Felipe Giaffone
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.
| Felipe Giaffone | |
|---|---|
Giaffone in 2007 | |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Born | 22 January 1975 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 |
From 2008 to 2018, Giaffone wworked 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.
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.
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