Victor Franzoni

Victor Franzoni
Victor Franzoni
Born	October 5, 1995 (age 31); Brazil
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2011–present
Known for	2017 Pro Mazda Championship title, competing in Copa Truck, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Indy NXT

Victor Coelho Franzoni da Silva (born 5 October 1995) is a professional Brazilian race car driver, who most recently took part in Copa Truck. His early career involved competing in Formula Renault across Europe before transitioning to the American racing scene via the Road to Indy ladder. In 2017, he secured the title in the Pro Mazda Championship and has since raced in the IMSA SportsCar Championship as well as Indy NXT representing Juncos Racing.

Career

Beginning his motorsport journey in karting, Franzoni made his first appearance in Brazilian Formula Future Fiat during the 2011 season. He achieved victories at both Interlagos and Curitiba. Demonstrating consistent performance, he concluded the year fourth overall after securing four podium finishes consecutively. In August 2011, he ventured into European competitions, debuting at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the 2011 Formula Abarth season with Cram Competition, where his highest placement was ninth.

In 2012, Franzoni participated in the Formula 3 Brazil Open (Class B), although his run ended prematurely due to a crash in the final. That same year, he joined Koiranen Motorsport for the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series, finishing eleventh overall with two fourth-place finishes at the Red Bull Ring. He continued with Koiranen into 2013 for the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, managing to score points on two occasions. Returning to Interlagos in January 2014 for the 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open, Franzoni started seventh but finished second after a pre-final retirement.

Franzoni’s first experience in American open-wheel racing came in 2014, competing in the USF2000 series with Afterburner Autosport. He claimed victory at St. Petersburg and earned four podiums, including his debut on an oval track at Lucas Oil Raceway, ultimately placing fifth in the championship standings. The following year, he remained with Afterburner for six races, winning at NOLA Motorsports Park, before moving up to the Pro Mazda Championship, where he recorded three top-five finishes. Returning to USF2000 with ArmsUp Motorsports, Franzoni secured three wins—one at Toronto and two at Laguna Seca—alongside eight additional podiums, finishing third overall in the championship.

Career summary

("align=left"|Império Endurance Brasil - GT3 ("align=left"|Via Italia Racing ("1") ("0") ("0") ("0") ("0") ("?") ("?") ("align=left"|2023 Copa Truck season ("align=left"|Tiger Team ("|") ("|") ("|") ("|") ("|") ("|") ("|") ("align=left"|Juncos Hollinger Racing ("5") ("0") ("0") ("0") ("0") ("91") ("21st")

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	Cram Competition	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	Koiranen Motorsport	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"
	2014 U.S. F2000 Winterfest	"5"	"1"	"0"	"1"	"3"	"84"	"7th"
	2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	China BRT by JCS	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"4"	"21st"
	2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open	Hitech Grand Prix	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"1"	"N/A"	2nd
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship	Afterburner Autosport	"6"	"1"	"0"	"2"	"2"	"98"	"14th"
2015 U.S. F2000 Winterfest	"5"	"2"	"1"	"1"	"3"	"131"	2nd
2015 Pro Mazda Championship	M1 Racing	"9"	"0"	"0"	"1"	"0"	"91"	"16th"
2015 Formula 3 Brasil season#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 Hollinger Racing	"12"	"7"	"6"	"7"	"12"	"351"	1st
2018 Indy Lights	Juncos Hollinger Racing	"17"	"1"	"1"	"3"	"5"	"341"	"5th"
2018 Súper TC2000	Renault Sport	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	NC
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship#DPi	Juncos Hollinger Racing	("2")	("0")	("0")	("0")	("0")	("43")	("26th")
2019 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)
2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe#Pro-Am	Oregon Team	("2")	("1")	("1")	("1")	("2")	("28")	("7th")

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position; entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Points
2012	Koiranen Motorsport	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1 22	SPA 2 Ret	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MSC 1	MSC 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	45th	0
2013	Koiranen GP	ALC 1 19	ALC 2 13	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 13	MSC 1 26	MSC 2 17	RBR 1 19	RBR 2 Ret	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 23	LEC 1 12	LEC 2 8	CAT 1 10	CAT 2 30†	19th	7
2014	China BRT by JCS							style="background:#dfffdf;" \|NÜR 1 9	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|NÜR 2 19							20th	4

