2025 Ultimate Cup European Series

The 2025 Ultimate Cup European Series is the seventh season of the Ultimate Cup European Series. It started at Circuit Paul Ricard on 28 March and will end at the same venue on 9 November.^[1] The Ultimate Cup Series is a program comprising multiple endurance and sprint championships across different classes of motor racing.

2025 Ultimate Cup European Series

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2024

Next

2026

Calendar

The 2025 calendar was announced on 11 October 2024. The series will not return to the Hockenheimring, instead opting to race at Motorland Aragón for the first time in its history. A pre-season test was also held on 27–28 February at Paul Ricard.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date	Map of circuit locations
1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	28–30 March	Le Castellet Portimão Mugello Magny-Cours Aragón
2	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	25–27 April
3	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	30 May–1 June
4	Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz	5–7 September
5	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	10–12 October
6	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	7–9 November

European Endurance Prototype Cup

The European Endurance Prototype Cup is only open to Nova Proto NP02 cars in 2025, a significant change compared to prior years. A separate Bronze Cup for drivers with an FIA Bronze rating was also newly introduced.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	AM	Rounds
NP02
Switch Racing	Nova Proto NP02	Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8	4	Timothé Buret		1
				Nicco Ferrarin
				Bruce Jouanny
Graff Racing[3]			8	Jimmy Chou		1
				Alexandre Cougnaud[3]
				Loris Kyburz
			9	Quentin Antonel		1
				David Droux
				Eric Trouillet
Lamo Racing Car			17	Caryl Fritsche		1
				Frederic Morel
				Enzo Richer
			777	Danny Bontschu		1
				Alexandre Lafourcade
DB Autosport			20	Mathias Beche		1
				Romain Carton
				Philippe Lenoir
			21	Daniel Bassora		1
				Quentin Bassora
				Adrien Bastide
Racing Spirit of Léman			25	Sacha Clavadetscher		1
				Christian Jorgensen
				Frédéric Lacore
			51	Oscar Bittar		1
				Mikkel Pedersen
				Jacques Wolff
23 Events Racing[4]			27	Christophe Cresp	X	1
				Maxence Maurice
			28	Alim Geshev		1
				James Winslow
CD Sport			30	Nick Adcock		1
				Michael Stephen
				Jonathan Thomas
			31	Rob Greenwood		1
				Arthur Rogeon
				Chris Short
			32	Augustin Bernier		1
				Arlan Boulain
				Gilles Heriau
			33	Tate Bishop		1
				Maxwell Dodds
				Michael Jensen
Cogemo Racing			57	Nicolas Chartier	X	1
				Stephan Rupp
			154	Erwin Creed		1
				Marlon Hernandez
				Nicolas Prost
			555	Denis Caillon	X	1
				Sebastien Morales
				Philippe Thirion
ANS Motorsport[5]			70	Alexandre Bochez	X	1
				Mikael Bochez
			71	Adrien Chila		1
				Belén García
				Paul Trojani
			72	Adrien Yvon	X	1
				Alexandre Yvon
				Jean-François Yvon
			73	Frederic Croullet		1
				Gregoire Croullet
Nerguti Competition			99	Cindy Gudet		1
				Alban Nerguti
				Valentin Simonet
Entrylists: [6]

European Sprint Prototype Cup

The LMP3 cars previously racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup are scheduled to be placed in their own category in 2025, currently known under the pseudonym "Project 2025".^[7] These plans would see drivers compete in three separate classes based on their FIA ratings: the Pro Cup for Platinum- and Gold-rated drivers, the Silver Cup for Silver-rated drivers and the Bronze Cup for Bronze-rated drivers.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
DKR Engineering	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	3	Jon Brownson	1
				Laurents Hörr
Bretton Racing	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	26	Ralf Meichtry	1
				Ewan Thomas
			62	Theodor Jensen	1
				Dan Skocdopole
ARC Bratislava	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	44	Miro Konôpka	1
AF2 Motorsport	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	47	Kevin Verner Jensen	1
MG Sound Speed Division	Ginetta G61-LT-P3	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	61	Martin Böhm	1
				Andreas Fojtik
Entry Lists: [8]

