Tuka Rocha

{{Short description|Brazilian racing driver (1982–2019)}} {{Portuguese name|Chiaradia Alcoba|Rocha}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Christiano 'Tuka' Rocha | birth_name = Christiano Chiaradia Alcoba Rocha<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/automobilismo/noticia/2019/11/ex-piloto-de-stock-car-tuka-rocha-morre-apos-acidente-aereo-na-bahia-ck32zeq44009401nym4h3s9la.html|title=Ex-piloto de Stock Car Tuka Rocha morre após acidente aéreo na Bahia|date=2019-11-17|website=GaúchaZH|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian | birth_date = {{birth date|1982|12|13}} | birth_place = São Paulo, São Paulo State | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|17|1982|12|13}} | death_place = Salvador, Bahia | current_series = Superleague Formula | first_year = 2008 | current_team = Flamengo | car_number = 7 | former_teams = | starts = 12 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 15th | year = 2008 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rocha confirmed for Flamengo |work=formulasuperliga.com.br |url=http://formulasuperliga.com.br/flamengo/piloto-rubro-negro-deve-ser-anunciado-em-breve/ |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=20 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418144728/http://formulasuperliga.com.br/flamengo/piloto-rubro-negro-deve-ser-anunciado-em-breve/ |archive-date=18 April 2009}}</ref>

Rocha died on November 17, 2019, three days after being involved in a small airplane crash near Bahia, Brazil.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tuka Rocha succumbs to plane crash injuries in Brazil |work=Motorsport Network |url=https://us.motorsport.com/stockcar-br/news/tuka-rocha-dies-plane-crash-brazil/4598889/ |first=Charles |last=Bradley |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117165104/https://us.motorsport.com/stockcar-br/news/tuka-rocha-dies-plane-crash-brazil/4598889/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191114-0 |title=14-NOV-2019 Cessna 550 Citation II PT-LTJ |date=14 November 2019 |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2019/11/14/aeronave-cai-durante-pouso-em-pista-de-resort-e-pega-fogo-na-bahia.ghtml |title=Aircraft crashes during landing on resort runway, catches fire and leaves 1 dead and 9 injured in Bahia; VIDEO |first=Alan Tiago |last=Alves |first2=Lílian |last2=Marques |date=14 November 2019 |work=Globo.com |access-date=18 November 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>

==Racing career==

===Superleague Formula record=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Pts. |- |2008 |'''Flamengo Astromega''' |style="background:#efcfff;"|DON 16 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|'''DON''' 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"|NÜR 16 |style="background:#efcfff;"|NÜR 16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"|ZOL 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"|ZOL 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"|EST 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"|EST 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"|VAL 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"|VAL 18 |style="background:#efcfff;"|JER 17 |style="background:#efcfff;"|JER 13 |'''15th''' |'''171''' |}

===Complete Stock Car Brasil results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! 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 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CTB 21 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT 22 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RBP 23 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VEL 17 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CGD 19 |style="background:#efcfff;"| RIO Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| INT Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAL 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ 20 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LON 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BSB 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VEL 20 | | | | | | | | | | ! 19th ! 23 |- | 2012 ! BMC Racing ! Chevrolet Sonic |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT 23 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CTB 16 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| RBP Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LON 23 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RIO 23 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 15 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| TAR 22 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CTB 20 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BSB 15 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT 18 | | | | | | | | | | ! 26th ! 37 |- | 2013 ! RZ Motorsport ! Chevrolet Sonic |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT 23 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 12 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TAR DNS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 16 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBP 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA 19 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT 28 | | | | | | | | | | ! 16th ! 73 |- | 2014 ! RZ Motorsport ! Chevrolet Sonic |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT 1 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ 1 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ 2 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRA 1 22 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA 2 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| GOI 1 Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GOI 2 DNS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI 1 19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 1 20 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 2 10 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR 1 25 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR 2 24 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL 1 Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VEL 2 26 |style="background:#efcfff;"| SCZ 1 Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SCZ 2 DNS |style="background:#efcfff;"| TAR 1 Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| TAR 2 Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL 1 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| SAL 2 Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 1 10 | ! 24th ! 65 |- | 2015 ! União Química Bassani ! Peugeot 408 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GOI 1 26 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBP 1 15 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| RBP 2 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL 1 Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL 2 Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR 1 23 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 2 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ 1 21 |style="background:#efcfff;"| SCZ 1 Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 2 18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 1 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI 2 15 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CAS 1 30 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CAS 2 DNS |style="background:#efcfff;"| CGD 1 Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| CGD 2 Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 1 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR 2 19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR 1 20 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| TAR 2 18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT 1 19 | ! 23rd ! 58 |- |rowspan=2| 2016 ! TMG Racing !rowspan=2| Chevrolet Cruze |style="background:#efcfff;"| CUR 1 {{small|Ret}} | VEL 1 {{small|}} | VEL 2 {{small|}} | GOI 1 {{small|}} | GOI 2 {{small|}} | SCZ 1 {{small|}} | SCZ 2 {{small|}} | TAR 1 {{small|}} | TAR 2 {{small|}} | CAS 1 {{small|}} | CAS 2 {{small|}} | INT 1 {{small|}} | | | | | | | | | | !rowspan="2"| 25th !rowspan="2"| 60 |- ! RZ Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LON 2 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 1 {{small|9}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR 2 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI 1 {{small|11}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GOI 2 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRI 1 {{small|18}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CRI 2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT 1 {{small|19}} | |- | 2017 ! RCM Motorsport ! Chevrolet Cruze |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI 1 {{small|10}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GOI 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL 1 {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ 2 {{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| CAS 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS 2 {{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| CUR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRI 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRI 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA 1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA 2 {{small|14}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| LON 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LON 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| TAR 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR 2 {{small|6}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| GOI 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GOI 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT 1 {{small|21}} ! 20th ! 90 |- | 2018 ! Vogel Motorsport ! Chevrolet Cruze |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| CUR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#000000; color:white;"| VEL 2 {{small|DSQ}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| LON 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON 2 {{small|9}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ 2 {{small|18}} | GOI 1 {{small|}} | MOU 1 {{small|}} | MOU 2 {{small|}} | CAS 1 {{small|}} | CAS 2 {{small|}} | VCA 1 {{small|}} | VCA 2 {{small|}} | TAR 1 {{small|}} | TAR 2 {{small|}} | GOI 1 {{small|}} | GOI 2 {{small|}} | INT 1 {{small|}} | ! 31st ! 7 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.tukarocha.com/ Rocha's personal website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocha, Tuka}} Category:1982 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Brazilian racing drivers Category:A1 Team Brazil drivers Category:Auto GP drivers Category:Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Category:Superleague Formula drivers Category:Stock Car Brasil drivers Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Brazil Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2019 Category:Racing drivers from São Paulo Category:Piquet GP drivers Category:Team Astromega drivers Category:Durango (racing team) drivers Category:A1 Grand Prix drivers Category:Charouz Racing System drivers Category:Vincenzo Sospiri Racing drivers

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