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Alon Day (pictured in 2013) successfully defended the Elite 1 title in 2018.
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Ulysse Delsaux (pictured in 2017) won the Elite 2 title in 2018.

The 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the tenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the sixth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season consisted of six meetings – with two races at each meeting – starting on 14 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and ending on 21 October at Circuit Zolder in Belgium. Alon Day and Thomas Ferrando entered the season as the defending champion in Elite 1 and Elite 2 respectively.

In the Elite 1 class, Alon Day successfully defended his Elite 1 title, winning the championship by 28 points over Frédéric Gabillon. In the Elite 2 class, Ulysse Delsaux scored his first NASCAR Euro Series title, ahead of Go Fas Racing's Florian Venturi by six points. RDV Compétition won the team's championship title, while Toyota won their first Euro Series manufacturer's title.

Teams and drivers

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Cup Series team Go Fas Racing (shown here with Matt DiBenedetto in the team's No. 32 Cup car at Sonoma in 2017) entered the series.

NASCAR released the entry list for the teams participating on 15 March 2018.[1][2]

Elite 1 Division

Manufacturer Car Team Шаблон:Tooltip Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet SS Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Total 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Miguel Angel Dasi[3] 1–4
Шаблон:Flagicon William Ayer, Jr.[4] 6Шаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Flagicon Pegasus Racing 29 Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Schell[3] 1–3
Шаблон:Flagicon Mishumotors 33 Шаблон:Flagicon Lucas Lasserre[5] All
70 Шаблон:Flagicon Dominik Farnbacher[6] 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Dale Quarterley[4] 6
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon PK Carsport 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Stienes Longin[7] All
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
24 Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen[7] 1–4
Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Longin[6] 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Koen Wauters[4] 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 91 Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Goossens[8] AllШаблон:Efn
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Dexwet DF1 Racing 66 Шаблон:Flagicon Christophe Bouchut[3] 1–3, 6
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Memphis Racing 77 Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Graff[9] AllШаблон:Efn
Ford Mustang Шаблон:Flagicon Renauer Motorsport 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Doubek[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Racers Motorsport 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dario Caso[3] All
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Gianmarco Ercoli[3] All
Шаблон:Flagicon BVR Motorsport 27 Шаблон:Flagicon Angelo Rogari[3] 1–4
Шаблон:Flagicon Go Fas Racing 32 Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Iannetta[10] All
Шаблон:Flagicon Knauf Racing 37 Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Ferrando[3] All
73 Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna[3] All
Шаблон:Flagicon MRT by Nocentini 40 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu[3] 1
47 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu[11] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon Renzo Calcinati 5
58 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Sedgwick[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Hendriks Motorsport 50 Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans[12] All
Шаблон:Flagicon RDV Compétition 51 Шаблон:Flagicon Didier Bec[13] 3, 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 78 Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt[8] 1–5
Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele[4] 6
Toyota Camry Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura[3] All
Шаблон:Flagicon RDV Compétition 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon[3] All
04 Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-François Dumoulin[14] 6
18 Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Labonte[15] All
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Mustang
Camry
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Borja García[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi[16] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Longin[13] 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Henri Tuomaala[6] 5-6
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
SS
Mustang
Шаблон:Flagicon Belgium Driver Academy 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Doubek[11] 2–6
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Total 46 Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz[17] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Camaro
Mustang
Шаблон:Flagicon Solaris Motorsports 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Sini[18] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Race Art - Blu Mot 31 Шаблон:Flagicon Mauro Trione[19] AllШаблон:Efn
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon The Club Motorsports 41 Шаблон:Flagicon Davide Di Benedetto[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Fabrizio Armetta[11] 2, 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Max Lanza[13] 3Шаблон:Efn
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 90 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Sedgwick[13] 3–6
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
SS
Camry
Шаблон:Flagicon CAAL Racing 44 Шаблон:Flagicon Matthias Hauer[20] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
54 Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day[20] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
56 Шаблон:Flagicon Salvador Tineo Arroyo[20] 1, 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Ciompi[11] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolò Rocca[13] 3, 6

