2025 EuroNASCAR – Marko Stipp Motorsport confirms Max Marzorati and Sven van Laere for the team’s second car

Marko Stipp Motorsport will expand its presence on the grid in the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, confirming a second entry alongside its #48 Chevrolet. Max Marzorati will step into the PRO division, while Belgian veteran Sven van Laere will make a surprise and emotional return to the OPEN category. The Belgian will not only watch his son compete in the Rookie Challenge but also battle for trophies with the German team fielding also the #47 Camaro. In addition, Drivers Recruitment Test participant Daniel Boys will compete in the Rookie Challenge.

Marzorati, who contested four races during the 2024 season in Italy and the UK, is ready to tackle his first full-time campaign in the highly competitive PRO field. The British driver has shown promise in his part-time outings and now aims to establish himself as a consistent front-runner in 2025.

In a heartwarming and unexpected development, Sven van Laere will return to the track after retiring due to medical issues in 2024. Following medical clearance, and with renewed motivation sparked by his son’s debut in the championship, the Belgian will rejoin the EuroNASCAR grid for the upcoming season. Van Laere will race in the OPEN division and share the paddock with his son Maxim for the very first time.

“Being back on the grid of this amazing championship is a big surprise – not in the least for myself,” said van Laere. “After last year’s medical issues, we all thought that a return to the race track was too big of a risk to take, but we’ll be ready in Valencia to put myself to the test and see if it will work out. It took him some serious convincing, but I really want to thank Jerome Galpin for doing it, and I’m looking forward to spending the race weekends together with my son Maxim, who’s participating in the Rookie Challenge this season. I also want to thank Marko Stipp Motorsport for making this late deal possible. I’m very excited to join the Gasoline Gladiators!”

The 2025 NASCAR Euro Series season kicks off April 12–13 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, with all races broadcast live on the EuroNASCAR YouTube channel and plenty of TV networks from all around the world.