# Nicolas Giaffone

Nicolas Reuter Giaffone (born 6 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for DEForce Racing.

## Career
### USF Juniors

On 5 January 2023, it was announced that Giaffone would compete in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for DEForce Racing. At the second race of the season at Sebring International Raceway, he would get his maiden win in the championship. Giaffone would also finish second in race 3 of the first round.
At the second round at Barber Motorsports Park, Giaffone would take pole for both races. He would go on to dominate and win both races, resulting in him taking the championship lead. Giaffone would continue his win streak by winning the next two races at Virginia International Raceway. He would qualify on pole for race 3 at VIR but would finish second after Jack Jeffers went on a late charge to take the win. At Mid-Ohio, Giaffone would once again be on pole for race one and go on to win the race. This would be his final win of the season. Giaffone would collect two more podiums at Road America. With his large lead in the championship, he could clinch the title with a few races remaining. After finishing third and seventh in races one and two at the Circuit of the Americas respectively, Giaffone would become the 2023 USF Juniors champion. As a result of winning the title, he would be awarded the champion scholarship to move up to the next rung in the USF Pro Championships, the USF2000 Championship.

### USF2000 Championship

In December 2023, it was announced that Giaffone would move up to the USF2000 Championship and drive for DEForce Racing.

### Copa Truck

In 2024, Giaffone was announced by his own father, Felipe, as his newest partner on R9 Competições, on Copa Truck, in 2025.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2018 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Junior | Lucas Zacante de Souza | 51st |
| 2018 | Rotax Max Challenge South America – Junior Max | | 1st |
| 2019 | Rotax Max Challenge Brazil – Junior | | 2nd |

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship | Cavaleiro Sports | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 129 | 5th |
| 2023 | USF Juniors | DEForce Racing | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 389 | 1st |
| 2024 | USF2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 7th |
| 2025 | Copa Truck | R9 Competições | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Cavaleiro Sports | MOG1 1 3 | MOG1 2 7 | MOG1 3 10 | INT1 1 3 | INT1 2 1 | INT1 3 10 | INT2 1 DSQ | INT2 2 6 | INT2 3 5 | MOG2 1 8 | MOG2 2': 1 | MOG2 3 Ret | GYN 1 5 | GYN 2 1 | GYN 3 9 | INT3 1 6 | INT3 2 2 | INT3 3 Ret | 5th | 129 |

### American open-wheel racing results
#### USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | DEForce Racing | SEB 1 4 | SEB 2 1 | SEB 3 2 | ALA 1 1* | ALA 2 1* | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 1* | VIR 3 2* | MDO 1 1* | MDO 2 14 | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 2 | ROA 3 2* | COA 1 3 | COA 2 7 | COA 3 8 | 1st | 389 |

#### USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 11 | STP 2 21 | NOL 1 7 | NOL 2 8 | NOL 3 17 | IMS 1 17 | IMS 2 5 | IRP 2 | ROA 1 18 | ROA 2 7 | MOH 1 3 | MOH 2 7 | MOH 3 6 | TOR 1 6 | TOR 2 9 | POR 1 4 | POR 2 8 | POR 3 3 | 7th | 245 |