Elite 2 Division

Manufacturer Car Team Шаблон:Tooltip Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro Шаблон:Flagicon Solaris Motorsports 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Sini[21] 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Dexwet DF1 Racing 66 Шаблон:Flagicon Clemens Sparowitz[13] 3, 5Шаблон:Efn
SS Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Total 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Jennifer Jo Cobb[17] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Stipp[13] 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Young[22] 4
Шаблон:Flagicon Carmen Boix Gil 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Diederik Ceyssens[3] 6Шаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Flagicon Pegasus Racing 29 Шаблон:Flagicon Claude Jean Diebolt[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Schell[23] 2–3
Шаблон:Flagicon Mishumotors 33 Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Quintal[5] 1–2
Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Nordström[13] 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Carmen Boix Gil[22] 4
Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Eric Wadén[24] 5
70 Шаблон:Flagicon Mirco Schultis[24] 5-6
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon PK Carsport 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello[7] All
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
24 Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey[7] 1–4, 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Pol Van Pollaert 5
Camaro Шаблон:Tooltip
SS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Memphis Racing 77 Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre[3] AllШаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 91 Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Boonen[8] AllШаблон:Efn
Ford Mustang Шаблон:Flagicon Renauer Motorsport 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Pampel[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Racers Motorsport 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Risitano[3] All
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Fillipo Vita[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Simone Laureti[11] 2–6
Шаблон:Flagicon BVR Motorsport 27 Шаблон:Flagicon Pierluigi Veronesi[3] All
Шаблон:Flagicon Go Fas Racing 32 Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi[25] All
Шаблон:Flagicon Knauf Racing 37 Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfired Boucenna[3] All
73 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Guiod[3] All
Шаблон:Flagicon MRT by Nocentini 40 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu[3] 1
47 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu[11] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon Renzo Calcinati 5
58 Шаблон:Flagicon Julio Carayol Casas[3] 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Sedgwick[11] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon Hendriks Motorsport 50 Шаблон:Flagicon Diederik Ceyssens[3] 1–4
Шаблон:Flagicon RDV Compétition 51 Шаблон:Flagicon Hugo Bec[13] 3, 5
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 78 Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt[3] All
Toyota Camry Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura[3] 1, 3–6
Шаблон:Flagicon Denny Zardo[11] 2
Шаблон:Flagicon RDV Compétition 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux[3] All
04 Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-François Dumoulin[14] 6
18 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrien Paviot[22] 4
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Mustang
Camry
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Carmen Boix Gil[3] 1–3, 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Jesse Vartiainen[24] 5
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
SS
Mustang
Шаблон:Flagicon Belgium Driver Academy 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Pampel[11] 2–6
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Total 46 Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz[17] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Camaro
Mustang
Шаблон:Flagicon Race Art - Blu Mot 31 Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Parli[19] AllШаблон:Efn
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon The Club Motorsports 41 Шаблон:Flagicon Max Lanza[3] 1–3, 5-6Шаблон:Efn
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing 90 Шаблон:Flagicon Pedro Bonnet All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Ford Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Dexwet DF1 Racing 99 Шаблон:Flagicon Advait Deodhar[13] 3, 5Шаблон:Efn
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
SS
Camry
Шаблон:Flagicon CAAL Racing 44 Шаблон:Flagicon Gil Linster[20] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
54 Шаблон:Flagicon Arianna Casoli[20] All
Chevrolet Шаблон:Tooltip
Toyota Шаблон:Tooltip
56 Шаблон:Flagicon Maciej Dreszer[20] 1–4, 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Fritsch[24] 5

