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Felipe Giaffone - Wikipedia

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Felipe Giaffone
Giaffone in 2007
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1975-01-22) 22 January 1975 (age 49) São Paulo, Brazil
Related to	Nicolas Giaffone (son) Affonso Giaffone (cousin)
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	2001–2006
Teams	Mo Nunn Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts	61
Wins	1
Poles	0
Best finish	4th in 2002
Previous series
1996–2000 1995	Indy Lights Toyota Atlantic
Championship titles
2007, 2009, 2011, 2016 2017	Fórmula Truck Champion Copa Truck Champion
Awards
2001	Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year

Felipe Giaffone (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈlipi ʒaˈfoni]; born 22 January 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in the Copa Truck, driving the No. 4 Iveco Hi-Way for Usual Racing.

From 2008 to 2018, Giaffone worked as commentator on IndyCar Series broadcasts on Rede Bandeirantes. In 2019 he joined Rede Globo to continue in that role on Formula One broadcasts. In 2021 he returned to Band as the network got the rights for F1 races.^[1]

He competed in the Indy Racing League between 2001 and 2006. His father, "Zeca" Giaffone is the 1987 Stock Car Brasil champion and Mil Milhas Brasil five times winner in the 1980s.

Racing career

He went to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights series in 1999 where he was coached by Formula One legend and countryman Nelson Piquet. He began racing in the IRL in 2001 and won one race at Kentucky Speedway in 2002. In 2003 Felipe was one of the IRL's representatives in the IROC series, but he only competed in two races due to injury and finished 10th in series standings. In 2005 Felipe made a last minute deal with A. J. Foyt to qualify a third car for him in the Indianapolis 500. With minutes to spare, Giaffone bumped Arie Luyendyk Jr. from the field. Starting in the final 33rd starting position, he avoided attrition and finished 15th. With A. J.'s grandson A. J. Foyt IV leaving the IRL for NASCAR in 2006, A. J. the elder chose Giaffone to be his full-time driver for the 2006 season but he was released after eight races due to what Foyt called "communication problems".

Since 2007, Giaffone has raced in the Fórmula Truck, the Brazilian racing truck series. He won the championship four times in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2016, and was runner-up in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Racing record

American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
1996	Leading Edge Motorsport	MIA 14	LBH 24	NAZ 13	MIS 10	MIL 9	DET 18	POR 16	CLE 6	TOR	TRO					17th	20
1996	Brian Stewart Racing											VAN 22	LS 8			17th	20
1998	Conquest Racing	MIA 19	LBH 24	NAZ 8	STL 4	MIL 2	DET 9	POR 2	CLE 8	TOR 6	MIS 9	TRO 6	VAN 5	LS 18	FON 2	4th	104
1999	Conquest Racing	MIA 17	LBH 10	NAZ 18	MIL 4	POR 10	CLE 3	TOR 4	MIS 3	DET 4	CHI 8	LS 18	FON 20			6th	78
2000	Conquest Racing	LBH 3	MIL 12	DET 2	POR 14	MIS 1	CHI 4	MDO 13	VAN 2	LS 6	STL 7	HOU 3	FON 7			4th	118

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
2001	Treadway-Hubbard Racing	G-Force GF05B	21	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	PHX 6	HMS 4	ATL 10	INDY 10	TXS 2	PPI 7	RIR 11	KAN 4	NSH 8	KTY 8	STL 20	CHI 10	TX2 21					6th	304	^[2]
2002	Mo Nunn Racing	G-Force GF05C		Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS 7	PHX 19	FON 6	NZR 2	INDY 3	TXS 5	PPI 4	RIR 3	KAN 4	NSH 7	MIS 3	KTY 1	STL 21	CHI 6	TX2 17			4th	432	^[3]
2003	Mo Nunn Racing	G-Force GF09		Toyota Indy V8	HMS 9	PHX 3	MOT 3	INDY 33	TXS 17	PPI 13	RIR 6	KAN 22	NSH Inj	MIS Inj	STL Inj	KTY Inj	NZR Inj	CHI 15	FON 16	TX2 19		20th	199	^[4]
2004	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Dallara IR-04	24	Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY 15	TXS 9	RIR 10	KAN 16	NSH 15	MIL 13	MIS 16	KTY 16	PPI 16	NZR 16	CHI 8	FON 20	TX2 11		20th	214	^[5]
2005	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Panoz GF09C	48	Toyota Indy V8	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY 15	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON	31st	15	^[6]
2006	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Dallara IR-05	14	Honda HI6R V8	HMS 8	STP 9	MOT 15	INDY 21	WGL 5	TXS 16	RIR 17	KAN 19	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI				17th	142	^[7]

