EuroNASCAR OPEN – Podium Records

Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Nina Weinbrenner
The listing for all records related to podium finishes in EuroNASCAR’s junior division, EuroNASCAR OPEN.

Unlike most NASCAR-sanctioned championships, NASCAR Euro Series implements a podium system for the first three finishing drivers. While unusual for stock car racing, the podium is a symbol of success that is widespread among the greater motorsport community.

A total of 84 drivers and 43 teams have visited the podium in the junior EuroNASCAR OPEN division since the first season of the series under official NASCAR sanctioning in 2012.

Listed below are some of the records that are related to podiums in EuroNASCAR 2. Full details of each record can be checked through the link that was attached on their respective sections.

NOTE : The list shown below are correct as of the end of the 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Drivers shown in “bold” are drivers that have competed in at least one (1) EuroNASCAR OPEN race of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season.

MOST PODIUMS IN EURONASCAR OPEN – DRIVERS

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Thomas Ferrando currently holds the record for the driver with the most podiums in EuroNASCAR OPEN. Ferrando finished on the rostrum twenty-nine (29) times, five podiums ahead from second-placed driver Martin Doubek.

The table below will be listing the 10 drivers with the most podiums in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Most EuroNASCAR OPEN Podiums – Drivers Top 10

RANK DRIVER WINS FIRST PODIUM LAST PODIUM
1. 🇫🇷 Thomas Ferrando 29 2014 American SpeedFest II, Race 1 2017 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1
2. 🇨🇿 Martin Doubek 26 2016 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 2
3. 🇨🇾 Vladimiros Tziortzis 21 2020 Valencia Super Speedweek, Race 3 2023 NASCAR GP Czech Republic, Race 1
4. 🇧🇪 Stienes Longin 18 2014 Knauf/Michelin 75, Race 2 2016 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 2
5. 🇮🇹 Alberto "Naska" Fontana 17 2022 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2023 NASCAR GP Germany, Race 1
6. 🇩🇪 Tobias Dauenhauer 15 2020 American Festival of Rome, Race 1 2021 American Festival of Rome, Race 1
7. 🇪🇦 Salvador Tineo Arroyo 14 2014 Nürburgring 200, Race 1 2016 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 2
8. 🇫🇷 Ulysse Delsaux 13 2015 Tours Motor Show, Race 2 2018 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 2
9. 🇮🇹 Vittorio Ghirelli 11 2019 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2020 Valencia Super Speedweek, Race 4
10. 🇦🇺 Josh Burdon 10 2012 Valencia SemiFinals, Race 1 2013 Le Mans Finals, Race 1

For more information, check out the All-Time EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Leaders list in the link here.

MOST PODIUMS IN EURONASCAR OPEN – TEAMS

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Hendriks Motorsport currently holds the record for the team with the most EuroNASCAR OPEN podiums. With sixty-four (64) podiums, they currently sits with a 15 podium advantage from previous record holder PK Carsport.

The table below will be listing the 10 teams with the most podiums in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Most EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium – Teams Top 10

RANK DRIVER WINS FIRST PODIUM LAST PODIUM
1. 🇳🇱 Hendriks Motorsport 67 2019 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 2
2. 🇧🇪 PK Carsport 49 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2020 Valencia Super Speedweek, Race 3
3. 🇮🇹 CAAL Racing 43 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2023 NASCAR GP Germany, Race 2
4. 🇫🇷 Knauf Racing 29 2015 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 2 2018 American Fan Fest Semi Finals, Race 2
5. 🇫🇷 RDV Competition 26 2015 Tours Motor Show, Race 2 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 2
6. 🇦🇹 DF1 Racing 20 2014 Knauf/Michelin 75, Race 1 2021 American Festival of Rome, Race 2
7. 🇮🇹 Academy Motorsport 20 2021 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1
8. 🇫🇷 TFT Racing 17 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 2
9. 🇫🇷 Scorpus Racing 15 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2013 Le Mans Finals, Race 1
10. 🇫🇷 OverDrive 12 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2014 Autodromo Umbria SemiFinals, Race 1

For more information, check out the All-Time EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Leaders list in the link here.

MOST PODIUMS IN A SEASON

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Stienes Longin currently holds the record for the most podiums in a single EuroNASCAR OPEN season with eleven (11).

