2022 Azores Rallye

The 2022 Azores Rallye was the 56th edition of Rallye Açores and took place between March 24 and 26, 2022. The event was the second round of the 2022 European Rally Championship. The event was based in Ponta Delgada and was contested over 14 stages.

2022 Azores Rallye
Round 2 of 8 in the 2022 European Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Ponta Delgada, Azores
Dates run	25 – 27 March 2022
Start location	Coroa da Mata
Finish location	Ribeira Brava
Stages	14 (including 1 cancelled) (204.26 km; 126.92 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	408.39 km (253.76 miles)
Overall distance	612.65 km (380.68 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	66
Crews	66 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Efren Llarena Sara Fernandez Team MRF Tyres 2:24:58.3
Power Stage winner	Efren Llarena Sara Fernandez Team MRF Tyres 6:03.6

Background

The event was opened to crews competing in European Rally Championship with its support categories and any private crews. Overall of 66 crews entered the event, with 42 crews entering ERC and 12 crews entering Portuguese Rally Championship.

Entry list

Rally2 ERC Entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Entrant	Car Running Team	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Armindo Araujo	Luis Ramalho	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Armindo Araujo	The Racing Factory	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
2	Alberto Battistolli	Simone Scattolin	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Alberto Battistolli	Krent S.r.l.	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
3	Javier Pardo	Adrian Perez	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Javier Pardo	Race Seven	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
4	Bruno Magalhaes	Carlos Magalhaes	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Team Hyundai Portugal	Sports&You	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
5	Jose Pedro Fontes	Ines Ponte	Citroën C3 Rally2	Citroen Vodafone Team	Sports&You	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
6	Ricardo Teodosio	Jose Teixeira	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Team Hyundai Portugal	Hyundai Motorsport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
7	Pedro Almeida	Mario Castro	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Pedro Almeida	The Racing Factory	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
8	Efren Llarena	Sara Fernandez	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Team MRF Tyres	Race Seven	Driver, Co-driver, Team	MR
9	Ken Torn	Kauri Pannas	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Plon Rally Team	Jarosław Kołtun	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
10	Luis Vilariño	Javier Martinez	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Luis Vilariño	Luis Vilariño	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
11	Paulo Nobre	Gabriel Morales	Škoda Fabia R5	Paulo Nobre	Motorsport Italia	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
12	Norbert Herczig	Igor Bacigal	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Team MRF Tyres	Eurosol Racing Team Hungary	Driver, Co-driver, Team	MR
14	Simone Campedelli	Tania Canton	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Team MRF Tyres	Step Five Motorsport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	MR
15	Ricardo Moura	Antonio Costa	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Ricardo Moura	ARC Sport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
16	Simone Tempestini	Sergio Itu	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Simone Tempestini	Keane Motorsport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
17	Miguel Correia	Jorge Carvalho	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Miguel Correia	ARC Sport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
18	Ruben Rodrigues	Estevao Rodrigues	Citroën C3 Rally2	AutoAcoreana Racing	PT Racing	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
19	Łukasz Kotarba	Tomasz Kotarba	Citroën C3 Rally2	BTH Import Stal Rally Team	BTH Rally Team	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
20	Luis Rego Jr	Jorge Henriques	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Luis Rego Jr	ARC Sport	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
21	Simon Wagner	Gerald Winter	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Eurosol Racing Team Hungary	The Racing Factory	Driver, Co-driver, Team	M
22	Rachele Somaschini	Nicola Arena	Citroën C3 Rally2	Rachele Somaschini	RS Team srls	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
23	Aloisio Monteiro	Sancho Eiro	Škoda Fabia R5	Aloisio Monteiro	Rafael Botelho	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
24	Pedro Camara	Joao Camara	Citroën C3 Rally2	Play Racing	Sports&You	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
Rally2-Kit / R4 Entries
25	Alberto Monarri	Carlos Cancela	Suzuki Swift R4LLY S	Suzuki Motor Iberica	Suzuki Motor Iberica	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
26	Joan Vinyes	Jordi Mercader	Suzuki Swift R4LLY S	Suzuki Motor Iberica	Suzuki Motor Iberica	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
40	Martins Sesks	Renars Francis	Ŝkoda Fabia Rally2-Kit	Proracing Rally Team	Proracing Rally Team	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P