GT Endurance Cup

The Ultimate GT Endurance Cup iss open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.^[9] Its number of different classes are reduced in 2025: drivers are competing in four classes numbered from UCS1 to UCS4, meaning the separate Porsche Cup and UCS Light classes were discontinued.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
UCS1
Visiom	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	1	Jean-Bernard Bouvet	1
				Romain Iannetta
				Jean-Paul Pagny
Vortex	Vortex 2.0	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	20	Roland Marchix	1
				Philippe Papin
				Enzo Richer
			21	Philippe Bonnel	1
				Philippe Burel
				Laurent Delesalle
			22	Arnaud Gomez	1
				Olivier Gomez
UCS2
CMR	Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	37	Rodrigue Gillion	1
				Stéphane Lemeret
UGTC
Porsche Cup
2B Autosport	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	7	Olivier Favre	1
				Romain Favre
				Louis Rousset
Mirage Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	10	Jean-Jacques Ardilly	1
				Thibaud Carrai
				Lionel Rigaud
RR by Racetivity[10]	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	17	Benjamin Lessennes	1
				Régis Rego de Sebes
				Daniel Waszczinsky
Driv'n	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	18	Tiago Monteiro	1
				Harpal Shayur Avinash
Net'Cuv Racing Team	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	29	Ulric Almado	1
				Mickael Desmaele
Martinet by Alméras	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	71	Enzo Joulié	1
				Pierre Martinet
				Gérard Tremblay
GP Racing Team[11]	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	89	Anthony Beltoise	1
				Cyril Saleilles
				Loïc Teire
			98	Laurène Godey	1
				Sébastien Loeb
				Gabriel Pemeant
Seb Lajoux Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	888	Sebastien Lajoux	1
				Benjamin Paque
				Stéphane Perrin
UCS3
UCS4
Chazel Technologie Course	Alpine A110 Cup	Alpine 1.4 L I4	19	Julien Bounie	1
				Benoit Marion
				Olivier Martinez
			93	Marc Lopes	1
				Benoit Pouillen
				Bruno Servazeix
			94	Marc Jacob	1
				Giani Sciabbarrasi
			123	Frédéric de Brabant	1
				Louka Desgranges
Entry Lists: [12]

GT-Sprint Cup

The Ultimate GT-Sprint Cup is open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.^[13] It consists of the same UCS1-UCS4 classes seen in the GT Endurance Cup, as well as separate classes for the Porsche Cup and the Ferrari Challenge.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
UCS1
Kennol Racing Team	Corvette C7 GT3-R	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	2	Olivier Morihain	1
Francorchamps Motors Racing Classic	Ferrari 430 GT3	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	96	Grégoire Benedet	1
UCS2
TFT Racing	Maserati MC20 GT2	Maserati 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6	28	Jordan Boisson	1
				Patrick Charlaix
CMR	Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	37	Alexis Berthet	1
			44	Eric Mouez	1
Van der Horst Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	98	Gérard van der Horst	1
UGTC
Francorchamps Motors Racing Classic	Ferrari F430 Challenge	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	69	Benjamine Mardeen	1
SR&R	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	353	Lyle Schofield	1
				Emilio Rocchi
Porsche Cup
Seb Lajoux Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	888	Billy Ritchen	1
				Stéphane Perrin
UCS3
Switch Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	8	Jeremy Merires	1
				Sandro Perissoutti
Herrero Racing	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	64	Pierre Arraou	1
Racing Spirit of Léman	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	74	David Kullmann	1
Team Speedcar	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	444	Philippe Thalamy	1
UCS4
Driv'n	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	57	André Zaphiratos	1
	Mitjet Super T	Renault 3.5 L V6	88	Thomas Petit	1
Entry Lists: [14]

Hoosier Formula Cup

The Hoosier Formula Cup, formerly known as the Ultimate Formula Cup, is open to Tatuus F3R T318 cars powered by either Alfa Romeo or Renault engines on 13-inch Hoosier tyres. There are no longer any classes catering to Formula Renault or Formula 4 machinery.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Status Rounds Formula Motorsport 2 Walter Rykart[15] G 1–2 23 Dylan Estre[15] R 1–2 83 Aubin Robert-Prince[15] G 1–2 86 Laurent Wuthrich[15] G 1–2 Race Motorsport[16] 4 Frédéric Boillot[16] G 1–2 Graff Racing 9 Alexandre Lima[17] G 1 Winfield Racing[18] 10 Craig McLatchey[15] G 1–2 22 Hugh Barter[15] R 1–2 58 Aaron Ferrazzano[19] R 1–2 Rever'Team 18 Gilles Depierre[15] G 1–2 TS Corse 24 Nazareno López Cesaratto[20] R 1–2 Lamo Racing Car 33 Thierry Malhomme[15] G 1–2 68 Alain Bucher[15] G 1–2 95 Solenn Amrouche[21] R 1–2 Kennol Racing Team 49 Frédéric Morihain[15] G 1 75 Philippe Daric[15] G 1 ART-Line Virage[22] 59 Mateo Valente[23] R 1–2 Sports Promotion 62 Christophe Hurni[15] G 1

