The 2025 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series calendar has been announced, revealing a stability of its schedule with an unchanged line-up of rounds from the 2024 season.
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series has officially announced their schedule for the 2025 season, revealing a calendar consisting of seven rounds that the EuroNASCAR circus will visit next year.
There will be no changes for the first time in series history as Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Autodromo Vallelunga, Brands Hatch, Raceway Venray, Autodrom Most, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and Circuit Zolder will all remain in the slot that they have in 2024.
“EuroNASCAR has been essential in showcasing the excitement that comes with stock car racing,” said NASCAR’s Chief International Officer Chad Siegler in the official announcement.
“The 2025 schedule is a testament to the growing interest there is in NASCAR on a global scale. We have been bullish about our expansion and taking the sport outside of the United States and this schedule is helping us reach a diverse market across Europe.”
With the stability in the schedule and commitment from the tracks to host the only NASCAR championship outside of the Americas, EuroNASCAR is hoping that the 2025 schedule will entice more fans to visit the NASCAR GP’s.
“We can’t present the new NASCAR European calendar without thanking our fantastic circuit partners and the hundreds of thousands of fans who came to the EuroNASCAR GP’s in 2024,” said EuroNASCAR’s founder, CEO and President Jerome Galpin.
“We all share the same passion for pure racing! Thus, building on this success, programming the 2025 calendar was a no-brainer: we carry on this spectacular momentum to reconduct the same program, bigger and better.”
While the championship rounds will remain where they are, there will be a third 2025 Drivers Recruitment Program that will take place outside of EuroNASCAR’s test track at Circuits de Vendée.
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben will see EuroNASCAR’s first DRP test outside of Vendée in five years. Scheduled for 10-11 December 2024, the Oschersleben DRP test will give participating drivers the chance to test the EuroNASCAR stock cars at a championship hosting track.
A winter break will follow before the 2025 season officially starts at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Scheduled for 12-13 April 2025, the Valencia track will host EuroNASCAR’s season opener for a record tenth time.
“Opening the race calendar of the European NASCAR Series is a classic in the annual programme of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo,” said Circuit Ricardo Tormo’s General Manager Nicolas Collado.
“We are very proud to be the NASCAR home in Spain and, as every year, we are going to make a great effort so that all the families in Valencia come to enjoy the races. See you in 2025!”
Autodromo Vallelunga retains its slot as the second round, with the fifth NASCAR GP Italy at Vallelunga scheduled to be held on 17-18 May 2025.
The track near Rome has proved itself to be a popular home for EuroNASCAR’s large Italian contingent and the 2025 edition is expected to be no different.
The “Crown Jewel” round American SpeedFest is expected to bring even more crowds to the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit when EuroNASCAR returns to the UK on 7-8 June 2025.
Such was the interest for EuroNASCAR in the UK that American SpeedFest organizers MotorSport Vision (MSV) have already announced that tickets will go on sale later this autumn.
EuroNASCAR’s official schedule affirms the announcement that Raceway Venray had already made for the 2025 NASCAR Oval GP.
The half-mile oval in the Netherlands will host the sole oval round in the EuroNASCAR calendar, which will take place on 28-29 June 2025 as the last event before the summer break.
“On behalf of everyone at Raceway Venray, we’re excited and grateful to welcome EuroNASCAR back to the fastest half-mile oval in Europe for the second year in a row,” said Venray’s owner Harry Maessen.
Things will get intense at the end of the summer break when teams and drivers enter the final regular season round at Autodrom Most on 30-31 August 2025.
The Czechia venue has traditionally combined both EuroNASCAR and FIA European Truck Racing Championship together for this time slot and the 2025 event is expected to be no different.
“We are very pleased to continue our successful cooperation with EuroNASCAR and to welcome this prestigious series back to the Autodrom Most,” said CEO of Most Josef Zajíček.
“Every year we notice a growing interest of the fans in EuroNASCAR, which is a confirmation for us that this cooperation makes sense and brings great experiences not only for the visitors but also for the whole motorsport industry in the Czech Republic.”
Oschersleben will be back on the calendar late in the season as they are set to once again host the “Semi-Finals” on 20-21 September 2025.
The first purpose built racing venue in the former East Germany region has seen an increase in attendance numbers for its second merry-go-round in 2024 and it’s expected that this trend will continue in 2025.
The 2025 season will conclude with the season finale at Circuit Zolder. It will be the eighth EuroNASCAR Finals held at the 4.010 kilometer circuit, which has been a mainstay of the calendar since 2015.
The work done by the late Nathalie Maillet to bring the Belgian venue to EuroNASCAR has resulted in countless memorable moments and more is sure to come when the 2025 Finals is held on 11-12 October 2025.
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Last Updated: 12 December 2024