The 2026 Ultimate Cup European Series is the eighth season of the Ultimate Cup European Series. The Ultimate Cup Series is a program comprising multiple endurance and sprint championships across different classes of motor racing. 2026 saw the championship hold a two-race winter series ahead of its main season for the first time.
The season was overshadowed by the death of Hoosier Formula Cup gentleman driver Walter Rykart, who passed away between the first and the second round of the season at the age of 66 years.
Calendar The 2026 calendar was announced on 30 July 2025. The series will no longer hold two events at Circuit Paul Ricard, instead holding the final round at Algarve International Circuit and also making its debut at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. In November 2025, the calendar was updated: The round at Motorland Aragón was replaced with a round at Circuito de Navarra one week earlier, while the final round at Algarve International Circuit was brought forward by three weeks. In April 2026, the calendar was updated again, with the final round postponed by three weeks.
Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations 1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 23–26 April TCR Spain Touring Car ChampionshipRenault Clio Cup EuropeLegends Cars Cup European Nations Series 2 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 28–31 May Renault Clio Cup EuropeLegends Cars Cup European Nations Series 3 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 9–12 July Renault Clio Cup Europe 4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 17–20 September Renault Clio Cup EuropeLegends Cars Cup European Nations Series 5 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 15–18 October Renault Clio Cup Europe 6 Algarve International Circuit, Portimão 26–29 November Renault Clio Cup Europe
European Endurance Prototype Cup The European Endurance Prototype Cup is open to Nova Proto NP02 cars.
Teams and drivers TeamChassisEngineDriversRounds NP02 23 Events Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 1 James Winslow Alim Geshev Harry Hannam 23 Augustin BernierAM Gilles Hériau Arlan Boulain 27 Maxence Maurice AM Christophe Cresp DKR Engineering Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 3 Laurents Hörr Jon Brownson Antti Rammo Switch Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 4 Sandro Prissoutti Louis Rossi Alister Yoong 13 Marlon Hernandez Nano López Romano Ricci ANS Motorsport Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 6 Ian Aguilera Adrien Chila Pacome Weisenburger 71 Mikkel Kristensen Nicolas Maulini Pedro Juan Moreno Jacques Wolff 72 Adrien YvonAM Alexandre Yvon Jean-François Yvon 73 Frédéric CroulletAM Grégoire Croullet Extreme Limite Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 7 Victor Bernier Shahan Sarkissian Lucas Taelman Jean-Ludovic Foubert Graff Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 8 Alexandre Coigny David Droux Quentin Joseph 9 Sébastien PageAM Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet SKR Performance by Graff 57 Vincent Capillaire Stephan Rupp William Vermont CD Sport Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 10 Philippe Cimadomo Nigel Bailly Maximiliano Mora 28 Jérémy Clavaud Aleksandr Novichkov Theodor Jensen 30 Nick AdcockAM Michael Jensen Emmanuel Piget Lamo Racing Car Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 17 Alexandre Lafourcade Loris Kyburz Shawn Rashid Frédéric Morel Kevin Verner Caryl Fritsche 24 Gregory SegersAM Benoit Farines Alexandre Leroy DB Autosport by MB Performance Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 20 Romain CartonAM Pierre Couasnon Steven Thomas 21 Mathias Beche Paul Trojani Quenton Bassora 22 