It was at the headquarters of Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira, one of the oldest sponsors of the motorsport events organised by Club Sports da Madeira, that the regulatory disclosure of the List of Entries with the respective participation numbers in RVM 2023 was made. The president of the club and also of the Rally Organising Committee, José Paulo Fontes, made a point of highlighting the long-standing partnership with ECM, the event's host company, Empresa Madeirense de Tabacos, MEO Empresas, and Banco Português de Investimento - BPI, whose loyalty has, in his words, manifested itself unconditionally, being a stimulus for those who have the responsibility of organising the biggest sporting event in the Region year after year. A special word of recognition was also addressed to the Regional Government and the Municipal Councils of the island of Madeira.

Regarding this year's event, José Paulo Fontes said that "for many years there has not been such a great pulse around Rali Vinho da Madeira. Not only externally but also internally. He emphasised the participation of practically all the drivers who are competing in the different championships. Madeira has a record number of entries in the Peugeot Rally Cup Iberica competition, he emphasised. Regarding the number of entries in the 2023 edition of the RVM, he recalled that it was necessary to make a request to the FIA, which authorised an addition to the regulations.

At the press conference, the president of Rali Vinho da Madeira OC announced the availability of more than 2,000 seats at the opening Special Stage on Avenida do Mar, and tickets for some stands, namely at Rotunda Sá Carneiro, are already sold out.

According to the president of Rali Vinho da Madeira OC, the high number of registered teams forced the organisation to pay special attention to some operational aspects of the pre-rally programme.

For example, in the busy autograph session to be held, as in recent years, in the Madeira Casino park, only 40 vehicles may be on display. However, all drivers and their navigators will be present at this always exciting contact with the public. The autograph session is one of the great moments of Rali Vinho da Madeira, being undoubtedly one of the barometers of the affection that the Madeirans have for their rally of choice.