2025 NASCAR Brasil Series

Gabriel Casagrande enters the season as one of the defending co-champions of the Brasil Series (along with Alex Seid, not pictured)

The 2025 NASCAR Brasil Series is the third season of NASCAR Brasil after the rebrand of "Sprint Race" Series. It consists of 9 rounds starting on March 22 in Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Campo Grande and will finish on December 7 in Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo. It will be the last season with the 2020 generation of "Sprint Race" cars using V6 3.6L 300 hp engines, with a new car yet to be released for the 2026 season being launched in 2025.[1] Following the 2024 changes, The PRO, PRO/AM and AM classes were changed by the NASCAR Brasil and NASCAR Challenge classes, were both classes run together and compete against each other, but drivers score points in their own class, both classes compete in a third championship together in the Overall championship.[2]

The 2024 NASCAR Brasil champions Gabriel Casagrande and Alex seid will run in separated cars after being a duo in the 2024 season, in 2025 Gabriel Casagrande will do a solo campaign while Seid will run sharing a car with Júlio Campos.[3][4] The Overall is considered the primary championship within the series and the winner driver is made present in the NASCAR Awards Banquet.[5] Vitor Genz was the NASCAR Brasil sub-class champion while Victor Andrade got the NASCAR Challenge championship. For Special Edition championship, consisted by Interlagos and Circuito dos Cristais oval round in 2024, Gabriel Casagrande and Alex Seid were the champions, for 2025 it will have an addition of one more round, consisting of three rounds with nine races.

Teams and drivers

In the 2025 all cars will be run by private teams for the first time,[6] moving on from the series operation since the Sprint Race era. Four teams was elected to run 6 cars each, with the teams being: Full Time Sports,[1] R. Mattheis Motorsport,[7] Team RC[8] and MX Motorsports.[8] In January MX Motorsport announced that will partner with the traditional Stock Car Pro Series team A.Mattheis Motorsport calling themselves MX Vogel.[9] All teams run the same spec-car with aesthetics made to remember the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang body.[10] For 2025, the Chevrolet Camaro body will switch from ZL1 to SS model.

NASCAR Brasil 2025 teams and drivers
Body Style Team No. Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro Team RC 0 Brazil Cacá Bueno[11] 1–5
10 Brazil Adalberto Baptista[12] 1, 3–5
Brazil Bruno Baptista 2
11 Brazil Witold Ramasauskas[13] 1–5
57 Brazil Felipe Tozzo[14] 1–5
87 Brazil Jorge Martelli[15] 1–5
99 Brazil Galid Osman[16] 1–5
R.Mattheis Motorsport 1 Brazil Ricardo Zonta[17] 2–5
3 Brazil Gianluca Petecof[18] 1
4 Brazil Cayan Chianca[19] 1–5
12 Brazil Emerson Reck 3–4
17 Brazil Pietro Rimbano 5
37 Brazil Raphael Teixeira[20] 1–5
Brazil Daniel Mencacci[17] 2
Brazil Pablo Marçal 3
39 Brazil Marcel Jorand[18] 1
45 Brazil Luciane Klai[21] TBA
46 Brazil Vitor Genz[22] 1–5
56 Brazil Gabryel Romano[23] 1–5
78 Brazil Léo Yoshii[17] 2
Ford Mustang Full Time Sports 21 Brazil Thiago Camilo[18] 1–5
8 Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapiana[24] 1–5
14 Brazil Thiago Lopes[18] 1
15 BrazilTito Giaffone[25] 1–5
22 Brazil Victor Andrade[26] 1–5
84 Brazil Vinícius Canhedo[17] 2–5
91 Brazil Rubens Barrichello[27] 1–3, 5
MX Vogel 5 Brazil Léo Torres[9] 1–5
6 Portugal Lourenço Beirão[17] 2, 5
7 Brazil Julio Campos[28] 1–5
Brazil Alex Seid[4]
9 Brazil Nicholas Monteiro[29] 1, 3–4
16 Brazil Antonio Junqueira[18] 1, 3–4
28 Brazil Guilherme "Gui" Backes[9] 1–5
83 Brazil Gabriel Casagrande[3] 1–5
88 Brazil Beto Monteiro[17] 2, 5