Longin’s title-winning campaign in 2016 saw him finish on the podium in 11 races. Only a retirement in the penultimate race prevented him from setting a perfect podium finish record.

The table below will be listing the drivers with the most podiums in an EuroNASCAR OPEN season.

Most Podiums in an EuroNASCAR OPEN Season – Top 10

RANK DRIVER SEASONS PODIUMS RACES PERCENTAGE
1. 🇧🇪 Stienes Longin 2016 11 12 91.67%
2. 🇫🇷 Thomas Ferrando 2017 10 12 83.33%
🇩🇰 Lasse Sørensen 2019 13 76.92%
4. 🇦🇺 Josh Burdon 2013 8 12 75%
🇫🇷 Anthony Gandon 2013 12 75%
🇨🇿 Martin Doubek 2021 12 75%
🇩🇪 Tobias Dauenhauer 2021 12 75%
🇳🇱 Liam Hezemans 2022 12 75%
🇮🇹 Alberto "Naska" Fontana 2022 12 75%
🇫🇷 Paul Jouffreau 2023 12 75%

MOST PODIUMS IN DEBUT SEASON

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Lasse Sørensen currently holds the record for the most podium finishes in their debut EuroNASCAR OPEN season with ten (10).

Sørensen only competed in eleven (11) out of the thirteen (13) races held in his debut year and title-winning 2019 season, but he managed to finish on the podium in all but one of the starts that he made.

The table below will be listing the drivers with the most podiums in their debut EuroNASCAR OPEN season.

Most Podiums in Debut EuroNASCAR OPEN Season – Top 10

RANK DRIVER SEASON PODIUMS PODIUM FINISHES
1. 🇩🇰 Lasse Sørensen 2019 10 Franciacorta 1, Franciacorta 2, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Most 1, Most 2, Hockenheim 1, Hockenheim 2, Zolder 1, Zolder 2
2. 🇫🇷 Anthony Gandon 2013 9 Nogaro 1, Dijon 1, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Tours 1, Monza 1, Monza 2, Le Mans 1, Le Mans 2
🇮🇹 Alberto "Naska" Fontana 2022 Valencia 1, Valencia 2, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Vallelunga 1, Most 1, Most 2, Rijeka 1, Rijeka 2
🇳🇱 Liam Hezemans 2022 Valencia 2, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Vallelunga 1, Vallelunga 2, Zolder 1, Zolder 2, Rijeka 1, Rijeka 2
5. 🇨🇭 Giorgio Maggi 2019 8 Valencia 1, Franciacorta 1, Brands Hatch 2, Most 1, Most 2, Hockenheim 1, Zolder 1, Zolder 2
6. 🇫🇷 Florian Venturi 2018 7 Valencia 1, Valencia 2, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Hockenheim 1, Zolder 1, Zolder 2
7. 🇫🇷 Julien Goupy 2013 6 Nogaro 1, Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Tours 1, Monza 2, Le Mans 2
🇧🇪 Maxime Dumarey 2014 Brands Hatch 2, Tours 1, Nürburgring 1, Nürburgring 2, Umbria 1, Le Mans 1
🇩🇪 Tobias Dauenhauer 2020 Vallelunga 1, Vallelunga 2, Rijeka 1, Rijeka 2, Valencia 2, Valencia 3
10. 🇫🇷 Simon Escallier 2012 5 Spa 1, Valencia 1, Valencia 2, Le Mans 1, Le Mans 2
🇫🇷 Guillaume Rousseau 2013 Nogaro 2, Dijon 1, Brands Hatch 2, Monza 1, Le Mans 1
🇫🇷 Thomas Ferrando 2013 Brands Hatch 1, Brands Hatch 2, Nürburgring 1, Nürburgring 2, Umbria 1

YOUNGEST DRIVER TO SCORE A PODIUM

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Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer is the youngest driver to finish on the podium in EuroNASCAR 2. Simmenauer was 16 years and 252 days old when he finished third in the first race of the 2017 American Fan Fest at Hockenheimring.

Simmenauer beat the previous record set by Gabriele Volpato, who was 16 years and 304 days old when he finished third in the second race of the 2013 Nogaro 200 at Circuit Paul Armagnac. 

The table below will be listing the 10 youngest drivers to have finished on the podium in EuroNASCAR’s junior division. Only the driver’s first podium is listed.

