# 2018 European Truck Racing Championship

The 2018 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It was the 34th year of the championship. Jochen Hahn took his fifth victory in the championship driving an Iveco.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Anderson Racing | MAN | 7 | Jamie Anderson | 1–2, 5–8 |
| Buggyra International Racing System | Freightliner | 1 | Adam Lacko | All |
| Buggyra International Racing System | Freightliner | 22 | Oliver Janes | All |
| Czech Truck Racing Team | MAN | 91 | Frankie Vojtíšek | 1, 3–5, 7–8 |
| Don't Touch Racing | Iveco | 11 | André Kursim | All |
| EK Truck Race | Scania | 15 | Erwin Kleinnagelvoort | 2–8 |
| GFS Motorsport Egyesület | MAN | 88 | Ryan Smith | 1–3 |
| Lion Truck Racing | MAN | 6 | Anthony Janiec | 1, 3, 8 |
| Lion Truck Racing | MAN | 20 | Teo Calvet | 3 |
| LRS | MAN | 12 | Ray Coleman | 1–2, 4, 6–8 |
| Orlando Rodríguez-Ruiz | Mercedes-Benz | 33 | Orlando Rodríguez-Ruiz | 8 |
| Pedro Ignacio García | Iveco | 26 | Pedro Ignacio García | 8 |
| Pedro Marco Sanchez | MAN | 25 | Pedro Marco Sanchez | 8 |
| Reboconort Racing Truck Team | MAN | 14 | José Rodrigues | 3, 5–8 |
| Reboconort Racing Truck Team | MAN | 38 | Eduardo Rodrigues | 1, 3, 7–8 |
| Reboconort Racing Truck Team | MAN | 38 | José Eduardo Rodrigues | 5–6 |
| Reboconort Racing Truck Team | MAN | 4 | José Eduardo Rodrigues | 8 |
| Reinert Racing GmbH | MAN | 77 | René Reinert | All |
| SL Trucksport | MAN | 30 | Sascha Lenz | All |
| T-Sport Racing | MAN | 37 | Terry Gibbon | 2–3, 5, 7–8 |
| Tankpool 24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 3 | Norbert Kiss | All |
| Tankpool 24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 24 | Steffen Faas | All |
| Team Cees Zandbergen | Scania | 45 | Frans Smit | 1, 8 |
| Team Hahn Racing | Iveco | 2 | Jochen Hahn | All |
| Team Robineau | MAN | 21 | Thomas Robineau | 1, 3 |
| Team Schwabentruck Racing | Iveco | 27 | Gerd Körber | 1, 3 |
| Team Schwabentruck Racing | Iveco | 44 | Stephanie Halm | All |
| TOR Truck Racing | MAN | 17 | Shane Brereton | All |
| Truck Sport Lutz Bernau | MAN | 23 | Antonio Albacete | All |
| Truck Sport Lutz Bernau | MAN | 32 | Luis Recuenco | All |
| Ultima Vuelta | MAN | 66 | Jose Alberto Vila | 8 |
| Ultima Vuelta | MAN | 68 | Alejandro Diaz | 8 |
| Entries ineligible for points |||||
| Ryan Smith | MAN | 81 | Ryan Smith | 7 |

