The 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the sixteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the twelfth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season started on 13 April with the Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo and finished on 13 October with the EuroNASCAR Finals at Circuit Zolder.
Vittorio Ghirelli was crowned as the 2024 champion after scoring seven wins and a record breaking eleven pole positions, including all seven pole position awards from the seven qualifying sessions. Paul Jouffreau did not defend his EuroNASCAR 2 title after he moved to EuroNASCAR PRO full-time. Jouffreau's first full season in EuroNASCAR PRO saw him took two wins and finish second in the championship. Defending champion Gianmarco Ercoli was third with one race win, ahead of Liam Hezemans who finished fourth after scoring three race wins. Marc Goossens was fifth despite missing the round at Brands Hatch due to a schedule clash.
Martin Doubek became EuroNASCAR 2's first multiple-time champion by finishing sixth in the final race at Zolder. The Czech driver took six wins, the most out of any driver in the division. Patrick Schober, Jouffreau's replacement at RDV Competition, was second after scoring two race wins. Thomas Krasonis and Thomas Toffel took a career-best third and fourth place finish in the standings despite not winning a race. Claudio Remigio Cappelli finished fifth after scoring three race wins in the Playoffs. Jack Davidson and Gil Linster both took a win each at Brands Hatch and Valencia, the former becoming the first British driver to win in EuroNASCAR.
Reigning Teams champion RDV Competition successfully defended their title under the new Endurance Teams format, having taken three round wins in the season. Hendriks Motorsport was second with their #50 team while Marko Stipp Motorsport was third with the #46 team.
Teams and drivers NASCAR Whelen Euro Series released a provisional 28-car entry list for the teams participating full-time on 2 April 2024.
EuroNASCAR PRO Team Body Style Race Driver Rounds Academy Motorsport 1 Ford Mustang Patrick Lemarié 1 Vladimiros Tziortzis 2–7 5 Vladimiros Tziortzis 1 RDV Competition 3 Ford Mustang Paul Jouffreau All16 Frederic Perriat 3 Hendriks Motorsport 7 Ford Mustang All 50 Toyota Camry Liam Hezemans All Vict Motorsport 8 Chevrolet Camaro Dario Caso 1–3, 5–7 9 Ford Mustang Paolo Valeri 2 Race Planet Team Bleekemolen 11 Ford Mustang Ryan Vargas 7 66 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Dombrowski 1–3, 5–6 69 Toyota Camry Sebastiaan Bleekemolen All 72 Marc Goossens 1–2, 4–7 SpeedHouse Racing 14 Ford Mustang Ulysse Delsaux All 33 Lucas Lasserre All 64 Davide Dallara 2 Lux Motorsport 21 Chevrolet Camaro Jack Davidson 1–3 Liam Lambert 4–7 PK Carsport 24 Chevrolet Camaro Vittorio Ghirelli All 66 Anthony Kumpen 7 Team FJ 25 Ford Mustang Frédéric Gabillon 7 Double V Racing 27 Ford Mustang Max Marzorati 2–3 Gordon Barnes 4 Simone Giussani 5 3F Racing 30 Chevrolet Camaro Ryan Vargas 1–6 Race Art Technology 34 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Toffel