
Jose Rodrigues' Promoter's Cup Glory
Team Reboconorte MAN driver José Rodrigues was crowned the first ever Promoter’s Cup winner at Circuito del Jarama last weekend....
The scenic Styrian mountains are a spectacular backdrop at this ultra-modern facility in southern Austria.
The circuit itself is relatively short with a mix of long straights and big braking points. The track undulates significantly with a steep descent from the top of turn one to the bottom of turns two and three.
The track has a natural amphitheatre feel with spectators able to see much of the track. The facilities are second to none with major investment from the local Red Bull GmbH company rejuvenating the track which has operated in various different incarnations since 1969.
In 2016 Rene Reinert took a fine win, while Teams Championship partner and eventual champion Jochen Hahn took another. During two wet races on the Sunday it was Adam Lacko who showed he was the 'Rainmeister' with two clear wins for Buggyra.
Facts
Three days of pure racing action at legendary Red Bull Ring!
Around 5.5 tonnes of iron and steel with around 1200 PS, more than 5000 Nm of torque and reaching top speeds of 160 km/h in 5 seconds – these are the statistics for a Race Truck. Truly impressive and huge is it what the racing trucks offer.
Watch live whilst these giants thunder around the race track. Here is where motorsport of the highest standard meets the force of heavy practical commercial vehicles. A meeting of fun, excitement and passion in promised.
The Truck Race Trophy at the Red Bull Ring is part of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship and with the Formula 1, it is one of the most popular series at the Ring. The races pull in annually huge crowds at the circuits in Europe.
Race Format
Flying start for every race. 70 km/h top speed for formation lap until the green light.
The four 'FIA European Truck Racing Championship' Races will take place at the 2.3 km South Circuit of the Red Bull Ring.
Normal racing format = 2 days, at the Truck Race Trophy at the Red Bull Ring = 3 days. 4 races per event.
Saturday
Sunday
Alongside the 4 races of the Truck Race Trophy as part of the European Truck Race Championship the race drivers of three more race series compete in the supporting programme of the ETRC at TRT: Suzuki Cup Austria, the historic Formula Vau and the Lotus Cup Eastern Europe.
Team Reboconorte MAN driver José Rodrigues was crowned the first ever Promoter’s Cup winner at Circuito del Jarama last weekend....
The 2018 FIA European Truck Racing Championship calendar will feature both stability and continuity after championship organisers and promoter, the European Truck Racing Association, announced the provisional schedule today....
In part two of our midterm look at the season we look at race winners Steffi Halm, Jose Rodrigues and Antonio Albacete, as well as the rest of the field
Technically it’s impossible to pinpoint a mid-point of a nine-round season, but a six-week-long summer break is a good time to have a look how this year’s FIA European Truck Racing season has played out so far.