He kept the lead at the start of the opening race, with Levente Révész, Brad Benavides and Lorenzo Fluxá initially slotting in behind him before the Hungarian dropped behind the other two drivers later on.
Jakob Bergmeister took the lead first, but then fared similarly and dropped back, allowing Benavides to take the win ahead of Fluxá and Simonazzi.
After a calm opening stage, a safety car bunched the field up and the Spaniard had to fend off an attack from Benavides.
Motopark’s debutant Michael Shin started the third race from the front and spent the opening part battling Simonazzi, but came out ahead after briefly losing the lead but retaking it right away.
Benavides used the slipstream to take the lead from third on the grid on the first lap as Motopark’s front-row starter Gerrard Xie stalled.
Simonazzi did not start the race due to car troubles and therefore had to watch from the sidelines as Benavides built up his championship advantage to 60 points.
Shin took pole position in qualifying for the first race, but lost the lead to Benavides through the opening sequence of corners.
[22] Benavides claimed pole position for the first race at Paul Ricard, but both front-row starters had bad getaways, allowing Bergmeister to take the lead ahead of Simonazzi and Révész.
Five of the six drivers running fought for the podium in tricky, slippery conditions, with Benavides eventually coming out on top to take his sixth win of the season ahead of Révész and Simonazzi.
Motopark’s debutant Enzo Richer had pole position for race three, but immediately dropped behind Révész, Barrichello and Benavides.
Simonazzi defended his second place as conditions deteriorated before falling behind Motopark's other debutant Edward Pearson and Révész in the final laps.
Pole-sitter Barrichello initially fell behind Shin and Simonazzi when the safety car was withdrawn but was able to fight back.
Yevan David, debuting as a guest driver for Motopark, started from second place and overtook Benavides at turn four to claim the lead.
Ryabov began the final race from pole position, but an incident involving four cars at the opening chicane allowed David to take the lead.
Although he briefly lost it during a subsequent restart, David managed to regain control and held off Barrichello for the remainder of the race.
[27] Benavides secured nine victories and an additional ten podium finishes during the 2024 Euroformula season, achieving a commanding championship win that faced little competition from other drivers.
The season was marked by low participation, with a maximum of only eight cars competing in any race, reflecting Euroformula’s ongoing difficulties in attracting both drivers and teams for the third consecutive year.
In response to these issues, a new car and a spec Toyota engine are set to be introduced in 2025, with the goal of reducing entry costs and revitalizing interest in the series.