The 2025 Ultimate Cup European Series was the seventh season of the Ultimate Cup European Series. It started at Circuit Paul Ricard on 28 March and finished 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.
The 2025 calendar was announced on 11 October 2024. The series did 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]
The European Endurance Prototype Cup was 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]
†– Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the class winner's race distance.
European Sprint Prototype Cup
The LMP3 cars previously racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup were placed in their own category in 2025, called the European Sprint Prototype Cup.[11]
†– Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the class winner's race distance.
GT Endurance Cup
The Ultimate GT Endurance Cup was open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.[17] Its number of different classes was reduced in 2025: drivers were competing in four classes numbered from UCS1 to UCS4 as well as a separate Porsche Cup class, meaning the UCS Light class was discontinued.[2]
The Ultimate GT-Sprint Cup was open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.[21] It consisted 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]
The Hoosier Formula Cup, formerly known as the Ultimate Formula Cup, was open to Tatuus F3R T318 cars powered by either Alfa Romeo or Renault engines on 13-inch Hoosier tyres. There were no longer any classes catering to Formula Renault or Formula 4 machinery.[2]
Nano López, driving for TS Corse, won the overall championship with two races to spare and in doing so also became the Rookie Champion. Formula Motorsport driver Laurent Wuthrich claimed the Gentleman Drivers' Championship one race later.
Points were awarded to all finishers as follows:[36]
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 completed less than 75% percent, but more than 50% of the laps (rounded down) the driver classified first in their class completed, they were awarded half points.
A driver not completing at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first in their class did 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 scored points towards the class standings.
Should a driver be the only competitor in a class, they had to have completed at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first overall to score any points towards said class.
1 2 Bukhantsov is Russian, but he competes under a Kittitian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
1 2 Rusinov and Gutak are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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