Driver changes

  • Romain Iannetta will return to the series after a two-year absence, with him joining Go Fas Racing as their Elite 1 driver for this season.
  • French F4 Championship driver Florian Venturi will make his debut in the series, joining Go Fas Racing as their Elite 2 driver for this season.
  • Felipe Rabello switches team from CAAL Racing to PK Carsport, replacing Justin Kunz who switched to competing in both divisions with Racing Total.
  • Maciej Dreszer switches team from DF1 Racing to CAAL Racing. In addition, German driver Matthias Hauer will make his series debut, replacing Swedish driver Freddy Nordström as the Elite 1 driver of the No. 44 car.
  • Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb will make her debut in the series, with her driving the No. 10 car of Racing Total.
  • Both Loris Hezemans and Diederik Ceyssens will make their series debut driving the No. 50 Hendriks Motorsport Ford Mustang, driving in Elite 1 and Elite 2 respectively.
  • Swiss drivers Mauro Trione and Francesco Parli will make their series debut driving the No. 31 Race Art Technology Ford Mustang, driving in Elite 1 and Elite 2 respectively.
  • Lucas Lasserre will make his full-time debut in the series after participating part-time last season with Mishumotors. His teammates Eric Quintal and Advait Deodhar will also make their series debut, with Quintal driving in Elite 2 and Deodhar driving in Elite Club division.
  • Former pro cyclist Tom Boonen and fellow Belgian Pedro Bonnet signed with Braxx Racing, with both making their series debut. Pedro Bonnet will drive the team's No. 90 car, while Boonen will drive the team's No. 91 car alongside Marc Goossens, who got transferred from the No. 90 car to the No. 91 car for this season.
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will make his full-time debut in the series, following his debut at Brands Hatch in 2017, driving the No. 18 RDV Compétition Toyota Camry in Elite 1.

Team changes

  • For the first time in the team's history, Braxx Racing will field an Elite 2 driver other than Jerry de Weerdt. Former pro cyclist Tom Boonen and fellow Belgian Pedro Bonnet signed with the team to drive in Elite 2. Braxx also expands into a three-car team with the addition of the No. 91 car into the team, with the No. 91 car fielding the new Camaro chassis instead of the Mustang chassis.[8]
  • Hendriks Motorsport (not to be confused with Hendrick Motorsports that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) supported Team Raceway Venray during the 2016 season but will now enter under their own name. The car is owned by Loris' father, former touring car racer Toine Hezemans.
  • Solaris Motorsports will enter the season with Francesco Sini after racing mainly GT3 machinery in previous years.[26]
  • Go Fas Racing will expand to NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. This will make Go Fas the first team that competed in any of NASCAR's top three series to enter a car in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Romain Iannetta will be the team's Elite 1 driver, while Florian Venturi will be the team's Elite 2 driver.[10]
  • Mishumotors will downsize from a two-car team into a single car team.
  • Racers Motorsport also downsizes from a three-car team into a two-car team after previously listing a three-car squad to enter this season.
  • Racing Total will make their NASCAR Euro Series full-season debut after previously competed in three races last season. They will also expand into a two-car team with the part-time No. 10 car.
  • MRT by Nocentini returns to the series full-time, their first since 2016 as Double T by MRT Nocentini. They will also expand into a two-team effort following a one car part-time effort last season, with MRT fielding cars No. 40 (later renumbered as the No. 47 car) and No. 58 for this season.
  • The Club Motorsports is expected to make their first full-season effort in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series after participating part-time in the 2017 season.
  • Pegasus Racing switches from endurance racing to NASCAR Whelen Euro Series starting from this season.
  • BVR Motorsport and Race Art Technology are expected to make their debut in the series, both participating full-time fielding one car each for this season.
  • Memphis Racing will make their debut in the series as a late addition to the entry list. They will field the No. 77 Chevrolet for this season.

