The British driver Kris Meeke, who dominated and won the Castelo Branco Rally, fifth race of the Portuguese championship held last weekend, returns to Madeira in 2023. Pointed out by the late Colin McRae as his successor, Meeke is this season defending the colours of Hyundai Portugal at the wheel of the i20N Rally2, which was being used by Craig Breen, also tragically missing this year.

With 44 years completed last July 2^nd, the driver has in his portfolio the title in Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2009, then driving a Peugeot 207 S2000, the year in which he debuted, with the fifth final position, in the organization of the Club Sports da Madeira. He returned to the island in the next edition with the same model but abandoned with an oil leak in his car.

Kris Meeke has been since then in the WRC and in the main championship, he represented Mini, Citroën and Toyota. He was one of the drivers responsible for the development of the new Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 and, with victories in the Terras d'Aboboreira and Castelo Branco rallies, he is fifth in the CPR entering Rali Vinho da Madeira.