Adruzilo Lopes returns with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X to Rali Vinho da Madeira "for what will be my 20th participation. I love competing in this event and I always try to include it in my programme. It's a rally that I like a lot for everything I've done and that I always want to repeat. I'll be there with the car I use in the Promo championship and the goal is to provide a lot of spectacle. There are real rally lovers in Madeira and I have many fans. It will also be with them in mind that I will give my best. My car has limitations compared to other more recent ones but I will try, once again, to do my best".

Winner of Rali Vinho da Madeira in 2001 with a Peugeot 206 WRC, Lopes is 60 years old and his first steps in the sport were in 1988 with a Toyota Corolla. Between 1996 and 2001, he worked for Peugeot, driving models such as the 306 Maxi and 206 WRC. In addition to many titles in the class and grouping, the driver won the FPAK Cup in 2000, was national champion of 2RM in 2010, GT in 2016, North in 2021, Promo in 2022 and absolute National Champion in 1997, 1998 and 2001.