Rally de Portugal

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The Rally de Portugal (formerly: Rallye de Portugal) is a rally competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973. The rally remained on the WRC calendar for the next 29 years, and after being dropped for 2002–2006, the event returned to Portugal in 2007. During the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, Rally de Portugal was a mixed event between asphalt and gravel. Currently it is an all-gravel event.

Rally de Portugal
Statusactive
Genremotorsporting event
Frequencyannual
CountryPortugal
Inaugurated1967
Marcus Grönholm driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 06 at the 2007 rally.
Sébastien Loeb with a Citroën DS3 WRC at the 2011 Rally de Portugal
Jari-Matti Latvala with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the 2011 Rally de Portugal
Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene driving an updated Polo R WRC at the 49º Rally de Portugal.
S. Ogier at the 2016 Rally de Portugal with Polo R WRC
Valeriy Gorban at 2016 Rally de Portugal with Mini John Cooper Works WRC
Mads Østberg at 2016 Rally de Portugal with Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Khalid Al-Qassimi with Citroën DS3 WRC at the 2016 Rally de Portugal

Rally de Portugal has been awarded "The Best Rally in the World" five times and in 2000 "The Most Improved Rally of the Year".[1] The most successful driver in the history of the rally is Finland's Markku Alén, who has won the event five times (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1987).

History edit

The Rally of Portugal was extremely popular but also infamous due to poor crowd control. During the 1970s and especially the 1980s, Portugal was known for spectators standing on the roadway even as the cars drove by, often resulting in near-collisions, and finally in the 1986 season a collision between cars and spectators. It was the last year the Group B cars dominated the WRC scene. And it was because of a tragic accident which occurred during the rally that the future of Group B cars came under scrutiny. The final blow came at the Tour de Corse later that year with the death of Henri Toivonen.

In the first section of the rally (Sintra), in the "Lagoa Azul" stage, Portuguese works Ford rally driver Joaquim Santos came over a crest in his RS200 getting too loose through the corner.[2] Santos managed to avoid the crowd on the outside of the corner, but he was not able to avoid the crowd on the inside of the corner. The car left the road, plunging right into the crowd, killing three and injuring dozens more. After this accident all works teams withdrew from the rally.

The combination of poor crowd behavior, and the extreme speeds of Group B cars, was not only dangerous for the crowd, but also for the drivers themselves. Former world champion Timo Salonen admitted at the '86 edition that he was scared to run first on the road. Walter Röhrl had his own theory on the crowd situation: "You just have to see the crowd as a wall and not as spectators."

It did not necessarily go any better in following years. At the 1987 edition a privately entered, FR car driven by Portuguese rally car driver Joaquim Guedes plunged into the crowd. Unfortunately, this led to the death of spectator Manuel Carvalho Da Silva Peixoto, and injured 12 others, but the crowd control was not much improved. It was not until the early 1990s that the Portuguese rally improved crowd control. Crowds were no smaller, but were better-behaved and more aware of the risks involved in spectating.

In the 1980s, the rally had a special stage at the Autódromo do Estoril.[3][4]

Federico Villagra at the 2009 event.

The last WRC edition of the Portugal rally for five years was run under heavy rain in 2001. It was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. In 2002, it was replaced in favour of Germany's Rallye Deutschland. In 2005, the organisers of the Rally of Portugal announced their intentions to rejoin the WRC, this time switching locations to an area around the Algarve. This means the character of the rally has changed. It is now fully driven on gravel. This is frowned upon by the Portuguese fans, who consider the Algarve stages less exciting, which is also reflected in lower attendance numbers. In 2006, it ran as an official WRC candidate event for the 2007 WRC calendar and was formally incorporated into the 2007 calendar on 5 July 2006. The 2007 Rally Portugal was the fifth round of the season and was won by Citroën Total's Sébastien Loeb.

After a year in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge schedule, the Rally Portugal returned to the WRC calendar for the 2009 season. The competition in the 2009 Rally Portugal was set in the surroundings of Faro, capital of the Algarve region, on twisty hill sections, with fast blind corners and narrow sections. The first stage in the Estádio Algarve (Algarve Stadium) was won by Henning Solberg, but when the rally really began, Jari-Matti Latvala took the lead. However, he soon suffered a big crash, rolling his Ford Focus WRC 17 times down a steep mountain. The rally was eventually won by Loeb.

