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.

Career

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, Araújo began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), finishing 14th in the standings.http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?profile=229 Driver Profile at eWRC-results.com 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 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 PORRet ESP ARG CYP GRE KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR NC 0 2007 Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE20 NOR MEX ARG ITA GRERet FIN GER NZL18 ESP FRA JPNEX IRE GBR23 NC 0 Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 PORRet 2008 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE17 MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE16 TUR16 FIN GER NZL25 ESP FRA JPN21 GBR27 NC 0 2009 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX IRE NOR16 CYP10 POR9 ARG ITA14 GRE9 POL FIN NC 0 Errani Team Group AUS13 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ESP GBR9 2010 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SWE23 JOR12 TUR NZL POR14 BUL FIN GER18 JPN FRA16 ESP GBR18 25th 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MEX10 2011 Motorsport Italia/BAMP Mini John Cooper Works S2000 SWE MEX PORRet 23rd 5 Mini John Cooper Works WRC JOR ITA12 ARG GRERet FIN20 GER8 AUS FRARet ESPRet GBR10 2012 Armindo Araújo World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works WRC MON10 15th 11 WRC Team Mini Portugal SWE15 MEX7 POR15 ARGRet GRE11 NZL8 FIN15 GER GBR FRA ITA ESP 2018 Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR14 ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 2019 Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR16 ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 2021 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON ARC CRO POR19 ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0 2022 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR14 ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN NC 0 2023 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX CRO POR17 ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0 2024 The Racing Factory Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR17 ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC* 0* * Season still in progress. PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points 2007 Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE4 MEX ARG GRERet NZL6 JPNEX IRE GBR7 14th 10 2008 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE7 ARG GRE3 TUR5 FIN NZL12 JPN9 GBR7 8th 14 2009 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX NOR4 CYP2 POR1 ARG ITA3 GRE2 1st 42 Errani Team Group AUS4 GBR 2010 Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SWE3 JOR2 NZL FIN GER1 JPN FRA1 GBR2 1st 126 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MEX1

WRC-2 results 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 POR8 ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS 42nd 4 2022 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 34th 10 2023 Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX CRO POR12 ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0 2024 The Racing Factory Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR10 ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 42nd* 1* * Season still in progress.

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