The fog surrounding the WTCS champions for 2025 is starting to lift as both the men’s and women’s competitions have runaway leaders as well as a select cadre of athletes left in the hunt for spots on the final podium. Both Series leaders underlined their credentials for the world titles at WTCS French Riviera. However, neither are yet home and dry. Although the number of realistic threats to their championships are dwindling, those left represent formidable opposition. Find out below exactly how the standings look with two regular season rounds left to race.
The Women’s Series Rankings
Like Hamburg in the round prior, the women’s leader entering WTCS French Riviera lost their position at the top of the table. As it was, race winner Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) moved up four places to the top spot thanks to her win, with her points total now resting at 2925. Beaugrand is the only woman to have won multiple WTCS races this year and has a healthy lead. Yet it will only take one of her rivals winning another race ahead of the Final to ratchet up the pressure. Indeed, that is almost certainly going to happen as Beaugrand will not be at the next round in Karlovy Vary, opening the door for others to gobble up points.
One thing Beaugrand has in her favour is how tight the battle is behind. Leonie Periault (FRA) maintains her hold on 2nd place through her bronze medal at the weekend. She now has 2587.72 points. Silver medallist Jeanne Lehair (LUX) gained a place and is close behind with 2551.40 points. And then there is the Series leader after Hamburg, Beth Potter (GBR), who now finds herself in 4th overall with 2512.72 points.
Only 75 splits separate Periault from Potter, giving plenty of scope for the rankings to change in the coming rounds. Crucially, though, all three women have two medals this season; Periault a gold and bronze, Lehair a gold and silver, Potter a silver and bronze. If all of them make the podium in Karlovy Vary, with WTCS Weihai still to come, they suddenly find themselves on Beaugrand’s heels and it will be game on.
Lisa Tertsch (GER) is now in 5th place with 2282.82 points. At this point, her early season form seems to have deserted her and she has not made the top-5 in her last three WTCS appearances. However, on her day she is a proven race winner. WTCS Weihai, the scene of her first ever Series win, could be a big chance for her to bounce back. Still, if she is to return to the conversation for the overall podium, she will need some big scores soon.
One of the big climbers of the weekend was Tertsch’s teammate Nina Eim (GER). Eim rose eight places to 7th overall (1795.13 points). She finished just ahead of Taylor Spivey (USA) in Fréjus who in turn jumped three places in the rankings to 9th overall (1658.12 points). Spivey has been an ever-present at the sharp end of the Series for years and her 7th place at the weekend stands as her best result of the season. With her form arriving at the perfect time, she could yet steal a few more places.
There was also a return to the medal hunt for Emma Lombardi (FRA). Her 4th place saw her rocket up eighteen spots to 13th overall. She only has 1370.87 points right now, but is the best athlete in the standings with only two races to her name. Lombardi’s rise, however, was not the most eye-catching of the field. That mantle belonged to Alissa Konig (SUI) whose personal best 11th place earned her a jump of a whopping thirty-one places to 27th overall. Like Lombardi, Konig has only two races to her name and could make some noise in the final rounds.
Depending on how Lombardi finishes her season, the overall picture is that as many as six women could be fighting for positions on the overall podium. Beaugrand, though, is clearly the athlete in charge.
The Men’s Series Rankings
Unsurprisingly, Matthew Hauser (AUS) is now in complete control of the men’s standings. A third win of his campaign hands him 3000 points and all he has to do now is seal the deal on home soil in Wollongong.
Curiously, Hauser improved his points total yet has seen his lead trimmed following WTCS French Riviera. That is because Vasco Vilaca (POR) claimed a third silver medal of the year to move up (somewhat appropriately it could be said) one place to 2nd overall. He now has 2775 points and with one win he could close the gap to Hauser to something even more contestable in Wollongong. There is therefore still an avenue down which Vilaca can travel that leads to the world title. Having said that, he is still searching for a first win in the Series and nailing two in quick succession will be an invidious task.
Miguel Hidalgo (BRA) is next in the rankings with a total of 2711.26 points. Similarly to Vilaca, another win could see him apply pressure to Hauser. On balance, however, he will be looking to prevail in the tight battle against his Portuguese rival. Like Hauser and Vilaca, Hidalgo is aiming to reach the overall podium for the first time and, as things stand, he is well on his way to doing so.
One of the big winners of WTCS French Riviera was former world champion Dorian Coninx (FRA). His result of 4th place bumped him ten spots up the rankings to 4th overall. As his best result of the year, it signalled he could be gathering momentum for a late push towards the podium. However, his tally of 1982.12 points really highlights the gulf between the top-3 and the rest this year.
Right behind Coninx is one of 2025’s breakout stars, Henry Graf (GER). Another top-10 finish nudged him six places up the rankings to 5th (1905.10 points). This is Graf’s first full WTCS campaign and the fact he is even competing for a top-5 overall is exceptional. He has done little to indicate that he will let his position slip from here.
WTCS French Riviera was a great race for Charles Paquet (CAN) as he rose two spots to 6th overall (1854.25 points). Nevertheless, he may have left with a sour aftertaste. Paquet was pipped at the finish line by Alberto Gonzalez Garcia when giving out high-fives and, in a close race for spots in the top-8, he might regret losing those few points.
Although Leo Bergere (FRA) lost ground by not racing in Fréjus and is down to 10th, he remains the best ranked man with only two scores. His total of 1647.08 points comes courtesy of a 3rd and 4th place in Alghero and Yokohama. Further back, his fellow two-race scorer and T100 wildcard Hayden Wilde (NZL) is closing in on him.
Wilde gained eleven places to occupy 14th overall after making his second appearance of the 2025 Series. Two podium finishes would put Wilde in contention for a spot on the overall podium, but he is not currently slated to race Karlovy Vary (ending his hopes) and has a T100 world title to focus upon.
When it comes to the big risers in the men’s rankings, Tom Richard (FRA) shot up a massive forty-one places to 21st thanks to his career best 5th place. Even he, however, had to cede the biggest climb title to Alberto Gonzalez Garcia (ESP). The Spanish athlete rocketed up seventy-seven spots to 30th overall in the biggest rise seen all year.
Overall, then, it seems only Bergere is really in a position to spoil the Hauser-Vilaca-Hidalgo party at the top of the leaderboard. Seeing as he, like Wilde, has T100 commitments, though, we may already know the final top-3. The question is, come Wollongong, in what order will they finish?