With 57 teams, the entry list for 2015 edition of Rali Vinho Madeira (RVM) was presented today, with the assurance by the chairman of the organising committee:
“It will be an excellent edition with good cars and good teams. There are drivers who know well Madeira and the madeiran roads, among them former winners”, stressed Paulo Fontes in the Press Conference held this afternoon in Madeira Tecnopolo. The rally will have ten R5 cars.
Os 57 inscritos no Rali Vinho Madeira (RVM) estão divididos entre três competições.
Ao longo da prova, 37 pilotos vão disputar o Troféu Europeu de Ralis, prova FIA.
Having finished the entries period for 2015 edition of Rali Vinho Madeira (RVM), the Organising Committee presented a list with 59 participants, 3 of them foreigners (the italian Robert Consani, the turkish Murat Bostanci and the rumanian Andrei Coreanu) and the remaining portuguese drivers.
Terminado o prazo para as inscrições na edição de 2015 do Rali Vinho Madeira (RVM), a Comissão Organizadora apresentou uma lista com 59 inscritos: 3 estrangeiros (o italiano Robert Consani, o turco Murat Bostanci e o romeno Andrei Coreanu) e os restantes de nacionalidade portuguesa.
Madeira Wine Rally: The festival on asphalt
As well as the importance of the competition on the road and of its media-coverage component, the Madeira Wine Rally continues to rouse strong support from the Madeiran population.
With everything ready for another edition of the Rally Vinho Madeira, our region is prepared to welcome the archipelago’s biggest automobile event, in a year which the Organizing Commitee has focused, once again, in quality and excellence.
With over five decades of existence, this rally attracts and awakes, year after year, the attention and interest of thousand of locals and tourists, in a sports event that is lived with enthusiasm, joy and great excitment, on and off the road.
And the winner of 2015 edition of Rali Vinho Madeira is... Bruno Magalhães!
In the final section, the portuguese driver was not as afst as in the previous round, having left the victories for his rivals, but controlled his pace and assured his fourth victory in RVM.
Miguel Nunes, despite his efforts, was not able to retake the leadership, keeping the second place.
The third fastest of the opening stage of Rali Vinho Madeira 2015 was Ricardo Moura (1:44.8).
"All was normal. I had a few indecisions, mainly with the brakes, but we fulfilled our goals, as we did the best time among the National Championship drivers", stressed the azorean driver, who is not baffled by the good start:
"Wea are happy, but we know this stage means nothing to the remaining rally. We will do our best to keep the good results."
