Nicolas Giaffone (born 5 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver.[1] He is currently competes in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for DEForce Racing.[2]
| Nicolas Giaffone | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Giaffone at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 5 October 2004 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Related to | Felipe Giaffone (father) |
| USF2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | DEForce Racing |
| Car number | 1 |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 | USF Juniors F4 Brazilian Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | USF Juniors |
Career
editUSF Juniors
editOn 5 January 2023, it was announced that Giaffone would compete in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for DEForce Racing.[3] At the second race of the season at Sebring International Raceway, he would get his maiden win in the championship.[4] Giaffone would also finish second in race 3 of the first round.
At the second round at Barber Motorsports Park, Giaffone would take pole for both races. He would go on to dominate and win both races, resulting in him taking the championship lead.[5] Giaffone would continue his win streak by winning the next two races at Virginia International Raceway.[6] He would qualify on pole for race 3 at VIR but would finish second after Jack Jeffers went on a late charge to take the win. At Mid-Ohio, Giaffone would once again be on pole for race one and go on to win the race.[7] This would be his final win of the season. Giaffone would collect two more podiums at Road America.[8] With his large lead in the championship, he could clinch the title with a few races remaining. After finishing third and seventh in races one and two at the Circuit of the Americas respectively, Giaffone would become the 2023 USF Juniors champion.[9][10] As a result of winning the title, he would be awarded the champion scholarship to move up to the next rung in the USF Pro Championships, the USF2000 Championship.
USF2000 Championship
editIn December 2023, it was announced that Giaffone would move up to the USF2000 Championship and drive for DEForce Racing.[11]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Junior | Lucas Zacante de Souza | 51st |
| Rotax Max Challenge South America – Junior Max | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Rotax Max Challenge Brazil – Junior | 2nd |
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship | Cavaleiro Sports | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 129 | 5th |
| 2023 | USF Juniors | DEForce Racing | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 389 | 1st |
| 2024 | USF2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 7th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
edit(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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cavaleiro Sports | MOG1 1 3 |
MOG1 2 7 |
MOG1 3 10 |
INT1 1 3 |
INT1 2 1 |
INT1 3 10 |
INT2 1 DSQ |
INT2 2 6 |
INT2 3 5 |
MOG2 1 8 |
MOG2 2': 1 |
MOG2 3 Ret |
GYN 1 5 |
GYN 2 1 |
GYN 3 9 |
INT3 1 6 |
INT3 2 2 |
INT3 3 Ret |
5th | 129 |
American open-wheel racing results
editUSF Juniors
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEForce Racing | SEB 1 4 |
SEB 2 1 |
SEB 3 2 |
ALA 1 1* |
ALA 2 1* |
VIR 1 1 |
VIR 2 1* |
VIR 3 2* |
MDO 1 1* |
MDO 2 14 |
ROA 1 6 |
ROA 2 2 |
ROA 3 2* |
COA 1 3 |
COA 2 7 |
COA 3 8 |
1st | 389 |
USF2000 Championship
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 11 |
STP 2 21 |
NOL 1 7 |
NOL 2 8 |
NOL 3 17 |
IMS 1 17 |
IMS 2 5 |
IRP 2 |
ROA 1 18 |
ROA 2 7 |
MOH 1 3 |
MOH 2 7 |
MOH 3 6 |
TOR 1 6 |
TOR 2 9 |
POR 1 4 |
POR 2 8 |
POR 3 3 |
7th | 245 |
References
edit- ^ "Nicolas Giaffone (R)". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-12-05). "Champion Giaffone leads USF Juniors stars securing USF2000 seats". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-01-05). "DEForce signs Brazilian F4 winner Nicolas Giaffone for USF Juniors". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-03-28). "The Sebring single-seater history the USF Pro series added to last weekend". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-04-29). "Nicolas Giaffone leads the way in USF Juniors at Barber". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-06-04). "Nicolas Giaffone gets two more USF Juniors wins at Virginia". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-07-08). "Armstrong gets victory and a second place in USF Juniors at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Giaffone closing in on USF Juniors title as series heads to Road America". RACER. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-08-27). "Nicolas Giaffone wins USF Juniors title with a race to spare at COTA". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Giaffone Clinches USF Juniors Championship Title". SPEEDSPORT. 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-12-05). "Champion Giaffone leads USF Juniors stars securing USF2000 seats". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-18.