Colin Millar (Top Fuel), Tony Bryntesson (Top Methanol), Michel Tooren (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) claimed the number one qualifying positions at the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway in England and will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s eliminations at the fourth and final round of the 2026 FIA European Drag Racing Championship. For Susanne Callin qualifying in the number three position was enough to claim her second consecutive FIA European Top Fuel title. After an already great first day of qualifying for the European Finals, the second day was also full of exciting runs, great ETs and several personal bests. But due to the strong headwind compared to Friday, it was difficult to beat the record setting ETs from day one. As a result the number one qualifiers from Friday in Top Fuel, Pro Modified and Pro Stock, Colin Millar, Michel Tooren and Jimmy Ålund remained in the number one position with their ETs from the first day. In Top Methanol there was a ma

Colin Millar is the provisional number one qualifier in Top Fuel with a new personal best of 3.84 seconds after the first day of qualifying for the European Finals, the fourth and final round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Santa Pod Raceway in England. In Top Methanol Sandro Bellio is in the lead after day one, while Michel Tooren stormed to a great 5.74 seconds to take the lead in Pro Modified. In Pro Stock Jimmy Ålund claimed the provisional number one qualifying position with a great 6.56 seconds. It was a great first day of qualifying for the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway. The weather was great with sunshine and good temperatures and the track was as usual in an excellent condition. Especially the second qualifying session was stunning with many great runs and improvements of the ETs ran in session number one. The many spectators had a great day and the best thing is that there is more to come on Saturday and Sunday. In Top Fuel Colin Millar stormed to a new

The FIA European Drag Racing Championship reaches its climax with the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway, the traditional grand finale of the season. In all four categories the championship is yet to be decided, so anything can still happen and the pressure will definitely be high as in several classes the last run of the season, the final, can make the difference between the title, finishing as the runner-up or even be the number three on the podium. Susanne Callin, Top Fuel, is the only reigning champion heading to Santa Pod in the lead of her class. In Top Methanol Tony Bryntesson is the new leader after Hockenheim, but with only a 3-point advantage over Timo Habermann. In Pro Modified the fight between leader Andres Arnover and reigning champion Jere Rantaniemi can go down to the wire as well. In Pro Stock Jimmy Ålund can go for his 14th European Pro Stock title, but reigning champion Robin Norén is still in striking distance. After three races, the FIA European Drag Racing Champ

Michel Tooren and his team Pro Dutch Racing carried on the upward trend that started with a victory and a new personal best at the Summer Nationals at Santa Pod Raceway in the races of the FIA ​​European Championship. At Tierp Arena, Sweden, Tooren claimed the second qualifying position with the Pro Dutch Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and advanced to the semifinals. At the German Hockenheimring, Tooren even claimed the number one qualifying position and once again secured a spot in the semifinals. With one race to go, the Pro Dutch Racing driver is fourth in the current standings of the FIA ​​European Pro Modified Championship, only six points short of the number three position. After winning the Summer Nationals at Santa Pod Raceway, a round for the FuelTech Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship, where Michel Tooren recorded a new personal best with 5.797 seconds, Pro Dutch Racing started the second part of the FIA ​​European Championship full of confidence. First on the sched

The Carter legacy continues as Albert, son of 4-time FIA European Top Fuel Champion Andy Carter is set to start making his Top Fuel Dragster licencing passes at Santa Pod Raceway over the weekend of 5th/6th September with the 'Nitro Vikings Top Fuel Dragster Team' For Albert this opportunity has been years in the making. "I've been involved in motorsport my entire life" Albert Carter said. "I was on quads and field karts at just two years old, then motocross bikes and karts at four. From six, I then progressed into top level karting and for years was practising or racing 40 weekends a year, in all weathers and conditions, in the LGM, TVKC and British Championships. Then at 12, into cars, winning a further 5 championships in many different classes including Brisca National Ministox, Junior Rods, Junior Productions, Junior Bangers. At age 16, I licensed in Super Comp at the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Florida. It's in my Blood". Now comes the youngsters biggest challenge yet! Konr

It was a curious end of a so far good raceday at the Rico Anthes Quartermile of the HockenheimRing. With the finalists of the four classes of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship in the line-up and ready for their finals, the 39th NitrOlympX came to an early end. An oil down in one of the Sportman classes that was run short before the finals of the FIA classes caused such a long delay, that it would be impossible to run the Top Fuel, Top Methanol, Pro Modified and Pro Stock finals before the curfew of 6pm, the time after which it is strictly forbidden to make any noise on Sunday at the HockenheimRing. As a result the third round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship finished with finalists but no winners. So far it had been a good day of racing for the drag race fans in the grandstands of the HockenheimRing, with many close runs and some major upsets. In the semifinals of Top Fuel reigning FIA European champion Susanne Callin defeated her RF Motorsport teammate Colin Millar