The 2020 edition of the rally was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Results 1967–2001 edit

Walter Röhrl at the 1984 rally with an Audi Quattro A2.
Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time
1º Rallye de Portugal
1967
8 stages
47,60 km*
1 Carpinteiro Albino
Silva Pereira
Renault 8 Gordini14758,9 pts
2 António Peixinho
João Canas Mendes
Ford Cortina Lotus15888,9 pts
3 Joseph Bourdon
Claude Bertrand
Renault 8 Gordini22560,5 pts
2º Rallye de Portugal
1968
8 stages
94,60 km*
1 Tony Fall
R. Cellin
Lancia Fulvia HF16503,3 pts
2 Paddy Hopkirk
Tony Nash
BMC Cooper S 130017989,6 pts
3 António Peixinho
João Canas Mendes
Morris Cooper S22661,8 pts
3º Rallye de Portugal
1969
10 stages
140,00 km*
1 Francisco Romãozinho
"Jocames"
Citroën DS104759 pts
2 José Lampreia
Christian Melville
Datsun 1600 SSS113476 pts
3 Chris van Stalle
Robert Loyens
Datsun 1600 SSS113945 pts
4º TAP Rallye de Portugal
1970
12 stages
205,50 km
1 Simo Lampinen
John Davenport
Lancia Fulvia HF7099 pts
2 Sandro Munari
Arnaldo Bernacchini
Lancia Fulvia HF 16007486 pts
3 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
Porsche 911 S7929 pts
5º TAP Rallye de Portugal
7 to 10 October 1971
20 stages
304,50 km
1 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Jean Todt
Alpine Renault A11019249 pts
2 Simo Lampinen
John Davenport
Lancia Fulvia HF 160020664 pts
3 Robert Neyret
Jacques Terramorsi
Alpine Renault A110 160023630 pts
6º TAP Rallye de Portugal
11 to 15 October 1972
31 stages
389,60 km
1 Achim Warmbold
John Davenport
BMW 2002 TI5 h 51 m 03 s
2 Bernard Darniche
Alan Mahe
Alpine Renault A110 18006 h 00 m 05 s
3 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
Citroën SM Proto6 h 08 m 54 s
7º TAP Rallye de Portugal
13 to 18 March 1973
Round 3 of the 1973 World Rally Championship
32 stages
387 km
1 Jean-Luc Thérier
Jacques Jaubert
Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
5 h 42 m 16 s
2 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Michel Vial
Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
5 h 48 m 16 s
3 Francisco Romãozinho
José Bernardo
Citroën Competition
Citroën DS 21
6 h 7 m 48 s
8º TAP Rallye de Portugal
20 to 23 March 1974
Round 1 of the 1974 World Rally Championship
455 km1 Raffaele Pinto
Arnaldo Bernacchini
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6 h 26 m 15 s
2 Alcide Paganelli
Nini Russo
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6 h 30 m 12 s
3 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6 h 37 m 17 s
9º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
18 to 21 July 1975
Round 6 of the 1975 World Rally Championship
512 km1 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6 h 24 m 15 s
2 Hannu Mikkola
Jean Todt
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6 h 26 m 58 s
3 Ove Andersson
Arne Hertz
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Corolla
6 h 29 m 29 s
10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
10 to 14 March 1976
Round 3 of the 1976 World Rally Championship
470 km1 Sandro Munari
Silvio Maiga
Lancia Stratos HF5 h 41 m 26 s
2 Ove Andersson
Arne Hertz
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica 2000GT
5 h 44 m 24 s
3 "Mêquêpê"
João Batista
Opel Kadett GT/E6 h 26 m 37 s
11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
1 to 6 March 1977
Round 3 of the 1977 World Rally Championship
Round 4 of the 1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
580 km1 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat 131 Abarth6 h 51 m 47 s
2 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
Ford Escort RS18006 h 55 m 43 s
3 Ove Andersson
Henry Liddon
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica 2000GT
6 h 56 m 8 s
12º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
19 to 23 April 1978
Round 4 of the 1978 World Rally Championship
Round 5 of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
46 stages
627 km
1 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat 131 Abarth7 h 45 m 33 s
2 Hannu Mikkola
Arne Hertz
Ford Escort RS18007 h 50 m 1 s
3 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Vincent Laverne
Ford Escort RS18008 h 1 m 1 s
13º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
6 to 11 March 1979
Round 3 of the 1979 World Rally Championship
45 stages
735 km
1 Hannu Mikkola
Arne Hertz
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS1800
9 h 13 m 52 s
2 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS1800
9 h 16 m 36 s
3 Ove Andersson
Henry Liddon
