During the meeting with the Madeiran press, José Paulo Fontes has considered that the list of drivers, today revealed, has, as its main market target, countries such as Spain, Italy and France, besides ensuring the traditional strong presence of drivers from the mainland, which matches the interests for the promotion of Madeira abroad. Such strategy, in the current limitations situation, aims to bring to Madeira young talented drivers with their competitive vehicles, some already on the list today revealed. A rally that allows the fans of motorsports a lot of competition in every class, is the main goal of the responsible for the Organizing Committee of the 2022 edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira.   Club 100 à Hora has not been very sympathetic   José Paulo Fontes has shown his unpleasantness with the behaviour of the “100 à hora”, the club organizing the Rally in Faial next weekend, as it was due to the organization of Club Sports da Madeira that the drivers and their vehicles from the mainland were brought to Madeira. A decision made for the Madeira motorsports, not the “100 à hora”, a club that has kept an uncompromising relation with the Club Sports da Madeira, regretted José Paulo Fontes.    Madeira, through Club Sports da Madeira, has been able to adjuct to new challenges Eduardo Jesus, Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, considers that, within the possible current epidemic situation, the so called “Super Special Stage” of the Madeiran motorsports, is still “the best of what has been done internationally, as there is no doubt that Rali Vinho da Madeira is still the preference of the best drivers who compete nowadays”, underlined. Once again, and as his main aim for this event, the Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture has greeted Club Sports da Madeira for his bright decision of inviting drivers from markets that are today strategic for our region.  For Eduardo Jesus, RVM is still a great example of the best that has been abroad in the motorsports, which means a lot to the Madeirans.  

58 competitors have formalized their enrolment during the discount period, for the next edition of Rali Vinho da Madeira. Nevertheless, the deadline for the entries for the organization of Club Sports da Madeira will close in a week, on the 18th July, and teams may still be willing to take part of this competition. In the list already assured by the team led by José Paulo Fontes, we can highlight the Italian Simone Campedelli, in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo, and the Spanish Alejandro Cachon and Emma Falcon, both behind the wheel of a Citroën C3 Rally2. Campedelli is an ERC driver and was the Junior Champion of his own country in 2011 and also won the Transalpine awards in gravel and tarmac.  Cachon, a 23 years old driver, is one of the brightest competitors of Spain and has stood out until now for his conquest of Junior awards and victory in the Peugeot Rally Iberian Cup in 2021. Falcon, 31 years old, has been remarkable in the feminine competition and was even the European Champion in 2018. In the competition, led by Pedro Melvill Araújo, the main competitors of the Portugal Rallies Championship, namely Armindo Araújo, Bruno Magalhães, José Pedro Fontes, Miguel Correia, Paulo Caldeira, Paulo Meireles, Paulo Neto, Pedro Almeida, Pedro Meireles and Ricardo Teodósio, will be here too. From Azores, will race José Paula, a driver interested in the dispute for the FIA ERT Iberian Rally Trophy, where the Madeiran competition is included. The main drivers from Madeira are also in the list, highlighting the number of vehicles Rally2, Vulgo R5, 20, as well as the Porsche RGT models of many cars from many classes, creating a lot of competition throughout the whole caravan.

A development and cooperation Protocol within the Promotion and Touristic Entertainment was signed today, between the Autonomous Region of Madeira and Club Sports da Madeira, in a total amount of 345 thousand euros. During such event, José Paulo Fontes, president of the Organizing Committee of Rali Vinho da Madeira, mentioned that “this year we will have the Rali Vinho da Madeira in its whole splendour, with the Super Special Stage in Avenida do Mar and a few emblematic Special Stages”. José Paulo Fontes highlighted the moment we live in, in which we are considering the future of rallies, namely the European Championship and the World Championship. Being so, it is crucial to place Rali Vinho da Madeira in the international rallies. “The image and the prestige of the competition remains, which makes us in the front line, to soon be back to the highest level of the European motorsport." Eduardo Jesus, Regional Secretary of the Tourism and Culture, attended the signing of the protocol and stated that “the fact that we have the rally back to its original form, forces the balance between the financial cooperation and the huge effort made by the Club Sports da Madeira”. To Eduardo Jesus “this is not just a simple financial cooperation to a sport, motorsport is a good communication channel of Madeira, being essential to the dissemination of the Region as a Tourist Destination, as well as for its economic development”.      

The Organizing Committee of Rali Vinho da Madeira would like to invite your press media for the signing of a development and cooperation protocol, within the Touristic Entertainment, between the Autonomous Region of Madeira and Club Sports da Madeira, the organizing entity of Rali Vinho da Madeira. The event will take place on 28th June, at the headquarters of the Club, in Avenida Arriaga, number 43, at 10:45 a.m. Rali Vinho da Madeira is part of the annual calendar for the Tourist Promotion and Animation, having contributed to the dissemination of Madeira Island Destination.