Youngest EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Finishers - Top 10

RANK DRIVER AGE AT FIRST PODIUM FIRST PODIUM PLACE
1. 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 16 years, 252 days 2017 American Fan Fest, Race 1 3rd
2. 🇮🇹 Gabriele Volpato 16 years, 304 days 2013 Nogaro 200, Race 2 3rd
3. 🇫🇷 Thomas Ferrando 16 years, 331 days 2014 American SpeedFest II, Race 1 3rd
4. 🇫🇷 Florian Venturi 17 years, 35 days 2018 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 3rd
5. 🇫🇷 Ulysse Delsaux 17 years, 279 days 2015 Tours Motor Show, Race 2 2nd
6. 🇧🇪 Neal van Vaerenbergh 17 years, 291 days 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 1st
7. 🇫🇷 Paul Guiod 18 years, 31 days 2017 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1 3rd
8. 🇮🇹 Francesco Garisto 18 years, 68 days 2020 NASCAR GP Belgium, Race 2 3rd
9. 🇫🇷 Paul Jouffreau 18 years, 223 days 2022 American Festival of Rome, Race 2 3rd
10. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Brigatti 18 years, 239 days 2019 American Fan Fest Semi-Finals, Race 2 3rd

For more information, check out the EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Finishers by Age list in the link here.

OLDEST DRIVER TO SCORE A PODIUM

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Alain Grand is the oldest driver to finish on the podium in EuroNASCAR OPEN. Grand was 59 years and 287 days old when he finished third in the second race of the 2012 Valencia SemiFinals at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

He beat the previous record set by Marc Duez, who was 55 years and 54 days old when he won the second race of the 2012 Spa 200 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

The table below will be listing the 10 oldest drivers to have finished on the podium in EuroNASCAR’s junior division. Only the driver’s last podium is listed.

Oldest EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Finishers - Top 10

RANK DRIVER AGE AT LAST PODIUM LAST PODIUM PLACE
1. 🇫🇷 Alain Grand 59 years, 287 days 2012 Valencia SemiFinals, Race 2 3rd
2. 🇮🇹 Dario Caso 55 years, 68 days 2017 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 2 3rd
3. 🇧🇪 Marc Duez 55 years, 54 days 2012 Spa 200, Race 2 1st
4. 🇨🇭 Léonard Vernet 53 years, 91 days 2012 Valencia SemiFinals, Race 2 2nd
5. 🇮🇹 Luigi Moccia 51 years, 316 days 2013 Monza SemiFinals, Race 1 3rd
6. 🇮🇹 Claudio Remigio Cappelli 49 years, 72 days 2024 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 3rd
7. 🇫🇷 Eric Quintal 47 years, 296 days 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2nd
8. 🇧🇷 Marçal Melo 47 years, 21 days 2014 Knauf/Michelin 75, Race 2 3rd
9. 🇳🇱 Melvin de Groot 46 years, 94 days 2023 EuroNASCAR Finals, Race 1 3rd
10. 🇮🇹 Renzo Calcinati 44 years, 308 days 2013 Tours Evenements/LAKAL 100, Race 2 3rd

For more information, check out the EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium Finishers by Age list in the link here.

FEWEST RACES BEFORE FIRST PODIUM

Credits: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series / Stephane Azemard

Twenty-two (22) drivers have managed to finish on the podium in their first EuroNASCAR OPEN race. Martin van Hove, Eric Quintal and Alain Grand became the first drivers to do so when they finished inside the top-3 in the first EuroNASCAR 2 race under NASCAR’s official sanctioning at Circuit Paul Armagnac in 2012.

Three more drivers tied the feat on the same year: Ben Anderson at Brands Hatch, Josh Burdon at Valencia and Olivier Porta at Le Mans. Anthony Gandon, Julien Goupy and Luigi Moccia followed in 2013 at Nogaro (for Gandon and Goupy) and Monza (for Moccia).

The 2014 season opening race at Valencia saw an all-debutant top-3 finish featuring Neal van Vaerenbergh, Nicolò Rocca and Marsilio Canuti (all pictured). It took until 2017 before the feat was repeated again with Maciej Dreszer and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer at Valencia and Hockenheim respectively.

