2026 NASCAR Euro Series
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European auto racing season
2026 NASCAR Euro Series is located in Europe
1. Valencia
1. Valencia
2.Paul Ricard
3. Brands Hatch
3. Brands Hatch
4. Most
4. Most
5. Vallelunga
5. Vallelunga
6. Zolder
6. Zolder
The 2026 NASCAR Euro Series is the eighteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the second under the NASCAR Euro Series branding. It is the fifteenth season of the series under official NASCAR sanctioning. The season starts on 17 April with the Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo and will finish on 18 October with the EuroNASCAR Finals at Circuit Zolder.
Vittorio Ghirelli and Thomas Krasonis enters the season as defending champions in the PRO and OPEN divisions, respectively. Team Bleekemolen enters the season as the reigning Endurance Teams champion.
Teams and drivers
[edit ]V8GP
[edit ]OPEN
[edit ]| Team | No. | Body Style | Race Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France RDV Competition | 2 | Ford Mustang | France Alain Grand | 2 |
| 3 | France Florian Richard | 1–2 | ||
| France SpeedHouse Racing | 4 | Ford Mustang | Belgium Maxim Van Laere | 1–2 |
| 6 | Cyprus Vladimiros Tziortzis | 1–2 | ||
| 33 | Finland Henri Timonen | 1–2 | ||
| Italy Academy Motorsport | 5 | Ford Mustang | Italy Federico Monti | 1–2 |
| Netherlands Hendriks Motorsport | 7 | Ford Mustang | Czech Republic Martin Doubek | 1–2 |
| 50 | Luxembourg Gil Linster | 1–2 | ||
| Georgia (country) Kolkhi Georgia Racing Team | 8 | Toyota Camry | Georgia (country) Mariam Davitidze | 1–2 |
| Canada Alumitec Racing | 11 | Ford Mustang | Canada Raphael Lessard | 1–2 |
| Canada Hunter Aviation Racing | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro | Canada Andre Lortie | 1–2 |
| Italy Club Competition | 19 | Toyota Camry | Belgium Jens Beeusaert | 2 |
| 55 | Italy Giovanni Faraonio | 1–2 | ||
| United Kingdom Lux Motorsport | 20 | FJ Racecar | Finland Ossi Pohjanharju | 1–2 |
| 21 | Italy Francesco Leogrande | 1–2 | ||
| Belgium PK Carsport | 24 | Chevrolet Camaro | France Thomas Dombrowski | 1–2 |
| United States Rette Jones Racing by Hendriks | 30 | Ford Mustang | Germany "Happinessa " | 1–2 |
| Switzerland THT by RaceArt Technology | 34 | Chevrolet Camaro | Switzerland Thomas Toffel | 1–2 |
| Italy CAAL Racing | 54 | Chevrolet Camaro | Italy Claudio Cappelli | 1–2 |
| 73 | Italy Valentino Gambarotto | 1–2 | ||
| Netherlands Team Bleekemolen | 69 | Toyota Camry | Netherlands Melvin de Groot | 1–2 |
| 72 | Georgia (country) Sandro Tavartkiladze | 1–2 | ||
| 76 | Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen | 1–2 | ||
| Japan Team Japan Needs24 by RDV | 74 | Toyota Camry | Japan Kenko Miura | 1–2 |
| Germany Rehberg + Bremotion Racing | 77 | Chevrolet Camaro | Netherlands Beitske Visser | 1–2 |
| Germany BS+Bremotion | 99 | Germany Dominique Schaak | 1–2 |
Rookie Challenge
[edit ]| Team | No. | Body Style | Race Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France RDV Competition | 2 | Ford Mustang | France Olivier Deschamps | 2 |
| 3 | France Yann Schar | 1–2 | ||
| France SpeedHouse Racing | 4 | Ford Mustang | Portugal Nuno Caetano | 1–2 |
| 6 | Austria Andreas Kuchelbacher | 1–2 | ||
| 33 | France Yann Cristovao | 1–2 | ||
| Italy Academy Motorsport | 5 | Ford Mustang | France Gianni Lasserre | 1–2 |
| Canada Alumitec Racing | 11 | Ford Mustang | Canada Raphael Lessard | 1–2 |
| 48 | Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1–2 | ||
| Canada Hunter Aviation Racing | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro | Canada Andre Lortie | 1–2 |
| United Kingdom Lux Motorsport | 20 | FJ Racecar | Israel Ofek Elyahu | 1–2 |
| 21 | United Kingdom Nicole Davidson | 1–2 | ||
| Italy Club Competition | 19 | Toyota Camry | United States Mike Wise | 1 |
| 55 | Belgium Jens Beeusaert | 1 | ||
| United States Mike Wise | 2 | |||
| United States Rette Jones Racing by Hendriks | 30 | Ford Mustang | Switzerland Maral Ghazarian | 1–2 |
| Netherlands Hendriks Motorsport | 50 | Ford Mustang | Germany Henrik Peters | 1–2 |
| Italy CAAL Racing | 54 | Chevrolet Camaro | Italy Giovanni Cartechini | 1–2 |
| 73 | United Kingdom Jacob Parry | 1–2 | ||
| Netherlands Team Bleekemolen | 69 | Toyota Camry | Netherlands Robin Bleekemolen | 1–2 |
| 72 | Georgia (country) Sandro Kajaia | 1–2 | ||
| 76 | United States Vinnie Meskelis | 1–2 | ||
