# 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.

## 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 |