Adruzilo Lopes returns to the Rally Vinho da Madeira, a competition he won in 2001, in a Peugeot 208 R2. The driver is feeling motivated. As he puts it: "Since 2010 that I haven't driven a vehicle with rear traction. I did a small test and was happy with the car. I'm feeling enthusiastic. I'll drive some more kilometers around Madeira before the competition, all this so that, after dirt, I'll be trying out the Kuhmo tyres on tarmac, a terrain on which I hope it is a good bet. As a sports goal, I hope to manage the best possible result within the two driving-wheels car users and, also, to try to become the best amongst those who have traditional R2. We will have to wait for the Rally to see where we fit". 

Currently at 57 years old, Adruzilo Lopes debuted in motor-racing in 1988 in a Toyota Corolla. He then went to drive at the wheels of other models, but it was between 1996 and 2001, the period in which he was running under the banner of Peugeot's official team in Portugal, that he achieved his best results. He has maintained, since then, a regular presence on the "roads" of motor-racing sports, driving a great range of vehicles such as Renault Clio R3 or the Porsche 997 GT3. He became the absolute national champion in 1997, 1998 and 2001, and obtained the national title on two-driving-wheels in 2010, as well as the GT one in 2016.