Notes:

  Nascar Brasil Championship drivers
  Challenge Championship drivers

Schedule

The pre-calendar for the 2025 season of NASCAR Brazil was announced in November 16 starting March 30 and having the last round in December 7.[30] On January 10, the first official calendar was announced with 9 rounds, one more than the 2024 season, and having 21 races in total. The Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura will open the season on March 22 with the Autódromo José Carlos Pace being the last round of the season. The Brazilian championship will consist in 6 rounds with 2 races each and the "Special Edition" championship will consist in 3 rounds with 3 races each.[31]

On February 11 the calendar was updated, the unannounced tracks were confirmed being Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã track in Viamão, and the Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul in Santa Cruz do Sul. As well were determined the Special edition rounds.[32]

On May 19, Autódromo Velo Città was confirmed in place of the planned round on Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul.[33]

Location of circuits scheduled to host a NASCAR Brasil Series round in 2025
Round Track Event name Date
1 Mato Grosso do Sul Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura
Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
22–23 March
2 Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
Paraná, Londrina
#sunsetLondrina 12–13 April
3 São Paulo (state) Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, São Paulo
#sprintrace 17–18 May
4 Rio Grande do Sul Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã
Rio Grande do Sul, Viamão
#inverserace 14–15 June
5 Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel
Paraná, Cascavel
#100miles 11–12 July
6 São Paulo (state) Autódromo Velo Città
São Paulo, Mogi Guaçu
#matchpoint 23–24 August
7 Minas Gerais Circuito dos Cristais
Minas Gerais, Curvelo
#ovaltrack 20–21 September
8 São Paulo (state) Autódromo Velo Città
São Paulo, Mogi Guaçu
#specialedition 1–2 November
9 São Paulo (state) Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, São Paulo
#specialedition 6–7 December

Notes:

  Brazilian Championship round
  Special Edition round

Results and standings

Bold indicates overall winner.

Circuit Round Race Pole Position Fastest lap NASCAR Brasil

Winners

Challenge

Winners

Mato Grosso do Sul Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura 1 1 Brazil Vitor Genz Brazil Cayan Chianca Brazil Vitor Genz Brazil Jorge Martelli
2 Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Gabriel Casagrande Brazil Jorge Martelli Brazil Jorge Martelli
Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna 2 3 Brazil Bruno Baptista Brazil Thiago Camilo Brazil Thiago Camilo Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapina
4 Brazil Gabriel Casagrande Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Léo Torres Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapina
São Paulo (state) Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 5 Brazil Thiago Camilo Brazil Galid Osman Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brazil Felipe Tozzo
6 Brazil Thiago Camilo Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brazil Gabryel Romano
Rio Grande do Sul Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã 4 7 Brazil Galid Osman Brazil Léo Torres Brazil Jorge Martelli Brazil Jorge Martelli
8 Brazil Júlio Campos/Alex Seid Brazil Jorge Martelli Brazil Jorge Martelli Brazil Jorge Martelli
Paraná (state) Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel 5 9 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brazil Cayan Chianca Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapina
10 - Brazil Cayan Chianca Brazil Thiago Camilo Brazil Gabryel Romano
São Paulo (state) Autódromo Velo Città 6 11
12
Minas Gerais Circuito dos Cristais 7 13
14
15
São Paulo (state) Autódromo Velo Città 8 16
17
18
São Paulo (state) Autódromo José Carlos Pace 9 19
20
21

Notes:

  Brazilian Championship round
  Special Edition round
Brazilian championship points
Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Races 1 & Race 2 25 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Superpole 5 4 3 2 1 0
Inverse Race Qualy 25 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Note: In Tarumã "Inverse Race" qualy points are awarded the same way as Race 1 and Race 2 results.

Special edition points
Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
Race 1 & Race 2 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 3 & Superpole 25 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 0

Notes:

Bold- Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time. †– Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 - Superpole position.

