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NASCAR Euro Series 2026 season

Overview

During the semi-finals at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy, Cypriot driver Vladimiros Tziortzis maintained his championship contention. Tziortzis secured a third-place finish in the first OPEN category race and a fifth-place finish in the second, placing him fifth in the overall category standings.

At the season finale held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, Yann Cristovao won the Rookie Challenge championship driving for Team Speedhouse. In the Open category, Claudio Cappelli won his race, while Jens Beeusaert secured a victory in the Master class. In the V8GP category, Paul Jouffreau won the Saturday race.

Greek driver Thomas Krasonis concluded the 2026 campaign in fourth place in the V8GP category standings with 453 points. Despite facing tire selection and setup errors that placed him 14th on the grid for Saturday, and subsequent mechanical issues following contact, Krasonis finished 12th on Saturday and recovered to fifth place on Sunday. Over the course of the season, Krasonis earned three pole positions and seven fastest laps, also finishing second in the junior category standings. His PK Carsport teammate, Vittorio Ghirelli, was crowned the 2026 V8GP champion, marking the first time a driver has won the title three times in NASCAR Euro Series history.

Entities

NASCAR Euro Series · Circuit Zolder · Zolder · PK Carsport · Paul Jouffreau

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Thomas Krasonis finishes NASCAR Euro Series season in top four

    Thomas Krasonis finished fourth in the NASCAR Euro Series V8GP standings after a strong fifth-place finish at the Zolder season finale.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Yann Cristovao wins NASCAR Euro Series Rookie Challenge

    Yann Cristovao won the NASCAR Euro Series Rookie Challenge title at Circuit Zolder, while Paul Jouffreau and Claudio Cappelli secured victories in their respective NASCAR Euro Series categories.

  3. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Vladimiros Tziortzis eyes NASCAR Euro Series title after podium in Italy

    Cypriot driver Vladimiros Tziortzis remains in contention for the NASCAR Euro Series title after securing a podium finish at the semi-finals in Italy.

Sources

autosportwereld.be · cyprus-mail.com · gipedo.politis.com.cy · leadlap.de · sportal.gr · thessnews.gr

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