Eurocup-5 has filled all 30 available entries for its inaugural 2027 season, with eight professional teams committing to the new championship shortly after its launch by the Royal Spanish Motorsports Federation (RFEDA).
Drivex Team, DXR Formula Team Monaco, Elite Motorsport, Hitech, IM4 by AGS Racing, Palou Motorsport, Speedy Motorsport and Tecnicar by Amtog will form the first grid. Each team can enter a maximum of four cars as organisers seek to maintain a balanced field.
The championship has also confirmed a five-round calendar featuring MotorLand Aragón, Portimão, Jerez, Navarra and Barcelona-Catalunya. Drivers will compete with the new ADESS AD27 and operate under a maximum seasonal budget of €150,000 as Eurocup-5 establishes itself between karting and the F4 Spanish Championship.
Eight teams fill all 30 available Eurocup-5 entries
The rapid completion of the grid marks another significant step for Eurocup-5 after RFEDA confirmed the championship as a new entry point into Spain’s single-seater development structure.
Eight teams have committed to the first season, including organisations already competing across F4 Spain, Eurocup-3 and other international junior categories. Organisers have limited each entrant to four cars, while the 30 available places have already been filled.
The confirmed 2027 teams are:
- Drivex Team
- DXR Formula Team Monaco
- Elite Motorsport
- Hitech
- IM4 by AGS Racing
- Palou Motorsport
- Speedy Motorsport
- Tecnicar by Amtog
EPIC Championships CEO Marco Rodríguez believes the level of interest reflects a genuine demand for a structured category between karting and Formula 4.
“Eurocup-5 has been created in response to a real need within our sport. Together with the RFEDA, we identified a growing demand from young drivers aged 14 and above who wanted to begin driving single-seaters before reaching Formula 4. Until now, many of them had no structured pathway and were forced to prepare in environments that did not always offer the highest standards of safety, sporting equality or cost control. Eurocup-5 provides the solution by bringing that transition into a fully regulated, professional championship.
Eurocup-5 designed to complement karting
The championship will target 14 and 15-year-old drivers beginning their transition into car racing, but organisers do not intend it to replace karting.
Instead, Eurocup-5 will run a relatively compact season over approximately four to five months, allowing drivers to continue competing in karting alongside their first structured single-seater programme.
“Karting remains the best school for any racing driver, and our objective has never been to replace it, but to complement it. By concentrating the Eurocup-5 season into four to five months, young drivers will be able to continue competing in karting while taking their first steps in single-seaters without significantly increasing the overall cost of their development. We are simply providing a structured answer to a transition that is already taking place across the sport.
The approach forms part of Eurocup-5’s wider emphasis on limiting expenditure and equalising preparation. Drivers will not be permitted to complete private in-season testing in single-seaters or similar competition vehicles, although they can continue karting.
Five official pre-season test days will instead give the field access to controlled preparation before the championship begins.
Five-round calendar confirmed for debut season
Eurocup-5 will contest five race meetings across Spain and Portugal during its first campaign.
MotorLand Aragón, Portimão, Jerez, Navarra and Barcelona-Catalunya will form the inaugural calendar, placing the championship on several circuits already familiar within the Spanish junior single-seater system.
Each weekend will feature two races and follow the same basic structure. Friday will provide two hours of practice before a 20-minute Qualifying session and 25-minute race on Saturday. A second 20-minute Qualifying session will precede another 25-minute race on Sunday.
2027 Eurocup-5 calendar
- MotorLand Aragón
- Portimão
- Jerez
- Navarra
- Barcelona-Catalunya
The five-event structure gives drivers 10 races during their first season of single-seater competition, while the official testing programme provides further track time outside race weekends.
Straightforward weekend format prioritises track time
Organisers have deliberately kept the weekend structure simple as Eurocup-5 focuses on driver development.
Friday’s two hours of practice will provide the largest block of preparation, giving young drivers an opportunity to learn the circuit and develop their understanding of the car before competitive running begins.
Saturday and Sunday will then follow identical formats, with Qualifying determining the grid for a 25-minute race on each day.
Eurocup-5 weekend format
Friday
- Two hours of practice
Saturday
- 20-minute Qualifying session
- 25-minute Race 1
Sunday
- 20-minute Qualifying session
- 25-minute Race 2
The five official pre-season test days will supplement that programme while maintaining the ban on private in-season single-seater testing.
€150,000 budget cap remains central to championship
Cost control continues to form one of Eurocup-5’s defining principles.
RFEDA has established a maximum seasonal budget of €150,000, with the championship attempting to place greater emphasis on driver performance rather than differences in financial resources.
Restricting private testing forms another part of that structure. With drivers unable to gain additional single-seater mileage outside official opportunities during the season, organisers aim to ensure that competitors approach each event with broadly similar preparation.
That philosophy also extends to the technical package, with all competitors using the new purpose-built ADESS AD27.
