Tomorrow, August 1st, the 65th edition of Rali Vinho da Madeira will take to the road. The event has been organised since 1959 by Cube Sports da Madeira and is part of the FIA European Rally Trophy, the Portuguese and Madeiran championships and the Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica. In an event also marked by a great concern for environmental sustainability, the event directed by Pedro M. Araújo has gathered a list of 85 entries that promises excitement and competition over three days on the island's roads.

With a total distance of 666.63 kilometres, of which 189.70 are on a selective route, what is a true feast for the archipelago is divided into 2 stages and 15 classifications. The sporting programme kicks off tomorrow morning with Qualifying, a session in which the fastest drivers can choose their starting order for the first stage, and, in the late afternoon, the Cidade do Funchal super-special, which takes place, framed by tens of thousands of spectators, in the downtown area of the host city.

The remaining first stage, to be held on Friday 2^nd August, includes a double pass through Campo de Golfe, Palheiro Ferreiro and Santana, while the second stage, the following day, includes two passes through Câmara de Lobos, Ponta do Sol, Calheta and the iconic Rosário. The start ceremony takes place tomorrow at 4 p.m on the Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses, which will also host the prize-giving ceremony on Saturday 3^rd August at 6:30 p.m.

In terms of sport, interest is expected in the race for the top positions from, among others, drivers such as Italian Simone Campedelli, Spaniard Diego Ruiloba, Briton Kris Meeke, national championship protagonists such as Armindo Araújo, José Pedro Fontes or Ricardo Teodósio and Madeiran specialists João Silva, Miguel Nunes, Miguel Caires and Alexandre Camacho, the event's record winner. The public will be thrilled by the best racing cars in the world today, including the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.