| Felipe Giaffone | |
|---|---|
 Giaffone in 2007 | |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | (1975-01-22)22 January 1975 (age 50) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Related to | Nicolas Giaffone (son) Affonso Giaffone (cousin) |
| Indy Racing LeagueIndyCar 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 (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[feˈlipiʒaˈfoni,fiˈ-]; born 22 January 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in theCopa Truck, driving the No. 4Iveco Hi-Way for Usual Racing.
From 2008 to 2018, Giaffone worked as commentator onIndyCar Series broadcasts onRede Bandeirantes. In 2019 he joinedRede Globo to continue in that role onFormula One broadcasts. In 2021, he returned to Band as the network got the rights for F1 races.[1]
He competed in theIndy Racing League between 2001 and 2006. His father, "Zeca" Giaffone is the 1987Stock Car Brasil champion andMil Milhas Brasil five times winner in the 1980s.
Giaffone went to the United States to drive in theIndy Lights series in 1999 where he was coached byFormula One legend and countrymanNelson Piquet. He began racing in the IRL in 2001 and won one race atKentucky Speedway in 2002. In 2003, Giaffonewas one of the IRL's representatives in theIROC series, but he only competed in two races due to injury and finished tenth in series standings. In 2005, Giaffone made a last minute deal withA. J. Foyt to qualify a third car for him in theIndianapolis 500. With minutes to spare, Giaffone bumpedArie Luyendyk Jr. from the field. Starting in the final 33rd starting position, he avoided attrition and finished fifteenth. With A. J.'s grandsonA. J. Foyt IV leaving the IRL forNASCAR in 2006, A. J. the elder chose Giaffone to be his full-time driver for the2006 season but he was released after eight races due to what Foyt called "communication problems".
Since 2007, Giaffone has raced in theFórmula 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.
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1996 | Leading Edge Motorsport | MIA 14 | LBH 24 | NAZ 13 | MIS 10 | MIL 9 | DET 18 | POR 16 | CLE 6 | TOR | TRO | 17th | 20 | [2] | ||||
| Brian Stewart Racing | VAN 22 | LS 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [3] |
| 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 | [4] | ||
| 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 | [5] | ||
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | 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 | 21 | G-Force GF05B | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 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 | [6] | ||||
| 2002 | Mo Nunn Racing | G-Force GF05C | Chevrolet IndyV8 | 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 | [7] | |||
| 2003 | G-Force GF09 | Toyota IndyV8 | 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 | [8] | |||
| 2004 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24 | Dallara IR-04 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | 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 | [9] | |
| 2005 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 48 | Panoz GF09C | Toyota IndyV8 | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY 15 | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | SNM | CHI | WGL | FON | 31st | 15 | [10] |
| 2006 | 14 | Dallara IR-05 | HondaHI6RV8 | HMS 8 | STP 9 | MOT 15 | INDY 21 | WGL 5 | TXS 16 | RIR 17 | KAN 19 | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 17th | 142 | [11] | ||||
| 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 |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | G-Force GF05B | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 33 | 10 | Treadway Racing |
| 2002 | G-Force GF05C | Chevrolet IndyV8 | 4 | 3 | Mo Nunn Racing |
| 2003 | G-Force GF09 | Toyota IndyV8 | 16 | 33 | Mo Nunn Racing |
| 2004 | Dallara IR-04 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | 25 | 15 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
| 2005 | Panoz GF09C | Toyota IndyV8 | 33 | 15 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2006 | Dallara IR-05 | HondaHI6RV8 | 21 | 21 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 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 |
The Giaffone family has had great involvement in motorsport.
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| Preceded by | IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Fórmula Truck Champion 2007 2009 2011 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Series inaugural season | Copa Truck Champion 2017 | Succeeded by |
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