The 2025 Ultimate Cup European Series is the scheduled seventh season of the Ultimate Cup European Series. It will start at Circuit Paul Ricard on 28 March and will end 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.
Calendar
The 2025 calendar was announced on 11 October 2024. The series will not return to the Hockenheimring, instead opting to race at Motorland Aragón for the first time in its history. A pre-season test will also be held on 27–28 February at Paul Ricard.[1]
The European Endurance Prototype Cup will only be 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 will also be newly introduced.[2]
The LMP3 cars previously racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup are scheduled to be placed in their own category in 2025, currently known under the pseudonym "Project 2025".[6] These plans would see drivers compete in three separate classes based on their FIA ratings: the Pro Cup for Platinum- and Gold-rated drivers, the Silver Cup for Silver-rated drivers and the Bronze Cup for Bronze-rated drivers.[2]
GT Endurance Cup
The Ultimate GT Endurance Cup will be open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.[7] Its number of different classes will be reduced in 2025: drivers will be competing in four classes numbered from UCS1 to UCS4, meaning the separate Porsche Cup and UCS Light classes will be discontinued.[2]
The Ultimate GT-Sprint Cup is open to GT3, GT4 and single-make series (Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo) cars.[10] It will consist 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]
Hoosier Formula Cup
The Hoosier Formula Cup, formerly known as the Ultimate Formula Cup, will be open to Tatuus F3R T318 cars powered by either Alfa Romeo or Renault engines on 13-inch Hoosier tyres. There will no longer be any classes catering to Formula Renault or Formula 4 machinery.[2]
Points are awarded to all finishers as follows:[20]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th+
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
0.5
If a driver completes less than 75% percent, but more than 50% of the laps (rounded down) the driver classified first in their class completed, they are awarded half points.
A driver not completing at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first in their class will 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 will score points towards the class standings.
Should a driver be the only competitor in a class, they must have completed at least 50% of the distance of the driver classified first overall to score any points towards said class.
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
Loris Kyburz
Jimmy Chou
TBA
Jonathan Thomas
Chris Short
Michael Jensen
Daniel Waszczinsky
Hugh Barter
Nazareno López Cesaratto
Alain Bucher
Mateo Valente