All Club Motorsport 43 Chevrolet Camaro Riccardo Romagnoli 1–3, 5–6 55 Fabrizio Armetta 1–3, 5–7 Marko Stipp Motorsport 46 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Krasonis All 47 Victor Neumann All 48 Nick Strickler All CAAL Racing 54 Chevrolet Camaro Gianmarco Ercoli All 88 Max Lanza 1–3, 5–7 Team Japan Needs24 74 Toyota Camry Kenko Miura 1, 3, 7 Bremotion 77 Chevrolet Camaro Julien Rehberg 2, 7 Constantin Scholl 4, 6 99 Tobias Dauenhauer All Granducato Speed 90 Chevrolet Camaro Mario Buscemi 2
EuroNASCAR 2 Team Body Style Race Driver Rounds Academy Motorsport 1 Ford Mustang Frederic Perriat 1 Vladimiros Tziortzis 2 Claudio Remigio Cappelli 3 Federico Monti 4 5 Claudio Remigio Cappelli 1–2, 4–7 RDV Competition 3 Ford Mustang Patrick Schober All16 Alain Grand 3 Hendriks Motorsport 7 Ford Mustang All 50 Toyota Camry Gil Linster All Vict Motorsport 8 Chevrolet Camaro Mario Ercoli 1–3, 5–7 9 Ford Mustang Valerio Marzi 2 Race Planet Team Bleekemolen 11 Ford Mustang Reza Sardeha 1–3, 5–7 66 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Dombrowski 1–6 69 Toyota Camry Melvin de Groot All 72 Michael Bleekemolen All SpeedHouse Racing 14 Ford Mustang Arianna Casoli All 33 Florian Richard All 64 Eric Quintal 1 Lux Motorsport 21 Chevrolet Camaro Jack Davidson All Team FJ 25 Ford Mustang Arthur Roche 7 Double V Racing 27 Ford Mustang Simone Giussani All 3F Racing 30 Chevrolet Camaro Ryan Vargas 4 Race Art Technology 34 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Toffel All Club Motorsport 43 Chevrolet Camaro Giovanni Faraonio 3, 6 55 Gordon Barnes 3, 6 Andres Beers 7 Marko Stipp Motorsport 46 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Krasonis All 47 Victor Neumann All 48 Nick Strickler All CAAL Racing 54 Chevrolet Camaro Sven van Laere 1–3 Luli del Castello 5–7 88 Roberto Benedetti 1–3, 7 Miguel Gomes 4 PK Carsport 66 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Dombrowski 7 Team Japan Needs24 74 Toyota Camry Kenko Miura 1, 3, 7 Bremotion 77 Chevrolet Camaro Julien Rehberg All 99 Dominique Schaak All Granducato Speed 90 Chevrolet Camaro Veeti Rajala 1–3, 5–7
EuroNASCAR Club Challenge Team Body Style Race Driver Rounds Academy Motorsport 1 Ford Mustang Federico Monti 1–3 RDV Competition 3 Ford Mustang Yann Schar 2 Race Planet Team Bleekemolen 11 Ford Mustang Reza Sardeha 1–3 66 Chevrolet Camaro Thomas Dombrowski 2 69 Toyota Camry Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 2 Melvin de Groot 2 72 Marc Goossens 2 Michael Bleekemolen 2 SpeedHouse Racing 14 Ford Mustang Andreas Kuchelbacher 1–3 33 Dani Briz 1, 3 Lux Motorsport 21 Chevrolet Camaro Bruno Costa 1–3 PK Carsport 24 Chevrolet Camaro Vittorio Ghirelli 1–2 3F Racing 30 Chevrolet Camaro Ryan Vargas 2 Race Art Technology 34 Chevrolet Camaro Edouard Fatio 1–3 Marko Stipp Motorsport 47 Chevrolet Camaro Victor Neumann 148 Gordon Barnes 1–3 Bremotion 77 Chevrolet Camaro Kelvin Hassell 1–3 Granducato Speed 90 Chevrolet Camaro Mario Buscemi 2 Veeti Rajala 3
Pink background denotes drivers that will not score points in the division.