Manufacturer changes

  • NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will update their Chevrolet body style into a Camaro ZL1-based body style, in line with the move made by Chevrolet in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series that also introduces a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 body style replacing the Chevrolet SS body style that have been used since the inception of the Generation 6 body style in 2013.[27] Despite this, due to lack of available parts, all Chevrolet teams were using the Chevrolet SS body in Valencia and Franciacorta.
  • BFGoodrich will become the series sole tyre supplier. The 100% Michelin subsidiary takes over from the parent company which supplied tyres for the series since its inception in 2009.

Mid-season team changes

  • The Camaro body debuted at Franciacorta after the #91 Braxx Racing team made a switch to a Camaro body between Race 1 and Race 2 of the race weekend, with their Elite 2 driver Tom Boonen would become the first driver to use the new Camaro body in a NWES race (previously Chevrolet teams used a SS body similar to the body used in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2013 to 2017). As the season goes by, fellow Chevrolet teams PK Carsport, DF1 Racing, and Memphis Racing would also switched to the Camaro chassis.[21]
  • Three Ford teams, Solaris Motorsport, The Club Motorsports, and Race Art - Blu Mot, switched manufacturers to Chevrolet after the Camaro chassis became available for use. Later on, fellow Ford team Braxx Racing's No. 90 team would also made the switch to Chevrolet Camaro chassis.
  • CAAL Motorsport and Racing Total's No. 46 team switched manufacturers mid-season, switching to Toyota and Ford respectively.
  • Belgium Driver Academy made its debut at Franciacorta, running the #7 car for Martin Doubek and Maxime Pampel, both previously driving the #5 Renauer Motorsport Ford Mustang at Valencia. The team also replaces Renauer Motorsport, who shut down its operations after the Valencia round.
  • After competing the first two races of the season, MRT by Nocentini withdrawn their entries for the rest of the season, although the team made a return for the Hockenheim round with Renzo Calcinati behind the wheel of the No. 47 car.
  • Pegasus Racing also withdrawn their entries for the rest of the season after their only car was written out following a heavy accident in Brands Hatch.
  • After the fourth round in Tours, BVR Motorsports and Hendriks Motorsport would withdrawn their Elite 1 and Elite 2 entries respectively for the rest of the season.
  • RDV Compétition's third entry, the No. 51 Ford Mustang driven Didier Bec and Hugo Bec, made a return for a part-time effort, competing in Brands Hatch and Hockenheim. They would also later field the No. 04 Toyota Camry for NASCAR Pinty's Series driver Jean-François Dumoulin at Zolder as part of a driver exchange program that the Euro Series ran in conjunction with Pinty's Series.[14]
  • Alex Caffi Motorsport's No. 1 team would switch manufacturers to Toyota starting from Hockenheim.
  • Mishumotors, who had previously downsized from a two-car team into a single car team, would expand into a two-car team once again when the team revived the No. 70 entry starting at Hockenheim.

Schedule and results

Elite 1

Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Шаблон:Flagicon Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 14 April Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Goossens Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Chevrolet
R2 15 April Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Goossens Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Chevrolet
2 R3 NASCAR GP Of Italy Шаблон:Flagicon Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 19 May Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Chevrolet
R4 20 May Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Marc GoossensШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Flagicon Lucas LasserreШаблон:Efn Chevrolet
3 R5 NASCAR GP UK - American Speedfest VI Шаблон:Flagicon Brands Hatch (Шаблон:Tooltip), Swanley 9 June Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Шаблон:Flagicon Gianmarco Ercoli Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Toyota
R6 10 June Шаблон:Flagicon Gianmarco Ercoli Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen Шаблон:Flagicon Gianmarco Ercoli Ford
4 R7 NASCAR GP France - Oval World Challenge 2018 Шаблон:Flagicon Tours Speedway, Tours 30 June Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Toyota
R8 1 July Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Toyota
5 R9 American Fan Fest Semi-finals Шаблон:Flagicon Hockenheimring (Шаблон:Tooltip), Hockenheim 15 September Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans Ford
R10 16 September Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Toyota
6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Шаблон:Flagicon Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 20 October Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Toyota
R12 21 October Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Toyota