## Calendar and winners

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Misano World Circuit | 26–27 May | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Misano World Circuit | 26–27 May | | Jochen Hahn | Sascha Lenz | SL Trucksport |
| 1 | R3 | Misano World Circuit | 26–27 May | Jochen Hahn | Stephanie Halm | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 1 | R4 | Misano World Circuit | 26–27 May | | Ryan Smith | Ryan Smith | GFS Motorsport Egyesület |
| 2 | R1 | Hungaroring | 16–17 June | Adam Lacko | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Hungaroring | 16–17 June | | Adam Lacko | Adam Lacko | Buggyra International Racing System |
| 2 | R3 | Hungaroring | 16–17 June | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 2 | R4 | Hungaroring | 16–17 June | | Sascha Lenz | René Reinert | Reinert Racing GmbH |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring | 29 June–1 July | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Truck Sports Lutz Bernau |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring | 29 June–1 July | | Ryan Smith | Stephanie Halm | Team Schwabentruck Racing |
| 3 | R3 | Nürburgring | 29 June–1 July | Jochen Hahn | René Reinert | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 3 | R4 | Nürburgring | 29 June–1 July | | Sascha Lenz | Anthony Janiec | Lion Truck Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Slovakia Ring | 14–15 July | Adam Lacko | Norbert Kiss | Antonio Albacete | Truck Sports Lutz Bernau |
| 4 | R2 | Slovakia Ring | 14–15 July | | Stephanie Halm | Shane Brereton | TOR Truck Racing |
| 4 | R3 | Slovakia Ring | 14–15 July | Adam Lacko | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 4 | R4 | Slovakia Ring | 14–15 July | | René Reinert | Norbert Kiss | Tankpool 24 Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Autodrom Most | 1–2 September | Antonio Albacete | Adam Lacko | Adam Lacko | Buggyra International Racing System |
| 5 | R2 | Autodrom Most | 1–2 September | | Adam Lacko | Adam Lacko | Buggyra International Racing System |
| 5 | R3 | Autodrom Most | 1–2 September | Adam Lacko | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 5 | R4 | Autodrom Most | 1–2 September | | Stephanie Halm | René Reinert | Reinert Racing GmbH |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | 15–16 September | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Truck Sports Lutz Bernau |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | 15–16 September | | Adam Lacko | Stephanie Halm | Team Schwabentruck Racing |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit Zolder | 15–16 September | Jochen Hahn | Antonio Albacete | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 6 | R4 | Circuit Zolder | 15–16 September | | Jochen Hahn | José Rodrigues | Reboconort Racing Truck Team |
| 7 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit | 29–30 September | Sascha Lenz | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit | 29–30 September | | Jochen Hahn | André Kursim | Don't Touch Racing |
| 7 | R3 | Bugatti Circuit | 29–30 September | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 7 | R4 | Bugatti Circuit | 29–30 September | | Jochen Hahn | Antonio Albacete | Truck Sports Lutz Bernau |
| 8 | R1 | Circuito del Jarama | 6–7 October | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 8 | R2 | Circuito del Jarama | 6–7 October | | Sascha Lenz | René Reinert | Reinert Racing GmbH |
| 8 | R3 | Circuito del Jarama | 6–7 October | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 8 | R4 | Circuito del Jarama | 6–7 October | | Jochen Hahn | René Reinert | Reinert Racing GmbH |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

Each round or racing event consisted of four races. At each race, points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points (races 1 and 3) | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points (races 2 and 4) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | MIS | HUN | HUN | HUN | HUN | NUR | NUR | NUR | NUR | SVK | SVK | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | MOS | ZOL | ZOL | ZOL | ZOL | LMS | LMS | LMS | LMS | JAR | JAR | JAR | JAR | Pts. |
| 1 | Jochen Hahn | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 387 |
| 2 | Adam Lacko | 2 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 266 |
| 3 | Antonio Albacete | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | EX | 11 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 249 |
| 4 | Sascha Lenz | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 229 |
| 5 | Norbert Kiss | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 7 | 207 |
| 6 | Stephanie Halm | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 205 |
| 7 | René Reinert | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 171 |
| 8 | André Kursim | 11 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 9 | Ret | 146 |
| 9 | José Rodrigues | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | | | | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 95 |
| 10 | Shane Brereton | DNS | 9 | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 58 |
| 11 | Ryan Smith | 12 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | EX | 8 | 8 | 2 | | | | | 41 |
| 12 | Anthony Janiec | 6 | 3 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 11 | DNS | 33 |
| 13 | Gerd Körber | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | | | | | 8 | 2 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 14 | Steffen Faas | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | EX | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 8 | DSQ | Ret | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| 15 | Oliver Janes | DNS | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Jamie Anderson | 8 | Ret | DSQ | 12 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 11 | DNS | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| 17 | Thomas Robineau | 9 | 6 | 12 | Ret | | | | | 11 | Ret | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 18 | Ray Coleman | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | | | | | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | | | | | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | EX | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| 19 | Luis Recuenco | 16 | EX | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | DSQ | 13 | 18 | 16 | DNS | 14 | 13 | Ret | 2 |
| 20 | Terry Gibbon | | | | | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | | | | | 14 | Ret | 15 | 17 | | | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| — | Erwin Kleinnagelvoort | | | | | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| — | Teo Calvet | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 18 | EX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Eduardo Rodrigues | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | | | | | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| — | Frankie Vojtíšek | DNS | WD | WD | WD | | | | | 14 | 21 | 15 | DNS | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | Ret | DSQ | | | | | DNS | 17 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | 0 |
| — | Frans Smit | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
| — | José Eduardo Rodrigues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | | | | | DNS | DNS | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| — | Pedro Ignacio García | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| — | Jose Alberto Vila | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| — | Alejandro Diaz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| — | Orlando Rodríguez-Ruiz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| — | Pedro Marco Sanchez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | WD | WD | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | MIS | HUN | HUN | HUN | HUN | NUR | NUR | NUR | NUR | SVK | SVK | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | MOS | ZOL | ZOL | ZOL | ZOL | LMS | LMS | LMS | LMS | JAR | JAR | JAR | JAR | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |