Rally of Brazil

The Rally Brazil () is the collective name for the national rallying championships held in Brazil under the authority of the Brazilian Motorsport Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo, CBA) and its National Rally Commission (Comissão Nacional de Rally, CNR). The discipline is split into two separate and independently scored competitions: the Brazilian Speed Rally Championship (Campeonato Brasileiro de Rally de Velocidade), run over closed-road timed special stages, and the Brazilian Rally Raid Championship (Campeonato Brasileiro de Rally Raid, formerly cross-country), run over long-distance routes navigated by road book.

In 2026 the Speed Rally comprises five rounds held in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, contested in the Rally2, Rally4, Rally5 and Rally5 Light categories, with separate classifications for drivers and co-drivers. The Rally Raid comprises seven events counting for eight rounds, spread across São Paulo, Rio Grande do Norte, Minas Gerais, Tocantins and Paraná, with classes for motorcycles, quads, UTVs, cars and trucks.

Both championships are governed by the Brazilian Motorsport Sporting Code (Código Desportivo do Automobilismo, CDA), by the sporting and technical regulations of each championship, and by the Supplementary Regulations of each event. The CBA is Brazil's National Sporting Authority (ASN), affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and to FIA Rally Codasur, the South American regional body.

History

Organised rallying in Brazil began in the early 1950s, when members of the Sociedade Esportiva e Cultural dos Empregados da Light (SEGEL) started running events in the city of São Paulo. These were social gatherings more than sporting contests, closer to the original English sense of the word rally.

The first regional rally championship was organised in São Paulo in 1961. Four years later Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul established regional championships of their own. The first national championship was held in 1973, and the championship reached its 27th edition in 2008.

During the 2010s and 2020s the championship structure was progressively aligned with FIA technical nomenclature, replacing the former national Group N and Group A classes with the FIA-homologated Rally2, Rally4 and Rally5 categories.

Speed Rally

Structure

The Brazilian Speed Rally Championship is contested in the Rally2, Rally4, Rally5 and Rally5 Light categories, the last of these aimed at competitors starting their careers. Drivers and co-drivers are classified separately, in their own per-category tables.

Rounds may be run over one or two competition days. On two-day rounds each day produces its own classification and points; single-day rounds use a different scale. Some rounds also include a Power Stage, a separately timed closing stage awarding bonus points.

Current points structure

The Sporting Code provides that the points system of each championship is defined in its own sporting regulations, and expressly allows points for partial results such as the Power Stage. According to the official 2026 classification document, the points observed are:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Two-day round (per day) 12 9 7 6 5 4 Single-day round 18 14 11 9 NA NA

In addition to the per-day points, 5 points are awarded for starting each round and 1 bonus point to the Power Stage winner. The season regulations also allow one result to be dropped.

Events

Rallies in 2026:

Round Dates Rally Event base Surface 01 19–22 March Erechim Rally Brasil Erechim, RS gravel 02 1–3 May Rally Estação Estação, RS gravel 03 4–5 July Rally Nova Prata Nova Prata, RS gravel 04 11–13 September Rally Rio Negrinho Rio Negrinho, SC gravel 05 17–18 October Rally Nova Itália Severiano de Almeida, RS gravel

2026 standings

Standings after round three (official document dated 6 July 2026):

Category Leading driver Points Leading co-driver Points Rally2 Rodrigo Varela 84 Marco Marini 84 Rally4 Eduardo Tonial 62 Lucas Neumann 62 Rally5 Tiago Klimaczewski / Bruno Foscarini (tied) 59 Felipe Klimaczewski / Felipe Araujo Costa (tied) 59 Rally5 Light Anderson Graeff 56 Evandro Frigo 51

Rally Raid

The Brazilian Rally Raid Championship, historically known as the Brazilian Cross-Country Rally Championship, gathers long-distance events run on unpaved terrain with road-book navigation and classes for motorcycles, quads, UTVs, cars and trucks. Unlike speed rally rounds, several of its events run for three to nine days.

Format and navigation

The route of each event is defined by the road book issued to competitors. Organisers do not release the route tracklog, and possession or use of GPS route information obtained through unofficial channels results in exclusion. Course cutting is penalised under the sporting regulations, with specific fines for cuts across crops in marked sensitive areas.

A single event may count for more than one championship round: the XVI Rally Barretos, held on 13–15 March 2026 at the Parque do Peão in Barretos, counted as rounds 1 and 2 of the season, run on two consecutive days with one special stage of about 140 km on each. The event's own final classification is decided by cumulative time including penalties, rather than by championship points.

In the car classes, the 2026 Rally Barretos ran for Ultimate T1, Ultimate T1+, Ultimate Pró, Ultimate SP, Ultimate BR, Stock, Challenger, SSV and Truck.

Tracking and safety

Use of the Stella satellite tracking unit is mandatory and its installation is verified before scrutineering; disconnecting the antenna or power supply during an event is penalised, up to exclusion. Besides allowing a rescue request, the unit manages the overtaking procedure: from 400 metres behind, a competitor may send successive overtaking requests, and a leading driver who fails to allow the pass within set intervals receives escalating penalties, from added time and lost grid positions to being classified as a non-finisher for that leg.

Events

Rallies in 2026:

Round Dates Rally Event base Surface 01 and 02 13–15 March XVI Rally Barretos Barretos, SP dirt 03 17–19 April Rally RN 1500 Rio Grande do Norte dirt and sand 04 15–17 May Rally Minas Brasil Araxá, MG dirt 05 14–20 June Rally Jalapão Tocantins dirt and sand 06 9–11 July Sertões Series PR Siqueira Campos, PR dirt 07 22–30 August Sertões NA dirt, sand and gravel 08 6–8 November Sertões Series SP São Paulo dirt

As an indication of scale, the 2026 Sertões Series Paraná was run over three days with timed sections of 133.51 km, 150.21 km and 122.90 km.

Previous seasons

2018 season

The 2018 season comprised five rounds:

Round Dates Rally Event base Surface 01 8 April Rali Estação Rio Grande do Sul NA 02 27 May Rali Internacional de Erechim Rio Grande do Sul NA 03 22 July Rali de Inverno São Paulo NA 04 16 September Rali de São Bento Santa Catarina NA 05 18 November Rali do Paraná Paraná NA

2009 season

The 2009 season comprised eight rounds in five states. At the time, rounds of the Brazilian championship were mostly held over a single day, unlike the two- and three-day rounds of the world and South American championships.

Round Dates Rally Event base Surface 01 8 March Rali Internacional de Curitiba Paraná NA 02 12 April Rali de Tijucas or Blumenau Santa Catarina NA 03 9 May Rali Internacional de Erechim Rio Grande do Sul NA 04 7 June Venue to be confirmed Minas Gerais NA 05 12 July Venue to be confirmed Santa Catarina NA 06 23 August Venue to be confirmed São Paulo NA 07 20 September Rali de Ouro Branco Minas Gerais NA 08 9 October Rali de Estação Rio Grande do Sul NA

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