Tuka Rocha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tuka Rocha

Brazilian racing driver

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1982

Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2019

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Tuka Rocha

  • 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.Rocha died on November 17, 2019, three days after being involved in a small airplane crash near Bahia, Brazil.
  • 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.

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