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.

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
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[8]
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: [9]

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.[10] 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 F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 1 Romain Iannetta 1
Jean-Bernard Bouvet 1–3
Jean-Paul Pagny
David Hallyday 2–3
Graff Racing Rossa LM GT Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 8 Roman Rusinov 3
Eugeny Kireev
Vyacheslav Gutak
Vortex Vortex 2.0 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 20 Philippe Papin 1
Roland Marchix 1–3
Enzo Richer
Ethan Pharamond 3
21 Philippe Bonnel 1
Philippe Burel
Laurent Delesalle
Lionel Amrouche 3
Julien Boillot
22 Arnaud Gomez 1, 3
Olivier Gomez
TFT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 28 Petrick Charlaix 3
Jordan Boisson
Benjiamin Paque
Krafft Racing Renault Sport R.S. 01 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin-Turbo V6 37 Jimmy Luminier 2–3
Christophe Derouineau
Axel Gnos 2
Jean-Christopher David 3
UCS2
CMR Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 37 Rodrigue Gillion 1
Stéphane Lemeret
UCTC
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 1–3
Thibaud Carrai
Lionel Rigaud
Racing Technology Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 Gilles Blasco 2–3
Philippe Polette
Jean-François Demorge
Frédéric Lelièvre
RR by Racetivity[11] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 Benjamin Lessennes 1–3
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 1–3
Jules Szymkowiak 2–3
Net'Cuv Racing Team Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 Ulric Amado 1–3
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[12] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 89 Anthony Beltoise 1–3
Cyril Saleilles
Loïc Teire
98 Sébastien Loeb 1, 3
Laurène Godey 1–3
Gabriel Pemeant
Steven Palette 2
Seb Lajoux Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 888 Benjamin Paque 1
Sebastien Lajoux 1–3
Stéphane Perrin
Enzo Joulié 2
Paul Meijer 3
UCS3
UCS4
Chazel Technologie Course Alpine A110 Cup Alpine 1.4 L I4 19 Julien Bounie 1–3
Benoit Marion
Olivier Martinez
93 Marc Lopes 1, 3
Benoit Pouillen
Bruno Servazeix
94 Marc Jacob 1–3
Giani Sciabbarrasi
123 Frédéric de Brabant 1–3
Louka Desgranges
CMR Ginetta G55 GT4 TBA 51 Laurent Mogica 3
Nicolas Eli
Entry Lists: [13]

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.[14] 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, 3
Francorchamps Motors Racing Classic Ferrari 430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3 L V8 96 Grégoire Benedet 1–2
UCS2
Shumacher GP Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 18 Pierre Macchi 3
25 Wilfried Cazalbon 3
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 1–2
44 Eric Mouez 1, 3
Van der Horst Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 98 Gérard van der Horst 1, 3
UCTC
Francorchamps Motors Racing Classic Ferrari F430 Challenge Ferrari 4.3 L V8 69 Benjamine Mardeen 1–2
CMR Ferrari 296 Challenge Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 73 Patrick Michellier 2–3
SR&R Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 350 Emilio Rocchi 2
Maurizio Fondi
351 Andreas Borris 2
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 353 Emilio Rocchi 1
Lyle Schofield 1–2
Paolo Ruberti 2
Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 357 Simone Conti 2
Porsche Cup
Seb Lajoux Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 888 Billy Ritchen 1
Stéphane Perrin 1–3
Lucas Taelman 3
UCS3
Switch Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 8 Jeremy Merires 1–2
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 1–3
58 Lourenço Monteiro 3
Jose Cautela
Mitjet Super T Renault 3.5 L V6 88 Thomas Petit 1
Herrero Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi 5.2 L V10 64 Pierre Arraou 2–3
Entry Lists: [15]

