A meeting with the media took place this morning at the Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira to present the list of entries with the numbers assigned, for this year's edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira.

"There is a clear desire to return to normality"
José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organizing Committee of the Rali Vinho da Madeira, mentioned on the occasion the great enthusiasm and mobilization that has been felt by the population and automobile sports fans around this edition of the RVM, "We know that we had the pandemic years, that there is a clear desire to return to normality, and the RVM will return to that normality and will bring those races and events that are always appreciated by the public.
In this year's edition, we will have the autograph session, an event that both drivers, the population and the motoring fans look forward to, as it is a moment of contact and conviviality. 
There is also the return of the Avenida do Mar Special Stage. The organization is making available the maximum of places, in good locations for people to watch the race, although respecting the limits of available places, as well as the limits of security”. José Paulo Fontes refered that safety will be a priority point in this Special Stage, "we wanted many people to be in Avenida do Mar to watch the race show, but we want them to be safe.
There are sponsors with 20 years of connection to RVM
The occasion was taken by José Paulo Fontes, to "thank our sponsors, especially our loyal sponsors, because there are more than 20 years that RVM has 4 or 5 sponsors who are present in all competitions and we have to recognize this, we will check the dates since when each sponsor is with us, to then pay tribute to that fact. 
In this group, the Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira, the Empresa Madeirense de Tabacos, Meo, PT MEO Altice and BPI are a group of companies which have been official sponsors of the Madeira Wine Rally for many years.
The competition is very well covered by the media and with great visibility, the companies feel the return on what they invest in the competition.”

Pedro Paixão
Pedro Paixão was remembered at this meeting, "we miss Pedro Paixão, he was a driver that we would have loved to have, unfortunately we won't be able to have him, but we miss him and we would certainly have a place reserved for him, to liven up and give more spectacle to the Rali Vinho da Madeira, but we also do this in his memory". The Chairman of the Organizing Committee stated that "we shall continue with the same joy, with the same determination, I would even say, with the same "Passion" to live motorsports and to live the RVM, we shall continue with his Passion in the rally".