Armindo Araújo is the leader of the Portuguese Championship
Although there are still three circuits missing until the end of the championship (Rali Vinho da Madeira, Rali Amarante Baião and Rali Casinos do Algarve), Armindo Araújo is the leader of the Portuguese Championship.
In Rali Serras de Fafe, the first of the season, Ricardo Moura was the winner being followed by Miguel Barbosa and Pedro Meireles. José Pedro Fontes, on this return to the competition after a severe injury, ended in the fourth position. Armindo Araújo, at the wheel of a Hyundai closed the top 5.