Icon Legend R Rookie G Gentleman

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner	Gentleman winner
1	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	Hugh Barter	Dylan Estre	Hugh Barter	Winfield Racing	Hugh Barter	Aubin Robert-Prince
	R2		Hugh Barter	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Hugh Barter	Winfield Racing	Hugh Barter	Christophe Hurni
	R3			Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Winfield Racing	Hugh Barter	Alain Bucher
2	R1	Mugello Circuit	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Nazareno López Cesaratto	TS Corse	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Laurent Wuthrich
	R2		Nazareno López Cesaratto	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Nazareno López Cesaratto	TS Corse	Nazareno López Cesaratto	Walter Rykart
	R3			Nazareno López Cesaratto	Hugh Barter	Winfield Racing	Hugh Barter	Laurent Wuthrich
3	R1	Algarve International Circuit
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Motorland Aragón
	R2
	R3
5	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard
	R2
	R3

Standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to all finishers as follows:^[24]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	28	24	20	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• If a driver completes less than 75% percent, but more than 50% of the laps (rounded down) the driver classified first in their class completed, they are awarded half points.
• A driver not completing at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first in their class will not score any points.
• Should the driver classified first in a class not complete at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first overall, no driver in said class will score points towards the class standings.
• Should a driver be the only competitor in a class, they must have completed at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first overall to score any points towards said class.

Overall standings

Pos Driver LEC1 MUG POR ARA MAG LEC2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Hugh Barter 1 1 1 3 2 1 156 2 Nazareno López Cesaratto 3 3 2 1 1 2 144 3 Dylan Estre 2 2 4 2 3 3 129 4 Aaron Ferrazzano 5 4 3 4 5 4 103 5 Mateo Valente 4 5 Ret 6 4 5 81 6 Solenn Amrouche 10 11 5 7 6 8 79 7 Frédéric Boillot 11 10 8 9 8 7 73 8 Alain Bucher 8 12 6 10 9 11 70 9 Walter Rykart 13 14 10 8 7 9 65 10 Gilles Depierre 9 13 11 12 11 10 60 11 Laurent Wuthrich Ret 7 16 5 Ret 6 50 12 Christophe Hurni 7 6 7 43 13 Aubin Robert-Prince 6 8 12 WD WD WD 37 14 Thierry Malhomme Ret 16 13 11 10 DNS 34 15 Frédéric Morihain 12 9 15 27 16 Craig McLatchey 15* 17 9 13 Ret WD 27 17 Philippe Daric 14 18 17 14 18 Alexandre Lima Ret 15 14 13 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts LEC1 MUG POR ARA MAG LEC2

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap * - half points

Rookie class standings

Pos	Driver	LEC1			MUG			POR			ARA			MAG			LEC2			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Hugh Barter	1	1	1	3	2	1													156
2	Nazareno López Cesaratto	3	3	2	1	1	2													144
3	Dylan Estre	2	2	4	2	3	3													129
4	Aaron Ferrazzano	5	4	3	4	5	4													103
5	Solenn Amrouche	6	6	5	6	6	6													91
6	Mateo Valente	4	5	Ret	5	4	5													82
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		LEC1			MUG			POR			ARA			MAG			LEC2

Gentleman driver standings

Pos	Driver	LEC1			MUG			POR			ARA			MAG			LEC2			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Frédéric Boillot	5	5	3	3	2	2													120
2	Alain Bucher	3	6	1	4	3	5													116
3	Walter Rykart	7	8	5	2	1	3													115
4	Gilles Depierre	4	7	6	6	5	4													94
5	Laurent Wuthrich	Ret	2	11	1	Ret	1													90
6	Christophe Hurni	2	1	2																76
7	Aubin Robert-Prince	1	3	7	WD	WD	WD													62
8	Thierry Malhomme	Ret	10	8	5	4	DNS													57
9	Craig McLatchey	9*	11	4	7	Ret	WD													47
10	Frédéric Morihain	6	4	10																43
11	Philippe Daric	8	12	12																31
12	Alexandre Lima	Ret	9	9																24
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		LEC1			MUG			POR			ARA			MAG			LEC2