José Pedro Fontes will be competing in Rali Vinho da Madeira with his usual Citroën C3 Rally2 and he wants to "be on the podium and, if possible, fight to win. This is a rally that I like a lot and I was the last non-Madeira driver to win it. We will try to adopt a good pace and evaluate, stage by stage, where we are. In Machico we had a good run and we'll try to be strong again and go fast without, of course, devaluing the competition".

Fontes is 47 years old and his first rallying experience came in 1997 with a Seat Ibiza GTi. Throughout his career he has represented brands such as Fiat or Renault and since 2015 he has defended the colours of Citroën. Winner of the Rali Vinho da Madeira in 2016, the year in which he also won the FIA ERT Iberian Rally Trophy, the driver has titles in several parts of motor sport and in rallying he was absolute national champion in 2015 and 2016 with a Citroën DS3 R5. He is third in the Portuguese Rally Championship.