Florian Venturi was the only one to do so in 2018. 2019 saw five drivers achieving the feat: Giorgio Maggi and Vittorio Ghirelli at Valencia, Lasse Sørensen at Franciacorta, Barry Maessen at Venray and Hugo de Sadeleer at Hockenheim.

Tobias Dauenhauer and Alberto “Naska” Fontana are currently the latest drivers to do so, in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

The table below will be listing the drivers with the fewest races before their first podium in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Fewest Races Before First EuroNASCAR PRO Podium – Top 10

RANK DRIVER ENTRIES STARTS FIRST PODIUM PLACE
1. 🇧🇪 Martin van Hove 1 1 2012 Nogaro 1, Race 1 1st
🇫🇷 Eric Quintal 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2nd
🇫🇷 Alain Grand 2012 Nogaro 200, Race 1 3rd
🇬🇧 Ben Anderson 2012 Brands Hatch 200, Race 1 3rd
🇦🇺 Josh Burdon 2012 Valencia SemiFinals, Race 1 3rd
🇫🇷 Olivier Porta 2012 Le Mans Finals, Race 1 1st
🇫🇷 Anthony Gandon 2013 Nogaro 200, Race 1 2nd
🇫🇷 Julien Goupy 2013 Nogaro 200, Race 1 3rd
🇮🇹 Luigi Moccia 2013 Monza SemiFinals, Race 1 3rd
🇧🇪 Neal van Vaerenbergh 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 1st
🇮🇹 Nicolò Rocca 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2nd
🇮🇹 Marsilio Canuti 2014 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 3rd
🇵🇱 Maciej Dreszer 2017 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 3rd
🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 2017 American Fan Fest, Race 1 3rd
🇫🇷 Florian Venturi 2018 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 3rd
🇨🇭 Giorgio Maggi 2019 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 1st
🇮🇹 Vittorio Ghirelli 2019 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2nd
🇩🇰 Lasse Sørensen 2019 NASCAR GP of Italy, Race 1 1st
🇳🇱 Barry Maessen 2019 American Car Fest 3rd
🇨🇭 Hugo de Sadeleer 2019 American Fan Fest Semi Finals, Race 1 3rd
🇩🇪 Tobias Dauenhauer 2020 American Festival of Rome, Race 1 1st
🇮🇹 Alberto "Naska" Fontana 2022 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 2nd

MOST RACES BEFORE FIRST PODIUM

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Gil Linster currently holds the record for the most races before scoring their first podium finish in EuroNASCAR OPEN.

It took the Luxembourger thirty-nine (39) races before he visited the podium for the first time, which was achieved in Race 1 of the 2022 NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder.

The table below will be listing the 10 drivers with the most races before their first podium in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Most Races Before First EuroNASCAR OPEN Podium – Top 10

RANK DRIVER ENTRIES STARTS FIRST PODIUM PLACE
1. 🇱🇺 Gil Linster 39 38 2022 NASCAR GP Belgium, Race 1 2nd
2. 🇩🇪 Justin Kunz 30 29 2018 Oval World Challenge, Race 1 2nd
3. 🇫🇷 Paul Guiod 23 23 2017 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1 3rd
4. 🇫🇷 Ulysse Delsaux 21 20 2015 Tours Motor Show, Race 2 2nd
🇮🇱 Naveh Talor 2022 Valencia NASCAR Fest, Race 1 1st
6. 🇦🇹 Patrick Schober 20 19 2023 NASCAR GP Czech Republic, Race 1 3rd
7. 🇨🇿 Martin Doubek 19 19 2016 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1 3rd
8. 🇧🇷 Marconi Abreu 18 18 2017 Autospeedway American Style, Race 2 2nd
9. 🇯🇵 Kenko Miura 17 16 2018 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 1 3rd
10. 🇮🇹 Dario Caso 16 14 2017 American Festival NASCAR Finals, Race 2 3rd

BEST PERCENTAGE OF CAREER PODIUMS

Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Stephane Azemard

Three drivers currently holds the record for the best percentage of career podiums in EuroNASCAR OPEN: Olivier Porta, Neal van Vaerenbergh and Barry Maessen (pictured).

Porta, van Vaerenbergh, and Maessen finished on the podium in all of the races that they partaken, ensuring that they held a perfect 100% podium record.

