SS 1 – AVENIDA DO MAR

The Avenida do Mar Super Special Stage returns to the Rali Vinho Madeira, bringing a lot of excitement and animation to downtown Funchal. It is a classification designed for exhibition, with some roundabouts, 90º turn and several chicanes to reduce the speed of the competitors.

How to get there:

Downtown Funchal.
 

SS 2 and 4 – CAMPO DE GOLFE

This Special Stage starts on ER 207, after the entrance to the local Campo de Golfe and includes a short sequence of straights to Santo da Serra. From there and up to Fonte de Santo António, the course is quite winding and narrow. It is followed by the also very fast evolution to Ribeira de Machico, followed by the demanding climb to Lombo das Faias and a flat area until the "snail" of Portela. The timed section again contemplates the steep descent to Referta.

How to get there:
From Santo da Serra: at the cross road with Est. Fonte de Santo António, through EM Caramanchão and ER 102 at Lombo das Faias. From Machico: at Ribeira de Machico (Warning: emergency exit), Portela by Cam. Fajã dos Rolos and by ER 108 at the cross road with Est. Fonte de Santo António.

SS 3 and 5 – PALHEIRO FERREIRO

ER 201, commonly known as Caminho dos Pretos, is the "cathedral" of Madeira rallies and, in the past, few races that did not include it in their itinerary. It is done "uphill" between Palheiro Ferreiro and Terreiro da Luta with a route that mixes almost perfectly the fast areas with those that require a lot of technique, this year without the famous Choupana jump. After Terreiro da Luta follows the climb to the South Gate of Chão da Lagoa, the passage through the Funchal Ecological Park and the fast descent from the North Gate of Chão da Lagoa to Poiso and a few more hundred metres on the ER 202.

How to get there:

From Funchal: Cam. São João Latrão, through Rua Nova Curral dos Romeiros and in Choupana, by Cam. Meio and Cam. Terço, and Terreiro da Luta by ER 103; from Camacha, Poiso by ER 203 and Portão Sul do Chão da Lagoa by ER 203 and ER 103.
 

SS 6 and 8 – BOAVENTURA 

Boaventura was for many years the only special stage disputed only in the northern part of the island. For many years it was also absent from the Rali Vinho da Madeira itinerary. It requires a lot of technique in the constant change between climbs and descents and fast and slow zones in a sometimes narrow course between Boaventura and Arco de São Jorge.

PE 7 and 9 – CIDADE DE SANTANA

Introduced 13 years ago in the Rali Vinho da Madeira itinerary, it starts near the centre of the parish of Ilha and ends at Est. Eiras. It is almost always uphill, with the exception of some flat and very fast areas. On its route there are very technical areas where there are some "hooks". Its dispute is often marked by weather conditions different from the rest of the island.

How to get there:

From Santana: by Cam. Queimadas, by Est. Padre Agostinho J. Cardoso, by Rua Joaquim S. Branco (Warning: Emergency exit) and by Cam. Feiteira do Nuno.