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Victor Franzoni

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Victor Franzoni
Franzoni in 2018
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Racing licence FIA Silver
Previous series
2014-2016
2015
2013
2012
2011		USF2000
Pro Mazda
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Future Fiat

Victor Coelho Franzoni da Silva (born 5 October 1995) is a Brazilian racing driver who most recently competed in Copa Truck. Franzoni raced in Formula Renault in Europe before switching to competition in the United States on the Road to Indy. He was champion of the Pro Mazda Championship in 2017, and previously competed in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Indy NXT for Juncos Racing.

Career

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After karting Franzoni made his auto racing debut in the Brazilian Formula Future Fiat in 2011. Franzoni won races at Interlagos and Curitiba. A strong end of the season, with four consecutive podium finishes, placed Franzoni fourth in the series standings.[1] In August 2011 Franzoni made his European racing debut at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. In the 2011 Formula Abarth season the Brazilian joined Cram Competition with a best finish at of ninth.[2]

In 2012 Franzoni started the season in the Formula 3 Brazil Open. Racing in Class B, for older cars, Franzoni crashed out of the final race. For the regular season Franzoni joined Koiranen Motorsport for the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. With two fourth places at the Red Bull Ring as his best result, Franzoni ended eleventh in the final standings. For 2013 Franzoni remained at Koiranen for their 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 campaign. Struggling midfield Franzoni scored two point finishes. In January 2014 Franzoni raced at Interlagos to compete in the 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open. With a retirement in the pre-final Franzoni was condemned to start the final race in seventh place. After a strong race Franzoni finished second, behind Felipe Guimarães.

The 2014 regular season marked his debut in the American USF2000 series. At Afterburner Autosport Franzoni won his debut race in the streets of St. Petersburg. Collecting a total of four podium finishes, including his oval racing debut at Lucas Oil Raceway, Franzoni ended fifth in the season standings. The following season Franzoni remained at Afterburner for the first six races of the season. Franzoni won one of the races at NOLA Motorsports Park before moving up into the Pro Mazda Championship, scoring another three top five finishes. Moving back into USF2000 Franzoni joined ArmsUp Motorsports. Franzoni won three races, at Toronto, and two at Laguna Seca. With another eight podium finishes Franzoni secured the third place in the championship.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Future Fiat Brasil 11 2 0 6 6 98 5th
Formula Abarth European Series Cram Competition 2 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
Formula Abarth Italian Series 2 0 0 0 0 3 21st
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 45th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 12 0 2 0 0 44 11th
Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 14 0 0 0 0 7 19th
2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship Afterburner Autosport 14 1 1 2 4 202 5th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 5 1 0 1 3 84 7th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 China BRT by JCS 2 0 0 0 0 4 21st
Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship Afterburner Autosport 6 1 0 2 2 98 14th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 5 2 1 1 3 131 2nd
Pro Mazda Championship M1 Racing 9 0 0 1 0 91 16th
Formula 3 Brasil - Class A RR Racing 2 0 0 0 0 5 13th
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports 16 3 2 3 11 360 3rd
2017 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 12 7 6 7 12 351 1st
2018 Indy Lights Juncos Racing 17 1 1 3 5 341 5th
Súper TC2000 Renault Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 43 26th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Via Italia Racing 1 0 1 0 0 23 51st
2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship Newman Wachs Racing 17 0 0 1 10 225 3rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am Oregon Team 2 1 1 1 2 28 7th
2022 Império Endurance Brasil - GT3 Via Italia Racing 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2023 Copa Truck Tiger Team
Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing 5 0 0 0 0 91 21st

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2012 Koiranen Motorsport MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
16 		PAU
1
23 		PAU
2
19 		IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
16 		SPA
1
 SPA
2
 RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
4 		MUG
1
9 		MUG
2
8 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
8 		11th 44

American open-wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2014 Afterburner Autosport STP
1 		STP
DSQ 		BAR
13 		BAR
3 		IMS
15 		IMS
3 		LOR
3 		TOR
7 		TOR
4 		MDO
8 		MDO
14 		MDO
5 		SON
6 		SON
19 		5th 202
2015 Afterburner Autosport STP
6 		STP
16 		NOL
4 		NOL
1 		BAR
2 		BAR
DSQ 		IMS IMS LOR TOR TOR MDO MDO MDO LAG LAG 14th 98
2016 ArmsUp Motorsports STP
6 		STP
12 		BAR
2 		BAR
9 		IMS
3 		IMS
2 		LOR
3 		ROA
4 		ROA
2 		TOR
1 		TOR
3 		MDO
2 		MDO
3 		MDO
4 		LAG
1 		LAG
1 		3rd 360
Franzoni driving his Indy Lights car at Road America in 2018

Pro Mazda Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2015 M1 Racing STP STP LOU LOU BAR BAR IMS
10 		IMS
5 		IMS
19 		LOR
6 		TOR
4 		TOR
16 		IOW MOH
10 		MOH
4 		LGA
19 		LGA
DNS 		16th 91
2017 Juncos Racing STP
2 		STP
2 		IMS
1 		IMS
1 		RDA
1 		RDA
2 		MDO
2 		MDO
1 		MDO
2 		GMP
1 		WGL
1 		WGL
1 		1st 351

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2018 Juncos Racing STP
4 		STP
4 		ALA
4 		ALA
2 		IMS
6 		IMS
3 		INDY
8 		RDA
3 		RDA
1 		IOW
6 		TOR
6 		TOR
7 		MDO
4 		MDO
6 		GTW
6 		POR
3 		POR
5 		5th 341
2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP ALA IMS DET DET ROA MDO IOW NSH
14 		IMS
19 		GTW POR
11 		LAG
6 		LAG
13 		21st 91

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Via Italia Racing GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
8 		SEB MDO LIM VIR 51st 23
Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DET
8 		WGL MOS
11 		ELK LGA PET 26th 43

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Formula Future Fiat, Brasil". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ "2011 Formula Abarth European Series". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Pro Mazda Championship
Champion
2017 		Succeeded by
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