European Racers To Add To The Drama At The Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

The ETRC will be represented by six racers from the rest of Europe, who will race in the Pro class category beside six British drivers from the British Truck Racing Association (BTRA), who have raced in T1 since the sporting event was first begun in 2014.

Amongst them is Spanish Antonio Albacete, three-time ETRC Champion (2005, 2006 & 2010), Hungarian Norbert Kiss, two-time ETRC Champion (2014 & 2015) and Woman driver Stephanie Halm.

UT Ramprasad, Head - Marketing, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors said, "We at Tata Motors are delighted to introduce new racers from FIA's European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC), in season 4 the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship. Having created history by introducing truck racing in the country for the very first time and then introducing Indian drivers to the sport, today we are also proud to have T1's very first woman racer, German Stephanie Halm, participate in the fourth edition of the championship, for one of the most diverse motorsport events in the country."

He added, "The new European racers will bring in some more excitement and experience from the home of truck racing, as they battle it out for the very first time in India, in the best Indian made warhorse - the Tata PRIMA. True champions from the world of motorsports, we now have all the ingredients, as we ready ourselves for another exhilarating edition of T1."

Organised under the aegis of FIA & FMSCI, the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship will feature Tata PRIMA race trucks, made for the purpose.

A one-make championship, six teams will battle in the Pro Class category of the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship. These are - Team Castrol Vecton, Team Cummins, Team Tata Technologies Motorsports, Team Dealer Warriors, Team Dealer Daredevils and Team One World Racing (New Team).

The country's only truck racing championship is organised by Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC), with safety and performance standards as per the guidelines of the British Truck Racing Association (BTRA).

In the 4th edition, Tata Motors has also associated with some of the country's leading automotive brands. These are WABCO - Official Braking Technology Partner, JK Tyre - Official Tyre Partner, Castrol - Official Lubricant Partner, Cummins - Official Engine Technology Partner and Tata Technologies.

Aside from hosting experienced international drivers, Season 4 of the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship will also host two other races - CHAMPIONS CLASS & SUPER CLASS.

Consisting of Indian racers, selected under the T1 Racer Program, T1 further supports the company's strategic goal of making the profession of truck driving aspirational, also, act as a catalyst to induct drivers into the commercial vehicles profession, addressing the problem of a driver deficit.

Season 4 of the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship will be held on March 19, 2017, at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida. DriveSpark covered the previous season of the truck racing, below is an extensive photo gallery, click to view.