2026 Russian Circuit Racing Series
The 2026 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series will be the thirteenth season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It will be the twelfth season with international TCR class cars. In 2026, the competition will be held in seven classes: Touring, Touring Light, Super Production, S1600, GT4, CN and monoclass RB03.[1] This is also the second season that RCRS has hosted SMP Formula 4 races.
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Teams and drivers
Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.
Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship
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Teams claimed for team points |
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupra León VZ TCR | 2 | 1–4 | ||
| 10 | 1–4 | |||
| Cupra León VZ TCR | 3 | 1–4 | ||
| 12 | 1–4 | |||
| 23 | 5 | |||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 14 | 1–4 | ||
| Cupra León VZ TCR | 4 | 1–4 | ||
| 25 | 1–4 | |||
| LADA Vesta NG Sport TCR | 12 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 1–4 | |||
| 55 | 1–4 | |||
| Cupra León VZ TCR | 18 | 1–2 | ||
Super Production
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Teams claimed for team points |
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT León Supercopa Mk2 | 1 | TBA | ||
| Subaru BRZ | 16 | 1–4 | ||
| 81 | 1–4 | |||
| 91 | 2, 4 | |||
| LADA Granta Cup | 87 | 1–3 | ||
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 44 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 2 | |||
| 80 | 1–4 | |||
| 90 | 1 | |||
| Honda Civic Type R FN2 | 50 | 1–4 | ||
| Honda Civic Type R EP3 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Mazda MX5 | 77 | 3 |
Touring Light
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Teams claimed for team points |
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Solaris II 1.6T | 7 | 1–4 | ||
| 77 | 1–4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.5T | 8 | 1–4 | ||
| Audi A1 Sportback 6B 1.5T | 24 | 1–4 | ||
| 32 | 1–4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.5T | 10 | 1–4 | ||
| 51 | 1–2, 4 | |||
| 84 | 1, 4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.4T | 19 | 1–4 | ||
| Audi A1 8X 1.4T | 43 | 1–4 | ||
| Skoda Fabia 1.5T | 11 | 1, 4 | ||
| 34 | 1–4 | |||
| 66 | 1–4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.6T | 12 | 1–4 | ||
| 33 | 1–4 | |||
| 50 | 1–4 | |||
| Mini JCW F56 1.6T | 13 | 1–4 | ||
| Audi A1 8X 1.4T | 15 | 1–4 | ||
| Audi A1 8X 1.4T | 21 | 1–4 | ||
| Kia Rio X 1.5T | 23 | 1–4 | ||
| Mini JCW F56 1.6T | 28 | 2, 4 | ||
| 29 | 1–4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.5T | 37 | 1–4 | ||
| Volkswagwn Polo 1.4T | 44 | 1–4 | ||
| Volkswagwn Polo VI 1.4T | 49 | 1–3 | ||
| 55 | 1–4 | |||
| 65 | 1–4 | |||
| Kia Rio X 1.6T | 99 | 1–4 |
S1600
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Teams claimed for team points |
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lada Kalina | 17 | 2–3 | ||
| 53 | 3 | |||
| Lada Kalina | 27 | 1–2 | ||
| Lada Granta | 36 | 2 | ||
| Lada Kalina | 47 | 3 | ||
| 81 | 1 | |||
| 85 | 1–3 | |||
| 87 | 1 | |||
| Lada Granta | 56 | 2 | ||
| Lada Granta | 58 | 1–2 | ||
| Lada Granta | 63 | 2 | ||
| Lada Granta | 70 | 1–3 | ||
| Lada Kalina | 98 | 3 |
GT4
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Sports prototype CN
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Teams claimed for team points |
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BR03
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Calendar and results
Calendar is presented on 25 November 2025 and includes 11 weekends and up to 7 rounds in different classes.[1] The calendar was slightly changed on 6 April 2026.[18] Not all classes will be represented in every round.
| Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Touring winner | SP winner | TL winner | S1600 winner | GT4 winner | CN winners | Mazda Cup winners | S1600 Junior winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 16–17 May | R1: Maksim Soldatov R2: Zakhar Slutsky |
R1: Timofey Buyanov R2: Roman Golykov |
R1: Andrey Maslennikov R2: Samvel Iskoyants |
R1: Ilya Rodkin R2: Ilya Rodkin |
R1: Vadim Mescheryakov R2: Vadim Mescheryakov |
R1: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov Legends EVO: Artem Kabakov Mitjet: Denis Pomogalov Legends 600: Artem Maksimchuk R2: Shortcut: Igor Shunailov Legends EVO: Artem Kabakov Mitjet: Denis Pomogalov Legends 600: Artem Maksimchuk |
not held | not held |
| 2 | Kazan Ring, Kazan | 13–14 June | R1: Vladimir Atoev R2: Maksim Soldatov |
R1: Roman Golykov R2: Roman Golykov |
R1: Nikolay Karamyshev R2: Petr Plotnikov |
R1: Vasily Korablev R2: Ilya Rodkin |
R1: Ivan Chubarov and Viktor Shaytar R2: Dmitry Rodionov and Sergey Borisov |
not held | not held | not held |
| 3 | NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk | 4–5 July | R1: Ivan Chubarov R2: Maksim Soldatov |
R1: Timofey Buyanov R2: Timofey Buyanov |
R1: Petr Plotnikov R2: Petr Plotnikov |
R1: Mikhail Dralin R2: Arseny Malyghin |
not held | R1: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov Legends EVO: Vyacheslav Kiselev Mitjet: Petr Biryukov Legends 600: Danila Chernega R2: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov Legends EVO: no finishers Mitjet: Denis Pomogalov Legends 600: Danila Chernega |
R1:Valery Smirnov R2: Kirill Glushak |
R1:Maksim Aksenov R2: Amir Sabirov |
| 4 | Igora Drive, Priozersk | 8–9 August | R1: Aleksandr Smolyar R2: Zakhar Slutsky |
R1: Azat Kalimullin R2: Timofey Buyanov |
R1: Kai Richard Schick R2: Ivan Zhuravlev |
no participants | R1: Zakhar Slutsky and Artem Slutsky R2: Zakhar Slutsky and Artem Slutsky |
R1: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: R2: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: |
R: Kirill Glushak | R1: Emir Gallyamov R2: Maksim Aksenov |
| 5 | NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk | 29–30 August | R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
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not held | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | Fort Grozny Autodrom, Grozny | 11–13 September | R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
not held | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 9–11 October | R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: R2: |
R1: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: R2: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: R3: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: R4: Shortcut: Legends EVO: Mitjet: Legends 600: |
TBA | TBA |
Championship standings
- Scoring systems
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Race 1 Points | 30 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship Team's Standings
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMP Racing | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 264 | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | TAIF Motorsprot | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 255 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Lukoil Racing Twins Team | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 215 | ||||||
| Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | LADA Sport Rosneft | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 210 | ||||||
| DNS | 10 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
Super Production
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Super Production Team's Standings
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITECO Racing Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 322 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
Touring Light
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Touring Light Team's Standings
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTE Racing Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 199 | ||||||
| Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Rally Academy | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 179 | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 13 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kuzma’s Mother Racing Team | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 171 | ||||||
| Ret | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Innostage AG Team | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 125 | ||||||
| 22 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 11 | |||||||||
| 5 | Powerfuls | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 122 | ||||||
| Ret | 22 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 17 | Ret | |||||||||
| 6 | Bragin Racing Team | 4 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 117 | ||||||
| 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 | PSM Team | 9 | 18 | 16 | 20† | 16 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 26 | ||||||
| 17 | Ret | 17 | DSQ | 18 | 19 | 19 | Ret | |||||||||
| 8 | GTE Racing Team Plus | 11 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 19 | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | NRG1 | IGO | NRG2 | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | |||||||
S1600
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
SMP GT4 Russia
- Scoring systems
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 and 2 Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
SMP GT4 Russia Team's Standings
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | IGO | NRG | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Am / Am | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ITECO Racing x TEAMGARIS #52 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 115 | ||||||
| 2 | RScar Motorsport #63 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 96 | ||||||
| 3 | TEAMGARIS #11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 | ||||||
| 4 | CapitalRT #13 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 16 | 48 | ||||||
| 5 | SMP Racing x Putin Team #51 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 47 | ||||||
| 6 | RScar Motorsport #24 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 44 | ||||||
| 4 | RUMOS Racing #18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 43 | ||||||
| 8 | X-Motorsport #5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 | ||||||
| 9 | Motor Sharks #1 | 3 | NC | Ret | 2 | 12 | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| 10 | TEAMGARIS #34 | 4 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| 11 | Sportcar Racing Team #50 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 17 | ||||||
| 12 | Time4Race #55 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
| 13 | Shishkoil by CapitalRT #12 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| 14 | TEAMGARIS #56 | 10 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 15 | TEAMGARIS #31 | 11 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Fire n' Smoke #20 | DSQ | 12 | 15 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | Time4Race #77 | 13 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| Am | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | RScar Motorsport #63 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 146 | ||||||
| 2 | RUMOS Racing #18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 81 | ||||||
| 3 | Time4Race #55 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 51 | ||||||||
| 4 | TEAMGARIS #56 | 10 | 13 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 5 | TEAMGARIS #31 | 11 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Time4Race #77 | 13 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||
| Pro | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | YADRO Motorsport #16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 140 | ||||||
| 2 | Twins Raacing by YADRO Motorsport #33 | 1 | 1 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Fire n' Smoke #27 | 15 | 13 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 4 | VRacing Team #90 | 14 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| - | Sportcar Racing Team #7 | DNQ | DNQ | - | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | MSC1 | KAZ | IGO | NRG | GRO | MSC2 | Pts. | ||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ This name is associated with the Putin Team clothing brand and is not related to politics.