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica 2000GT
9 h 35 m 0 s
14º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
4 to 9 March 1980
Round 3 of the 1980 World Rally Championship
47 stages
673.5 km
1 Walter Röhrl
Christian Geistdörfer
Fiat Italia
Fiat 131 Abarth
9 h 13 m 52 s
2 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat Italia
Fiat 131 Abarth
9 h 16 m 36 s
3 Guy Fréquelin
Jean Todt
Talbot Cars GB
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
9 h 35 m 0 s
15º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
4 to 7 March 1981
Round 3 of the 1981 World Rally Championship
46 stages
681 km
1 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Fiat Auto Torino
Fiat 131 Abarth
8 h 27 m 26 s
2 Henri Toivonen
Fred Gallagher
Talbot
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
8 h 36 m 36 s
3 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica 2000GT
8 h 43 m 47 s
16º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
3 to 6 March 1982
Round 3 of the 1982 World Rally Championship
40 stages
639 km
1 Michèle Mouton
Fabrizia Pons
Audi Sport
Audi Quattro
7 h 39 m 36 s
2 Per Eklund
Ragnar Spjuth
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica 2000GT
7 h 52 m 43 s
3 Franz Wittmann
Peter Diekmann
Audi Sport
Audi Quattro
8 h 7 m 25 s
17º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
2 to 5 March 1983
Round 3 of the 1983 World Rally Championship
40 stages
642 km
1 Hannu Mikkola
Arne Hertz
Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A1
7 h 17 m 24 s
2 Michèle Mouton
Fabrizia Pons
Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A1
7 h 18 m 19 s
3 Walter Röhrl
Christian Geistdörfer
Martini Racing
Lancia Rally 037
7 h 19 m 14 s
18º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
6 to 11 March 1984
Round 3 of the 1984 World Rally Championship
45 stages
684 km
1 Hannu Mikkola
Arne Hertz
Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A2
7 h 35 m 32 s
2 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Martini Racing
Lancia Rally 037
7 h 35 m 59 s
3 Attilio Bettega
Maurizio Perissinot
Martini Racing
Lancia Rally 037
7 h 58 m 21 s
19º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
6 to 9 March 1985
Round 3 of the 1985 World Rally Championship
47 stages
733 km
1 Timo Salonen
Seppo Harjanne
Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
8 h 7 m 25 s
2 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Jolly Club
Lancia Rally 037
8 h 12 m 12 s
3 Walter Röhrl
Christian Geistdörfer
Audi Sport
Audi Sport Quattro
8 h 13 m 23 s
20º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
5 to 8 March 1986
Round 3 of the 1986 World Rally Championship
42 stages
660 km
1 Joaquim Moutinho
Edgar Fortes
Renault Galp
Renault 5 Turbo
7 h 50 m 44 s
2 Carlos Bica
Cândido Júnior
Duriforte Construções
Lancia Rally 037
8 h 4 m 11 s
3 Giovanni Del Zoppo
Loris Roggia
Jolly Club
Fiat Uno Turbo
8 h 7 m 36 s
21º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
11 to 14 March 1987
Round 3 of the 1987 World Rally Championship
37 stages
597.67 km
1 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
7 h 9 m 39 s
2 Jean Ragnotti
Perre Thimonier
Renault Sport Elf
Renault 11 Turbo
7 h 12 m 32 s
3 Kenneth Eriksson
Peter Diekmann
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V
7 h 14 m 37 s
22º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
1 to 6 March 1988
Round 3 of the 1988 World Rally Championship
37 stages
589.89 km
1 Miki Biasion
Carlo Cassina
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 44 m 1 s
2 Alex Fiorio
Luigi Pirollo
Jolly Club
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
6 h 52 m 47 s
3 Yves Loubet
Jean-Bernard Vieu
Jolly Club
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
6 h 53 m 23 s
23º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
28 February to 4 March 1989
Round 3 of the 1989 World Rally Championship
37 stages
576.88 km
1 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 47 m 1 s
2 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 57 m 19 s
3 Alex Fiorio
Luigi Pirollo
Jolly Club
Lancia Delta Integrale
7 h 10 m 19 s
24º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
6 to 10 March 1990
Round 2 of the 1990 World Rally Championship
38 stages
544.2 km
1 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 17 m 57 s
2 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 20 m 33 s
3 Juha Kankkunen
Juha Piironen
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 23 m 8 s
25º Rallye de Portugal
5 to 9 March 1991
