The Porsche Cup C6 Bank closed the first half of the 2025 Sprint Championship with a thrilling round and action-packed races at Interlagos. The weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of the biggest GT event in Latin America, featuring no fewer than 73 competitors and a festival of attractions on and off the track — once again demonstrating the excellence that has defined the event since April 16, 2005, when 12 cars first raced at Interlagos.

The races were marked by thrilling overtakes and fierce battles, further intensified by the debut of the Boost system. Exclusive to the Carrera Cup Brazil within the global Porsche one-make ecosystem, Boost was developed by Porsche Cup C6 Bank with authorization from Porsche Motorsport. The system modifies the electronic fuel injection of the 992-generation cars, providing an extra 20 to 30 horsepower at the drivers' discretion. Its usage parameters — including activation time, amount of extra power, and number of activations — are outlined in the regulations for each event, according to the circuit characteristics.

Unlike Formula 1’s DRS zones, Boost can be activated anywhere on the track, whether for overtaking or defending. This innovation led to even more dynamic and unpredictable races.

In the first race of the weekend, Marcos Regadas delivered a remarkable comeback story. After undergoing surgery on both Achilles tendons earlier in the year, he doubted whether he would even race in 2025. By developing a heel-braking technique at Velocitta to protect his recovering leg, he not only returned but triumphed at Interlagos. Regadas won both the overall and Sport classes. Thiago Vivacqua, Matheus Comparatto, Miguel Paludo (who remains 100% on podiums this year), and Christian Hahn completed the Carrera Cup podium. In Carrera Sport, Alceu Feldmann and Lineu Pires secured second and third place, respectively, while in Carrera Rookie, Silvio Morestoni claimed victory, followed by Leonardo Sanchez and Bruno Campos.

In the second race, Thiago Vivacqua capitalized on Boost to secure victory in the Carrera class, with Lucas Salles and Miguel Paludo completing the podium. In the Sport class, Alceu Feldmann and his son, Alceu Feldmann Neto, celebrated a family one-two finish, with Israel Salmen in third. Bruno Campos translated his strong pace into a win in the Rookie class, ahead of Marco Pisani and Edu Guedes.

Meanwhile, the Challenge class, which does not use Boost, delivered equally competitive races. Gerson Campos won the first race, while Caio Chaves took the second. Leonardo Hermmann and Sadak Leite completed the podium in Race 1, while in Race 2, Lucas Locatelli and José Moura Neto claimed victories in the Sport division. Cecilia Rabelo and Markenson Marques rounded out the Sport podiums.

In the Challenge Rookie class, Cláudio Reina, Daniel Neumann, and William Araújo consistently shared the podium, with Neumann winning five of the six races so far this season.

Closing the weekend, the Trophy class saw another dominant performance from Neto Carloni, with Sérgio Laurentys and Gabriel Guper completing the podium. Carloni also won in the Sport class, followed by Fabricio Simões and Eldo Umbelino.

In the championship standings, consistency remains key. Miguel Paludo and Caio Chaves are the only drivers in Carrera and Challenge, respectively, to have reached the podium in all six races this season, both leading their categories. Carloni remains perfect in Trophy, having won all three races to date.

Next, the series heads overseas — one of its great traditions. Portugal’s Algarve International Circuit in Portimão will host the next rounds: the fourth Sprint round on June 28-29, followed by the opening round of the Endurance Championship a week later. The next Trophy round will return to Interlagos on August 2-3.