IndyCar Series career summary

Year	Team	Starts	Wins	Points	Championship Finish
2001	Treadway Racing	13	0	304	6th
2002	Mo Nunn Racing	15	1	432	4th
2003	Mo Nunn Racing	11	0	199	20th
2004	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	13	0	214	20th
2005	Foyt Enterprises	1	0	15	30th
2006	Foyt Enterprises	8	0	142	17th

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2001	G-Force GF05B	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	33	10	Treadway Racing
2002	G-Force GF05C	Chevrolet Indy V8	4	3	Mo Nunn Racing
2003	G-Force GF09	Toyota Indy V8	16	33	Mo Nunn Racing
2004	Dallara IR-04	Chevrolet Indy V8	25	15	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2005	Panoz GF09C	Toyota Indy V8	33	15	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2006	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI6R V8	21	21	A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Fórmula Truck

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2005	RAM-Scania	CAR NP	GOI 5	SAO Ret	GUA NP	LON 7	CAM C	CUR 2	TAR 8	BSB Ret		14º	25
2007	RMC-Volkswagen	CAS 7	TAR 5	SAO 1	FOR 1	CAR 1	GOI Ret	CUR 1	CAM 2	BSB 5		1º	156
2008	RMC-Volkswagen	GUA 6	GOI 4	CAR 1	FOR Ret	SAO 7	LON 3	CAM 3	CUR Ret	TAR 2	BSB Ret	4º	120
2009	RMC-Volkswagen	GUA 1	FOR 4	CAR 1	GOI Ret	SAO Ret	LON 1	ARG 1	SCZ 4	CUR Ret	BSB 4	1º	169
2010	RMC-Volkswagen	GUA 1	RIO 5	CAR 2	CAM 3	SAO 4	LON 3	ARG 2	VEL Ret	CUR 2	BSB 4	2º	176
2011	RMC-Volkswagen	SCZ 1	RIO Ret	CAR 1	GOI 19	SAO 1	LON 1	ARG 10	GUA 2	CUR 11	BSB 1	1º	188
2012	RMC-Volkswagen	VEL 2	RIO 7	CAR Ret	GOI Ret	SAO 8	CAS 2	ARG 1	GUA 3	CUR 3	BSB 4	2º	154
2013	RMC-MAN SE	TAR Ret	LON 18	CAR Ret	GOI Ret	SAO 13	CAS 1	ARG 2	GUA 2	CUR 1	BSB Ret	4º	114
2014	RMC-MAN SE	CAR 11	CUR 3	SAO 2	BSB 2	CAS 5	SCZ 4	ARG 2	GUA 2	LON 1	GOI Ret	2º	184

Family

The Giaffone family has had great involvement in motorsport.

José "Zeca" Giaffone - Felipe's father; 1987 Stock Car Brasil champion and five times winner of Mil Milhas Brasil: 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989. The founder of JL Racing, the biggest racing engine supplier in Brazil and Stock Car Brasil chassis supplier, and the owner of Granja Viana international kart circuit in Cotia, near São Paulo city.
Nicolas Giaffone - son of Felipe, champion of 2023 USF Juniors.
José "Zequinha" Giaffone - Felipe's brother; He competed in some races in the 1996 Indy Lights.
Affonso Giaffone Júnior - Felipe's uncle, Zeca's elder brother; The winner of the first ever race of Stock Car Brasil in 1979, the champion of the 1981 season and two times winner of Mil Milhas Brasil: 1981 and 1986. His four sons all competed in the Brazilian national kart championships.
Affonso Giaffone - Felipe's cousin, Affonso Junior's son; He competed in the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League season.
Silvana Giaffone - Felipe's cousin and later Ex wife of Rubens Barrichello. This makes Barrichello a cousin-in-law of Felipe.

References

^ Silva, Fernando (2021-03-02). "Band acerta retorno de Felipe Giaffone e completa equipe de transmissão da Fórmula 1 - Notícia de Fórmula 1". Grande Prêmio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Felipe Giaffone – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

External links

History of the kart circuit - from Granja Viana kart circuit official website
Felipe Giaffone career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Airton Daré	IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2001	Succeeded by Laurent Redon
Preceded by Renato Martins Wellington Cirino Roberval Andrade Leandro Totti	Fórmula Truck Champion 2007 2009 2011 2016	Succeeded by Wellington Cirino Roberval Andrade Leandro Totti Series last season
Preceded by Series inaugural season	Copa Truck Champion 2017	Succeeded by Roberval Andrade

Fórmula Truck champions