| Germany Rehberg + Bremotion Racing | 77 | Chevrolet Camaro | Germany Maximilian Seth | 1–2 |
| Germany BS+Bremotion | 99 | United Kingdom Kelvin Hassell | 1–2 |
Schedule
[edit ]| Round | Race title | Track | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | NASCAR GP Spain | Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 18 April |
| R2 | 19 April | |||
| 2 | R3 | NASCAR GP France | France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 23 May |
| R4 | 24 May | |||
| 3 | R5 | NASCAR GP UK | United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy), West Kingsdown | 6 June |
| R6 | 7 June | |||
| 4 | R7 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most | 29 August |
| R8 | 30 August | |||
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | ||||
| 5 | R9 | EuroNASCAR Semi-Finals – NASCAR GP Italy | Italy Autodromo Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma | 19 September |
| R10 | 20 September | |||
| 6 | R11 | EuroNASCAR Finals – NASCAR GP Belgium | Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 17 October |
| R12 | 18 October | |||
Rookie Challenge
[edit ]| Round | Race title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASCAR GP Spain | Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 17 April |
| 2 | NASCAR GP France | France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 22 May |
| 3 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most | 28 August |
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | |||
| 4 | EuroNASCAR Semi-Finals – NASCAR GP Italy | Italy Autodromo Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma | 18 September |
| 5 | EuroNASCAR Finals – NASCAR GP Belgium | Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 15 October |
Results
[edit ]V8GP
[edit ]| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | Canada Alumitec Racing | Ford | |
| R2 | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | Belgium PK Carsport | Chevrolet | |||
| 2 | R3 | NASCAR GP France | France Paul Jouffreau | Greece Thomas Krasonis | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | Belgium PK Carsport | Chevrolet | |
| R4 | Greece Thomas Krasonis | Greece Thomas Krasonis | France Paul Jouffreau | France RDV Competition | Ford | |||
| 3 | R5 | American SpeedFest 13 | United States Garrett Lowe | France Paul Jouffreau | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | Belgium PK Carsport | Chevrolet | |
| R6 | France Paul Jouffreau | France Paul Jouffreau | France RDV Competition | Ford | ||||
| 4 | R7 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | ||||||
| R8 | ||||||||
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | ||||||||
| 5 | R9 | NASCAR GP Italy | ||||||
| R10 | ||||||||
| 6 | R11 | NASCAR GP Belgium | ||||||
| R12 | ||||||||
EuroNASCAR OPEN
[edit ]| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Canada Raphael Lessard | Canada Raphael Lessard | Switzerland Thomas Toffel | Switzerland THT by RaceArt Technology | Chevrolet | |
| R2 | Canada Raphael Lessard | Canada Raphael Lessard | Switzerland Thomas Toffel | Switzerland THT by RaceArt Technology | Chevrolet | |||
| 2 | R3 | NASCAR GP France | Cyprus Vladimiros Tziortzis | Canada Raphael Lessard | Switzerland Thomas Toffel | Switzerland THT by RaceArt Technology | Chevrolet | |
| R4 | Canada Raphael Lessard | Canada Raphael Lessard | Canada Raphael Lessard | Canada Alumitec Racing | Ford | |||
| 3 | R5 | American SpeedFest 13 | France Thomas Dombrowski | Canada Raphael Lessard | Czech Republic Martin Doubek | Netherlands Hendriks Motorsport | Ford | |
| R6 | Canada Raphael Lessard | Czech Republic Martin Doubek | Netherlands Hendriks Motorsport | Ford | ||||
| 4 | R7 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | ||||||
| R8 | ||||||||
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | ||||||||
| 5 | R9 | NASCAR GP Italy | ||||||
| R10 | ||||||||
| 6 | R11 | NASCAR GP Belgium | ||||||
| R12 | ||||||||
Rookie Challenge
[edit ]| Round | Race | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | United Kingdom Jacob Parry | Italy CAAL Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | NASCAR GP France | Georgia (country) Sandro Kajaia | Netherlands Team Bleekemolen | Toyota |
| 3 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | |||
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | ||||
| 4 | NASCAR GP Italy | |||
| 5 | NASCAR GP Belgium | |||
Endurance Teams Championship
