The climb to Peñas Blancas will gather the mountain motorsport elite in Estepona in three weeks.

Estepona will once again be at the heart of national motorsport with the celebration, from April 10 to 12, of the XVII Champion's Climb... Estepona-Peñas Blancas 2026, an event now established as one of the most demanding and anticipated on the mountain racing calendar.

The event will count towards the Spanish Mountain Championship, also kicking off the season, the Andalusia Championship, the Car-Cross Andalusia Cup, and the Málaga Provincial Council Cup, ensuring the presence of top-level teams and drivers in the Sierra Bermeja area.

During the presentation of the event, the councilor for Sports, Luis Miguel Gil, highlighted "the evolution of the event and its roots in the city. We are going to have more than 90 entries and I want to emphasize the development of this sport in the city, with 11 drivers from Estepona registered."

For his part, the representative of CD RS Sport, Rafael Arjona, emphasized the importance of this edition within the national scene. "This is a very important year for us because we are going to set quality records. It is the event that opens the Spanish Mountain Championship, the second of the Andalusia Championship, and it is also the Champion's Climb," he explained.

Participants and Course

Arjona revealed that the event will bring together prominent names in motorsport: "Champions from different regions will meet here, it is a benchmark event that everyone wants to be part of." Among the confirmed participants are multiple champion José Antonio López-Fombona, with the only currently competing Audi RS5 DTM, as well as the European champion in single-seaters, Joseba Iraola and the reigning Spanish champion, Gerard de la Casa, also highlighting the growth of the local talent, including Christian Broberg, who will compete this year with the Wolf Mistral prototype, designed to maximize performance on these types of tracks.

One of the aspects most valued by the drivers will be the course, "almost eight kilometers long making it the longest in the championship. The asphalt is new, which will allow pushing to the very limit," Arjona indicated, detailing a technical route "that will have 30 signaling posts and combine fast areas with more winding sections, like the well-known Las Cabrerizas curve."

The medium-term goal, as highlighted during the presentation, is to continue raising the organizational level in Estepona "to aspire for the event to be part of the European Championship."

The competition program will start on Friday, April 10 with technical checks and the start ceremony, continue on Saturday with training and the first official heats, and conclude on Sunday with the final races and trophy presentation.