2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the fourteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the tenth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season will begin on 9 April with the NASCAR GP Germany at Hockenheimring and is currently scheduled to end on 30 October with the EuroNASCAR Finals at Automotodrom Grobnik. Loris Hezemans and Martin Doubek are the reigning champion in the EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2 division respectively, although Hezemans will not defend his title as he will move to the NASCAR Cup Series to compete with Team Hezeberg. Hendriks Motorsport will enter the season as the defending team's champion.

2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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Locations of the circuits scheduled to host a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series race in 2022
Loris Hezemans is the defending Euro Series champion.

Teams and drivers

EuroNASCAR PRO
Team No. Body Style Race Driver
Vict Motorsport[1] 9 Chevrolet Camaro TBA
Solaris Motorsport 12 Chevrolet Camaro TBA
Buggyra ZM Racing[2] 29 Ford Mustang Aliyyah Koloc[2]
47 Yasmeen Koloc[2]
Marko Stipp Motorsport 48 Chevrolet Camaro Evgeny Sokolovsky[3]
Speedhouse 64 Ford Mustang Lucas Lasserre[4]
TBA TBA TBA
Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO[5] TBA Ford Mustang TBA
Team Bleekemolen[6] TBA Ford Mustang TBA
Academy Motorsport[7]
Alex Caffi Motorsport[7]		 TBA TBA TBA

EuroNASCAR 2
Team No. Body Style Race Driver
Vict Motorsport[1] 9 Chevrolet Camaro Leonardo Colavita[1]
Solaris Motorsport 12 Chevrolet Camaro Alina Loibnegger[8]
Buggyra ZM Racing[2] 29 Ford Mustang Aliyyah Koloc[2]
47 Yasmeen Koloc[2]
Marko Stipp Motorsport 48 Chevrolet Camaro Evgeny Sokolovsky[3]
Speedhouse 64 Ford Mustang Eric Quintal[4]
TBA TBA Paul Jouffreau[4]
Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO[5] TBA Ford Mustang TBA
Team Bleekemolen[6] TBA Ford Mustang TBA
Academy Motorsport[7]
Alex Caffi Motorsport[7]		 TBA TBA TBA

Drivers
  • On 3 November 2021, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series reveals that Loris Hezemans will not defend his title in 2022 as he moves to the United States to race in the NASCAR Cup Series with Team Hezeberg. His replacement at Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO is currently unknown.[9][5]
  • On 22 November 2021, Leonardo Colavita revealed through an interview with Leadlap that he will be racing full-time in the EuroNASCAR 2 division for 2022. Colavita previously competed part-time in both classes in 2021.[1]
  • On 23 November 2021, it was announced that Speedhouse will promote Paul Jouffreau to the EuroNASCAR 2 division in 2022 after one season in the EuroNASCAR Club Challenge division. Jouffreau, who signed a two-year contract extension with the team, will drive the second Speedhouse car in EuroNASCAR 2.[4]
  • On 24 November 2021, it was announced that United Arab Emirates-born sisters Aliyyah and Yasmeen Koloc will make their full-time debuts in NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for Buggyra ZM Racing. Aliyyah will be driving the No. 29 Ford Mustang while Yasmeen will drive the No. 47 Ford Mustang, both of whom will compete in both classes.[2]

Teams
  • On 23 November 2021, it was announced that Speedhouse will be expanding into a two-car team in 2022. Speedhouse has yet to announce the number and the body used for the team's second entry, although Paul Jouffreau is set to drive the car in the EuroNASCAR 2 division.[4]
  • On 24 November 2021, it was announced that European Truck Racing Championship team Buggyra Racing will be expanding their operations to NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2022. Buggyra, who will be competing as Buggyra ZM Racing in EuroNASCAR, will field the No. 29 and No. 47 Ford Mustang for sisters Aliyyah and Yasmeen Koloc with sponsorship from Shandong Zero Mileage Lubrication.[2]

Teams
  • On 30 November 2021, Sebastiaan Bleekemolen stated in an interview with Leadlap that Team Bleekemolen is considering to enter two cars next year to allow all the three drivers that were signed with the team to compete full-time. The team entered Sebastiaan and Michael Bleekemolen as their initial drivers in 2021 before adding Melvin de Groot to the team as a replacement driver for Michael, who had to miss the second half of the season after he was injured in a GT2 accident at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[6]

Schedule

The provisional calendar for the 2022 season was announced on 29 October 2021.[10] All races of the 2022 season will be held on road courses, although the Winter Classic non-championship event is going to be held on an ice surface.

