170
6 Stephanie Halm5C82559Ret8267131177826241383114
7 André KursimRetC987111105458109616173RetDNSRet1393
8 Téo Calvet9C7782567373Ret88182RetRet88
9 Shane Brereton10C549973119846782101016139891176
10 René Reinert8C11111014Ret126510RetDNS12997Ret15127Ret7242
11 Jamie Anderson6CDSQDNS1111129910141175DSQ11139128Ret613934
12 Anthony Janiec64679111011612DSQRet33
13 Steffan Faas7C1010Ret1314111012121086101012121310129101023
14 Lukas Hahn121210810104819
15 Luke Garrett1517161314Ret11Ret9101212141314Ret3
16 Aliyyah Koloc11C12121416131413131312Ret14914111111122
17 Luis Recuenco1514Ret13111311130
18 Heinrich Clemens-Hecker12C131313151515DNSDNSRet1412141314Ret1517150
19 Thomas O'Rourke13C14DNS0
Drivers ineligible to score points
– José Rodrigues11711Ret0
– Ryan SmithDNSDNS12Ret0
valign=middlevalign=middleDriverHUN
MOS
ZOL
LMS
JAR
MIS
valign=middle
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Race 2 cancelled due to barrier damage caused by an accident on lap 1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 FIA ETRC CALENDAR REVEALED. November 17, 2020. June 30, 2021. fiaetrc.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship..
  2. Web site: FIA ETRC RACE IN MISANO POSTPONED TO OCTOBER. April 13, 2021. June 30, 2021. fiaetrc.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
  3. Web site: FIA ETRC SWITCHES TO 100% SUSTAINABLE FUEL WITH TOTALENERGIES AS EXCLUSIVE SUPPLIER. June 10, 2021. June 30, 2021. fiaetrc.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
  4. Web site: FIA ETRC AT THE NÜRBURGRING NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO FLOOD DISASTER. July 15, 2021. July 16, 2021. fiaetrc.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship.

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