# Tuka Rocha

Christiano "Tuka" Chiaradia Alcoba Rocha (December 13, 1982 – November 17, 2019) was a Brazilian race car driver. He won numerous karting championships in Brazil from 1996 to 2000. Then moved up to South American Formula 3 Lights. In 2002 he moved to Europe to compete in the World Series by Nissan where he was Ricardo Zonta's teammate. In 2004 he competed in Superfund Euro 3000. In 2005 he was a test driver for A1 Team Brazil in the A1 Grand Prix Series and was named one of the team's race drivers for the 2006-2007 season. In 2008 Tuka was chosen to drive the Flamengo's car in Formula Superleague.
Rocha died on November 17, 2019, three days after being involved in a small airplane crash near Bahia, Brazil. On a private flight from Jundiaí Airport to Maraú-Barra Grande Airport near Maraú the aircraft crashed on landing. The Cessna Citation II burst into flames fatally injuring Tuka Rocha and two others.

## Racing career
### Superleague Formula record

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Pts. |
| 2008 | Flamengo Astromega | DON 16 | DON 2 | NÜR 16 | NÜR 16 | ZOL 9 | ZOL 14 | EST 11 | EST 10 | VAL 4 | VAL 18 | JER 17 | JER 13 | 15th | 171 |

### Complete Stock Car Brasil results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
| 2011 | Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Vectra | CTB 21 | INT 22 | RBP 23 | VEL 17 | CGD 19 | RIO Ret | INT Ret | SAL 5 | SCZ 20 | LON 12 | BSB 9 | VEL 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 23 |
| 2012 | BMC Racing | Chevrolet Sonic | INT 23 | CTB 16 | VEL Ret | RBP Ret | LON 23 | RIO 23 | SAL 12 | CAS 15 | TAR 22 | CTB 20 | BSB 15 | INT 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 37 |
| 2013 | BMC Racing | Chevrolet Sonic | INT 23 | CUR 12 | TAR DNS | SAL 14 | BRA 7 | CAS 16 | RBP 14 | CAS 15 | VEL Ret | CUR 14 | BRA 19 | INT 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 73 |
| 2014 | RZ Motorsport | Chevrolet Sonic | INT 1 8 | SCZ 1 13 | SCZ 2 6 | BRA 1 22 | BRA 2 7 | GOI 1 Ret | GOI 2 DNS | GOI 1 19 | CAS 1 20 | CAS 2 10 | CUR 1 25 | CUR 2 24 | VEL 1 Ret | VEL 2 26 | SCZ 1 Ret | SCZ 2 DNS | TAR 1 Ret | TAR 2 Ret | SAL 1 15 | SAL 2 Ret | CUR 1 10 | | 24th | 65 |
| 2015 | União Química Bassani | Peugeot 408 | GOI 1 26 | RBP 1 15 | RBP 2 1 | VEL 1 Ret | VEL 2 Ret | CUR 1 23 | CUR 2 9 | SCZ 1 21 | SCZ 1 Ret | CUR 2 18 | CUR 1 10 | GOI 2 15 | CAS 1 30 | CAS 2 DNS | CGD 1 Ret | CGD 2 Ret | CUR 1 9 | CUR 2 19 | TAR 1 20 | TAR 2 18 | INT 1 19 | | 23rd | 58 |
| 2016 | TMG Racing | Chevrolet Cruze | CUR 1 Ret | VEL 1 | VEL 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | TAR 1 | TAR 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | INT 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 60 |
| 2016 | RZ Motorsport | Chevrolet Cruze | | | | | | | | | | | | | LON 1 16 | LON 2 16 | CUR 1 9 | CUR 2 16 | GOI 1 11 | GOI 2 16 | CRI 1 18 | CRI 2 2 | INT 1 19 | | 25th | 60 |
| 2017 | RCM Motorsport | Chevrolet Cruze | GOI 1 10 | GOI 2 17 | VEL 1 11 | VEL 2 11 | SCZ 1 24 | SCZ 2 4 | CAS 1 Ret | CAS 2 4 | CUR 1 Ret | CRI 1 19 | CRI 2 13 | VCA 1 13 | VCA 2 14 | LON 1 Ret | LON 2 15 | ARG 1 16 | ARG 2 11 | TAR 1 22 | TAR 2 6 | GOI 1 Ret | GOI 2 DNS | INT 1 21 | 20th | 90 |
| 2018 | Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 1 19 | CUR 1 Ret | CUR 2 11 | VEL 1 15 | VEL 2 DSQ | LON 1 Ret | LON 2 9 | SCZ 1 19 | SCZ 2 18 | GOI 1 | MOU 1 | MOU 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | TAR 1 | TAR 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | INT 1 | | 31st | 7 |