[edit ]| Round | Race | Overall winner | V8GP Driver | OPEN Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Netherlands Team Bleekemolen | Netherlands Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Netherlands Melvin De Groot |
| 2 | NASCAR GP France | Belgium PK Carsport | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | France Thomas Dombrowski |
| 3 | American SpeedFest 13 | |||
| 4 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic | |||
| EuroNASCAR Playoffs | ||||
| 5 | NASCAR GP Italy | |||
| 6 | NASCAR GP Belgium | |||
Standings
[edit ]Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems
Points are awarded to drivers and team using the current point system used in NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The driver that gained the most positions in a race will receive 4 bonus championship points. In addition, double points are awarded for the Playoff races.
For the V8GP and EuroNASCAR OPEN driver's championship, only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the results from the Playoffs at Oschersleben and Zolder will count towards the final standings. For the Rookie Challenge championships, points are awarded per session and the results listed from each round in the standings are the combined results. For the Endurance Teams Championship, all points will be counted with no dropped scores.
V8GP
[edit ](key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.
| Pos | Driver | Spain ESP |
France FRA |
United Kingdom GBR |
Czech Republic CZE |
Italy ITA |
Belgium BEL |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 147 | ||||||||
| 2 | United States Garrett Lowe | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 123 | ||||||||
| 3 | United States Jordan O'Brien | 4 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 120 | ||||||||
| 4 | France Paul Jouffreau | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 115 | ||||||||
| 5 | Italy Gianmarco Ercoli | 1 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 115 | ||||||||
| 6 | Greece Thomas Krasonis | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 104 | ||||||||
| 7 | United States Logan Bearden | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 101 | ||||||||
| 8 | Germany Julien Rehberg | 20 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 99 | ||||||||
| 9 | Netherlands Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 99 | ||||||||
| 10 | Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. | 18 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 97 | ||||||||
| 11 | Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia | 16 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 97 | ||||||||
| 12 | Czech Republic Martin Doubek | 11 | DNS | 3 | 9 | 91 | ||||||||
| 13 | Cyprus Vladimiros Tziortzis | 22 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 91 | ||||||||
| 14 | Italy Giovanni Cartechini | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 91 | ||||||||
| 15 | United Kingdom Jack Davidson | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 89 | ||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland Thomas Toffel | 21 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 86 | ||||||||
| 17 | United States Vinnie Meskelis | 24 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 78 | ||||||||
| 18 | France Ulysse Delsaux | 8 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 78 | ||||||||
| 19 | Canada Brad Ranson | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 78 | ||||||||
| 20 | Italy Fabrizio Armetta | 23 | Wth | 8 | 7 | 72 | ||||||||
| 21 | Japan Kenko Miura | 12 | DNS | 22 | 22 | 58 | ||||||||
| 22 | Belgium Marc Goossens | 10 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 51 | ||||||||
| 23 | Monaco Alex Caffi | 14 | 15 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen | 9 | 23 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Stefano Attianese | 15 | 17 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Italy Davide Frulio | 17 | 16 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 27 | France Alain Grand | 19 | 18 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Canada Andre Lortie | Wth | Wth | 20 | 19 | 35 | ||||||||
| 29 | United States Brenna Schubert | Wth | Wth | DNS | DNS | 6 | ||||||||
| 30 | France Romain Monti | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
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