Pos Driver Mato Grosso do Sul
CAM
Paraná (state)
LON
São Paulo (state)
INT1
Rio Grande do Sul
TAR
Paraná (state)
CAS
São Paulo (state)
VEL1
Minas Gerais
CUR
São Paulo (state)
VEL2
São Paulo (state)
INT2
Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 S1 S2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
NASCAR Brasil Championship
1 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 3 15 11 32 1 14 WD WD 1 2 135
2 Brazil Galid Osman Ret 102 3 24 4 12 91 2 4 5 134
3 Brazil Thiago Camilo Ret 11 1 153 2 21 194 DSQ 5 1 126
4 Brazil Vitor Genz 1 33 Ret Ret 6 4 82 Ret 6 3 120
5 Brazil Léo Torres 5 9 18 1 7 62 310 5 12 6 105
6 Brazil Jorge Martelli 4 15 8 Ret 13 Ret 111 1 10 14 100
7 Brazil Gabriel Casagrande 2 16 2 Ret1 11 7 4 10 2 11 94
8 Brazil Victor Andrade Ret Ret 6 4 10 33 126 3 3 15 89
9 Brazil Cacá Bueno 13 141 9 10 8 8 27 Ret Ret 4 66
10 Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapina 7 Ret 4 5 16 135 188 4 7 Ret 62
11 Brazil Witold Ramasauskas Ret 5 5 8 5 5 10 Ret 16 19 57
12 Brazil Felipe Tozzo 10 7 7 9 9 20 59 5 15 17 43
13 Brazil Cayan Chianca 19 Ret4 14 Ret5 3 Ret 173 11 18 Ret 37
14 Brazil "Gui" Backes 6 6 10 14 21 19 2012 9 14 9 32
15 Brazil Júlio Campos/Alex Seid 8 12 Ret Ret 12 Ret 65 Ret 20 Ret 32
16 Brazil Antonio Junqueira 11 2 Ret 10 Ret 8 31
17 Brazil Gabryel Romano 14 18 Ret 16 14 9 15 6 13 8 20
18 Brazil Tito Giaffone 9 13 13 11 Ret 16 Ret 7 11 10 19
19 Brazil Ricardo Zonta 16 12 15 21 11 14 8 7 17
20 Brazil Raphael Teixeira 18 4 - DSQ - 15 16 Ret WD WD 14
21 Brazil Nick Monteiro 12 Ret 18 11 7 Ret 11
22 Brazil Beto Monteiro 15 6 Ret 12 11
23 Portugal Lourenço Beirão Ret 7 19 Ret 8
24 Brazil Adalberto Baptista 17 8 20 14 14 13 17 16 7
25 Brazil Pietro Rimbano 9 18 4
26 Brazil Vinicius Canhedo 19 13 19 17 13 12 21 13 1
27 Brazil Bruno Baptista 12 Ret 1
28 Brazil Thiago Lopes 15 17 0
29 Brazil Marcel Jorand 16 19 0
30 Brazil Léo Yoshii 17 17 0
31 Brazil Emerson Rack 17 18 WD WD 0
32 Brazil Daniel Mencacci 20 - 0
33 Brazil Gianluca Petecof Ret Ret 0
34 Brazil Pablo Marçal Ret - 0
Challenge Championship
1 Brazil Jorge Martelli 1 1 3 Ret 2 Ret 13 1 2 5 184
2 Brazil Alfredinho Ibiapina 3 Ret 1 1 4 4 71 2 1 Ret 173
3 Brazil Felipe Tozzo 5 4 2 2 1 10 22 3 6 7 156
4 Brazil Gabryel Romano 8 8 Ret 6 3 1 66 4 4 1 136
5 Brazil "Gui" Backes 2 3 4 5 9 9 84 7 5 2 132
6 Brazil Tito Giaffone 4 6 6 3 Ret 6 Ret7 5 3 3 112
7 Brazil Vinicius Canhedo 8 4 7 7 45 8 8 4 81
8 Brazil Adalberto Baptista 11 5 8 5 59 9 7 6 80
9 Brazil Antonio Junqueira 6 2 Ret 2 Ret8 6 74
10 Brazil Nick Monteiro 7 Ret 6 3 3 Ret 60
11 Brazil Emerson Rack 5 8 18
12 Brazil Léo Yoshii 7 7 16
13 Brazil Bruno Baptista 5 Ret 12
14 Brazil Thiago Lopes 9 7 12
15 Brazil Marcel Jorand 10 9 7

See also

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