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[16] G 1–3
23 Dylan Estre[16] R 1–3
83 Aubin Robert-Prince[16] G 1–2
86 Laurent Wuthrich[16] G 1–3
Race Motorsport[17] 4 Frédéric Boillot[17] G 1–3
Graff Racing 9 Alexandre Lima[18] G 1
Winfield Racing[19] 10 Craig McLatchey[16] G 1–3
22 Hugh Barter[16] R 1–3
58 Aaron Ferrazzano[20] R 1–3
Krafft Racing 17 Yann Lavocat[21] G 3
Rever'Team 18 Gilles Depierre[16] G 1–3
TS Corse 24 Nano López[22] R 1–3
Lamo Racing Car 33 Thierry Malhomme[16] G 1–3
68 Alain Bucher[16] G 1–3
95 Solenn Amrouche[23] R 1–3
Kennol Racing Team 49 Frédéric Morihain[16] G 1, 3
75 Philippe Daric[16] G 1, 3
ART-Line Virage[24] 59 Mateo Valente[25] R 1–3
Sports Promotion 62 Christophe Hurni[16] 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 Nano López Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Christophe Hurni
R3 Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Alain Bucher
2 R1 Mugello Circuit Nano López Nano López Nano López TS Corse Nano López Laurent Wuthrich
R2 Nano López Nano López Nano López TS Corse Nano López Walter Rykart
R3 Nano López Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Laurent Wuthrich
3 R1 Algarve International Circuit Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Laurent Wuthrich
R2 Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Laurent Wuthrich
R3 Hugh Barter Hugh Barter Winfield Racing Hugh Barter Frédéric Boillot
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:[26]

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 1 1 1 240
2 Nano López 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 216
3 Dylan Estre 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 186
4 Aaron Ferrazzano 5 4 3 4 5 4 DNS 3 4 140
5 Mateo Valente 4 5 Ret 6 4 5 4 5 5 130
6 Solenn Amrouche 10 11 5 7 6 8 5 6 6 125
7 Frédéric Boillot 11 10 8 9 8 7 9 10 7 110
8 Alain Bucher 8 12 6 10 9 11 11 12 9 101
9 Gilles Depierre 9 13 11 12 11 10 8 11 8 96
10 Walter Rykart 13 14 10 8 7 9 10 9 14 95
11 Laurent Wuthrich Ret 7 16 5 Ret 6 6 7 10 90
12 Craig McLatchey 15* 17 9 13 Ret WD 7 8 13 62
13 Thierry Malhomme Ret 16 13 11 10 DNS Ret 14 11 51
14 Christophe Hurni 7 6 7 43
15 Philippe Daric 14 18 17 12 13 12 40
16 Aubin Robert-Prince 6 8 12 WD WD WD 37
17 Frédéric Morihain 12 9 15 DNS DNS DNS 27
18 Alexandre Lima Ret 15 14 13
Yann Lavocat WD WD WD 0
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 1 1 1 240
2 Nano López 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 216
3 Dylan Estre 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 186
4 Aaron Ferrazzano 5 4 3 4 5 4 DNS 3 4 140
5 Solenn Amrouche 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 137
6 Mateo Valente 4 5 Ret 5 4 5 4 5 5 131
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 4 4 1 182
2 Alain Bucher 3 6 1 4 3 5 6 6 3 166
3 Walter Rykart 7 8 5 2 1 3 5 3 8 164
4 Laurent Wuthrich Ret 2 11 1 Ret 1 1 1 4 163
5 Gilles Depierre 4 7 6 6 5 4 3 5 2 154
6 Craig McLatchey 9* 11 4 7 Ret WD 2 2 7 109
7 Thierry Malhomme Ret 10 8 5 4 DNS Ret 8 5 86
8 Christophe Hurni 2 1 2 76
9 Philippe Daric 8 12 12 7 7 6 74
10 Aubin Robert-Prince 1 3 7 WD WD WD 62
11 Frédéric Morihain 6 4 10 DNS DNS DNS 43
12 Alexandre Lima Ret 9 9 24
Yann Lavocat WD WD WD 0
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

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