Highlighting other drivers
Besides the drivers who stood out in the first absolute standings, many other drivers should be highlighted in the 62nd edition of Rali Vinho da Madeira. Not only the two Madeiran drivers who were fighting for the victory of the event, but also two other drivers were the leading figures of the duel for the leadership of two-wheel drive vehicles. Rui Jorge Fernandes, driving his Renault Clio R3T, ended up winning the category, nevertheless, throughout the entire competition they couldn’t stop feeling the pressure of João Silva and the debut of his Renault Clio Rally4. Right behind him, Dinarte Baptista had a very effective performance, as he was another driver to have more drawbacks in an event set by very unstable weather conditions. Many problems had the competitors of the RGT group in their powerful Porsche 997 GT3, extremely powerful in such competition. That said, highlight to the performance of Filipe Freitas who, slowly regaining his positions, still managed to be in the top ten of absolute standings. Very cherished by the spectators due to their performance were Cláudio Nóbrega in his Datsun 1.200 and Miguel Gouveia with a BMW E36 320i.