Araújo and his Mini John Cooper Works WRC |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | September 1, 1977 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2001, 2007–present |
| Teams | Ralliart Italy |
| Rallies | 24 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 1 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2001 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.
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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.[1] 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.
Araújo is co-driven by Miguel Ramalho.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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| 2001 | Armindo Araújo | Citroën Saxo | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
ESP | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | - | 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 |
- | 0 | |
| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | POR Ret |
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| 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 |
- | 0 | |
| 2009 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | IRE | NOR 16 |
CYP 10 |
POR 9 |
ARG | ITA 14 |
GRE 9 |
POL | FIN | - | 0 | |||||||
| Errani Team Group | AUS 13 |
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| Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | ESP | GBR 9 |
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| 2010 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | SWE 23 |
JOR 12 |
TUR | NZL | POR 14 |
BUL | FIN | DEU 18 |
JPN | FRA 16 |
ESP | GBR 18 |
23nd | 1 | ||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MEX 10 |
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| 2011 | Motorsport Italia/BAMP | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | SWE | MEX | POR Ret |
23rd | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mini John Cooper Works WRC | JOR | ITA 12 |
ARG | GRE Ret |
FIN 20 |
DEU 8 |
AUS | FRA Ret |
ESP Ret |
GBR 10 |
| 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 | |||
| Errani Team Group | AUS 4 |
GBR | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | SWE 3 |
JOR 2 |
NZL | FIN | DEU 1 |
JPN | FRA 1 |
GBR 2 |
1st | 126 | |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MEX 1 |