Last Friday evening at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Race Ready presented the key details for the 2025 season of the Iberian Supercars, Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade, and Supercars España (pending on RFEDA approval), unveiling some minor changes and the official calendar.
Following the success of this year's season, which twice featured starting grids with over forty cars and averaged over thirty entries, the organisers will maintain the competition guidelines for the upcoming season with only slight adjustments.
Introducing the Supercars Endurance Licence (SEL)
From 2025, teams in the GT4 Pro and GT4 Bronze divisions must hold a mandatory licence (SEL) issued by the organisers, with the number of registered cars capped at 25 and each team limited to three cars.
Teams may use their SEL, lease it, or sell it; however, if it remains unused, it will revert to the organisers, who will assign it to an interested team.
Current teams competing in the three Supercars Endurance series will receive the majority of available SELs, while the organisers will retain three.
This approach allows Race Ready to reward teams that have supported the championship since its revival by giving them priority and providing them with an asset they can even trade.
There will be no participation restrictions in other categories and divisions.
Change in GT4 Divisions
From next season, GT4 Pro will be split into two divisions: Pro Silver, exclusively for Silver-ranking drivers, and Pro Bronze, which will retain the current guidelines, allowing pairings of one Silver or Gold driver with a Bronze driver.
The aim of this adjustment is to maintain balance and fairness in the races and championships, particularly for Bronze drivers, resolving concerns about "misclassified Bronze" drivers that stirred discussions in the paddock in 2024.
Stability in the other divisions
Touring and GTC category cars will continue to race in the same grid as GT4 cars across the three Supercars Endurance competitions.
Weight Averaging for Better Balance
Until this year, drivers’ weights were not taken into account, which created some unfairness, as heavier pairings were more disadvantaged.
To level the playing field and ensure the most competitive balance, from 2025 the average weight of each driver pairing will contribute to determining each car's total weight.
Calendar – Solid Foundations and an Exciting New Addition
Subject to ASN approval and with some dates yet to be set in stone, the 2025 calendar will remain largely unchanged. It will feature the circuits that hosted this year’s season across the three competitions — Iberian Supercars, Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade, and Supercars España (previously known as Supercars Jarama RACE, pending RFEDA approval).
The big news is the potential return of Vila Real, with a round exclusively for the Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade. The teams will decide, and the Circuito do Estoril on 13 July may take Vila Real’s place.
As usual, the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve will open the season on 5–6 April, followed by Jarama, Jerez, and Estoril, which will close the Iberian Supercars and Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade seasons.
Valencia, which debuted this year with an Iberian Supercars and Supercars España (pending on RFEDA approval) round to great sporting and spectator success, will remain on the calendar for both competitions.
The historic Jarama Circuit near Madrid will feature exclusively in the Supercars España (pending on RFEDA approval), keeping its traditional slot in June at the highly popular Jarama Classic weekend.
As before, to compete in a championship, drivers and teams will need to participate in only four rounds, while those opting for two championships must compete in five race weekends, and those doing all six events will compete in all three championships.
"We’ve had a fantastic season in 2024, but we can always improve, and that’s what we aim to do with these minor adjustments, maintaining the foundations of competitions that have generated so much interest from drivers, teams, and the public," said Diogo Ferrão. "Our aim with changes to weight and the GT4 Pro division is to ensure maximum fairness across drivers and teams, and I’m confident it’s a step in the right direction. The SELs are also a way to be fair to the teams that have joined us in this growth, guaranteeing them places on the starting grid and adding value."
As for the 2025 calendar, Race Ready’s CEO added, "we want to maintain some stability in our calendar, as the circuits we visited this year aligned with drivers' preferences, and we’ve also seen increased spectator turnout, with Valencia being a pleasant surprise, both in terms of facilities for drivers and teams and the large crowd that came to watch our races. Vila Real is a possible return. We've always said we’d like to go back if the minimum conditions were met for our drivers and teams, and now Vila Real can provide that. It’s a circuit with a fantastic, knowledgeable audience that has always supported us."
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