Round 3 of the 1991 World Rally Championship
36 stages
524.75 km
1 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica GT-Four
6 h 6 m 36 s
2 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Jolly Club
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 7 m 23 s
3 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 8 m 41 s
26º Rallye de Portugal
3 to 7 March 1992
Round 3 of the 1992 World Rally Championship
40 stages
577.38 km
1 Juha Kankkunen
Juha Piironen
Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6 h 24 m 37 s
2 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Ford Motor Company
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
6 h 26 m 10 s
3 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 29 m 36 s
27º Rallye de Portugal
3 to 6 March 1993
Round 3 of the 1993 World Rally Championship
37 stages
562 km
1 François Delecour
Daniel Grataloup
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 20 m 37 s
2 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 21 m 32 s
3 Andrea Aghini
Sauro Farnocchia
Jolly Club
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6 h 23 m 17 s
28º TAP Rallye de Portugal
1 to 4 March 1994
Round 2 of the 1994 World Rally Championship
Round 2 of the 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Cup for Manufacturers
36 stages
571.82 km
1 Juha Kankkunen
Nicky Grist
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 20 m 59 s
2 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 21 m 39 s
3 Miki Biasion
Tiziano Siviero
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 21 m 49 s
29º TAP Rallye de Portugal
8 to 10 March 1995
Round 3 of the 1995 World Rally Championship
Round 3 of the 1995 FIA 2-Litre World Cup for Manufacturers
33 stages
467 km
1 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza 555
5 h 32 m 37 s
2 Juha Kankkunen
Nicky Grist
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 32 m 49 s
3 Colin McRae
Derek Ringer
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza 555
5 h 35 m 51 s
30º TAP Rallye de Portugal
6 to 8 March 1996
Round 2 of the 1996 FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers
34 stages
425.24 km
1 Rui Madeira
Nuno Rodrigues da Silva
HF Grifone
Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 13 m 28 s
2 Freddy Loix
Sven Smeets
HF Grifone
Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 15 m 15 s
3 José Miguel
Carlos Magalhães
Privateer
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
5 h 23 m 22 s
31º TAP Rallye de Portugal
23 to 26 March 1997
Round 4 of the 1997 World Rally Championship
31 stages
419.78 km
1 Tommi Mäkinen
Seppo Harjanne
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
4 h 53 m 1 s
2 Freddy Loix
Sven Smeets
Marlboro Toyota Castrol Team Belgium
Toyota Celica GT-Four
4 h 57 m 6 s
3 Armin Schwarz
Denis Giraudet
Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort WRC
4 h 59 m 34 s
32º TAP Rallye de Portugal
22 to 25 March 1998
Round 4 of the 1998 World Rally Championship
28 stages
380.18 km
1 Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC
4 h 20 m 58.1 s
2 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 21 m 0.2 s
3 Freddy Loix
Sven Smeets
Marlboro Toyota Castrol Team Belgium
Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 21 m 43.9 s
33º TAP Rallye de Portugal
21 to 24 March 1999
Round 4 of the 1999 World Rally Championship
23 stages
358.85 km
1 Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus WRC
4 h 5 m 41.7 s
2 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 5 m 54.0 s
3 Didier Auriol
Denis Giraudet
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 5 m 58.2 s
34º TAP Rallye de Portugal
16 to 19 March 2000
Round 4 of the 2000 World Rally Championship
23 stages
398.35 km
1 Richard Burns
Robert Reid (co-driver)
Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC
4 h 34 m 0.0 s
2 Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen (co-driver)
Peugeot Esso Sport
Peugeot 206 WRC
4 h 34 m 6.5 s
3 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC
4 h 36 m 9.2 s
35º TAP Rallye de Portugal
8 to 11 March 2001
Round 3 of the 2001 World Rally Championship
22 stages
390.14 km
1 Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmaki
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
3 h 46 m 42.1 s
2 Carlos Sainz Sr.
Luis Moya
Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
3 h 46 m 50.7 s
3 Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen (co-driver)
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
3 h 49 m 37.7 s

