Pedro Almeida will participate in the next Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. The objectives for the race are "a little bit like in the other CPR races because this is an adaptation year. Of course Madeira is always special, for its landscapes and for having timed stretches very different from those we find in the mainland. I have only participated in the rally twice and last year I was absent. These are important factors in a race where knowledge of the stretches is determinant. I will do my best and see what happens, always looking for the best possible result. And learn for next year..." Born in 1997, Pedro Almeida is 24 years old and participated in his first rally in 2014 with a Renault Twingo RS. He has been competing in rallies regularly since 2016 and has also driven a Renault Clio R3 Maxi, a Skoda Fabia S2000, a Ford Fiesta R5 and a Skoda Fabia R5. In the last two years, he has been behind the wheel of a Peugeot 208 Rally4 and participated in numerous international rallies. He was junior champion in the 2020 FIA ERT Iberian Rally Trophy.

The Madeira Beer Company is running a campaign to collect glass bottles of its products in exchange for a financial benefit. The Rali Vinho da Madeira is an event which mobilizes the public, many go to the mountains and consume ECM products. João Rodrigues, Marketing Director of the company made an appeal to sensitize people to return them, "the company pays for these bottles. It is a way for us to contribute so that there is a smaller impact in our mountains, there is less waste and that the people get benefited with this, because when they return the bottles they will have a value that will be discounted, they can deliver it in any supermarket or grocery store". Besides the environmental pollution issues, there are also safety issues at stake, since glass, with high temperatures, may be a source of fire. This campaign is part of the RVM guidelines, which wants a more sustainable rally, with a great concern for the preservation of the environment.  

Paulo Neto is another driver who will celebrate an anniversary in the next Rali Vinho da Madeira. The Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo driver, in which he will listen to António Costa's driving notes, will celebrate in Funchal his 100th participation in the Portuguese Rally Championship. "Looking back, it is indeed a significant milestone to reach 100 competitions in the CPR, as we have always been a private team, with projects set up year after year with great personal, economic and logistical effort. This is a sport that many people in Portugal are passionate about, but I feel that the sport is becoming more and more expensive and closed to private drivers like me. I am proud of what I have achieved over the years, but perhaps it is not sustainable to continue for much longer. I started in 1990 in the Junior’s category, with an Opel Kadett, so I have crossed different eras of rallying in Portugal. It is also a happy coincidence to celebrate these 100 rallies in the CPR in Madeira, one of my favourite races, and where I won the RC3 National Champion title in 2014.”

Paulo Meireles returns, after a long absence, to the Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Hyundai i20N Rally2. His goals in this edition are "not very ambitious. We have to take into account our limitations as I have been out of work for about three years and, in 2022, I practically only did gravel rallies. This rally is beautiful but it is also very demanding. I think I have already participated four times, but the last time I did it was in 2005. So, I'm going to try to get to the end and try to cover a lot of kilometres, gaining pace. Obviously, we will try the best result possible and it will be normal that, along the race, we will improve our performance. Paulo Meireles is 50 years old and drove his first rally in 1991 with a VW Golf GTi 16V, a car he used throughout that season. Between 1992 and 1995, he drove a VW Golf G60 Rallye. After the first break in his career, he returned in 2004 and 2005 with a VW Polo S1600. In 2018 and 2019 he returned once again, this time behind the wheel of Hyundai i20 R5. This year he is driving one of the i20N Rally2 cars of the Hyundai/M&Costas team. He was junior champion in 1992.  

A meeting with the media took place this morning at the Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira to present the list of entries with the numbers assigned, for this year's edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira. "There is a clear desire to return to normality" José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organizing Committee of the Rali Vinho da Madeira, mentioned on the occasion the great enthusiasm and mobilization that has been felt by the population and automobile sports fans around this edition of the RVM, "We know that we had the pandemic years, that there is a clear desire to return to normality, and the RVM will return to that normality and will bring those races and events that are always appreciated by the public. In this year's edition, we will have the autograph session, an event that both drivers, the population and the motoring fans look forward to, as it is a moment of contact and conviviality.  There is also the return of the Avenida do Mar Special Stage. The organization is making available the maximum of places, in good locations for people to watch the race, although respecting the limits of available places, as well as the limits of security”. José Paulo Fontes refered that safety will be a priority point in this Special Stage, "we wanted many people to be in Avenida do Mar to watch the race show, but we want them to be safe. There are sponsors with 20 years of connection to RVM The occasion was taken by José Paulo Fontes, to "thank our sponsors, especially our loyal sponsors, because there are more than 20 years that RVM has 4 or 5 sponsors who are present in all competitions and we have to recognize this, we will check the dates since when each sponsor is with us, to then pay tribute to that fact.  In this group, the Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira, the Empresa Madeirense de Tabacos, Meo, PT MEO Altice and BPI are a group of companies which have been official sponsors of the Madeira Wine Rally for many years. The competition is very well covered by the media and with great visibility, the companies feel the return on what they invest in the competition.” Pedro Paixão Pedro Paixão was remembered at this meeting, "we miss Pedro Paixão, he was a driver that we would have loved to have, unfortunately we won't be able to have him, but we miss him and we would certainly have a place reserved for him, to liven up and give more spectacle to the Rali Vinho da Madeira, but we also do this in his memory". The Chairman of the Organizing Committee stated that "we shall continue with the same joy, with the same determination, I would even say, with the same "Passion" to live motorsports and to live the RVM, we shall continue with his Passion in the rally".    

The 63rd edition of the Rali Vinho da Madiera will recover some routes which have not been used in the last two years. One of the Special Stages covered is Palheiro Ferreiro, the longest of the Club Sports das Madeira organization, with 19.01 km. In 2022 this timed section will once again include the passage through Chão da Lagoa, in the heart of the Funchal Ecological Park and one of the "institutions" of the event. The campsites and a large human frame in the area are one of the icons of the competition. What will be the Special Stages 3 and 5 will start on ER 201, commonly known as Caminho dos Pretos, near São João Latrão, towards Terreiro da Luta and, this year, without passing by the “jump” next to CD Nacional's stadium. At the junction with ER 103, the caravan goes up to the South Gate of Chão da Lagoa and from there to the North exit of the park. Then comes the steep descent to Poiso, with a chicane at the crossroads of that locality, and the continuation on ER 202, for about 500 meters, towards Santo da Serra.