Simone Campedelli was the fastest driver in the opening stage of Rali da Madeira, a race of the FIA ERT and the Portuguese and Madeiran championships of the sport, which will be on the road until next Saturday. The Italian, driving a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, completed the route through downtown Funchal packed with spectators with a time of 1:34.9, finishing the first of three days of competition in the event organised by Club Sports da Madeira in the lead. The best national driver and also of the CPR, Armindo Araújo, in a car identical to the leader, finished second, 0.2 seconds behind the leader, and is followed by the British driver Kris Meeke, driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally 2, 0.4 seconds behind. The 2024 race winner, Spaniard Diego Ruiloba, in a Citroën C3 Rally2, is fourth, 0.7 seconds behind, and is trailed by the highest-ranked Madeiran driver, João Silva, in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. The top seven finishers, which also include Dani Sordo in a Hyundai i20N Rally2 and Miguel Nunes in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, are separated by just 1.8 seconds. Tomorrow, August 1st, the second day of competition in Rali da Madeira will take place, consisting of a double run through the Campo de Golfe stages, at 10:25 and 15:20, Palheiro Ferreiro, at 11:10 and 16:05, and Santana, at 12:20 and 17:15. The day also includes four runs through the service park located on Avenida Sá Carneiro and Cais 6 of the Port of Funchal. Simone Campedelli is the leader of Rali da Madeira

The starting list for section 1 of Rali da Madeira will be the reverse of the entry list, being so, the team Gonçalo Félix/Henrique Freitas, in a Fiat Cinquecento, will open the roads for the departure ceremony, taking place at 4 p.m. in Praça do Povo, as well as for the Special Stage – Cidade do Funchal, starting at 7:30 p.m. the starting list for today, 31st July, can be found  here .

Simone Campedelli was the fastest driver of Rali da Madeira shakedown, official test session that happened this morning in Estrada dos Cardais e ER 234, Água de Pena, Machico. The Italian with a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 achieved, as the best time, 1:49.1, 0,4 seconds faster than the winner of the previous edition of this event organised by Club Sports da Madeira, the Spanish Diego Ruiloba with a Citroën C3 Rally2. The third best driver was the British Kris Meeke, behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, ahead of the best national driver, from Madeira, Miguel Caires in his usual Skoda Fabia RS Rally2. The shakedown results can be checked here.

As has been the practice over the past few years, the STREAMadeira project will broadcast Rali da Madeira live in partnership with the Portuguese Automobile and Karting Federation, the Madeiran Automobile and Karting Association, and the Club Sports da Madeira. A series of live broadcasts are scheduled. Yesterday, the autograph session took place from the Madeira Casino Gardens. Tomorrow, at 8:30 AM, the Shakedown will be broadcast, and later at 7:30 PM, the first special qualifying stage - City of Funchal. On Friday, live coverage of Rali da Madeira will continue, with broadcasts beginning at 9:10 AM with the first Service Park of the day, followed by the two passes through Santana at 12:20 PM and 5:15 PM. The remaining two Service Parks will also be broadcast live, a great opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the teams that prepare and service the vehicles participating in the rally. The final day of the race will also be packed with STREAMadeira Livestreams. Just like on Friday, the service parks will be broadcast starting at 9:10 AM and the double runs through the Calheta Special Stage at 11:15 AM and 4:00 PM. At the end, at 6:30 PM, the final results of the teams will be broadcast as they enter the final podium from Avenida do Mar. Interested parties can watch and rewatch all these broadcasts on the STREAMadeira Facebook pages, Rali da Madeira, FPAK, and AMAK, as well as on the STREAMadeira YouTube channel. Schedule: July 31st Shakedown – 8:30 AM 1st PEC: Funchal – 7:30 PM August 1st Service Park A – 9:10 AM 4th PEC: Santana 1 - 12:20 PM Service Park B 7th PEC: Santana 2 - 5:15 PM Service Park C August 2nd Service Park D – 9:10 AM 9th PEC: Calheta 1 – 11:15 AM Service Park E - 1:40 PM 12th PEC: Calheta 2 - 4:00 PM Final Podium - 6:30 PM