Diego Ruiloba at Rali Vinho da Madeira
Diego Ruiloba is one of the drivers who will start the next edition of Rali Vinho da Madeira. The young Spanish driver will join the rally, organised by the Club Sports da Madeira, scheduled to hit the road between 3rd and 5th August, with the usual Citroën C3 Rally2, with which he has lined up this season in the super championship of the sport in his country.
Ruiloba is 22 years old and started the rallies in 2019 with a Peugeot 208, a model he also drove the following year. In 2021 he took the wheel of a Suzuki Swift Sport to win the mono-brand competition in the neighbouring country. Last year, he once again drove a Peugeot 208 Rally4 and won another trophy, in this case the Peugeot Iberian Rally Cup.
This success allowed him to move this year to the Citroën C3 Rally2, with which he has defended the brand's colours on four occasions. He was seventh in the Sierra Morena Rally and climbed the lowest step of the podium in the Tierras Altas de Lorca Rally. He abandoned in the Islas Canarias due to the failure of his mount, and climbed the podium again in Ourense. At this stage he is fifth in Spain's most important championship.