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Elite 2

Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Шаблон:Flagicon Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 14 April Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Ford
R2 15 April Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Risitano Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Ford
2 R3 NASCAR GP Of Italy Шаблон:Flagicon Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 19 May Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello Chevrolet
R4 20 May Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Chevrolet
3 R5 NASCAR GP UK - American Speedfest VI Шаблон:Flagicon Brands Hatch (Шаблон:Tooltip), Swanley 9 June Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre Chevrolet
R6 10 June Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi Ford
4 R7 NASCAR GP France - Oval World Challenge 2018 Шаблон:Flagicon Tours Speedway, Tours 30 June Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Toyota
R8 1 July Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Toyota
5 R9 American Fan Fest Semi-finals Шаблон:Flagicon Hockenheimring (Шаблон:Tooltip), Hockenheim 15 September Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Toyota
R10 16 September Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre Chevrolet
6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Шаблон:Flagicon Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 20 October Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi Ford
R12 21 October Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey Chevrolet

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Season report

In the Elite 1 class, the championship was closely contested by defending champion Alon Day of CAAL Racing and Frédéric Gabillon of RDV Compétition. Day initially got the upper hand after winning the first three races of the season, but his championship campaign received a setback when he got disqualified at the second race in Franciacorta due to technical infringements during post-race inspection. Gabillon took the championship lead soon after and would lead the championship by the time the playoffs begin at Hockenheim. Problems for both Gabillon and Day at Hockenheim, however, allowed Lucas Lasserre of Mishumotors and rookie Loris Hezemans of Hendriks Motorsport to close up the gap, setting up a four-way battle for the title at Zolder. Ultimately, retirements for both Lasserre and Hezemans during the first race of the Zolder race meet effectively eliminated them from title contention, and with Gabillon unable to match Day's pace for the weekend, Alon Day was crowned champion after winning his seventh race of the season at the final race of the season. Alon Day's seven race wins set a new record for the most races won in a single Elite 1 Euro Series season, one short of Stienes Longin's overall record of 8 wins in the 2016 Elite 2 season. Gabillon won two races (Brands Hatch 1 and Tours 1), while Lassere (Franciacorta 2), Hezemans (Hockenheim 1), and 2015 Elite 2 champion Gianmarco Ercoli (Brands Hatch 2) scored one race win each.

In the Elite 2 class, the championship was closely fought between four drivers: Ulysse Delsaux of RDV Compétition, defending champions Wilfried Boucenna of Knauf Racing, Florian Venturi of Go Fas Racing, and the returning Guillaume Deflandre for Memphis Racing. Boucenna initially took the championship lead after sweeping both races at Valencia. However, problems for Boucenna at Franciacorta Race 2 allowed Deflandre to caught up to him, and further problems for Boucenna at the first race of Brands Hatch race meet allowed Deflandre to take the championship lead. Delsaux then sweeps the Tours race week to take the lead in the championship, and looks set to sweep the Hockenheim race week had a tire failure in the second race at Hockenheim didn't force him to retire from the race. This allowed Deflandre, Boucenna, and a resurgent Venturi to set up a four-way battle for the championship. A costly retirement at race 1 of Zolder ultimately took out Deflandre of the championship hunt, and while Venturi was able to score a win and a second-place finish at Zolder, Delsaux had enough gap between him and Venturi to take the championship with a third-place finish at the final race of the season. Delsaux also scored the most race wins of the season with three (Tours sweep and Hockenheim 1). Venturi (Brands Hatch 2 and Zolder 1), Boucenna (Valencia sweep), Deflandre (Brands Hatch 1 and Hockenheim 2), and PK Carsport's Guillaume Dumarey (Franciacorta 2 and Zolder 2) scored two race wins, while Brazilian Felipe Rabello (Franciacorta 1) scored one race win.