References
- 1 2 "Календарь СМП РСКГ `2026: 11 гоночных уик-эндов и самая длинная гонка в истории" [SMP RCRS 2026 Calendar: 11 race weekends and the longest race in history]. rskg.smpracing.ru (in Russian). 25 November 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Участники СМП РСКГ СПРИНТ: предварительный список" [SMP RCRS Sprint Participants: Preview List]. vk.com (in Russian). 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Михаил Симонов и братья Слуцкие выступят за ЛУКОЙЛ Рейсинг Твинс Тим в новом сезоне" [Mikhail Simonov and the Slutsky brothers will compete for the LUKOIL Racing Twins Team in the new season.]. lukoilracing.ru (in Russian). 27 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "LADA Sport ROSNEFT: новый сезон в обновленном формате" [LADA Sport ROSNEFT: New season in an updated format]. ladasportrosneft.ru (in Russian). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 "AG Team объявляет состав на сезон СМП РСКГ 2026" [AG Team announces its roster for the 2026 SMP RCRS season.]. ag.team (in Russian). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Продолжаем объявление состава на сезон 2026!" [We continue announcing the roster for the 2026 season!]. vk.com (in Russian). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "️Продолжаем объявлять состав на сезон СМП РСКГ 2026!" [Continuing our 2026 SMP RCRS season roster announcements!]. vk.com (in Russian). 28 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "️Третьим пилотом ITECO Racing Team в классе Супер-Продакшн станет Радик Басыров!" [The third pilot of ITECO Racing Team in the Super-Production class will be Radik Basyrov!]. vk.com (in Russian). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Контракт с кузькиной матерью – неслабо звучит, а?" ["Contract with Kuzma's mother" – sounds pretty tough, doesn't it?]. vk.com (in Russian). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Итоги 2025 и планы на 2026" [Results for 2025 and plans for 2026]. psm-sport.ru (in Russian). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Роман Голиков — новый пилот «Кузькиной матери»" [Roman Golikov is the new pilot of "Kuzma’s Mother".]. vk.com (in Russian). 26 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Отец и сын за рулем одного суперкара: X Motorsport ставят задачу завоевать Кубок России" [Father and son behind the wheel of the same supercar: X Motorsport aims to win the Russian Cup.]. rskg.smpracing.ru (in Russian). 25 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "TEAMGARIS объявляет составы на сезон РСКГ и РСКГ ЭНДУРАНС 2026" [TEAMGARIS announces rosters for the 2026 RCRS and RCRS Endurance season]. vk.com (in Russian). 28 April 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "GT4 – новый этап для команды!" [GT4 – a new stage for the team!]. vk.com (in Russian). 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Знакомьтесь: экипаж №12 на сезон СМП РСКГ 2026 в классе GT4!" [Meet crew #12 for the 2026 SMP RCRS season in the GT4 class!]. vk.com (in Russian). 13 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Праздничные новости от SMP Racing" [Celebration news from SMP Racing.]. vk.com (in Russian). 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Огненно-дымный экипаж в гонках суперкаров!" [Fire and smoke crew in supercar racing!]. vk.com (in Russian). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Больше гонок в Подмосковье: в обновленном календаре СМП РСКГ-2026 — сразу четыре уикенда на трассе Moscow Raceway" [More races in the Moscow region: the updated 2026 SMP RCRS calendar includes four weekends at Moscow Raceway.]. rskg.smpracing.ru (in Russian). 6 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.