The table below will be listing the 10 drivers with the best percentage of career podiums EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Best Percentage of Career EuroNASCAR OPEN Podiums – Top 10

RANK DRIVER SEASONS ENTRIES PODIUMS PERCENTAGE
1. 🇫🇷 Olivier Porta 2012 2 2 100%
🇧🇪 Neal van Vaerenbergh 2014 2 2
🇳🇱 Barry Maessen 2019 1 1
4. 🇩🇰 Lasse Sørensen 2019 11 10 90.91%
5. 🇫🇷 Anthony Gandon 2013 12 9 75%
🇳🇱 Liam Hezemans 2022 12 9
7. 🇮🇹 Alberto "Naska" Fontana 2022-present 24 17 70.83%
8. 🇩🇪 Tobias Dauenhauer 2020-2021 24 17 68.18%
9. 🇧🇪 Stienes Longin 2014-2016 28 18 64.28%
10. 🇦🇺 Josh Burdon 2012-2013 16 10 62.5%

LONGEST GAP BETWEEN TWO PODIUMS

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Wilfried Boucenna currently holds the record for the longest gap between two EuroNASCAR OPEN podium finishes.

A gap of 3 years and 309 days separates Boucenna’s podiums in the 2014 American SpeedFest II at Brands Hatch and the 2018 Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

The table below will be listing the 10 longest gap between two podium finishes in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Longest Gap Between Two EuroNASCAR OPEN Podiums - Top 10

RANK DRIVER RACES TIME GAP
1. 🇫🇷 Wilfried Boucenna 2014 Brands Hatch 2 - 2018 Valencia 1 3 years, 309 days
2. 🇩🇪 Justin Kunz 2018 Tours 2 - 2021 Rijeka 1 3 years, 79 days
3. 🇨🇿 Martin Doubek 2016 Zolder 1 - 2019 Valencia 1 2 years, 187 days
4. 🇮🇳 Advait Deodhar 2019 Brands Hatch 1 - 2021 Brands Hatch 1 2 years, 32 days
5. 🇨🇭 Gabriele Gardel 2014 Le Mans 2 - 2016 Adria 1 1 year, 341 days
6. 🇫🇷 Ulysse Delsaux 2015 Tours 2 - 2017 Valencia 1 1 year, 284 days
7. 🇮🇹 Claudio Remigio Cappelli 2022 Zolder 2 - 2024 Valencia 1 1 year, 187 days
8. 🇧🇪 Guillaume Deflandre 2016 Valencia 2 - 2017 Zolder 2 1 year, 174 days
9. 🇮🇹 Nicholas Risitano 2019 Valencia 2 - 2020 Vallelunga 2 1 year, 153 days
10. 🇫🇷 Vincent Gonneau 2012 Le Mans 2 - 2013 Le Mans 2 0 year, 364 days
🇮🇹 Nicholas Risitano 2018 Valencia 2 - 2019 Valencia 2

MOST RACES WITHOUT A PODIUM

Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Japo Santos

Arianna Casoli currently holds the record for the most races without a podium finish in EuroNASCAR OPEN.

The Italian has yet to finish on the podium after taking part in ninety-four (94) races. Her best finish is a fifth place that she achieved at Zolder in 2020.

The table below will be listing the 10 drivers with the most races without a podium in EuroNASCAR’s junior division.

Most Races Entered Without a Podium – Top 10

RANK DRIVER ENTRIES STARTS BEST FINISH
1. 🇮🇹 Arianna Casoli 94 93 5th
2. 🇧🇪 Jerry de Weerdt 54 54 6th
3. 🇫🇷 Didier Bec 48 45 9th
4. 🇳🇱 Michael Bleekemolen 43 42 7th
5. 🇮🇹 Pierluigi Veronesi 37 37 4th
6. 🇮🇹 Max Lanza 33 32 4th
7. 🇩🇪 Mirco Schultis 33 31 5th
8. 🇺🇦 Yevgen Sokolovskiy 30 30 5th
9. 🇫🇷 Stephane Sabates 30 28 4th
10. 🇮🇹 Paolo Valeri 28 28 9th

Disclaimer: Information taken for this page are taken from data that are verified through Racing Reference, DriverDB, Speedsport Magazine and NASCAR Euro Series. Credits for all photos are listed underneath each image.

Last Updated: 28 November 2024