In the team's championship, with both of their drivers being in the championship hunt for the entirety of the season, RDV Compétition's #3 team comfortably won team's title, finishing 107 points clear of Knauf Racing's #37 team. New teams Memphis Racing and Go Fas Racing scored an impressive third and fourth-place finish, while Knauf Racing's #73 team completes the top five in the team's championship.

In the manufacturer's championship, Toyota claimed their first Euro Series manufacturers title, becoming the first manufacturer to successfully topple Chevrolet from the top spot. Toyota's championship hopes were helped by the decision made by Alon Day's team CAAL Racing to switch manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota mid-season, giving Toyota the crucial edge they need to secure the manufacturer's title.

Notably, this season saw a noticeable increase in attention from the other side of the Atlantic. Both former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte and current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team Go Fas Racing made their Euro Series debuts in 2018. Labonte, in his first season as a full-time driver since 2011, scored a second-place finish at the second race in Tours (the only oval race meet in the schedule) and would finish 14th in the standings with 1 Top 5 and 3 Top 10 finishes. Go Fas impressed in their debut season, finishing fourth in the team's championship with their Elite 2 driver Florian Venturi being in the championship hunt for much of the season. Truck Series regular Jennifer Jo Cobb also made an appearance at Valencia, driving for Racing Total in the Elite 2 class, a decision that ultimately allowed Racing Total driver Justin Kunz to make a Truck Series start for Jo Cobb's Truck team in Mosport. Pinty's Series driver Jean-François Dumoulin and K&N East driver Dale Quarterley made an appearance at Zolder as part of a driver exchange program that the Euro Series ran in conjunction with Pinty's Series and K&N East. Former B. J. McLeod Motorsports driver Stephen Young also made an appearance this season, driving for Racing Total's #10 entry at Tours in the Elite 2 class.

Standings

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Points are awarded to drivers and team using the current point system used in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, excluding the Stage and Race Winner bonus points. For the final two races in Hockenheim and Zolder, double points are awarded. In addition, the driver that gained the most positions in a race will receive bonus championship points.

Elite 1

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2) or by setting the fastest lap time on the semi-final heat races (Tours only). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.