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Results

(key) (Entries in bold indicate pole position; entries in italics mark fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2012	Koiranen Motorsport	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 16	PAU 1 23	PAU 2 {{small{19}}}

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Results in American Open-Wheel Racing

(key) (Events shown in bold represent pole positions; those in italics denote fastest laps during the race)

USF2000 National Championship

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Total Points
2014	Afterburner Autosport	STP	STP	BAR	BAR	IMS	IMS	LOR	TOR	'TOR 4	MOH 8	MOH 14	MOH 5	SON 6	SON 19			5th	202
2015	Afterburner Autosport	STP < br / > 6	STP < br / > 16	NOL < br / > 4	NOL < br / > 1	BAR < br / > 2	BAR < br / > DSQ									14th	98
2016	ArmsUp Motorsports	STP < br / > 6	STP < br / > 12	BAR < br / > 2	BAR < br / > 9	IMS < br / > 3	IMS < br / > 2 ...	3rd	360

Pro Mazda Championship

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Total 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	maximally emphasizedIMS (races 3,4, and others) with multiple wins and podiums\|							1st place finish with a total of 351 points!

Indy Lights

Year	Team	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Race 12	Race 13	Race 14	Race 15	Race 16	Race 17	Final Ranking	Accumulated Points
2018 Indy Lights	Juncos Racing	style= "background: #DFFFDF; "\|Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 4	style= "background: #DFFFDF; "\|Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 4	style= "background: #DFFFDF; "\|Barber Motorsports Park 4	style= "background: #DFDFDF; "\|Barber Motorsports Park 2	style= "background: #CFEAFF; "\|Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights) 6	style= "background: #FFDF9F; "\|Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights) 3	style= "background: #CFEAFF; "\|Freedom 100 8	style= " background: #FFDF9F; "\|Road America 3	style= " background: #FFFFBF; "\|Road America 1	style= " background: #CFEAFF; "\|Iowa Speedway 6	style= " background: #EFCFFF; "\|Honda Indy Toronto 6	style= " background: #EFCFFF; "\|Honda Indy Toronto 7	style= " background: #DFFFDF; "\|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 4	style= " background: #CFEAFF; "\|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 6	style= " background: #CFEAFF; "\|Gateway Motorsports Park 6	style= " background: #FFDF9F; "\|Portland International Raceway 3	style= " background: #DFFFDF; "\|Portland International Raceway 5	5th place finish	341 points
2023 Indy NXT	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Grand Prix of Alabama	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)	Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)	Road America	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Iowa Speedway	style = " background :#CFCFFF ; "> Music City Grand Prix < br > Template:Small 14	style = " background :#EFCFFF ; "> Indianapolis Motor Speedway < br > Template:Small 19	Gateway Motorsports Park	style = " background :#CFCFFF ; "> Grand Prix of Portland < br > Template:Small 11	style = " background :#CFEAFF ; "> Grand Prix of Monterey < br > Template:Small 6	style = " background :#CFCFFF ; "> Grand Prix of Monterey < br > Template:Small 13				21st position	91 points

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions are bolded; fastest laps are in italics)

rowspan=2 style="vertical-align:center;" align=center"|2019

Year	Team Entrant	Category	Vehicle Make	Engine Type	... Races ...	... Final Standing ...	... Total Points ...
Via Italia Racing	GTD Class	Ferrari 488 GT3	Ferrari F154CB, a turbocharged V8 with a displacement of 3.9 liters	> Daytona - finished eighth (highlighted)	> Sebring event participation	> Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge appearance	> --empty--	> --empty--	> --empty--	> Lime Rock Park race entry	> --empty--	> Virginia International Raceway participation	> --empty--	Overall position: 51st	Points scored: 23
Juncos Racing	DPi Category	Cadillac DPi-V.R chassis	Cadillac's naturally aspirated V8 with a capacity of 5.5 liters	> --empty--	> --empty--	> --empty--	> Detroit Chevrolet Sports Car Classic - finished eighth (highlighted)	> Six Hours of The Glen event	> Mosport race - finished eleventh (highlighted)	> --empty--	> Road America Showcase participation	> --empty--	> Laguna Seca appearance	> Petit Le Mans event participation	Final rank: 26th	Total points accumulated:43