Pedro Salvador snatched a dramatic victory at the Rampa da Penha this weekend. At the season opener of the Portuguese Hillclimb Championship Salvador debuted his new Silver Car EF10. Things went wrong on Saturday when engine problems grounded his new car. This allowed Rui Ramalho to steer his own new Osella PA2000 to fastest time in the first race. But the decision would fall in the remaining two races on Sunday. Salvador managed to repair his car in time to take home the victory. The margins were very slim however, .256 seconds in the first race and just .033 seconds in the second race! A great start to the new season. The other drivers could not dollow the two leaders. Third placed Paulo Ramalho had to give 17 seconds on the two leaders.
In category 2 a similar scenario developed. Gonçalo Manahu suffered mechanical problems in the first race on Saturday. But the Porsche driver recovered to take vcitroy with a lead of just .8 seconds on José Correia. Category 3 saw the most retirements but João Guimarães probably would have won anyway. In category 4 Manuel Correia dominated the event in his Ford Fiesta R5. Category 5 on the hand was decided by less than a second. Joaquim Teixeira set fastest time of the weekend but Luis Nunes was more consistent. In the end Nunes won with a margin of just 0.579 seconds.
| Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | Pedro |  | Silver Car EF10 | 1/E2-SC/3 | 2:39,484 |
| 2 | Ramalho | Rui | | Osella PA2000 E2 | 1/E2-SC/3 | 2:39,773 |
| 3 | Ramalho | Paulo | | Osella PA21/S EVO | 1/CN/3 | 2:56,744 |
| 4 | Fonseca | João | | BRC CM05 EVO | 1/CM/1 | 2:58,424 |
| 5 | Silva | Helder | | Juno CN09 | 1/E2-SC/3 | 2:59,318 |
| 6 | Guimarães | Nuno | | BRC CM02 | 1/CM/1 | 3:00,685 |
| 7 | Manahu | Gonçalo | | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 2/GT/5 | 3:05,406 |
| 8 | Correia | Manuel | | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4/E1-FIA/10 | 3:05,515 |
| 9 | Correia | José | | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 2/GT/5 | 3:06,331 |
| 10 | Nunes | Luis | | Seat Leon | 5/TRF/14 | 3:06,335 |
| 11 | Teixeira | Joaquim | | Renault Megane Trophy | 5/TRF/14 | 3:06,914 |
| 12 | Reis | Edgar | | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 2/GT/5 | 3:07,184 |
| 13 | Silva | Luis | | BMW M3 E30 | 4/E1B/10 | 3:08,746 |
| 14 | Lobo | Miguel | | Audi RS3 TCR | TNTCR/TCR/25 | 3:12,869 |
| 15 | Marrão | Francisco | | Seat Leon Supercopa | 5/TRF/14 | 3:19,617 |
| 16 | Gomes | José Pedro | | Ford Escort MK1 | 6/H75/16 | 3:23,000 |
| 17 | Guimarães | João | | Peugeot 206 RC | 3/A1/7 | 3:27,760 |
| 18 | Teixeira | José | | Peugeot 208 | 5/TRF/12 | 3:27,951 |
| 19 | Salgueiro | Fernando | | Ford Escort MK2 | TRFM/G5/22 | 3:29,487 |
| 20 | Teixeira | Antonio | | Peugeot 208 | 5/TRF/12 | 3:30,780 |
| 21 | Luis | Carlos | | Seat Leon TDi | 3/A1/8 | 3:32,397 |
| 22 | Nogueira | Sergio | | Citroën Saxo | 3/A1/6 | 3:34,393 |
| 23 | Loureiro | Ricardo | | Ford Escort MK2 | TRFM/G5/22 | 3:37,545 |
| 24 | Summavielle | Parcidio | | Datsun 260Z | 6/H71/17 | 3:38,708 |
| 25 | Rolo | Anibal | | Datsun 1200 Coupé | TNCM/H75/20 | 3:38,871 |
| 26 | Oliveira | Carlos | | BMW E21 | TNG5/G5/23 | 3:39,968 |
| 27 | Pinto | Nuno | | Mazda MX-5 | 4/E1B/9 | 3:43,242 |
| 28 | Guerra | Marco | | Peugeot 306 | 4/E1B/9 | 3:43,660 |
| 29 | Gomes | Domingos | | Citroën Saxo VTS | 3/A1/6 | 3:43,707 |
| 30 | Freitas | Armando | | Toyota Starlet | TNM/A1/19 | 3:46,830 |
| 31 | Leite | Francisco | | Fiat Punto | TNM/TRF/19 | 3:47,930 |
| 32 | Sousa | Ricardo | | Fiat Punto 85 | TNM/TRF/19 | 3:49,947 |
| 33 | Fernandes | Augusto | | Ford Escort MK1 | 6/H75/16 | 3:55,022 |
| 34 | Figueiredo | José Pedro | | Datsun 1200 | TNCM/H71/20 | 4:07,897 |
| 35 | Mesquita | Mario | | Datsun 1600 SSS | 6/H71/16 | 4:08,537 |
| 36 | Oliveira | José | | Subaru Impreza | 3/A2/8 | 4:12,667 |
| 37 | Fernandes | Domingos | | Autobianchi A112 | TNCM/H75/20 | 4:33,670 |
| Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silva | Domingos | | Peugeot 106 | X1/9 | 1:46,994 |
| 2 | Sousa | Fernando | | Peugeot 206 | X1/9 | 1:53,521 |
| 3 | Freitas | Antonio | | Citroën Saxo | X1/9 | 1:59,100 |
| 4 | Costa | João | | Nissan Micra | X1/8 | 2:09,820 |
