Vasco Diogo Silva returns to Rali da Madeira with the Renault Clio Rally4 and intends to "lead the two-wheel drive team. There will be more than 25 competitors in this highly competitive category. Before the rally, we will test new MRF tires, whose potential we still don't know but which we hope will improve our performance. This is a longer event, and we will strive to be consistent from start to finish. Some of our visiting competitors have been here before and know the roads, so it's normal for us to have many more names in the front group. With uncertain weather, a wrong tire choice will be enough to compromise the result. But it will be the same for everyone; some luck is needed..."

Vasco D. Silva is 33 years old and made his rally debut in 2015 with a Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. The following year, he switched to a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, a model he drove until 2018, the season in which he won the Production category of the Madeiran championship. He then took a break from his career to return last season with his current Renault Clio Rally4, the car with which he won the two-wheel drive category of the local championship.