Lauro Nunes Vieira takes home event title at 2025 PBR Challenger Series Championship

10.23.25 - Challenger Series

Lauro Nunes Vieira takes home event title at 2025 PBR Challenger Series Championship

Gustavo Luiz da Silva named series champion, punches ticket to Unleash The Beast tour.

By Taylor Riemersma

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Brazilian native Lauro Nunes Vieira became the fourth rider to win the Challenger Series Championship event at South Point Arena, using two rides to clinch the buckle with 167.50 points and a spot in the first four events in the premier PBR Unleash The Beast tour.

Vieira took home 84.75 points Wednesday night aboard Uncle Pete to earn fourth in the round. Heading into night two, he clashed against Pretty Boy, lasting the full eight, and tacking on 82.75 additional points to become the event champion.

Lucas Divino finished runner-up at the event as one of two riders to successfully ride two bulls through three rounds. He bested Black Fury Wednesday night for 76.75 points before then taking on Shy Pete for 81.25 more points. Marcelo Procopio Pereira earned the highest score of the event during night two of action with 88.25 points in a thrilling matchup against Risen 222.

Despite not competing in the season-ending finals, Gustavo Luiz da Silva was crowned the 2025 Challenger Series Champion, the fourth unique series champion in as many years since the formation of the Challenger Series. The 19-year-old clinched the championship title with a whopping 895 points, 126.83 over runner-up Jake Gardner. Silva is set to compete in the 2025 PBR Camping World Teams Championship for the Nashville Stampede starting Friday night.

Joining Gustavo Luiz da Silva with invites to the first four Unleash The Beast events are Gardner (768.17), Brady Fielder (737.33), Jared Parsonage (725) and Dakota Buttar (696.67). The five invitations will be finalized after the conclusion of the Teams Championship.

Gustavo Luiz da Silva is the fourth PBR Challenger Series Champion, joining:
• 2024 – Cody Coverchuk
• 2023 – Alan de Souza
• 2022 – Keyshawn Whitehorse

Lauro Nunes Vieira joins previous Challenger Series Championship event champions:
• 2024 – Claudio Montanha Jr.
• 2023 – Eli Vastbinder
• 2022 – Sandro Batista

The PBR Challenger Series is a premier proving ground for top riders that showcases the depth of global bull riding talent competing in PBR – future stars and comeback stories alike. The series provides opportunities for new and Team-affiliated riders alike to compete and advance toward the PBR’s premier tours.

The 2025 season featured more than 50 events in the U.S. (100-plus worldwide), spanning 17 states and international territories. The series paid out more than $1.1 million to riders this season.

PBR Challenger Series
PBR Challenger Series Championship
South Point Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada

Event Leaders (Round 1 – Round 2 – Championship Round – Event Aggregate – Event Points)

  1. Lauro Nunes Vieira, 84.75-82.75-0-167.50-240 Points

  2. Lucas Divino, 76.75-81.25-0-158.00-149 Points

  3. Marcelo Procopio Pereira, 0-88.25-0-88.25-138 Points

  4. Brady Turgeon, 0-87.5-0-87.5-82 Points

  5. Alex Junior da Silva, 86.75-0-0-86.75-94 Points

  6. Aaron Williams, 0-86.25-86.25-62 Points

  7. Alvaro Ariel, 0-86-0-86-48 Points

  8. Vinicius Pinheiro Correa, 0-85.5-0-85.5-38 Points

  9. Zack Morrison, 85.25-0-0-85.25-36 Points

  10. Mason Taylor, 0-85.25-0-85.25-28 Points

  11. Riquelmi Santos, 85-0-85-30 Points

  12. Christian Clay Oliveira, 0-83.75-0-83.75-18 Points

  13. Afonso Quintino, 82.75-0-82.75-22 Points

  14. Wyatt Rogers, 0-81.75-81.75-14 Points

  15. Vitor Losnake, 0-81.25-81.25-11 Points
    Julio Cesar Marques, 0-0-0.00
    Leonardo Castro, 0-0-0.00
    Damien Krushall, 0-0-0.00
    Andy Guzman, 0-0-0.00
    Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira, 0-0-0.00
    Grayson Cole, 0-0-0.00
    Andrei Scoparo, 0-0-0.00
    Jeferson Silva, 0-0-0.00
    Conner Halverson, 0-0-0.00
    Brody Robinson, 0-0-0.00
    Gavin Knutson, 0-0-0.00
    Jaxton Mortensen, 0-0-0.00
    Willian de Souza, 0-0-0.00
    Dalton Dwyer, 0-0-0.00
    Ramon Fiorini, 0-0-0.00
    Dylan Smith, 0-0-0.00
    Jacob Hershberger, 0-0.00
    Ezekiel Mitchell, 0-0-0.00
    Rogério Venâncio, 0-0-0.00
    Bruno Carvalho, 0-0-0.00
    Ayslan Jeferson, 0-0-0.00
    Leandro da Silva, 0-0-0.00
    Elzisclay dos Santos, 0-0-0.00
    Jake Gardner, 0-0-0.00
    Landon Pokey Houghton, 0-0-0.00
    Ethan Winckler, 0-0-0.00

Photo Courtesy of Andre Silva

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