Rubens Barrichello enters the season as the defending Brasil Series champion.
The 2026 NASCAR Brasil Series will be the fourth season of the NASCAR Brasil Series after the rebrand of "Sprint Race" Series. It will consist of nine rounds plus an pre-season round starting on 15 March in Pirelli Brazilian testing facility Circuito Panamericano, Elias Fausto and will finish on 29 November in Autódromo Internacional de Brasília, Brasília. It will be the first season of the series new car called "RISE 26" which features an new chassis, an upgrade of 60 hp on its V6 engine and 40kg lighter than the previous generation.[1][2]
For the 2026 season, several changes are being implanted in the series; a Playoff system is coming to replace the old "Special Edition" rounds, as well a pre-season round inspired by NASCAR "Cook Out Clash" called "O duelo" (The Duel) with an special racing format unseen in the series before.[3][4]
Rubens Barrichello will enter as both 2025 "Overall" and "Brazilian" championships Champion, while Gabriel Casagrande will enter as the "Special Edition" Champion.
Technical changes
The 2026 season will debut an new car for the series, named "RISE 26" (Racecraft”, “Innovation”, “Safety”and “Experience”),[1][5] it consists in several upgrades and modifications from the previous generation, including the replacement of the butterfly doors for an hatch to driver's entry as well an relocation of drivers position from the middle of the car to the left due facilitate rescue teams operation. As well the car received an new eletronic and suspension package, update in chassis for safety reasons, specially in the front and rear bumpers, increase on power-to-weight ratio and fuel tank capacity (fueled by ethanol), car body changing from fiberglass to carbon fiber and an unique Pirelli tire developed specially for the series.[2]
Technical information:
Architecture: 3-piece modular chassis (front/rear clips + central cell)
Cell: Polished 304 stainless steel
Body: Carbon fiber; Hexagon dimensional control
Engine: NB-26 V6, 360 hp
Fuel: 100% Ethanol
Transmission: 6-speed, power shift and paddle shifters
Torque (max.): 55 kgf•m
Weight: 960 kg
Power-to-weight ratio: 2.66 kg/hp
Suspension: Double wishbone
Wheels: RAW
Tires: Pirelli TH4, size 265/645R18 PZERO (special NASCAR Brazil compound)
Steering wheel: TMC, carbon fiber, multifunction
Fuel tank: Kevlar, 90 L
Teams and Drivers
Following 2025 season when for the first time the cars were run by private teams, the 2026 season will include two new teams on the grid making an total of 5, after R.Mattheis Motorsport left the series being replaced by Pole Motorsport[6]
Cavaleiro Sports announced their move to Nascar Brasil in December 2025, the team was invited to join the grid for the 2025 season but the management decided to wait for the series new car to be the right moment to join, they will alligne 4 cars in the grid.[14]
Pole Motorsports will replaced R.Mattheis Motorsport after announcing the entry in Nascar Brasil in January, being the 5th private team in the grid they will alligne 4 cars in the grid.[15]
The pre-calendar of the 2026 season of Nascar Brasil series was released on November 17 including 21 races on 9 rounds across Brazil and was set to start on March 15 in a yet to be determined track, with the season closure scheduled to Autódromo Internacional de Brasília in November 29.[3]
For the first time Nascar Brasil calendar will not have more than one round per track as well 10 dates for the first time. The calendar will have an mix of 6 road courses, 2 oval tracks and 2 external layouts.[18]
Notes- 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.
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