The national rally championship expanded to nine events for 2026, promising excitement through clashes between different generations of drivers: established stars like Armindo Araújo, Ricardo Teodósio, and Pedro Meireles; the increasingly experienced Rúben Rodrigues and Pedro Almeida; and young talents Gonçalo Henriques and Hugo Lopes.

The season kicked off in April with the Terras d’Aboboreira Rally. As preparation for the WRC round in Portugal, Japanese driver Takumi Matsushita won the event in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. However, for the purposes of the CPR standings, the victory went to Azorean driver Rúben Rodrigues, driving an identical car. Armindo Araújo finished next—once again in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2—followed by Pedro Almeida in another Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

May saw the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, a WRC event won by Thierry Neuville in a Hyundai i20N Rally1. Only the event's first leg counted toward the national championship standings. Rúben Rodrigues was once again the top performer, closely followed by Gonçalo Henriques in a Hyundai i20N Rally2 and Pedro Almeida, who again took the final spot on the podium.

Late May marked the debut of the Lisbon Rally in the championship. In the year's first tarmac event, victory went to Pedro Almeida, followed just one second later by Rúben Rodrigues. José Pedro Fontes took the final podium spot; after many years representing Citroën, he is competing for Lancia this year in a Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale.

In mid-June, it was the turn of the Castelo Branco and Vila Velha de Ródão rally, an event that many competitors did not attend due to the obligation to choose between this event and the Lisbon rally to collect points. Victory once again went to Rúben Rodrigues, who shared the podium with João Barros in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 and Ricardo Sousa in a Citroën C3 Rally2.

Rali da Madeira is the fifth event of a season that will continue in September in Chaves with the Água Rally and in October with the Casinos do Algarve and Six Cities/North of Portugal rallies, ending in November with the Vidreiro/Centro de Portugal Rally.

Classification: 1^st Rúben Rodrigues, 80; 2^nd Pedro Almeida, 63; 3^rd José Pedro Fontes, 48; 4^th  Gonçalo Henriques, 45; 5^th Pedro Meireles, 41; 6^th Armindo Araújo, 39; 7^th Ricardo Teodósio, 39; 8^th Diego Martins, 24; 9^th João Barros, 22; 10^th Henrique Moniz, 14. There are 35 classified competitors.