Pos Driver Шаблон:Flagicon
CRT
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FRA
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BRH
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TOU
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HOC
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ZOL
Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day 1* 1* 1* 29 21 3 2 1* 15 1* 1* 1* 512
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon 2 3 2 4 1* 4 1* 6 7 20 3 4 484
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Lucas Lasserre 6 10 5 1 5 15 6 12 3 3 28 5 446
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Loris Hezemans 30 24 23 3 2 8 3 4 1* 2 26 2 442
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Stienes Longin 4 4 7 24 16 28 4 15 21 8 2 3 419
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna 24 9 10 16 11 10 8^ 8 5 19 10^ 9 416
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Ferrando 7 12 6 6 8 19 7 13 26 6^ 6 6 412
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Gianmarco Ercoli 10 7 3 23 25 1* 10 9 19 5 8 13 407
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Graff 11^ 13 29 17 27 13 9 7 9 13 4 12 388
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Iannetta 12 6 26 27 20 9 16 3^ 12 23 23 11 347
11 Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz 22 30 13 12 13^ 14 13 DNS 14 15 15 21 339
12 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Sedgwick 15 14 7 6 5 5 24 9 13 28 338
13 Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Doubek 20 11^ 8 8 19 7 Wth Wth 4^ 4 12 29 337
14 Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Labonte 14 8 21 13 10 24 DNS 2 8 21 20 26 335
15 Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura 17 23 28 15 15 11^ 14 11 23 11 19 15 333
16 Шаблон:Flagicon Dario Caso 16 20 14 14 14 12 11 14 16 24 17 18 330
17 Шаблон:Flagicon Mauro Trione 23 16 27 19 22 17 12 10 11 18 24 23 320
18 Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Sini 28 27 25 18 3 15 Wth Wth 13 10 9 25 303
19 Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Goossens 8 28 19 2* 17 2 19 DNS 2 DNS 11 27 Шаблон:Tooltip
20 Шаблон:Flagicon Matthias Hauer 25 22 16 20 24 22 17 DNS 18 16 25 24 279
21 Шаблон:Flagicon Christophe Bouchut 29 26 9 7 6 5 7 7 260
22 Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt 21 15 15 22 26 18 15 DNS 20 14 224
23 Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen 3 2 4 5 4 23 18 Wth 200
24 Шаблон:Flagicon Henri Tuomaala 10 12 16 16 180
25 Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolò Rocca 9 21 5 17 154
26 Шаблон:Flagicon Fabrizio Armetta 20 26 18 10 128
27 Шаблон:Flagicon Didier Bec 18 20 17 17 124
28 Шаблон:Flagicon Dominik Farnbacher 6 7 122
29 Шаблон:Flagicon Salvador Tineo Arroyo 9 25 22 22 108
30 Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele 14 8 106
31 Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Schell 13 19 11 DNS 12 29 101
32 Шаблон:Flagicon Angelo Rogari 26 17 12^ 25 28 26 Wth Wth 92
33 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu 19 29 24 10^ 70
34 Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-François Dumoulin 21 20 66
35 Шаблон:Flagicon Borja García 5 5 64
36 Шаблон:Flagicon Miguel Angel Dasi 27 21 17 21 Wth Wth Wth Wth 62
37 Шаблон:Flagicon Dale Quarterley 22 19 60
38 Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Longin 23 27 25 DNS 60
39 Шаблон:Flagicon William Ayer, Jr. 27 22 54
40 Шаблон:Flagicon Koen Wauters 29 14^ 50
41 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Ciompi 18 9 47
42 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi 22 11 41
43 Шаблон:Flagicon Davide di Benedetto 18 18 38
44 Шаблон:Flagicon Max Lanza DNS 25 12
Шаблон:Flagicon Renzo Calcinati Wth Wth 0
Pos Driver Шаблон:Flagicon
VAL
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FRA
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BRH
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TOU
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HOC
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ZOL
Points

Elite 2

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2) or by setting the fastest lap time on the semi-final heat races (Tours only). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.

