Giandomenico Basso is leading Rali da Madeira following the completion of the second special stage of the event, organised this weekend by Club Sports Madeira. The Italian driver holds a 1.6-second lead over Madeiran driver Miguel Nunes, who is also driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. Third place is held by João Silva in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, 8.9 seconds behind the race leader.

The positions immediately behind are occupied by three other drivers in Skoda Fabia RS Rally2s: Armindo Araújo, Alexandre Camacho and Miguel Caires. Next come the top two in the national championship for this category, Rúben Rodrigues and Pedro Almeida, both in Toyota GR Yaris Rally2s. Also in the top ten are Ricardo Teodósio in a Citroën C3 Rally2 and Hugo Lopes in a Hyundai i20N Rally2.

The second section was marked by a collision and significant time lost by Kris Meeke, crashes involving José Pedro Fontes and Gonçalo Henriques, and the withdrawal of Diego Ruiloba due to a gearbox failure in his Citroën C3 Rally2. The rally cars are currently at the service park and are heading for the third section, a second run through the special stages of Santo da Serra and Palheiro Ferreiro.