Tuka Rocha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Chiaradia Alcoba and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
Christiano 'Tuka' Rocha
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
BornChristiano Chiaradia Alcoba Rocha[1]
(1982-12-13)December 13, 1982
São Paulo, São Paulo State
DiedNovember 17, 2019(2019-11-17) (aged 36)
Salvador, Bahia
Superleague Formula career
Debut season2008
Current teamFlamengo
Car number7
Starts12
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2008

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.[2]

Rocha died on November 17, 2019, three days after being involved in a small airplane crash near Bahia, Brazil.[3] 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.[4][5]

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
RZ Motorsport 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
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

References

  1. ^ "Ex-piloto de Stock Car Tuka Rocha morre após acidente aéreo na Bahia". GaúchaZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. ^ "Rocha confirmed for Flamengo". formulasuperliga.com.br. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  3. ^ Bradley, Charles (17 November 2019). "Tuka Rocha succumbs to plane crash injuries in Brazil". Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ "14-NOV-2019 Cessna 550 Citation II PT-LTJ". Aviation Safety Network. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ Alves, Alan Tiago; Marques, Lílian (14 November 2019). "Aircraft crashes during landing on resort runway, catches fire and leaves 1 dead and 9 injured in Bahia; VIDEO". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2019.