Angela Vilariño returns to the competition after overcoming breast cancer
After five years of treatment, the Hondarribia pilot received medical discharge in December. Today he announced his return to the European Mountain Championship.
The Hondarribiarra pilot Angela Vilariño with her Porsche 911 GT3.
Guipuzcoana pilot Angela Vilariño returns to the competition after overcoming breast cancer.
The Hondarribia pilot announced today that he will return to the European Mountain Championship and will also be driving the Porsche 911 GT3 bat.
Vilariño is one of the great references of motorsport in the Spanish State and has a long sporting career behind it. Vilariño is one of the most award-winning mountain pilots in Europe.
Beyond his sporting successes, Angela Vilariño has fought a major personal battle in recent years, overcoming breast cancer.
After five years of treatment , the pilot received medical discharge in December 2025and now faces the new sporting phase "with more strength andillusion than ever before. "
As a symbol of hope and the fight against cancer, both his helmet and his Porsche 911 GT3 will be pink throughout the season.
Angela Vilariño
After all these years, being able to compete again at the highest level is very important to me.
"I am very happy and excited about this project and the return to the European Mountain Championship with a car as special as the Porsche 911 GT3. After all that has been experienced over the years, being able to compete again at the highest level is very important to me," the Guipuzcoan sportsman stressed in a statement.
"I would like to thank the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the Irun City Council, Alpinestars, Arai, the BG Media Group and, in particular, Fito Cabrales and the entire Fito & Fitipaldis group for their cooperation in making this project a reality and making it viable," he added.
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