Fastest Man in UK Thomas Krasonis Breaks Brands Hatch Lap Record

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Thomas Krasonis said that his feat of breaking Ander Vilariño’s 13-year old lap record at Brands Hatch is proof that his speed improves “every single time I hit the track”.

EuroNASCAR’s longest standing lap record was shattered in American SpeedFest 12. Ander Vilariño’s 13-year old lap record at Brands Hatch was beaten by a driver that has been making a lot of impressions in the 2025 EuroNASCAR season: Thomas Krasonis.

Krasonis shattered the lap record in Sunday’s EuroNASCAR OPEN race with a time of 48.771. The Greek driver became the first driver to ever set a 48-second race lap time at Brands Hatch in EuroNASCAR stock cars.

Fastest Man in UK: Thomas Krasonis Breaks Brands Hatch Lap Record

Interview: Thomas Krasonis’ interview at Autodrom Most (video)

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Enjoy the interview Thomas Krasonis gave before Race 2 at the Czech GP of the 2022 EuroNASCAR season.

Watch what he had to say:

Photo Credits: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series / Bart Dehaese

NASCAR GP Italy – Race 2: Στο βάθρο ο Κρασώνης μετά από έναν φοβερό αγώνα

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Ο Θωμάς Κρασώνης ανέβηκε στην 12η θέση και στο βάθρο στην Junior κατηγορία για τον δεύτερο αγώνα της Βαλελούνγκα.

Ο Θωμάς Κρασώνης επιδόθηκε σε έναν αγώνα γεμάτο μάχες και προσπεράσματα την Κυριακή στη Βαλελούνγκα.

Ο οδηγός της Academy MotorSport ανέβηκε αρκετές θέσεις, έχοντας ξεκινήσει 27ος μετά από τον καταστροφικό αγώνα του Σαββάτου, στον οποίον ξεκίνησε εξαιρετικά προτού εγκαταλείψει μετά από ατύχημα.

Μετά το τέλος των 18 γύρων, ο Κρασώνης ήταν στην 12η θέση, και στο βάθρο της Junior κατηγορίας εντός της κατηγορίας EuroNASCAR PRO.

Αυτή είναι η πρώτη του παρουσία στο βάθρο για το 2022, και ήταν κάτι που άξιζε μετά από 15 προσπεράσματα σε έναν αγώνα με δύο περιόδους υπό το καθεστώς Αυτοκινήτου Ασφαλείας.

NASCAR GP UK 2022: Next stop – Brands Hatch!

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The 2021 NASCAR Euro Whelen Series continues this weekend at the Brands Hatch circuit, and Thomas Krasonis will be competing in the EuroNASCAR PRO category, with Αcademy MotorSport.

It’s been a lengthy break between the opening race weekend in Valencia to this coming weekend in England, West Kingsdown.

The 1.944 km circuit is the Indy version of Brands Hatch. Situated in the southeast of England, it offers a unique challenge for the monstrous NASCAR machines, with just 6 corners, all but one being right handers.

After the first two races of the season, Thomas Krasonis is at the P12 in the standings, after his impressive comeback in both races at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

‘Brands Hatch is definitely the most exciting race for me personally,’ said Thomas Krasonis.

‘For one, it’s my favorite circuit on the calendar, and secondly, I have had my best ever finish in the series there. Therefore I am looking forward to race again in British ground in a high level competition once again.’

Find below the full schedule of the race weekend, which you can watch on EuroNASCAR’s YouTube channel.

EuroNASCAR Most Race 2 Highlights – From last to P9 (video)

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Enjoy onboard highlights from Race 2 at the NASCAR GP UK, where Thomas Krasonis completed 5 overtakes!

And don’t forget to subscribe to Thomas’ YouTube channel right here.

EuroNASCAR Brands Hatch: Top 10 finish for Thomas Krasonis on Race 2

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Thomas Krasonis climbed up 7 places to grab P9 in an amazing Race 2 at the Brands Hatch circuit.

After a dismal Race 1 in a track that Thomas knows very well and likes as much as any circuit, Race 2 saw him getting a hard-fought top 10 finishing position.

Having started from P16, since he had achieved the 16th fastest lap time during Saturday’s race, he had an uplift battle to score points.

And battle he did, as he gained two positions on the opening lap, and steadily built on that.

One retirement in front of him, helped him reach P13, and then had his eyes set on a top 10 spot.

In the next 10 laps, he clinically passed his opponents, with his last battle for P9 being the most impressive, as he closed up to Veronesi, who was 4 seconds ahead of him. He cut down the gap, and then made the pass to ensure he had a good spot to stay in the top 10, and in the meantime he had achieved a lap time of 50.6 seconds, the 5th fastest of the race.

In a track where the overtaking is difficult, due to its narrow straights and many medium-speed corners, Thomas put on a show and he achieved his goal, which is always a top 10 finishing position.

In addition to the points that P9 awards in EuroNASCAR, Thomas gained 4 more points for his overtakes during the race.

You can watch the whole race in the player below:

Photo credits: Bart Dehaese

EuroNASCAR Brands Hatch – Mechanical issue haults Thomas Krasonis’ progress in Race 1

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Thomas Krasonis had to retire from Race 1 at the Brands Hatch NASCAR weekend, due to a failure on the gearbox.

It was one of those days for Thomas Krasonis, who failed to finish the first of two races at the Brands Hatch circuit, because his gearbox failed in an unfortunate event.

Thomas started the race from P14, and even though he lost one position after the first lap, he climbed up to P12 after the Safety Car period ended.

For the next 6-7 laps, he continuously battled with his teammate, Vladimiros Tziortzis, as well as Naveh Talor and Yevgen Sokolovskiy for P11.

However, on lap 19 he suffered a problem with his gearbox on the EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 car, and had to pull off the racing line and onto the grass, to retire the car.

It was a really good showing of attacking, yet patient driving style from Krasonis, who will now aim for a better result come Race 2, on Sunday afternoon.

Photo credits: Stephane Azemard

EuroNASCAR – 2021 NASCAR GP UK Preview

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The 2021 NASCAR Euro Whelen Series continues this weekend at the Brands Hatch circuit, and Thomas Krasonis will be competing in the EuroNASCAR 2 category, with the EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 car.

It’s been a lengthy break between the opening race weekend in Valencia to this coming weekend in England, West Kingsdown.

After a very positive Race 1 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, Thomas Krasonis is ready to tackle the second round of the season.

It’s a track that Thomas knows very well, having raced there previously in in 2019, in the EuroNASCAR 2 category.

The 1.944 km circuit is the Indy version of Brands Hatch. Situated in the southeast of England, it offers a unique challenge for the monstrous NASCAR machines, with just 6 corners, all but one being right handers.

After the first two races of the season, Thomas Krasonis is at the P15 in the standings, with Academy Motosport holding the third overall position on the team standings.

‘Brands Hatch is definitely the most exciting race for me personally,’ said Thomas Krasonis.

‘For one, it’s my favorite circuit on the calendar, and secondly, I have had my best ever finish in the series there. Therefore I am looking forward to race again in British ground in a high level competition once again.’

Find below the full schedule of the race weekend, which you can watch on EuroNASCAR’s YouTube channel.

VIDEO: EuroNASCAR Valencia Race 1 Onboard Highlights

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Enjoy the onboard highlights from Race 1 at the NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest, the opening round of this year’s NASCAR Wheelen Euro Series championship.