Armindo Araújo

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Armindo Araújo (born 1 September 1977) is a Portuguese rally driver. He won the Production World Rally Championship in the 2009 season, repeating the accomplishment in the next year (2010 season), to become the first pilot to ever win this cup twice in a row since its creation back in 2002.

Armindo Araújo
Personal information
NationalityPortugal Portuguese
Born (1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 47)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2001, 20072012, 20182019, 2021-present
Co-driverPortugal Miguel Ramalho
Portugal Luís Ramalho
TeamsRalliart Italy, Mini Portugal
Rallies48
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins1
Total points17
First rally2001 Rallye de Portugal
Last rally2024 Rally de Portugal

Career

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Araújo during the 2007 Rally GB.

Araújo began rallying in 2000, having raced motorcycles since 1994. Between 2000 and 2004 he used a Citroën Saxo on Portuguese national events, winning the National Championship in 2003 and 2004, before winning the title again in 2005 and 2006 using a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

In 2007 he began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), finishing 14th in the standings.[1] In 2008 he finished eighth in the P-WRC standings. In 2009 he won the P-WRC class on Rally de Portugal, and two other podium finishes led to him winning the P-WRC. Araujo was co-driven by Miguel Ramalho in all events across 2001-2008.

Araujo returned to rallying in 2018, competing in the Portuguese championship. He has won the championship in his returning season of 2018, driving a Hyundai i20 R5 prepared by Hyundai Team Portugal. He switched to a Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo, prepared by The Racing Factory, in 2020 to grab another title that year. As of right now, Araujo leads the 2022 European Rally Championship as the first 2 rounds took place in Portugal. Since his return, Araujo is co-driven by Luis Ramalho - brother of his former co-driver.

WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2001 Armindo Araújo Citroën Saxo MON SWE POR
Ret
ESP ARG CYP GRE KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR NC 0
2007 Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE
20
NOR MEX ARG ITA GRE
Ret
FIN GER NZL
18
ESP FRA JPN
EX
IRE GBR
23
NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 POR
Ret
2008 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE
17
MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE
16
TUR
16
FIN GER NZL
25
ESP FRA JPN
21
GBR
27
NC 0
2009 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX IRE NOR
16
CYP
10
POR
9
ARG ITA
14
GRE
9
POL FIN NC 0
Errani Team Group AUS
13
Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ESP GBR
9
2010 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SWE
23
JOR
12
TUR NZL POR
14
BUL FIN GER
18
JPN FRA
16
ESP GBR
18
25th 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MEX
10
2011 Motorsport Italia/BAMP Mini John Cooper Works S2000 SWE MEX POR
Ret
23rd 5
Mini John Cooper Works WRC JOR ITA
12
ARG GRE
Ret
FIN
20
GER
8
AUS FRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
GBR
10
2012 Armindo Araújo World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works WRC MON
10
15th 11
WRC Team Mini Portugal SWE
15
MEX
7
POR
15
ARG
Ret
GRE
11
NZL
8
FIN
15
GER GBR FRA ITA ESP
2018 Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR
14
ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR
16
ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
NC 0
2021 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON ARC CRO POR
19
ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0
2022 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR
14
ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN NC 0
2023 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX CRO POR
17
ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0
2024 The Racing Factory Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR
17
ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

PWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2007 Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE
4
MEX ARG GRE
Ret
NZL
6
JPN
EX
IRE GBR
7
14th 10
2008 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE
7
ARG GRE
3
TUR
5
FIN NZL
12
JPN
9
GBR
7
8th 14
2009 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX NOR
4
CYP
2
POR
1
ARG ITA
3
GRE
2
1st 42
Errani Team Group AUS
4
GBR
2010 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SWE
3
JOR
2
NZL FIN GER
1
JPN FRA
1
GBR
2
1st 126
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MEX
1

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2019 Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR
8
ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
42nd 4
2022 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR
5
ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 34th 10
2023 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX CRO POR
12
ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0
2024 The Racing Factory Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR
10
ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 42nd* 1*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?profile=229 Driver Profile at eWRC-results.com
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