European Truck Racing Championship
The European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport racing series for specially prepared competition trucks that races exclusively in Europe. This series has been organized as the European Truck Racing Championship since 1985 . In 1994 it was taken over by the FIA , the world automotive authority , which advertised European cups until 2005 and upgraded the series to a full European championship in 2006 . The technical regulations are now defined by Article 290 of the FIA International Sports Law . The racing trucks form group F in the vehicle classes of the FIA.
European championships
1985-1993
The Class A was limited to trucks with a maximum of 11,950 cc displacement , the class B to 11,951 cc to 14,100 cm³ and the class C to 14.101 cc to 18,500 cm³.
| year | Class a | class B | Class C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |
 Rod Chapman
|
Ford Cargo |
Richard Walker
|
Leyland |
 Yves Barrat
|
Renault |
| 1986 |
Mel Lindsey
|
Leyland Roadtrain |
 Slim Borgudd
|
Volvo White |
Curt Göransson
|
Volvo N12 |
| 1987 |
Rod Chapman
|
Ford Cargo |
George Allen
|
Volvo White |
Slim Borgudd
|
Volvo White |
| 1988 |
Gérard Cuynet
|
Ford Cargo |
Curt Göransson
|
Volvo N12 |
Rolf Björk
|
Scania T-143M |
| 1989 |
Rod Chapman
|
Volvo N12 |
Curt Göransson
|
Volvo N12 |
 Thomas Hegmann
|
Mercedes-Benz 1450-S |
| 1990 |
 Axel Hegmann
|
Mercedes Benz |
Curt Göransson
|
Volvo N12 |
Steve Parrish
|
Mercedes-Benz 1450 |
| 1991 |
Richard Walker
|
Volvo White Aero |
 Jokke Kallio
|
Sisu SR 340 |
Gerd Koerber
|
Phoenix MAN |
| 1992 |
Richard Walker
|
Volvo White Aero |
Jokke Kallio
|
Sisu SR 340 |
Steve Parrish
|
Mercedes-Benz 1450-S |
| 1993 |
Gérard Cuynet
|
Mercedes-Benz 1733-S |
Harri Luostarinen
|
Sisu SR 340 Revolution |
Steve Parrish
|
Mercedes-Benz 1450-S |
1994-2005 (FIA European Cups)
| year | Super race trucks | Race trucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |
Steve Parrish
|
Mercedes-Benz 1834-S |
Boije Ovebrink
|
Volvo NL12 |
| 1995 |
Slim Borgudd
|
Mercedes-Benz 1834-S |
 Martin Koloc
|
Sisu SR 340 |
| 1996 |
Steve Parrish
|
Mercedes-Benz 1834-S |
Martin Koloc
|
Sisu SR 340 |
| 1997 |
Harri Luostarinen
|
Caterpillar TRD |
Heinz-Werner Lenz
|
Mercedes-Benz 1938-S |
| 1998 |
Ludovic Faure
|
Mercedes-Benz Atego racing truck |
Heinz-Werner Lenz
|
Mercedes-Benz 1938-S |
| 1999 |
Fritz Kreutzpointner
|
MAN 18.423 FT |
Heinz-Werner Lenz
|
Mercedes-Benz 1938-S |
| 2000 |
Harri Luostarinen
|
Caterpillar TRD |
Noël Crozier
|
MAN 19.414 |
| 2001 |
Fritz Kreutzpointner
|
MAN TR 1400 |
Lutz Bernau
|
MAN 19.414 |
| 2002 |
Gerd Koerber
|
Buggyra MK 002 |
 Egon Allgäuer
|
MAN TGA |
| 2003 |
Gerd Koerber
|
Buggyra MK 002 / B |
Lutz Bernau
|
MAN TGA |
| 2004 |
Markus Oestreich
|
Volkswagen Titan |
Stuart Oliver
|
MAN TGA |
| 2005 |
Ralf Druckermüller
|
VW Titan |
 Antonio Albacete
|
MAN TGA |
| year | Super Race Trucks B | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |
Stan Matějovský
|
Tatra Mountains |
Since 2006 (FIA European Championships)
With the elimination of the super race trucks class, only one title will be awarded in the only remaining category of race trucks .
Since the 2006 season , the championship has been classified by the FIA as a "Championship" , until then it only had the status of a "Cup" .
Web links
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: FIA EM rules for truck racing ) (PDF; French, English)
- Regulations of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship (Link to PDFs; French, English)
- Information about the European Truck Racing Championship
- Truck sport information platform
