Armindo Araujo became the best Portuguese for the 10th time

Always ahead of this special “classification”, Armindo Araujo (Luis Ramalho (Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo)) was the best Portuguese in the race for the 10th time.
It all started in 2003 and 2004 with Citroën, in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010, with Mitsubishi in 2012, with Mini, in 2018, 2019 with Hyundai and now in 2021 with the Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo. Historical!

They finished another quarter of an hour ahead of Paulo Neto / Vitor Hugo (Škoda Fabia R5) and Bruno Magalhães / Carlos Magalhães passed this morning due to engine problems in the Hyundai i20 R5.

Ricardo Teodosio / José Teixeira (Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo) and Bernardo Sousa / Victor Kalado (Škoda Fabia R5) finished their race after the completion of the CPR rally, back on Friday. Miguel Correia / Antonio Costa (Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo) stayed on the road due to the accident without consequences, and Ze Pedro Fontes / Ines Ponte (Citroën C3 Rally2) also did not start yesterday, although it was planned to do the entire rally. They are followed by André Villas Boas and Gonzalo Magalhães (Citroën C3 Rally2), who completed their first rally in Portugal, and Elder Miranda and Hugo Pereira (Renault Clio RS R3T), 34th.

On the way, Diogo Salvi and Jorge Carvalho (Škoda Fabia R5), Joao Fernando Ramos and Jose Janela (Škoda Fabia R5) rolled over on Friday in Arganil. The men of the Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica, who finished their race on Friday, also remained on the sidelines: Hugo Lopez / Thiago Neves (they left the penultimate section when the goal was in sight), Miguel Campos / Paulo Lopez, he could not show a couple in this race same pace as in the first rally of the year, taking a modest 7th place in the Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica. Ricardo Sousa / Luis Marquez finished seventh in this competition. Carlos Fernandez / Walter Cardoso rounded out the top ten in the Peugeot 208 Rally4. Ernesto Cunha / Rui Raimundo (ES3) stayed on the road during the day; Pedro Almeida / Hugo Magallains (ES5, Assist); Hugo Lopez / Thiago Neves (ES7, crash).

Awards (Best Portuguese)
Armindo Araujo 9 – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021
Rui Madeira 5 – 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
Carlos Torres 4 – 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Francisco Romaosinho 3 – 1969, 1973, 1974
Joaquim Santos 3 – 1983, 1987, 1992
Carlos Bica 3 – 1989, 1990, 1991
Bruno Magalhaes 3 – 2007, 2008, 2011
Miguel Campos 2 – 2002, 2015, 2016
Article 2 – 1976, 1977
Adruzilo Lopez 2 – 1997, 2000
Albino Carpenter 1-1967
Antonio Peisinho 1-1968
Jose Lampreia 1-1970
Gomes Pereira 1 – 1971
Giovanni Salvi 1 – 1972
Pedro Cortez 1 – 1975
Step 1 – 1981
Jorge Ortigau 1 – 1984
Jose Miguel 1 – 1985
Joaquim Moutinho 1 1986
Winter Amaral 1 1988
Jorge Bica 1-1993
Fernando Perez 1-1994
Miguel J. Barbosa 1-2013
Bernardo Sousa 1-2014
Pedro Meireles 1 – 2017