Michael Solowow and Maciek Baran drove their Fiat Punto Abarth Super 1600 to an excellent 9th place overall on the last round of the Portuguese Rally Championship, the Rali Vinho da Maderia (29th-31st July).

The Polish pair faced tough factory-backed opposition, with top names present, on a rally which is exclusively based on the island of Maderia, including Renato Travaglia, Luca Pedersoli, Jean Joseph Simon, Miguel Campos and Bruno Thiry.

The two-leg rally was eventually won by Portuguese favourite Victor Sa at the wheel of a Peugeot 306 Maxi (Kit Car), who finished 2:15.7 ahead of WRC star Bruno Thiry in a Super 1600 Citroen C2. Solowow finished the event 13:29.1 behind the winning crew.