2026 Ultimate Cup European Series
Edition of motorsport championship
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Calendar
The 2026 calendar was announced on 30 July 2025.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] In April 2026, the calendar was updated again, with the final round postponed by three weeks.[6]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
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| 1 |  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet |
23–26 April | TCR Spain Touring Car Championship Renault Clio Cup Europe Legends Cars Cup European Nations Series |
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| 2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours |
28–31 May | Renault Clio Cup Europe Legends 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 Europe Legends 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
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Cla. | Rounds |
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| Switch Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 4 | Sandro Prissoutti |
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| Louis Rossi | ||||||
 Alister Yoong | ||||||
| 13 | Marlon Hernandez |
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 Nano López | ||||||
| Romano Ricci | ||||||
| ANS Motorsport |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 6 |  Ian Aguilera |
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| Adrien Chila | ||||||
| Pacome Weisenburger | ||||||
| 71 | Mikkel Kristensen |
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 Nicolas Maulini | ||||||
 Pedro Juan Moreno | ||||||
| Jacques Wolff | ||||||
| 72 | Adrien Yvon |
AM | ||||
| Alexandre Yvon | ||||||
| Jean-François Yvon | ||||||
| 73 | Frédéric Croullet |
AM | ||||
| Grégoire Croullet | ||||||
| Graff Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 8 | Alexandre Coigny |
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| David Droux | ||||||
| Quentin Joseph | ||||||
| 9 | Sébastien Page |
AM | ||||
| Luis Sanjuan | ||||||
| Eric Trouillet | ||||||
| 57 | Vincent Capillaire |
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| Stephan Rupp | ||||||
| William Vermont | ||||||
| CD Sport |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 10 | Philippe Cimadomo |
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| Nigel Bailly | ||||||
| Maximiliano Mora | ||||||
| 28 | Jérémy Clavaud |
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 Aleksandr Novichkov | ||||||
 Theodor Jensen | ||||||
| 30 |  Nick Adcock |
AM | ||||
| Michael Jensen | ||||||
| Emmanuel Piget | ||||||
| DB Autosport |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 20 | Romain Carton |
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| Pierre Couasnon | ||||||
 Steven Thomas | ||||||
| 21 | Mathias Beche |
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| Paul Trojani | ||||||
| Quenton Bassora | ||||||
| 22 | Léandre Carvalho |
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 Jens Petersen | ||||||
| Léo Payen | ||||||
| BDR Competition |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 74 | Dimitri Enjalbert |
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| Anthony Nahra | ||||||
| Louis Stern | ||||||
| M Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 68 |  Dane Arendsen |
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 Chris Short | ||||||
| Jonathan Thomas | ||||||
| Nerguti Competition by M Racing |
99 | Cindy Gudet |
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| Martin Lacquemanne | ||||||
| Alban Nerguti | ||||||
| Zosh Competition |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 70 | Xavier Knauf |
AM | |
| Thierry Petit | ||||||
| Grégory Servais | ||||||
| 77 | Paul Alberto |
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| Arnold Robin | ||||||
| Julien Rodrigues | ||||||
| Cogemo Racing[7] |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 88 | Nicolas Chartier |
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| Neel Jani | ||||||
 Nico Pino | ||||||
| 154 | Sebastián Álvarez |
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| Erwin Creed | ||||||
| Nicolas Prost | ||||||
| 386 | Nathan Pozmentier |
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| Aubin Robert-Prince | ||||||
| Laurent Wuthrich | ||||||
| 555 | Denis Caillon |
AM | ||||
| Sebastien Morales | ||||||
| Philippe Thirion | ||||||
| SRT |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 95 | Enzo Caldaras |
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| Gwenaël Delomier | ||||||
| Alexandre Monnot | ||||||
 DKR Engineering |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 |  |
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| Extreme Limite |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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| Forza Squadra Corse |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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| Haegeli by T2 Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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| Lamo Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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| 23 Events Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |
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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.
Teams and drivers
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Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | Gentleman winner | |
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| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard |
 Stepan Suslov |
Eros Gioannini |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot |
| R2 | Stepan Suslov |
 Martin Stoyanov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | ||
| R3 | Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | |||
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours |
Stepan Suslov |
Enzo Richer |
Enzo Richer |
Lamo Racing Car |
Enzo Richer |
Frédéric Boillot |
| R2 | Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | ||
| R3 | Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | |||
| 3 | R1 | Mugello Circuit |
Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Alexandre Lima |
| R2 | Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | ||
| R3 | Eros Gioannini |
Stepan Suslov |
Winfield Racing |
Stepan Suslov |
Frédéric Boillot | |||
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
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| 5 | R1 | Circuito de Navarra |
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| 6 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit |
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Standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to all finishers as follows:[20]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th+ |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
- If a driver completed 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 does 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 scores points towards the class standings.
- Should a driver be the only competitor in a class, they have to have completed at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first overall to score any points towards said class.
Overall standings
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Sub-class standings
| Pos | Driver | LEC |
MAG |
MUG |
SPA |
NAV |
POR |
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
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| 1 | Stepan Suslov |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 218 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alexis Størksen |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alan Orzynski |
3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 91 | |||||||||
| 4 | Eros Gioannini |
5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | |||||||||
| 5 | Alexandre Botella |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Enzo Richer |
1 | 3 | 3 | 55 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Martin Stoyanov |
2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | William Chardin |
3 | 4 | DSQ | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Gentleman drivers' standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Frédéric Boillot |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 218 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alexandre Lima |
3 | 2 | 4† | 1 | 3 | 4 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  Craig McLatchey |
Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6†* | 3 | 85 | |||||||||
| 4 | Gilles Depierre |
4 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 84 | |||||||||
| 5 | Walter Rykart |
2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Laurent Fresnais |
DSQ | 4 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Frédéric Morihain |
3 | 4†* | DNS | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Thierry Malhomme |
5†* | 3 | DSQ | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michel Renavand |
DNS | 5 | DSQ | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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MAG |
MUG |
SPA |
NAV |
POR | |||||||||||||||
Winter series
Calendar
The Calendar of the Ultimate Winter Cup was announced at the launch of the winter series on 19 June 2025.[21] The series will consist of two race weekends, held across the Iberian peninsula.[22]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Map of circuit locations |
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| 1 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão |
13–15 February | |
| 2 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos |
20–22 March |
Teams and drivers
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Cl. | Rounds |
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| NP02 | ||||||
| CD Sport |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 32 | Jérémy Clavaud |
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| Nicolas Melin |
2 | |||||
| Max Mora |
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| ANS Motorsport |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 71 | Jean-Ludovic Foubert |
AM | All |
| Jacques Wolff |
All | |||||
| 73 | Frédéric Croullet |
2 | ||||
| Grégoire Croullet |
2 | |||||
| Cogemo Racing |
Nova Proto NP02 | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 88 | Nicolas Chartier |
1 | |
| Neel Jani | ||||||
| 386 | Aubin Robert-Prince |
AM | 1 | |||
| Laurent Wuthrich | ||||||
| 555 | Antonin Bernard |
1 | ||||
| Erwin Creed | ||||||
| Nicolas Prost | ||||||
| GT | ||||||
| AF Corse |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 51 | Alessandro Cozzi |
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| Nicola Mogavero | ||||||