The Madeiran rally championship began in mid-march in São Vicente. In São Vicente, Alexandro Camacho maintained the high from the previous season and João Silva used Miguel Nunes’ problems with his Hyundai i20 R5 to become second. Another pilot debating himself with his vehicle’s difficulties was Pedro Paixão, fourth, ahead of Rui Pinto.

Around a month later, Machico hosted the return of Miguel Nunes to triumph. The Hyundai racer knew how to maintain the correct speed and also how to be in the right place at the right time in order to take the most out of the long time leader Pedro Paixão’s mistake, as well as to take the most out of a mechanical problem that affected Alexandre Camacho, when he tried to step ahead on the race. João Silva gave up and Rui Pinto cut the finishing line in the fourth position.

Around mid-May, the championship moved to Calheta, for another expressive win for Alexandre Camacho. Miguel Nunes was second and Rui Pinto third after having overpassed Pedro Paixão on the last Classifying Leg. By the beginning of June, Miguel Nunes rebalanced the numbers by winning in Ribeira Brava at a race in which he presented himself unbeatable by the second round. Alexandre Camacho finished second and Pedro Mendes Gomes became third, benefitting from Pedro Paixão pulling up from the race, a racer who, while competing, was always close to the leader.

Around three weeks ago, Alexandre Camacho turned the scale to his favor with a new triumph, for which he had to fight a very motivated Miguel Nunes. Pedro Paixão completed the podium in front of José Pedro Fontes and Gil Freitas. After Rally Vinho Madeira, the local calendar plans will be focused in the Funchal and Câmara de Lobos Municipalities Rally.

Current standings: 1.st Alexandre Camacho, 126; 2.nd Miguel Nunes, 113; 3.rd Pedro Paixão, 71; 4.th Rui Pinto, 48; 5.th Bruno Fernandes, 38; 6.th Vítor Sá, 35; 7.th Gil Freitas, 34; 8.th Artur Quintal, 22; 9.th Paulo Mendes, 22; 10.th João Silva, 20; 11.th Paulo Nunes, 19; 12.th Dinarte Baptista, 14; 13.th Nuno Ferreira, 14; 14.th Filipe Pires, 12; 15.th Filipe Freitas and Luis Serrado, 10; 17.th Renato Pita, 10; 18.th Roberto Martins, 4; 19.th Ilídio Sardinha, 4; 20.th Bruno Coelho, 4; 21.st Tiago Nunes, 3; 23.rd Narciso Andrade, Carlos Silva and Edgar Sousa, 2; 26.th António Abel and Ricardo Gonçalves, 1.