Léandre CarvalhoAM Jens Petersen Léo Payen Haegeli by T2 Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 66 Mitchell van Dijk Marc Basseng Pieder Decurtins M Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 68 Dane Arendsen Chris Short Jonathan Thomas Nerguti Competition by M Racing 99 Cindy GudetAM Martin Lacquemanne Alban Nerguti Zosh - Knauf Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 70 Xavier KnaufAM Thierry Petit Grégory Servais Zosh - J4R - Projet 24 77 Paul Alberto Arnold Robin Julien Rodrigues BDR Competition Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 74 Dimitri Enjalbert Anthony Nahra Louis Stern Cogemo Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 88 Nicolas Chartier Neel Jani Nico Pino 154 Sebastián Álvarez Erwin Creed Nicolas Prost 386 Nathan Pozmentier Aubin Robert-Prince Laurent Wuthrich 555 Denis CaillonAM Sebastien Morales Philippe Thirion Syselcom Racing Team Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 95 Enzo Caldaras Gwenaël Delomier Alexandre Monnot FTW Racing Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 500 Hugo Lacasse AM David Monclair Entry lists:
Championship standings Drivers' standings Drivers Team LEC MAG MUG SPA NAV ALG Points1 Ian Aguilera ANS Motorsport 1 9 164.5 Pacôme Weisenburger ANS Motorsport 1 9 1 Adrien Chila ANS Motorsport 1 9 12 Nicolas Prost Cogemo Racing Team 3 4 349.5 Erwin Creed Cogemo Racing Team 3 4 33 Sebastián Álvarez Cogemo Racing Team 3 434.54 Theodor Jensen CD Sport 26 1 633.75 Jeremy Clavaud CD Sport 26 1 65 Vincent Capillaire SKR Performance by Graff 9 3 430 William Vermont SKR Performance by Graff 9 3 4 Stéphan Rupp SKR Performance by Graff 9 3 46 Sébastien Morales Cogemo Racing Team 2 21 2028 Philippe Thirion Cogemo Racing Team 2 21 20 Denis Caillon Cogemo Racing Team 2 21 207 Augustin Bernier 23Events Racing 12 6 226.75 Gilles Hériau 23Events Racing 12 6 2 Arlan Boulain 23Events Racing 12 6 28 James Winslow 23Events Racing 4 7 9269 Emmanuel Piget CD Sport 25 125.7510 Alim Geshev 23Events Racing 4 72411 Victor Bernier Extreme Limite 7 5 1319.512 Grégory Servais Zosh - Knauf Ret 2 1118.513 Thierry Petit Zosh - Knauf 2 1118.514 Xavier Knauf Zosh - Knauf Ret 218.515 Paul Alberto Zosh - J4R - Projet 24 5 Ret 2215.5 Arnold Robin Zosh - J4R - Projet 24 5 Ret 2216 Stéphane Tribaudini Cogemo Racing Team 31517 Jean René de Fournoux Zosh - J4R - Projet 24 5 Ret1518 Alexandre Lafourcade Lamo Racing Car 6 16 311319 Loris Kyburz Lamo Racing Car 6 1612.520 Shawn Rashid Lamo Racing Car 61221 Pierre Couasnon DB Autosport by MB Performance 27 Ret 510.7522 Shahan Sarkissian Extreme Limite 5 1310.523 Paul Trojani DB Autosport by MB Performance Ret 31 510.524 Sami Meguetounif DB Autosport by MB Performance 51025 Lucas Taelman Extreme Limite 7926 Nicolas Melin CD Sport 6827 Enzo Caldaras Syselcom Racing Team 8 22 347 Gwenaël Delomier Syselcom Racing Team 8 22 3428 Mitchell van Dijk Haegli by T2 Racing Ret 32 76.5 Marc Basseng Haegli by T2 Racing Ret 32 7 Pieder Decurtins Haegli by T2 Racing Ret 32 729 Alban Nerguti Nerguti Competition by M Racing 10 8 106.5 Martin Lacquemanne Nerguti Competition by M Racing 10 8 10 Cindy Gudet Nerguti Competition by M Racing 10 8 1030 Romain Boeckler Syselcom Racing Team 8631 Dane Arendsen M Racing 16 12 85.25 Jonathan Thomas M Racing 16 12 8 Christian Short M Racing 16 12 832 Nathan Pozmentier Cogemo Racing Team 18 10 152.25 Aubin Robert-Prince Cogemo Racing Team 18 10 15 Laurent Wuthrich Cogemo Racing Team 18 10 1533 Harry Hannam 23Events Racing 9234 Laurents Hörr DKR Engineering 11 29 251.75 Jon Brownson DKR Engineering 11 29 2535 Alister Yoong Switch Racing 15 17 121.75 Louis Rossi Switch Racing 15 17 1236 Marlon Hernandez Switch Racing 13 20 141.75 Nano López Switch Racing 