August 2023

Alexandre Camacho is in the lead of Rali Vinho da Madeira

After completing just over half of the first Special Stage of the event, which has been on the road since yesterday and until tomorrow. The Madeiran driver with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo was the best in the fourth Special Stage, Santana 1, and has a 3.7 seconds lead over the previous leader, Giandomenico Basso, in an identical vehicle. Third and top of the national championship standings is José Pedro Fontes who, in a Citroën C3 Rally2, is 6.8 seconds behind the leader. Miguel Nunes crashed on the wet Santana road and fell many positions, now in seventh place. In the top five are Ricardo Teodósio, in a Hyundai i20N Rally2, and Simone Campedelli, in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo, just under 20 seconds from the front of the competition. Rali Vinho da Madeira continues with a stop through the Service Park, in Funchal, and will compete this afternoon the third Special Stage, as a new leg through the same itinerary will take place tomorrow.

Giandomenico Basso is the leader of Rali Vinho da Madeira

Italian Giandomenico Basso is the new leader of Rali Vinho da Madeira, after completing the third Special Stage of the event, Palheiro Ferreiro 1. The Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo driver, the best in that Special Stage, also benefited from the withdrawal of the previous leader, Kris Meeke. In the remaining places of the rally's podium are the Madeirans Miguel Nunes and Alexandre Camacho, 2.0 and 2.4 seconds, respectively, from the driver in front. The Portuguese José Pedro Fontes and Ricardo Teodósio and the Italian Simone Campedelli follow in the standings.

Kris Meeke maintains leadership in Rali Vinho da Madeira

Britain's Kris Meeke has extended his lead at the front of Rali Vinho da Madeira. The Hyundai i20N Rally2 driver was fastest on the first pass through Campo de Golfe and now has a lead of 4.5 seconds over Alexandre Camacho from Madeira in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. The momentary podium of the Club Sports da Madeira organisation is the perfect mirror of the classification of the first Special Stage of the second day of competition. In the lowest place of the podium is the Italian Giandomenico Basso in another Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. In the next places are Ricardo Teodósio, in a Hyundai i20N Rallly2, Miguel Nunes, with Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo, and José Pedro Fontes, in a Citroën C3 Rally2. The caravan now heads to Palheiro Ferreiro, the longest special stage of the event, with 19.05 km.

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