The Series
Combining the excitement of truck racing with entertainment, sustainability and technical innovation
The biggest, most imposing racing series in the world, the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC) is a truly unique motor sport spectacle and the pinnacle of global truck racing with the most professional teams and drivers competing in a pan-European series.
Even though some of its events celebrated their 30th anniversary or more, the recognition as an official FIA championship and current format has been in operation since 2006. The Goodyear FIA ETRC's first ever promoter, ETRA Promotion GmbH, has been mandated since 2016. Several well-known manufacturers are represented in the Goodyear FIA ETRC, namely IVECO, Freightliner, MAN, Scania and Ford.
Sustainability transformation together with safety and the topic of truck driver shortage are the three strategic focus areas of the Goodyear FIA ETRC, and the organisers have committed to the Paris Agreement to reach net zero by 2038 at the latest. ETRA is also a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, to help implement the Paris Agreement and to accelerate the transformative change needed to reach greenhouse gas emission neutrality by 2050 at the latest.
The Goodyear FIA ETRC was the first-ever motorsport series to successfully switch to a 100% sustainable fuel in 2021 and with the bio-LNG-powered IVECO S-WAY NP pace truck, the championship has reduced its carbon emissions on the race track by up to 92% over the last three years.
The very popular championship attracts each year around 350.000 spectators from the industry and beyond. The very familiar paddock atmosphere doesn’t only attract family and friends but at most events it also functions as an industry exhibition for OEMs, fleet owners, drivers and business decision takers.
The Goodyear FIA ETRC events are not just events for the (truck) drivers but with the (truck) drivers – aligned with this mindset, the promoter ETRA has launched its #onetruckfamily campaign with the objective to unite all industry professionals and to contribute with positive image transfer and emotions to the truck driver shortage crisis.
For more information on the Goodyear FIA ETRC Sporting and Technical Regulations please click HERE
The Goodyear FIA ETRC in a nutshell:
(probably the most unique regulation in motorsport –
safety first)
Q1: 15 mins - determines grid positions 13-end
Q2: 10 mins - determines grid positions 7-12
Q3: 5 mins - determines grid positions 1-6
The grid positions for Races 2 and 4 will be determined by the results of Races 1 and 3, with the top 8 drivers starting in reverse order
warning and in case of a second infringement to an exclusion
The Partners
COMPETITION FORMAT
DRIVERS ARE ATTRIBUTED IN TWO categories: TITAN and CHROME, WITH ONLY CHROME DRIVERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHROME CLASS.
ALL DRIVERS RACE TOGETHER IN THE SAME RACE, FIGHTING FOR GLORY IN THE OVERALL AND CHROME CLASS.
Each CLASS will have its own winner in every race, AND each CLASS IS awarded an official FIA title at the end of the season for the highest-scoring driver.
DRIVER CATEGORIES
Category TITAN
Any Goodyear FIA ETRC champion from the last 10 years
Any driver finishing Top 7 in the overall result of the 2023 Goodyear FIA ETRC season
Any driver who qualified more than twice in the Top 5 of any Super Pole of the 2023 Goodyear FIA ETRC season
Any driver who fulfils any definition criteria for Platinum and Gold of the FIA Driver Categorisation
Any driver whose performances and achievements are outstanding despite not being covered by one of the definitions above.
Category CHROME
All drivers unless they are eligible for the TITAN category
Any driver, who is eligible for the European Young Drivers Champion title, must compete in the CHROME category at all times.
In case of lack of records/no historic records existing from the Goodyear FIA ETRC, the drivers will be evaluated on their record of achievements (age + career record), then on their average time during the races by the Goodyear FIA ETRC Categorisation Committee.
Any re-categorisations will be conducted by the Goodyear FIA ETRC Categorisation Committee and can only be made between race season.
2024 Categorisation
Driver Category
Anderson Jamie - TITAN
André Jonathan - CHROME
Albacete Antonio - TITAN
Altenstrasser Markus - CHROME
Bermejo David Marco - CHROME
Brereton Shane - CHROME
Calvet Téo - TITAN
Coleman Ray - CHROME
Draganovic Alen - CHROME
Faas Steffen - CHROME
Forman Jiri - CHROME
Garrett Luke - CHROME
Gibbon Terry - CHROME
Gibson Martin - CHROME
Hahn Jochen - TITAN
Hahn Lukas - CHROME
Halm Stephanie - TITAN
Hecker Clemens - CHROME
Hemming John - CHROME
Janes Oly - CHROME
Kiss Norbert - TITAN
Klein Nagelvoort Erwin - CHROME
Körber Gerhard - CHROME
Koloc Aliyyah - CHROME
Kursch Stefan - CHROME
Kursim Andre - TITAN
Labadie Jean-Claude - CHROME
Lacko Adam - TITAN
Lenz Sascha - TITAN
Lenz Heinz -Werner - CHROME
Lohr Ellen - CHROME
Mäkinen Emma - CHROME
Marco Pedro Ignacio Garcia - CHROME
Monteserin Enrique Alberto Vila - CHROME
Newell John - CHROME
O'Rourke Tom - CHROME
Orsini Dominique - CHROME
Recuenco Luis - CHROME
Reinert Rene - CHROME
Robineau Thomas - CHROME
Robineau Jeremy - CHROME
Rodrigues Eduardo - CHROME
Rodrigues José Fernando Araujo - CHROME
Rodrigues José - CHROME
Rodrigues José Eduardo -CHROME
Smith Ryan - TITAN
Smith Bradley - CHROME
Taylor Mark - CHROME
Vojtisek Frantisek - CHROME