ADESS AD27 developed for karting-to-car transition
ADESS has designed the AD27 specifically for drivers taking their first steps into single-seater racing.
The car uses a carbon-fibre chassis measuring 4,758 mm long, 1,750 mm wide and 960 mm high. Its target weight stands at 570 kg including the driver and fuel, subject to final homologation, while the fuel tank holds 51 litres.
A turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine provides 145 hp and 240 Nm of torque. Organisers have selected that performance level to provide a manageable introduction to single-seaters while still teaching drivers the techniques required before progressing towards Formula 4.
ADESS founder Stéphane Chosse brings previous Formula 1 engineering experience, while the company has also worked as an official manufacturer of LMP3 prototypes. Carlos Tavares joined the organisation in 2016 and has supported its expansion and the development of the Eurocup-5 project.
EPIC targets same standards as F4 Spain and Eurocup-3
EPIC Championships will manage Eurocup-5 from a sporting perspective, placing the new series alongside its existing F4 Spain and Eurocup-3 operations.
Rodríguez emphasised the investment that has gone into establishing the new category and credited the organisations involved in developing its technical and sporting framework.
“From the very beginning, we have been committed to building this championship to the same standards that define every EPIC Championships event. We have brought together outstanding technical partners, made significant investments and assembled an experienced organisation to deliver a championship of the highest quality.
The championship will work with several established motorsport suppliers as part of that structure.
“I would like to thank the RFEDA for believing in this project from day one, especially Manuel Aviñó, whose decision to chair the Organising Committee demonstrates his complete commitment to the future of this category. My gratitude also goes to our partners ADESS, Hankook, PFC Brakes and Engiser 101 and to the entire EPIC Championships team. Together, we are creating what we believe will become the natural first step on Spain’s single-seater development ladder.”
RFEDA welcomes rapid sell-out of inaugural grid
RFEDA President Manuel Aviñó also highlighted the speed with which teams committed to the championship.
All 30 available entries filled within days, providing the federation with an early indication of the level of interest surrounding the new category.
“I am deeply proud and delighted by the extraordinary reception that Eurocup-5 has received since its launch. The fact that all 30 available entries were filled in just a few days is the clearest demonstration of the confidence that drivers, teams and families place in Spanish motorsport and in its ability to continue leading ambitious projects for the future.
Aviñó also emphasised the role of the eight teams, describing their commitment as an important part of establishing Eurocup-5.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the teams that believed in this initiative from the very beginning. They are not simply competitors; they are true partners in a project created with the ambition of providing new opportunities for young talent while continuing to strengthen the foundations of our sport.
The federation has worked alongside EPIC and ADESS to build the championship, with Aviñó highlighting the individuals involved in bringing the concept into reality.
“My appreciation also goes to Marco Rodríguez and the entire EPIC Championships team, as well as to Carlos Tavares and Stéphane Chosse from ADESS, for their courage, commitment and vision. Launching a project of this nature always requires determination, and I am convinced that this journey will mark a turning point in the development and promotion of future generations of racing drivers.
Aviñó concluded by thanking those who backed the project during its formation.
“Projects that truly transform a sport are fortunate to find people who choose to build rather than question. To all of them, thank you for believing in the RFEDA from day one.”
€42,000 karting award feeds into Eurocup-5
Eurocup-5 will also connect directly with Spain’s national karting structure through a €42,000 RFEDA award.
A standout Junior driver from the 2026 Hyundai Spanish Karting Championship will receive the funding to help facilitate their move into Eurocup-5 for 2027.
That initiative creates a financial bridge between karting and the new championship, complementing the category’s broader objective of making the first step into single-seaters more accessible.
The support will then continue at the opposite end of the Eurocup-5 pathway through a significantly larger prize for the champion.
Champion earns €100,000 towards F4 Spain
The inaugural Eurocup-5 champion will receive €100,000 towards progressing into the F4 Spanish Championship.
Organisers will pay the prize directly to the F4 Spain team with which the champion competes the following season, ensuring that the money goes towards their continued single-seater development.
That creates a clearly defined ladder from karting to Eurocup-5 and then Formula 4, with financial support available at both transitions.
Together with the €150,000 budget cap, limited private testing and controlled technical package, the prize structure forms a central part of RFEDA and EPIC’s attempt to create a sustainable progression route.
Full grid strengthens Eurocup-5 ahead of 2027 debut
Filling all 30 available places represents an important early milestone for a championship that will not begin racing until 2027.
The involvement of eight teams gives Eurocup-5 a sizeable inaugural field, while its five-event calendar and five official test days provide a defined structure for drivers beginning their car-racing careers.
The ADESS AD27 adds a purpose-built technical platform, while the €42,000 karting award and €100,000 F4 Spain prize connect the category directly to the stages immediately above and below it.
With the grid already complete, Eurocup-5 can now move towards its inaugural season with the core elements of its sporting, technical and development programmes in place.