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Confirmed changes Drivers On 30 October 2023, it was announced that reigning EuroNASCAR 2 champion Paul Jouffreau will be stepping up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the full season in 2024. Jouffreau competed part-time in EuroNASCAR PRO in 2023, winning two races and finishing ninth in the standings. On 2 December 2023, Dominique Schaak announced that he will be making his first full-season appearance in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. He is set to compete with Bremotion's #99 Chevrolet Camaro in EuroNASCAR 2, having previously made his series debut with the same team at Oschersleben last year. On 9 December 2023, Thomas Krasonis announced that he will be racing with Marko Stipp Motorsport in both classes for 2024. He raced in EuroNASCAR PRO only during the 2023 season. On 13 January 2024, it was revealed that Jack Davidson will be switching teams from Marko Stipp Motorsport to his family-owned team Lux Motorsport for the 2024 season. Lux is currently looking for a driver to accompany Davidson as his EuroNASCAR PRO teammate in the No. 21 team. On 29 January 2024, it was announced that Claudio Remigio Cappelli will be switching teams from Race Art Technology to Academy Motorsport, becoming the new EuroNASCAR 2 driver for Academy's No. 5 team. On 30 January 2024, CAAL Racing announced that Sven van Laere will be switching teams to the No. 54 Chevrolet Camaro for the 2024 season, replacing Alberto Naska who went on to race in other competitions. On 1 February 2024, reigning Legend Cars Italia champion Simone Giussani was announced to be the new EuroNASCAR 2 driver of Double V Racing for the 2024 season. Giussani will replace Patrick Schober, who is switching teams to RDV Competition. On 3 February 2024, SpeedHouse Racing announced that Florian Richard, who finished runner-up in EuroNASCAR Club Challenge in 2023, will be promoted to EuroNASCAR 2 as the driver of the No. 33 Ford Mustang. On 14 February 2024, Marko Stipp Motorsport announced the signing of Victor Neumann, who will be making his full-season debut in 2024. Neumann will race the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro on both EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2. On 6 March 2024, 3F Racing announced that Ryan Vargas will be competing in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2024. Vargas will be racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class and is due to be partnered with several "guest drivers" that will be taking part in EuroNASCAR 2. On 9 March 2024, it was announced that Nick Strickler will be racing with Marko Stipp Motorsport for the full 2024 season in both EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2. Strickler had previously raced with the team in the 2023 season finale round at Circuit Zolder. On 22 March 2024, Anthony Kumpen revealed to Autosport.be that he will be stepping back his efforts to a part-time season with a second PK Carsport entry in 2024, stating that he will be focusing his efforts on managing his son Henri-Constant's karting career. Kumpen also revealed that Vittorio Ghirelli has been signed as his replacement in the No. 24 team in 2024. Ghirelli had previously raced with PK in the 2019 season. On 3 April 2024, Bremotion announced the signing of young German talent Julien Rehberg as the EuroNASCAR 2 driver of the No. 77 team. Rehberg competed in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup for the 2023 racing season. On 4 April 2024, SpeedHouse Racing announced that Dani Briz will be joining the team as the replacement of Florian Richard in the Club Challenge seat of the No. 33 team. They also announced that Andreas Kuchelbacher, the inaugural Club Challenge champion, would also join the team in the division for the 2024 season. On 5 April 2024, it was announced that Patrick Lemarié will be returning to EuroNASCAR after a year of hiatus. Lemarié will continue to race with Academy Motorsport as the driver of the No. 1 Ford Mustang in EuroNASCAR PRO. On 6 April 2024, it was announced that 17-year old Finnish driver Veeti Rajala is planning to make his debut in the EuroNASCAR 2 division with Granducato Speed. On 7 April 2024, it was announced that Iran-born Dutchman Reza Sardeha, founder of websites such as ImHalal, Dan.com and Anyone.com, will be making his full-time debut in the series. Sardeha will race the No. 11 Team Bleekemolen car in both EuroNASCAR 2 and EuroNASCAR Club Challenge.
Teams On 13 January 2024, Lux Motorsport announced that they will be entering NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, fielding the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro with sponsorship from GT Omega. Lux previously competed in Mini Challenge UK from 2019 to 2022. Team Bleekemolen will incorporate Race Planet, a driving experience company owned by the Bleekemolen family that has been sponsoring the team since their debut season in 2019, into their entry name. The team will be officially listed as Race Planet Team Bleekemolen for the season. Team Bleekemolen's No. 69 team is also set to be running the Toyota Camry body model instead of the Ford Mustang. In addition, they would also return to a four-car team with the addition of the No. 11 team. Academy Motorsport will run two Ford Mustang-bodied cars for the 2024 season, having used a combination of Ford and EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 bodies since 2021. There were initially plans for the No. 5 team to run the Chevrolet Camaro body, but pre-season testing reveals that both cars are set to race the Mustang body. SpeedHouse Racing will be bringing back the No. 33 team for the 2024 season. The No. 33 team didn't enter a single race in 2023 despite being listed in the season preliminary Entry List. The provisional Entry List for full-time teams would reveal plans for the French team to shut down the No. 40 team and rebrand the No. 64 team into the No. 33 team for 2024. Later on 7 April 2024, it was reported that the No. 64 team would still be running, albeit as a third entry that will not compete full-time.