After winning his first FIA European Pro Modified Championship in 2024, Jere Rantaniemi did it all over again this season to claim his second consecutive title in the most international and largest class of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. After a yearlong battle with Marck Harteveld, the Finn finished on top and with two race wins out of four races, it was a well-deserved title. Time to look back with the champion on a tough but also great season.

Michel Tooren and his team, Pro Dutch Racing, concluded their already great 2025 season with several great performances. With advancing to the semifinals of the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway, Tooren secured the fourth position in the final standings of the FIA ​​European Pro Modified Championship. Two weeks later, during the National Finals at the same English track, Tooren reset his personal best for the third time this season, now to 5.8089 seconds. In the eliminations, Tooren in the Pro Dutch Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 finished in the runner-up spot and secured the second position in the Motorsport UK Pro Modified Championship. There’s hardly any better motivation to work towards an even more successful 2026.

Marck Harteveld claimed the runner-up position at the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sweden, round two of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. The Voodoo Hemi Racing driver, who finished seventh in qualifying, won his elimination rounds, reset his personal best to 5.852 seconds and advanced to the final. However, in a close final Harteveld lost to reigning FIA European Pro Modified champion Jere Rantaniemi. Harteveld is now in second position in the FIA European Championship, only one point short of the Finnish reigning champion. With two races to go, anything is still possible for Harteveld and his team Voodoo Hemi Racing.

Andres Arnover started the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals as the number six in the FIA European Pro Modified Championship standing. With a semifinal finish at Tierp Arena the driver from Estonia moved up into third position. But to get there, the Fast Ford Racing Team had some tough days with a lot of work to be ready in time.

The 2025 drag racing season has kicked off for Michel Tooren and his team Pro Dutch Racing. It wasn’t an easy start, but with 5.812 seconds, a new personal best was set at Santa Pod Raceway, and Tooren finished the first round of the FIA European Championship with a third qualifying position and two consecutive 5.91-second ETs. The Pro Dutch Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is now ready for the two July races of the Motorsport UK Pro Modified Championship.

David Vegter and his team Vegter Pro Mod Racing immediately showed their speed again at the start of the new drag racing season. At Santa Pod Raceway, the ’67 Camaro recorded a 5.8-second ET on the first test runs, to reach the semi-finals with the quickest runs of the weekend and a second qualifying position a week later at the opening round of the FIA European Championship. Unfortunately, the speed could not be converted into a victory because rain brought an early end to the race.