2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the thirteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the ninth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Alon Day and Vittorio Ghirelli are the reigning champion in the EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2 division respectively, while Hendriks Motorsport will enter the season as the defending team's champion.

2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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Locations of the circuits scheduled to host a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series race in 2021
Alon Day is the defending series champion.
Vittorio Ghirelli is the defending champion in the EuroNASCAR 2 division.

Teams and drivers

EuroNASCAR PRO
Team No. Body Style Race Driver
Academy Motorsport[1] 1 Ford Mustang TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Hendriks Motorsport[2] 7 Ford Mustang TBA
18 TBA
50 TBA
Speedhouse 64 Ford Mustang TBA
DF1 Racing 66 Chevrolet Camaro Patrick Lemarié[3]
TBA Ander Vilariño[4]
Not Only Motorsport[5] 89 Chevrolet Camaro Davide Dallara[5]

EuroNASCAR 2
Team No. Body Style Race Driver
Academy Motorsport[1] 1 Ford Mustang Vladimiros Tziortzis[6]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Hendriks Motorsport[2] 7 Ford Mustang TBA
18 TBA
50 TBA
Speedhouse 64 Ford Mustang Paul Jouffreau[7]
DF1 Racing 66 Chevrolet Camaro Simon Pilate[3]
TBA TBA
Not Only Motorsport[5] 89 Chevrolet Camaro TBA

Driver changes
  • Ander Vilariño is scheduled to compete full-time with DF1 Racing this year. Vilariño was initially scheduled to compete the full 2020 season with the team, but withdrew due to family and business concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic before returning as part of DF1-MSM Racing in the season ending doubleheader at Valencia.[4]
  • On 7 December 2020, it was reported that Paul Jouffreau is set to make his debut in the series as the EuroNASCAR 2 class driver for Speedhouse.[7]
  • On 4 February 2021, DF1 Racing announced that the team has signed both Patrick Lemarié and Simon Pilate to drive the No. 66 car for the 2021 season. Both drivers will move from FEED Vict Racing to replace Lasse Sørensen and Andreas Jochimsen respectively.[3]

Team changes
  • Lucas Lasserre's Speedhouse team is set to be competing full-time for the first time this year. The team had previously competed part-time since their debut in 2019.
  • Alex Caffi Motorsport will be rebranded into Academy Motorsport after Federico Monti signed a partnership deal to become a co-owner of the team. The team plans to field up to three cars and will retain Alex Caffi Motorsport's existing partnership with Race Art Technology.[1]

Schedule

The provisional calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 20 November 2020.[8] All races of the 2021 season will be held on road courses.

EuroNASCAR PRO
Round Race Title Track Date
1 R1 NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 17 April
R2 18 April
2 R3 NASCAR GP Italy - American Festival of Rome Autodromo di Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma 15 May
R4 16 May
3 R5 NASCAR GP Czech Republic – OMV MaxxMotion NASCAR Show Autodrom Most, Most 19 June
R6 20 June
4 R7 NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest VIII Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown 3 July
R8 4 July
5 R9 NASCAR GP Germany – American Fan Fest Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 17 July
R10 18 July
6 R11 NASCAR GP Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle 18 September
R12 19 September
7 R13 NASCAR GP Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 9 October
R14 10 October

EuroNASCAR 2
Round Race Title Track Date
1 R1 NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 17 April
R2 18 April
2 R3 NASCAR GP Italy - American Festival of Rome Autodromo di Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma 15 May
R4 16 May
3 R5 NASCAR GP Czech Republic – OMV MaxxMotion NASCAR Show Autodrom Most, Most 19 June
R6 20 June
4 R7 NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest VIII Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown 3 July
R8 4 July
5 R9 NASCAR GP Germany – American Fan Fest Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 17 July
R10 18 July
6 R11 NASCAR GP Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle 18 September
R12 19 September
7 R13 NASCAR GP Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 9 October
R14 10 October

Calendar changes
  • On 3 November 2020, it was announced that American SpeedFest, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series' round at Brands Hatch, will return to the calendar this year after the round was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SpeedFest is scheduled to be held on 3–4 July, coinciding with the Independence Day weekend.[9]
  • NASCAR GP Spain at Circuit Ricardo Tormo will return to its original spot as the first round of the season. Last year, the round hosted the fourth and fifth rounds of the season as part of the one-off Valencia Super Speedweek event due to the schedule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • NASCAR GP Italy at Autodromo di Vallelunga returned to its previous spot in the calendar as the second round of the season. It was initially scheduled to become the fifth round of the 2020 season, but the pandemic schedule changes meant that it hosted the season opening round instead.
  • NASCAR GP Croatia at Automotodrom Grobnik, which was added into the calendar as a last-minute replacement for NASCAR GP Czech Republic last year, becomes a permanent addition to the calendar for 2021. It is scheduled to host the sixth round of the season.
  • The NASCAR GP Czech Republic at Automotodrom Most and NASCAR GP Germany at Hockenheimring all returned to the schedule after their rounds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to host the third and fifth round of the season respectively.
  • NASCAR GP Netherlands at Raceway Venray, whose round last year was cancelled due to the pandemic, will not return despite the track having a contract to host a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round until 2022.[10]
  • NASCAR GP Belgium at Zolder will host the season ending round once again, with the round as Zolder acting as the sole double-points Playoff round of the season.

Rule changes
  • On 22 January 2021, it was announced that Hoosier Racing Tire will become the exclusive tyre supplier of the series on a seven-year contract, replacing General Tire as the tyre supplier after Hoosier and General Tire's parent company Continental AG extended their tyre supply contract with the series until 2027.[11]

See also

References
  1. "A NEW TEAM READY TO TAKE ON EURONASCAR: ACADEMY MOTORSPORT". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Hendriks Motorsport: "2021 wollen wir alle drei großen Titel holen!"" [Hendriks Motorsport: “In 2021 we want to win all three major NWES titles!”]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "PATRICK LEMARIÉ AND SIMON PILATE JOIN DF1 RACING". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "ANDER VILARINO WITHDRAWING FROM 2020 EURO SERIES". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Challenger-Trophy-Sieger Dallara: NWES-Saison 2020 ein voller Erfolg" [Challenger Trophy winner Dallara: 2020 EuroNASCAR season a great success]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS BACK TO CHASE EURONASCAR 2 TITLE". NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. "Nascar: Originaire de Blaye, Paul Jouffreau, 17 ans, roule vers les sommets" [Nascar: From Blaye, Paul Jouffreau, 17, rides to the top]. actu.fr (in French). Actu. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "2021 NWES CALENDAR REVEALED: NASCAR ROAD COURSE RACING AT ITS BEST!". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. "BRANDS HATCH TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY AT AMERICAN SPEEDFEST 2021". speedfest.co.uk. MotorSport Vision. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. "THREE MORE YEARS OF EXCITING EURO NASCAR OVAL RACING AT RACEWAY VENRAY". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. "HOOSIER RACING TIRE BECOMES OFFICIAL PARTNER OF NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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