European Truck Racing Championship Explained

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Country/Region:Europe
Inaugural2:1985
2006 (current format)
Drivers:17 (2023)
Teams:16 (2023)
Champion Driver: Norbert Kiss
Website:fiaetrc.com
Current Season:2024 European Truck Racing Championship

The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport truck road racing series for semi-tractors which is sanctioned to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and is organised by ETRA Promotion GmbH.[1]

Champions

Drivers in bold have competed in the 2023 European Truck Racing Championship.

Drivers by number of European Truck Drivers' Championships won
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Jochen Hahn62011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Norbert Kiss52014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023
Rod Chapman31985, 1987, 1989
Richard Walker21991, 1992
Gérard Cuynet1988, 1993
Steve Parrish1994, 1996
Harri Luostarinen1997, 2000
Fritz Kreutzpointner1999, 2001
Gerd Körber2002, 2003
David Vrsecky2008, 2009
Antonio Albacete2006, 2010
Mel Lindsay11986
Axel Hegmann1990
Slim Borgudd1995
Ludovic Faure1998
Markus Oestreich2004
Ralf Druckenmüller2005
Markus Bösiger2007
Adam Lacko2017
19 drivers37 titles

1985–1993

SeasonClass AClass BClass C
1985 Rod ChapmanFord Cargo Richard WalkerLeyland Yves BarratRenault
1986 Mel LindsayLeyland Roadtrain Slim BorguddVolvo White Curt GöranssonVolvo N12
1987 Rod ChapmanFord Cargo George AllenVolvo White Slim BorguddVolvo White
1988 Gérard CuynetFord Cargo Curt GöranssonVolvo N12 Rolf BjörkScania T143M
1989 Rod ChapmanVolvo N12 Curt GöranssonVolvo N12 Thomas HegmannMercedes-Benz 1450-S
1990 Axel HegmannMercedes-Benz Curt GöranssonVolvo N12 Steve ParrishMercedes-Benz 1450
1991 Richard WalkerVolvo White Aero Jokke KallioSisu SR 340 Gerd KörberPhoenix MAN
1992 Richard WalkerVolvo White Aero Jokke KallioSisu SR 340 Steve ParrishMercedes-Benz 1450-S
1993 Gérard CuynetMercedes-Benz 1733-S Harri LuostarinenSisu SR 340 Revolution Steve ParrishMercedes-Benz 1450-S

1994–2005 (FIA European Cups)

SeasonSuper-Race-TrucksRace-Trucks
1994 Steve ParrishMercedes-Benz 1834-S Boije OvebrinkVolvo NL12
1995 Slim BorguddMercedes-Benz 1834-S Martin KolocSisu SR 340
1996 Steve ParrishMercedes-Benz 1834-S Martin KolocSisu SR 340
1997 Harri LuostarinenCaterpillar TRD Heinz-Werner LenzMercedes-Benz 1938-S
1998 Ludovic FaureMercedes-Benz Atego Renntruck Heinz-Werner LenzMercedes-Benz 1938-S
1999 Fritz KreutzpointnerMAN 18.423 FT Heinz-Werner LenzMercedes-Benz 1938-S
2000 Harri LuostarinenCaterpillar TRD Noël CrozierMAN 19.414
2001 Fritz KreutzpointnerMAN TR 1400 Lutz BernauMAN 19.414
2002 Gerd KörberBuggyra MK 002 Egon AllgäuerMAN TGA
2003 Gerd KörberBuggyra MK 002/B Lutz BernauMAN TGA
2004 Markus OestreichVW Titan Stuart OliverMAN TGA
2005 Ralf DruckenmüllerVW Titan Antonio AlbaceteMAN TGA

2006–current (FIA European Championships)

European Drivers' Champions by season
SeasonDriverTruckTyresPolesWinsPodiumsPointsMargin
2006 Antonio AlbaceteMAN TGA34664.07428
2007 Markus BösigerBuggyra37870.0001
2008 David VrseckyBuggyra41476.66621
2009 David VrseckyBuggyra49081.66623
2010 Antonio AlbaceteMAN TGS38773.01852
2011 Jochen HahnMAN TG7122240267.00047
2012 Jochen HahnMAN TG12163051778.33349
2013 Jochen HahnMAN TGS3641769.5005
2014 Norbert KissMAN10940174.25918
2015 Norbert KissMAN17193259974.875152
2016 Jochen HahnMAN TGS8143046285.55555
2017 Adam LackoBuggyra5121938171.88638
2018 Jochen HahnIveco Stralis8122038780.625121
2019 Jochen HahnIveco Stralis13132037082.222102
2020Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Norbert KissMAN9111527678.85749
2022 Norbert KissMAN15162241085.416115
2023 Norbert KissMAN16222641987.291105
2024TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

Goodyear Truck Cup

From 2017, the series began running the Goodyear Truck Cup within the regular drivers' championship. The competition is reserved for drivers given a "Chrome" rating by the sanctioning body; drivers are considered "Chrome" unless their past performance merits the rank of "Titan".

SeasonDriverTruck
2017 José RodriguesMAN
2018 Shane BreretonMAN
2019 Oliver JanesFreightliner
2020Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Shane BreretonMAN
2022 Téo CalvetFreightliner
2023 José Eduardo RodriguesMAN

Notes

Titan rank is awarded to drivers who have either A) won the ETRC championship within the previous 10 years, B) finished in the top 10 in the championship standings the previous season, C) has finished 6th or better in any super pole session in the previous season, D) is ranked gold or platinum in the FIA's driver ranking system or E) is judged to have had outstanding performance even if none of the previous conditions were met.[2]

References

  1. Web site: European Truck Racing Championship. 2015-01-22. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. en. 2019-07-19.
  2. Web site: GRAMMER TRUCK CUP. FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. 21 July 2019. 21 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721011810/http://fiaetrc.com/promoters-cup. dead.