The 2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica enters the second half of the season with three rounds completed and one thing certain: this is, so far, the most competitive and exciting season in the championship’s history. The visits to Portimão, Monteblanco, and Valencia have hosted nine races—six in Sprint format and three in Endurance—where the talent of the drivers, the consistency of the teams, and the technical demands of the events have put the best performers on the grid to the test. With more than 20 drivers of various nationalities on track, distributed among leading teams such as LOB Motorsport, AF & V Motorsport, GT Corse, Monteiros Competições, and RGB Racing Team, the spectacle has been non-stop.
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Among the names that have shone the most in this first half are Dylan Pereira, Manuel Alves, Rui Miritta, Nuno Inocêncio, and the unbeatable Francisca Queiroz, protagonists of an increasingly balanced and determined pack. The victories, although shared, have revealed trends and placed these drivers at the center of the fight for the titles in their respective categories.
In the Sprint races, Manuel Alves began the season with a clear victory in Portimão, repeated the feat in the first race at Monteblanco, and won again in Valencia. Three solid victories that confirm the LOB Motorsport driver as one of the fastest on the grid. However, his greatest rival has been the Portuguese-Luxembourgish Dylan Pereira, who responded with dominant victories in the second Sprint Race at Monteblanco and Valencia. The AF & V Motorsport driver has proven particularly effective in maintaining a clean, interference-free race pace—and also has the decisive support of the team and the experience gained in other international championships. Spaniard Borja García (GT Corse) was the driver who most interfered in the fight between Alves and Pereira, taking victory in Sprint Race 2 at Portimão.
In the 50-minute Endurance Races, with mandatory pit stops, the excitement multiplied. In Portimão and Monteblanco, the Dylan Pereira/André Fernandes duo led the AF & V Motorsport Porsche to victory, always after intense battles with Manuel Alves, who competed alone in both races and finished second. In Valencia, GT Corse’s strategy shone brightest: the Alejandro Barambio/Borja García duo took advantage of the pit stop to take the lead and clearly win. AF & V Motorsport’s responsiveness and LOB Motorsport’s consistency kept both teams on the podium.
Category 2: Dylan Pereira and Manuel Alves at Full Speed
In Category 2, which includes the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, the duel between Dylan Pereira and Manuel Alves was electrifying. Pereira leads the standings with 154 points, thanks to his accumulated victories and his effectiveness in the endurance races. Alves follows closely behind with 146 points, always present in the lead and showing great dominance at the start of each round. The two drivers shared the victories in the PROAM Class, while the AM Class saw varied protagonists such as Alejandro Barambio, Jorge Ramírez, and rookie Sasha Barucq, the latter with an overall podium finish and a class win in his debut at Valencia. In the GD Class, Daniel García Balboa stood out with consistent pace in the Endurance races.
Category 1: Consistency is the Key Word
In Category 1, dedicated to the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup, the balance was more balanced, with the main drivers alternating between victories. Nuno Inocêncio started the year in style, with three wins at Portimão and another at Monteblanco. However, his Monteiros Competições teammate, Rui Miritta, emerged strongly from the second round onwards, winning Sprint 1 at Monteblanco and then every race held at Valencia. The consistency of Pablo Hernández of the RGB Racing Team earned him the lead in the category with 148 points, ahead of Inocêncio (120) and Alexandre Fonseca (118). Infighting among the Monteiros Competições drivers enlivened the Category 1 grid, where André Marques (winner of the AM class) and Hernández himself (regular wins in the AM and GD classes) also stood out.
Ladies Cup: Determination and Talent on the Track
In the Ladies Cup, Francisca Queiroz’s name has become synonymous with absolute dominance. The young LOB Motorsport driver now has seven wins out of eight possible wins, comfortably leads the overall standings (160 points), and has also excelled in the overall standings, with several Top 10 finishes and even an impressive 4th place overall in the Monteblanco Endurance Championship. Queiroz has improved race after race and is now one of the championship’s leading lights. Behind her, young Spaniard María Sánchez Iglesias is second, with strong performances and a win in Portimão, while Briton Chloe Grant occupies third place, benefiting from strong debuts in Monteblanco and Valencia. In the classes, Dylan Pereira (PROAM), André Fernandes (AM), and Daniel García Balboa (GD) take the lead.
Collectively, AF & V Motorsport leads the teams with 57 points, followed by LOB Motorsport (54) and GT Corse (45). With this outlook, the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica is preparing to enter the second half of the season, where everything is still to be decided. The duel between Pereira and Alves promises to last until the final corner. The fight for Category 1 is red-hot, with three drivers separated by just a few points. And in the Ladies Cup, all eyes remain on Francisca Queiroz. With three rounds still to be run—Navarra, Jerez, and Barcelona—the championship is far from over. The gap between the contenders is minimal, and the Endurance Races promise to continue to weigh in. The next stop will be in Navarra, on September 13 and 14.