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Armindo Araújo

{{short description|Portuguese rally driver (born 1977)}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Armindo Araújo

| image = Acr2011 350.jpg

| caption = Araújo and his Mini John Cooper Works WRC

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|1|df=y}}

| nationality = {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portuguese

| Years = 2001, 2007–2012, 2018–2019, 2021-present

| Co-driver = {{flagicon|POR}} Miguel Ramalho
{{flagicon|POR}} Luís Ramalho

| Teams = Ralliart Italy, Mini Portugal

| Races = 48

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Stagewins = 1

| Points = 17

| First race = 2001 Rallye de Portugal

| Last race = 2024 Rally de Portugal

}}

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

File:Lancer-Armindo Araujo-2007 Wales Rally GB 002.jpg.]]

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.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.

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WRC results

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

2001

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Citroën Saxo

| MON

| SWE

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| ESP

| ARG

| CYP

| GRE

| KEN

| FIN

| NZL

| ITA

| FRA

| AUS

| GBR

|colspan=2|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 2007

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
20

| NOR

| MEX

|

| ARG

| ITA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
Ret

| FIN

| GER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZL
18

| ESP

| FRA

| JPN
EX

| IRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
23

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05

|colspan=4|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|colspan=11|

2008

! nowrap| Ralliart Italy

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
17

| MEX

| ARG

| JOR

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
16

| FIN

| GER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZL
25

| ESP

| FRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
27

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=3| 2009

! nowrap| Ralliart Italy

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

| IRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CYP
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
9

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
9

| POL

| FIN

|colspan=7|

!rowspan=3| NC

!rowspan=3| 0

nowrap| Errani Team Group

|colspan=9|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
13

|colspan=6|

nowrap| Ralliart Italy

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

|colspan=10|

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
9

|colspan=4|

rowspan=2| 2010

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Ralliart Italy

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
23

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JOR
12

| TUR

| NZL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
14

| BUL

| FIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
18

| JPN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
16

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
18

|colspan=3|

!rowspan=2| 25th

!rowspan=2| 1

nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
10

|colspan=14|

rowspan=2| 2011

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Motorsport Italia/BAMP

! nowrap| Mini John Cooper Works S2000

| SWE

| MEX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|colspan=13|

!rowspan=2| 23rd

!rowspan=2| 5

nowrap| Mini John Cooper Works WRC

|colspan=3|

| JOR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
12

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
8

| AUS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
10

|colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 2012

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo World Rally Team

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Mini John Cooper Works WRC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
10

|colspan=15|

!rowspan=2| 15th

!rowspan=2| 11

nowrap| WRC Team Mini Portugal

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZL
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
15

| GER

| GBR

| FRA

| ITA

| ESP

|colspan=3|

2018

! nowrap| Team Hyundai Portugal

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
14

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2019

! nowrap| Team Hyundai Portugal

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| CHL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
16

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS
{{small|C}}

|colspan=2|

! NC

! 0

2021

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| MON

| ARC

| CRO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
19

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| BEL

| GRE

| FIN

| ESP

| MNZ

|colspan=4|

! NC

! 0

2022

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| MON

| SWE

| CRO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
14

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| BEL

| GRE

| NZL

| ESP

| JPN

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2023

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| CRO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
17

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2024

! nowrap| The Racing Factory

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

| KEN

| CRO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
17

| ITA

| POL

| LAT

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|colspan=3|

! NC*

! 0*

* Season still in progress.

=PWRC results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! Pos.

! Points

2007

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
4

| MEX

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZL
6

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| JPN
EX

| IRE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
7

|

! 14th

! 10

2008

! nowrap| Ralliart Italy

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
7

| ARG

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRE
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
5

| FIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZL
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
7

|

! 8th

! 14

rowspan=2| 2009

! nowrap| Ralliart Italy

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CYP
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR
1

| ARG

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE
2

|colspan=3|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=2| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=2| 42

nowrap| Errani Team Group

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

| GBR

|

rowspan=2| 2010

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Ralliart Italy

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SWE
3

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JOR
2

| NZL

| FIN

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

| JPN

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FRA
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=2| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=2| 126

nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEX
1

|colspan=7|

=WRC-2 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Pos.

! Points

2019

! nowrap| Team Hyundai Portugal

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| CHL

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
8

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS
{{small|C}}

! 42nd

! 4

2022

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| MON

| SWE

| CRO

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|5}}

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| BEL

| GRE

| NZL

| ESP

| JPN

|

! 34th

! 10

2023

! nowrap| Armindo Araújo

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| CRO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
12

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|

! NC

! 0

2024

! nowrap| The Racing Factory

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

| KEN

| CRO

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
10

| ITA

| POL

| LAT

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|

! 42nd*

! 1*

* Season still in progress.

References

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External links

{{commons category|Armindo Araujo}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.armindoaraujo.pt/}}

{{2012 World Rally Championship season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Araujo, Armindo}}

Category:1977 births

Category:Portuguese rally drivers

Category:Living people

Category:World Rally Championship drivers

Category:European Rally Championship drivers