João Ferreira faces the next Rali Vinho da Madeira with a new car, Citroen DS3 R3T, “a completely different from the previous vehicle he was racing, which means very different driving skills. Being so, my ambition for this competition will be slightly more cautious than I usually am and I want to drive as much as possible, in order to get to know the car better. Even because my car is a normal R37, without the upgrade of electronic, suspension and breaks of Max’s car and it is very difficult to compete in normal circumstances, with some of my opponents. By the end of the rally, I hope I will be more comfortable with the car. 
Ferreira is 49 years old and he started the rallies in 2004 with a Toyota Starlet and from an early age was fighting for the first standings in his category and in the single brand driven with its model. The following year, he switched to the Citroen Saxo, which kept being his vehicle until 2008, always being a great protagonist in his category. In 2009, he got a Citroen C2R2 and won the Eng. Rafael Costa Trophy. Since then, he did not race regularly in the rallies until 2019. In 2020, he returned to the competition with a Citroen C2 and in the previous Marítimo Rally, he debuted the Citroen DS3 R3T.