Diego Ruiloba leads Rali da Madeira after the completion of the second section of the event, which included the first Special Stage through Campo de Golfe, Palheiro Ferreiro, and Santana. The Spanish driver, driving a Citroën C3 Rally2, was the only driver to win two Special Stages in this event organised by Club Sports da Madeira and currently holds a 1.5-second lead over the rest of the field. Madeiran João Silva remains in second place, having overtaken the leader in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

Not far behind, 2.7 seconds behind the leader, Kris Meeke, in another Toyota, is third and has an 8.8-second lead over the fourth-place finisher, Italian Simone Campedelli in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2. In another car from the Czech brand, Miguel Nunes is fifth, just a tenth behind the Italian. Armindo Araújo is sixth in a car identical to the two competitors ahead of him in the standings. Miguel Caires, with problems with his car, is seventh, 2.6 seconds ahead of José Pedro Fontes in a Citroën C3 Rally2.

Alexandre Camacho and Dani Sordo, both in Hyundai i20N Rally2, round out the top ten in the overall standings. The caravan for this event, which has been on the road since yesterday and ends tomorrow afternoon, now heads to Funchal to regroup and head to the service park. The afternoon will see the completion of Section 3, the second run through the Special Stages contested in the morning.