Armindo Araújo
# Armindo Araújo

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 he began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), finishing 14th in the standings. 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 | 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 |
| 2007 | Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | | | | | POR Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2009 | Errani Team Group | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | | | | | | | | | | AUS 13 | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | | | | | | | | | | | ESP | GBR 9 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | | MEX 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1 |
| 2011 | Motorsport Italia/BAMP | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | SWE | MEX | POR Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 5 |
| 2011 | Motorsport Italia/BAMP | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | | | | JOR | ITA 12 | ARG | GRE Ret | FIN 20 | GER 8 | AUS | FRA Ret | ESP Ret | GBR 10 | | | | 23rd | 5 |
| 2012 | Armindo Araújo World Rally Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | MON 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 11 |
| 2012 | WRC Team Mini Portugal | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | | SWE 15 | MEX 7 | POR 15 | ARG Ret | GRE 11 | NZL 8 | FIN 15 | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | | | | 15th | 11 |
| 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 |

### 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 | 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 |
| 2009 | Errani Team Group | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | AUS 4 | GBR | | 1st | 42 |
| 2010 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | SWE 3 | | JOR 2 | NZL | FIN | GER 1 | JPN | FRA 1 | GBR 2 | 1st | 126 |
| 2010 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | | MEX 1 | | | | | | | | 1st | 126 |

### 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 | 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 |
