Armindo Araújo returns to Rali da Madeira, “one of the most challenging and spectacular rallies of the season, not only because of its unique characteristics in terms of special stages, but also because of the immense support we always feel from the spectators. We want to be very well prepared at the start, so it will be very important for us to find the best set-up for our Fabia RS in the test we will carry out at the beginning of the week. We want to fight for the best possible result, both overall and in the CPR, and we know that we will always have to give our best to make that happen. That's what we're going to do".

Araújo is 47 years old and made his rally debut in 2000 with a Renault Clio 1.8 16V. He quickly moved on to racing with a Citroën Saxo and won the single-brand trophy the following year. Since then, he has represented brands such as Citroën, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Skoda, and even Mini in the WRC. During his career, he was Production World Champion in 2009 and 2010 and absolute national champion on seven occasions, in 2003, from 2004 to 2006, 2018, 2020 and 2022. In 2023, he began driving the current Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 and is currently in second place in the Portuguese Rally Championship.