Misano World Circuit, 23 May 2024 – The countdown is about to end, the Rubia Engine Oil Misano Grand Prix Truck returns to the Misano World Circuit this weekend, kicking off the 2024 season of the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
The large motor park is ready to welcome the community of truck drivers and the road haulage supply chain for a two-day event which, in addition to the races, will offer test drives, a rich exhibition area where you can see the latest developments in the sector live, the spectacular rally of decorated trucks and the corner dedicated to historic trucks.
A MORE COMPETENT LINE UP THAN EVER IN THE 2024 FIA ETRC
Misano World Circuit will host the first 4 of the 28 seasonal races, divided into 7 rounds, of the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship, the championship that sees fast racing trucks take to the track.
The 2024 line up sees the best drivers and teams in Europe at the start, who will give life to an extremely fierce championship.
Leading the charge is five-time champion and dominator of the last three seasons Norbert Kiss, who will try to match Jochen Hahn’s number of titles, determined to regain the championship crown. All eyes are also on Sascha Lenz, third last year and ready to give his opponents a hard time.
RUBIA ENGINE OIL PRESENTS THE LATEST NEWS IN THE RANGE
TotalEnergies will be, for the second consecutive year, title sponsor of the event with the prestigious Rubia Engine Oil brand.
The Misano event will be an opportunity to present the latest innovations in the Rubia Optima lubricants range, which is enriched with two new latest generation “Xtra Fuel Economy” lubricants, Rubia Optima 4100 XFE 5W-30 and Rubia Optima 5100 20, formulated with low HTHS viscosity to allow exceptional fuel saving performance and at the same time reduce CO₂ emissions.
The Rubia Optima range boasts over 200 approvals issued by the main Heavy Vehicle Manufacturers (OEM), meets the latest industry standards and offers significant advantages, protecting both latest generation and older engines. This allows you to optimize and rationalize the maintenance of your vehicle fleet, helping to reduce operating costs
TEST DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLES OF THE MAIN MANUFACTURERS
One of the most appreciated opportunities of the Rubia Engine Oil Misano Grand Prix Truck is that of the test drives organized by the media partners of the event Vado e Torno and Trasportare Oggi in collaboration with the most important manufacturers. The presence of DAF, FORD TRUCKS, IVECO, MAN and RENAULT TRUCKS has been confirmed, each of which will provide two vehicles for the tests. At the evenT gazebo, in the area dedicated to test drives, each visitor will be able to register and choose the vehicle to test and on which route.
A unique opportunity to try out the latest vehicles and discover their technical and performance characteristics. The tests are open to anyone with a valid C (European) driving licence.
THE MISANESE WEEKEND AT THE CENTER OF THE FIRST EPISODE OF FORMULA TRUCK
Over the weekend, the spotlights of Formula Truck, the television program on the world of transport and logistics broadcast on May 30th at 8pm on digital terrestrial Channel 68 and on the social channels of Trasportare Oggi, will shine on the Rubia Engine Oil Grand Prix Truck and I go and I come back. The first episode of the new season will be recorded at the Misano World Circuit, broadcast from May 30th at 8pm.
THE CIRCOLO ITALIANO HISTORICAL TRUCKS SHOWS THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORT
The area dedicated to the “Gino Tassi” Italian Historic Truck Club always arouses great interest and curiosity. The “Guardians of the history of transport” will be present with an important delegation of around 30 vintage vehicles, coming from the Marche, Tuscany, Umbria and Emilia Romagna. There will also be a member who, with his 1955 Fiat 640 N, will leave from Fasano, in the province of Brindisi, and reach Misano by road.
On display you will be able to admire trucks mainly from the 60s, 70s and 80s, but also a FIAT 314 Menarini bus.
Also guests in the dedicated area were two Italian teams with dated but racing trucks: Team Rombo Rock with its Truck Drafting and the team of the Italian Truck Pulling champion Vincenzo Chellini with his E-Mostar (IVECO 190-38 Modified) .
TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets to participate in the Rubia Engine Oil Misano Grand Prix Truck are on sale on the Ticketone platform. Information on prices, subscriptions and promotions is available on the Misano World Circuit website at the following link: https://www.misanocircuit.com/biglietteria/truck/.
