Felipe Giaffone
| Felipe Giaffone | |
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Giaffone as a Fórmula Truck driver.
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| Nationality |
 Brazil
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| Born |
January 22, 1975 São Paulo, Brazil |
| 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 |
Felipe Giaffone (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈlipi ʒaˈfoni], born January 22, 1975 in São Paulo) is a race car driver from Brazil. He competed in the Indy Racing League between 2001 and 2006. His father, "Zeca" Giaffone is the 1987 champion and Mil Milhas Brasil five times winner in the 1980s.
He went to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights series in 1999 where he was coached by Formula One legend and countryman Nelson Piquet. He began racing in the IRL in 2001 and won one race at Kentucky Speedway in 2002. In 2003 Felipe was one of the IRL's representatives in the IROC series, but he only competed in two races due to injury and finished 10th in series standings. In 2005 Felipe made a last minute deal with A.J. Foyt to qualify a third car for him in the Indianapolis 500. With minutes to spare, Giaffone bumped Arie Luyendyk Jr. from the field. Starting in the final 33rd starting position, he avoided attrition and finished 15th. With A.J.'s grandson A.J. Foyt IV leaving the IRL for NASCAR in 2006, A.J. the elder chose Giaffone to be his full-time driver for the 2006 season but he was released after eight races due to what Foyt called "communication problems".
Since 2007, Giaffone has raced in the Fórmula Truck, the Brazilian racing truck series. He won the championship in 2007, 2009 and 2011, and was runner-up in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
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The Giaffone family has had great involvement in motorsport.
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