13 20 14 Romano Ricci Switch Racing 13 20 1437 Neel Jani Cogemo Racing Team 14 13 211.75 Nicolas Chartier Cogemo Racing Team 14 13 2138 David Droux Graff Racing 23 14 321.75 Quentin Joseph Graff Racing 23 14 3239 Michael Jensen CD Sport 25 15 191.75 Nick Adcock CD Sport 25 15 1940 Gregory Segers Lamo Racing Car 17 27 271.75 Benoit Farines Lamo Racing Car 17 27 27 Alexandre Leroy Lamo Racing Car 17 27 2741 Hugo Lacasse FTW Racing 19 19 291.75 David Monclair FTW Racing 19 19 2942 Eric Trouillet Graff Racing 20 24 301.7543 Alexandre Yvon ANS Motorsport 22 28 241.75 Adrien Yvon ANS Motorsport 22 28 2444 Maxence Maurice 23Events Racing 28 26 281.75 Christophe Cresp 23Events Racing 28 26 2845 Antti Rammo DKR Engineering 11 251.2546 Sandro Perissoutti Switch Racing 15 121.2547 Nico Pino Cogemo Racing Team 14 211.2548 Léo Payen DB Autosport by MB Performance 21 Ret 181.75 Léandre Carvalho DB Autosport by MB Performance 21 Ret 18 Jens Petersen DB Autosport by MB Performance 21 Ret 1849 Luis Sanjuan Graff Racing 20 241.2550 Sébastien Page Graff Racing 20 301.2551 Jean-François Yvon ANS Motorsport 22 281.2552 Maximiliano Mora CD Sport 24 30 Ret1.75 Nigel Bailly CD Sport 24 30 Ret Philippe Cimadomo CD Sport 24 30 Ret53 Nicolas Maulini ANS Motorsport Ret 11 171 Jacques Wolff ANS Motorsport Ret 11 1754 Quentin Bassora DB Autosport by MB Performance Ret 31 16155 Dimitri Enjalbert BDR Competition Ret 18 231 Anthony Nahra BDR Competition Ret 18 2356 Jean-Baptiste Meusnier BDR Competition 18 23157 Grégoire Croullet ANS Motorsport Ret 23 33158 Frédéric Croullet ANS Motorsport 23 33159 Amaury Bonduel BDR Competition Ret 25 261 Danny Buntschu BDR Competition Ret 25 2660 Louis Maurice 23Events Racing 26 28161 Alexandre Coigny Graff Racing 230.7562 Romain Carton DB Autosport by MB Performance 27 Ret0.7563 Steven Thomas DB Autosport by MB Performance 270.7564 Pedro Juan Moreno ANS Motorsport Ret 110.565 Jean-Ludovic Foubert Extreme Limite 130.566 Frédéric Morel Lamo Racing Car 160.567 Vladislav Lomko DB Autosport by MB Performance 161 Lenny Ried DB Autosport by MB Performance 1668 Mikkel Kristensen ANS Motorsport 170.569 Julien Rodrigues Zosh - J4R - Projet 24 220.570 Xavier Bourlard BDR Competition 260.571 Bernard Delhez DKR Engineering 290.572 Mathias Beche BDR Competition Ret 310.573 Kevin Verner Lamo Racing Car 311 Caryl Fritsche Lamo Racing Car 3174 Alexis Størksen Syselcom Racing Team 340.5 Louis Iglesias ANS Motorsport Ret0 Louis Stern BDR Competition Ret0 Paul Lanchère DB Autosport by MB Performance Ret0 Drivers Team LEC MAG MUG SPA NAV ALG Points † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the class winner's race distance.
Hoosier Formula Cup The Hoosier Formula Cup is open to Tatuus F3R T318 cars powered by either Alfa Romeo or Renault engines on 13-inch Hoosier tyres. Winfield Racing driver Stepan Suslov won the championship title with six races to spare and in doing so also became the Rookie Champion. Frédéric Boillot, driving for Race Motorsport, topped the Gentleman drivers' class.
Teams and drivers TeamDriverStatusRounds Formula Motorsport2 Walter Rykart17 Alexis Størksen1–277 Alexandre Lima2–3 Race Motorsport4 Frédéric Boillot1–46 William Chardin322 Diego El Glaoui423 Lucas Valkre1, 425 Michel Renavand366 Laurent Fresnais3 Winfield Racing10 Craig McLatchey1–412 Martin Stoyanov1, 421 Alan Orzynski1–441 Stepan Suslov1–4 Tierce Racing11 Corentin Tierce2 Rever'Team18 Gilles Depierre1–3 Plantier Racing Team28 Alexandre Botella1–2 Lamo Racing Car33 Thierry Malhomme166 Enzo Richer2 Team Chamberod Sport46 Nicolas Dumond4 KRT49 Frédéric Morihain 1 Sports Promotion62 Christophe Hurni4 DBC Noveli by Race Motorsport69 Eros Gioannini1–4 TS CorseTBA Daniella OréTBCIconLegendRookieGentleman
Race results