Pos Driver Шаблон:Flagicon
CRT
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FRA
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BRH
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TOU
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HOC
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ZOL
Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux 2 27 5 4 5 6 1* 1* 1* 20* 2 3 503
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi 3 3 17 25 3 1* 4 17 5 3 1* 2 497
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna 1* 1* 4 16 15 4 15 15 2 5 5 5 473
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre 14 5 3 3 1* 5 18 3 3 1 18 12 473
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Gil Linster 9 7 6 26 10 8 5 8 16 10 4 13 423
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello 24 8 1* 2 2 DNS 13 7 6 4 23 6 416
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Risitano 6 2 10 8 8 16 10 2 17 9 15 14 413
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Guiod 23 4 14 12 9 19 8 4 4 2 19 16 413
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz 13 28 8 7 28 11^ 2 16 7 8 20 11 385
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt 26 11^ 15 13 12 12 14 6 18 15 9 17 374
11 Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura 5 13 21 7 7 20 8 24 3 7 369
12 Шаблон:Flagicon Pierluigi Veronesi 22 9 27 10 29 23 6^ 19 9 7 7 23 357
13 Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Boonen 12 10 21 11 13 14 17 12 14 26 12 10 339
14 Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Pampel 10 17 19 6^ 15 13 Wth Wth 12 14 8 24 337
15 Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Parli 28 18 23 14 17 15 11 5^ 25 22 10 20 324
16 Шаблон:Flagicon Carmen Boix Gil 18 12 22 18 20 22 9 10 20 18 16 21 314
17 Шаблон:Flagicon Arianna Casoli 15 15 25 19 22 21 16 14 22 17 13 22 311
18 Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Dumarey 4 25 2 1* 4 2 Wth Wth 21 1* 309
19 Шаблон:Flagicon Max Lanza 11 24 12^ 17 25 27 15 25 6^ 12 299
20 Шаблон:Flagicon Pedro Bonnet 21 22 11 21 26 10 3 18 27 23 24 8^ 297
21 Шаблон:Flagicon Maciej Dreszer 8 26 16 5 6 24 Wth Wth 22 9 227
22 Шаблон:Flagicon Simone Laureti 18 24 18 26 Wth Wth 23 21 17 19 219
23 Шаблон:Flagicon Diederik Ceyssens 27 14 24 20 16 18 20 13 11 25 198
25 Шаблон:Flagicon Hugo Bec 11^ 9 10^ 11 174
26 Шаблон:Flagicon Marconi Abreu 7^ 6 13 9 117
27 Шаблон:Flagicon Jesse Vartiainen 11 6^ 114
28 Шаблон:Flagicon Advait Deodhar 24 25 24 13 111
29 Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Quintal 25 16 20 15 72
30 Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Nordström 7 3 64
31 Шаблон:Flagicon Renzo Calcinati 19 27 56
32 Шаблон:Flagicon Clemens Sparowitz 23 20 DNS DNS Шаблон:Tooltip
33 Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Eric Wadén 26 16 52
34 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrien Paviot 12 9 48
35 Шаблон:Flagicon Denny Zardo 9 23 42
36 Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Schell 7 DNS 27 DNS 40
37 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Young 19 11 39
38 Шаблон:Flagicon Jennifer Jo Cobb 17 19 38
39 Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Stipp 19 17 38
40 Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Claude Diebolt 19 21 34
41 Шаблон:Flagicon Julio Carayol Casas 20 23 31
42 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Sedgwick 26 22 26
43 Шаблон:Flagicon Filippo Vita 16 20 Шаблон:Tooltip
44 Шаблон:Flagicon Pol Van Pollaert DNS DNS Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon Francesco Sini PO PO 0
Drivers ineligible for Elite 2 points
Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-François Dumoulin DNS 15 -
Pos Driver Шаблон:Flagicon
CRT
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FRA
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BRH
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TOU
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HOC
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ZOL
Points

Team's Championship (Top 15)

Pos Шаблон:Tooltip Team Elite 1 Driver(s) Elite 2 Driver(s) Points
1 3 Шаблон:Flagicon RDV Compétition Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Gabillon Шаблон:Flagicon Ulysse Delsaux 1026
2 37 Шаблон:Flagicon Knauf Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Ferrando Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna 917
3 77 Шаблон:Flagicon Memphis Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Graff Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Deflandre 886
4 32 Шаблон:Flagicon Go Fas Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Iannetta Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Venturi 863
5 73 Шаблон:Flagicon Knauf Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfried Boucenna Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Guiod 861
6 54 Шаблон:Flagicon CAAL Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Alon Day Шаблон:Flagicon Arianna Casoli 851
7 11 Шаблон:Flagicon PK Carsport Шаблон:Flagicon Stienes Longin Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Rabello 844
8 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Racers Motorsport Шаблон:Flagicon Dario Caso Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Risitano 775
9 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caffi Motorsport Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura Шаблон:Flagicon Kenko Miura
Шаблон:Flagicon Denny Zardo
751
10 46 Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Total Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Kunz 729
11 78 Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt
Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele
Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry de Weerdt 716
12 44 Шаблон:Flagicon CAAL Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Matthias Hauer Шаблон:Flagicon Gil Linster 711
13 33 Шаблон:Flagicon Mishumotors Шаблон:Flagicon Lucas Lasserre Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Quintal
Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Nordström
Шаблон:Flagicon Carmen Boix Gil
Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Eric Wadén
706
14 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Belgium Driver Academy Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Doubek Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Pampel Шаблон:Tooltip
15 91 Шаблон:Flagicon Braxx Racing Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Goossens Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Boonen 666
Pos Шаблон:Tooltip Team Elite 1 Driver(s) Elite 2 Driver(s) Points

See also

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Notes

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References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Championship