A cooperation protocol was signed today between Club Sports da Madeira and the Funchal City Council, an agreement whose purpose is financial cooperation, support with technical and logistical means for RVM 2023.

In financial terms, the support of the municipality is around € 51,800.43 (fifty-one thousand, eight hundred euros and forty-three cents), part of the amount: € 1,815 (one thousand eight hundred and fifteen euros) will be allocated to the "Young Athlete" programme and € 49,985.43 (forty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-five euros and forty-three cents), for the organisation of the Rali Vinho da Madeira 2023.

Pedro Calado, Mayor of Funchal, emphasised the importance of the event, with a very high international scope and great importance for the city of Funchal, both for the special races that take place on Avenida do Mar and in the Ecological Park, and for the location of the podium, Park Fermé and Service Park.

José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organising Committee, took the opportunity to apologise to the people of Funchal and to thank them for their understanding, for the constraints on the mobility of those who circulate in Funchal, with between 25 000 and 30 000 people expected to attend the first Special stage "Funchal City".