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European Truck Racing Championship
CountryEurope
Inaugural season1985
2006 (current format)
Drivers17 (2023)
Teams16 (2023)
Drivers' championHungary Norbert Kiss
Official websitefiaetrc.com
Current season

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]

Pedro Ignacio García Marco and Jochen Hahn on the Circuito del Jarama in 2013.
Spain Grand Prix 2013

Champions

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

Drivers by number of European Truck Drivers' Championships won
Driver Titles Season(s)
Germany Jochen Hahn 6 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Hungary Norbert Kiss 5 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023
United Kingdom Rod Chapman 3 1985, 1987, 1989
United Kingdom Richard Walker 2 1991, 1992
France Gérard Cuynet 1988, 1993
United Kingdom Steve Parrish 1994, 1996
Finland Harri Luostarinen 1997, 2000
Germany Fritz Kreutzpointner 1999, 2001
Germany Gerd Körber 2002, 2003
Czech Republic David Vrsecky 2008, 2009
Spain Antonio Albacete 2006, 2010
United Kingdom Mel Lindsay 1 1986
Germany Axel Hegmann 1990
Sweden Slim Borgudd 1995
France Ludovic Faure 1998
Germany Markus Oestreich 2004
Germany Ralf Druckenmüller 2005
Switzerland Markus Bösiger 2007
Czech Republic Adam Lacko 2017
19 drivers 37 titles

1985–1993

Season Class A Class B Class C
1985 United Kingdom Rod Chapman Ford Cargo United Kingdom Richard Walker Leyland France Yves Barrat Renault
1986 United Kingdom Mel Lindsay Leyland Roadtrain Sweden Slim Borgudd Volvo White Sweden Curt Göransson Volvo N12
1987 United Kingdom Rod Chapman Ford Cargo United Kingdom George Allen Volvo White Sweden Slim Borgudd Volvo White
1988 France Gérard Cuynet Ford Cargo Sweden Curt Göransson Volvo N12 Sweden Rolf Björk Scania T143M
1989 United Kingdom Rod Chapman Volvo N12 Sweden Curt Göransson Volvo N12 West Germany Thomas Hegmann Mercedes-Benz 1450-S
1990 Germany Axel Hegmann Mercedes-Benz Sweden Curt Göransson Volvo N12 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mercedes-Benz 1450
1991 United Kingdom Richard Walker Volvo White Aero Finland Jokke Kallio Sisu SR 340 Germany Gerd Körber Phoenix MAN
1992 United Kingdom Richard Walker Volvo White Aero Finland Jokke Kallio Sisu SR 340 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mercedes-Benz 1450-S
1993 France Gérard Cuynet Mercedes-Benz 1733-S Finland Harri Luostarinen Sisu SR 340 Revolution United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mercedes-Benz 1450-S

1994–2005 (FIA European Cups)

Season Super-Race-Trucks Race-Trucks
1994 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mercedes-Benz 1834-S Sweden Boije Ovebrink Volvo NL12
1995 Sweden Slim Borgudd Mercedes-Benz 1834-S Czech Republic Martin Koloc Sisu SR 340
1996 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mercedes-Benz 1834-S Czech Republic Martin Koloc Sisu SR 340
1997 Finland Harri Luostarinen Caterpillar TRD Germany Heinz-Werner Lenz Mercedes-Benz 1938-S
1998 France Ludovic Faure Mercedes-Benz Atego Renntruck Germany Heinz-Werner Lenz Mercedes-Benz 1938-S
1999 Germany Fritz Kreutzpointner MAN 18.423 FT Germany Heinz-Werner Lenz Mercedes-Benz 1938-S
2000 Finland Harri Luostarinen Caterpillar TRD France Noël Crozier MAN 19.414
2001 Germany Fritz Kreutzpointner MAN TR 1400 Germany Lutz Bernau MAN 19.414
2002 Germany Gerd Körber Buggyra MK 002 Austria Egon Allgäuer MAN TGA
2003 Germany Gerd Körber Buggyra MK 002/B Germany Lutz Bernau MAN TGA
2004 Germany Markus Oestreich VW Titan United Kingdom Stuart Oliver MAN TGA
2005 Germany Ralf Druckenmüller VW Titan Spain Antonio Albacete MAN TGA
Year Super-Race-Trucks B
2001 Czech Republic Stan Matějovský Tatra

2006–current (FIA European Championships)

European Drivers' Champions by season
Season Driver Truck Tyres Poles Wins Podiums Points % Points Margin
2006 Spain Antonio Albacete MAN TGA G 346 64.074 28
2007 Switzerland Markus Bösiger Buggyra G 378 70.000 1
2008 Czech Republic David Vrsecky Buggyra G 414 76.666 21
2009 Czech Republic David Vrsecky Buggyra G 490 81.666 23
2010 Spain Antonio Albacete MAN TGS G 387 73.018 52
2011 Germany Jochen Hahn MAN TG G 7 12 22 402 67.000 47
2012 Germany Jochen Hahn MAN TG G 12 16 30 517 78.333 49
2013 Germany Jochen Hahn MAN TGS G 3 6 417 69.500 5
2014 Hungary Norbert Kiss MAN G 10 9 401 74.259 18
2015 Hungary Norbert Kiss MAN G 17 19 32 599 74.875 152
2016 Germany Jochen Hahn MAN TGS G 8 14 30 462 85.555 55
2017 Czech Republic Adam Lacko Buggyra G 5 12 19 381 71.886 38
2018 Germany Jochen Hahn Iveco Stralis G 8 12 20 387 80.625 121
2019 Germany Jochen Hahn Iveco Stralis G 13 13 20 370 82.222 102
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hungary Norbert Kiss MAN G 9 11 15 276 78.857 49
2022 Hungary Norbert Kiss MAN G 15 16 22 410 85.416 115
2023 Hungary Norbert Kiss MAN G 16 22 26 419 87.291 105
2024 TBD TBD G TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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".1

Season Driver Truck
2017 Portugal José Rodrigues MAN
2018 United Kingdom Shane Brereton MAN
2019 United Kingdom Oliver Janes Freightliner
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 United Kingdom Shane Brereton MAN
2022 France Téo Calvet Freightliner
2023 Portugal José Eduardo Rodrigues MAN

Notes

1 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. ^ "European Truck Racing Championship". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ "GRAMMER TRUCK CUP". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.