Giovanni Fariña arrives from the neighbouring island of Tenerife to take part in Rali da Madeira, “a challenging race. A very fast rally with very demanding corners. We want to stay as far ahead as possible, but the local drivers have a clear advantage given their knowledge of the roads. I don't know anything about it. We want to win the Peugeot Rally Cup Iberica, and to do that we need to get a good classification and score as many points as possible. However, we will prepare it as usual, and it is essential to do some very good reconnaissance. This rally is really very difficult and requires a lot of driving with a perfect image of what awaits us at the next corner. On the other hand, I have seen videos of how popular it is, and the support of the public helps."

Fariña is 27 years old and made his rally debut in 2017 with a Nissan Micra 1.6 SR. He raced with that car until 2019 and won his class several times. In 2020, he switched to a Peugeot 208 R2, with which he was a regular presence on the podium in his class for two years. He started using the current Peugeot 208 Rally4 in 2022 and in 2024 he was second in the Peugeot Spain Challenge. In 2025, he is competing in the Peugeot Rally Cup Iberica, in which he is the leader.