Affonso Giaffone

Affonso Giaffone Neto
Born	April 6, 1968 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Teams	Brian Stewart Racing, Team Scandia, Chitwood Motorsports, Team Coulson Racing
Starts	8 (Indy Racing League)

Affonso Giaffone Neto (born April 6, 1968, in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former racing driver. He is one of several racing drivers in his family; he is a cousin of Felipe Giaffone, and a cousin-in-law of Rubens Barrichello. His father Affonso Giaffone Jr. was also a racing driver.

Giaffone raced in the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season with eight career starts, including the 1997 Indianapolis 500.[1] His best career finish was in fourth position at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1997. Before the IRL he finished third in the 1995 Indy Lights championship behind Greg Moore and Robbie Buhl. He was the 1991 Formula Three Sudamericana Champion with five victories.

Motorsports Career Results

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1995	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA 8	PHX 5	LBH 25	NAZ 2	MIL 2	DET 5	POR 2	TOR 4	CLE 23	NHA 6	VAN 4	LS 2	3rd	122

Indy Racing League

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1996-97	Team Scandia	NHM	LVS 10	WDW									16th	159	[2]
	Chitwood Motorsports				PHX 13	INDY 32	TXS 20	PPI 9	CLT 4	NH2 18	LV2 15
1998	Team Coulson Racing	WDW DNQ	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHM	DOV	CLT	PPIR	ATL	TX2	LVS	NC	-	[3]

References

1. "1996–1997 IndyCar Series Point Standings". Indy Racing League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
2. "Affonso Giaffone – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. "Affonso Giaffone – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Christian Fittipaldi	Formula Three Sudamericana Champion 1991	Succeeded by Marcos Gueiros