EuroNASCAR PRO
Round Race Title Track Date
1 R1 NASCAR GP Germany Hockenheimring (National), Hockenheim 9 April
R2 10 April
2 R3 NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 14 May
R4 15 May
3 R5 NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest IX Brands Hatch (Indy), West Kingsdown 11 June
R6 12 June
AS AS All-Star Event Autodromo Vallelunga (Club), Campagnano di Roma 9 July
AS 10 July
4 R7 NASCAR GP Czech Republic – OMV MaxxMotion NASCAR Show Autodrom Most, Most 3 September
R8 4 September
5 R9 NASCAR GP Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 8 October
R10 9 October
6 R11 EuroNASCAR Finals – Fracasso NASCAR GP Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle 29 October
R12 30 October
NC NC Winter Classic TBA TBA

EuroNASCAR 2
Round Race Title Track Date
1 R1 NASCAR GP Germany Hockenheimring (National), Hockenheim 9 April
R2 10 April
2 R3 NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 14 May
R4 15 May
3 R5 NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest IX Brands Hatch (Indy), West Kingsdown 11 June
R6 12 June
AS AS All-Star Event Autodromo Vallelunga (Club), Campagnano di Roma 9 July
AS 10 July
4 R7 NASCAR GP Czech Republic – OMV MaxxMotion NASCAR Show Autodrom Most, Most 3 September
R8 4 September
5 R9 NASCAR GP Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 8 October
R10 9 October
6 R11 EuroNASCAR Finals – Fracasso NASCAR GP Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle 29 October
R12 30 October
NC NC Winter Classic TBA TBA

Calendar changes
  • NASCAR GP Germany at the Hockenheimring will be returning to the series after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hockenheim is scheduled to host the opening round of the season on 9-10 April.
  • NASCAR GP Spain at Circuit Ricardo Tormo will keep its May date as the second round of the season. Last year, the round hosted the opening round of the season but had its date moved from April to May due to the schedule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • American SpeedFest, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series' round at Brands Hatch, will be returning to its traditional June date after the round was hosted on 3-4 July in 2021 to coincide with the American Independence Day.
  • NASCAR GP Italy will not host a championship round as Italy would host an All-Star Event in 2022. Autodromo Vallelunga will continue to host the All-Star Event, but on 4 November 2021 it was announced the track will use the Club Circuit layout instead of the International Circuit layout that was used in 2020 and 2021.[11]
  • NASCAR GP Czech Republic at Automotodrom Most is now scheduled to host the fourth round of the season, although they will keep the late August-early September date that the round had in 2021.
  • NASCAR GP Croatia at Automotodrom Grobnik will be scheduled to host the season finale, marking the first occasion that Croatia will host the final round of a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season. The round at Automotodrom Grobnik is scheduled to be held on 29-30 October, effectively taking over the slot vacated by NASCAR GP Italy.
  • NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will be hosting NASCAR's first event on ice with the non-championship Winter Classic event that is scheduled to be held somewhere between late 2022 and early 2023. The venue and exact date of the event is currently unknown.

See also

References
  1. "Colavita: Bin hungrig, mein erstes EuroNASCAR-Rennen zu gewinnen" [Leonardo Colavita: Hungry to win my first EuroNASCAR race]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. "WORLD CLASS TEAM BUGGYRA ZM RACING TO JOIN EURONASCAR WITH TWO CARS IN 2022". buggyra.com. Buggyra Racing. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. "Sokolovskiy: Möchte weiter in beiden EuroNASCAR-Meisterschaften starten!" [Sokolovskiy: Wants to continue competing in both NWES championships!]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "SPEEDHOUSE REVEALS EXCITING PLANS FOR THE 2022 EURONASCAR SEASON". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. "Nederlands powerhouse Hendriks Motorsport pakt 3e teamkampioenschap op rij in NWES" [Dutch powerhouse Hendriks Motorsport takes 3rd team championship in a row in NWES]. dutchnascarfans.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. "Sebastiaan Bleekemolen: "Unser Wunsch ist es, zwei NWES-Autos einzusetzen!"" [Sebastiaan Bleekemolen: “Our wish is to enter two EuroNASCAR cars!”]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. "NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PETRI CORSE FOR ACADEMY MOTOSPORT / ALEX CAFFI MOTOSPORT". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. "Video: Loibnegger verrät Pläne, Garisto bleibt verschlossen" [Video: Loibnegger reveals plans, Garisto stays silent about his future]. leadlap.de (in German). Leadlap. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. "EURONASCAR PRO CHAMPION PROFILE: LORIS HEZEMANS". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. "A SEASON FOR THE AGES: THE 2022 NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES UNVEILED". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. "AUTODROMO DI VALLELUNGA TO HOST THE FIRST EURONASCAR ALL-STAR EVENT ON JULY 09-10". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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