2002–2006 edit

Rally out of World Rally Championship

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time
36º TMN Rallye de Portugal
7 to 8 June 2002
8 stages
152,77 km
1 Didier Auriol
Thierry Barjou
Toyota Corolla WRC1h41m25,5s
2 Andrea Aghini
Loris Roggia
Procar Srl
Subaru Impreza WRC P2000
1 h 43 m 59,9 s
3 Miguel Campos
Carlos Magalhães
Peugeot Total Silver Team SG
Peugeot 206 WRC
1 h 44 m 35,9 s
37º TMN Rallye de Portugal
28 to 29 March 2003
9 stages
164,97 km
1 Armindo Araújo
Miguel Ramalho
Citroën Saxo Kit Car2 h 04 m 12,7 s
2 Pedro Leal
Luis Ramalho
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI2 h 05 m 57,9 s
3 Pedro Dias da Silva
Mário Castro
Interpass Competição
Citroën Saxo S1600
2 h 09 m 07,1 s
38º TMN Rallye de Portugal
2004
8 stages
151,82 km
1 Armindo Araújo
Miguel Ramalho
Citroën Saxo Kit Car1 h 54 m 49,1 s
2 Pedro Leal
Luis Ramalho
Subaru Impreza WRX1 h 55 m 31,7s
3 Fernando Peres
José Pedro Silva
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII2 h 00 m 33,9 s
39º TMN Rallye de Portugal
31 March to 2 April 2005
12 stages
237,66 km
1 Daniel Carlsson
Mattias Andersson
Subaru Impreza WRX2 h 44 m 54,0 s
2 Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen
Subaru Impreza WRX2 h 46 m 03,0 s
3 Armindo Araújo
Miguel Ramalho
Mitsubishi Galp TMN
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2 h 47 m 19,2 s
40º PT-Rally de Portugal
2006
12 stages
239,90 km
1 Armindo Araújo
Miguel Ramalho
Mitsubishi Motors Portugal
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR
3h 06 m 14,0 s
2 Janne Tuohino
Mikko Markkula
Subaru Impreza N113h 07 m 31,0 s
3 Patrik Flodin
Maria Andersson
Subaru Impreza N123h 07 m 49,6 s

2007–2014 edit

Rally back to World Rally Championship, but held in Algarve

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time
41º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
30 March to 1 April 2007
Round 5 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
18 stages
357.1 km
1 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC
3h 53 m 33.1 s
2 Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC S12b
3h 56 m 47,0 s
3 Dani Sordo
Marc Marti
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC
3h 58 m 38,4 s
42º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2008
Round of the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
13 stages
249.74 km
1 Luca Rossetti
Matteo Chiarcossi
Racing Lions SRL
Peugeot 207 S2000
2 h 57 m 50.1 s
2 Jan Kopecky
Petr Stary
Champion Racing
Peugeot 207 S2000
2 h 58 m 35,9 s
3 Nicolas Vouilloz
Nicolas Klinger
Peugeot Team Belux
Peugeot 207 S2000
2 h 59 m 27,9 s
43º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2009
Round 6 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
18 stages
361.36 km
1 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 53 m 13.1 s
2 Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Ford Focus WRC 09
3h 53 m 37,4 s
3 Daniel Sordo
Marc Marti
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 54 m 58,5 s
44º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2010
Round 6 of the 2010 World Rally Championship
18 stages
355.32 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Citroën Junior Team
Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 51 m 16.1 s
2 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 51 m 24,0 s
3 Daniel Sordo
Marc Marti
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 52 m 33,7 s
45º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2011
Round 3 of the 2011 World Rally Championship
17 stages
385.37 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 10 m 53.4 s
2 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 11 m 25,2 s
3 Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 14 m 15,5 s
46º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2012
Round 4 of the 2012 World Rally Championship
22
(19)
434.77 km
(368.43 km)
1 Mads Ostberg
Jonas Andersson
Adapta World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 21 m 16.1 s
2 Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 22 m 49,3 s
3 Petter Solberg
Chris Patterson
Ford World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 23 m 11,7 s
47º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2013
Round 4 of the 2013 World Rally Championship
23 stages
396.82 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
4 h 07 m 38.7 s
2 Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 08 m 36,9 s
3 Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
4 h 11 m 43,2 s
48º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2014
Round 4 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
16 stages
339.46 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 33 m 20.4 s
2 Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen
M-Sport WRT
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
3h 34 m 03.6 s
3 Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Citroën DS3 WRC
3h 34 m 32.8 s

2015– edit

Rally back to its roots: North of Portugal

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time
49º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2015
Round 5 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
(16) 15 stages
(351,71 km) 324,18 km
1 Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 30m 35.3 s
2 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 30m 43.5 s
3 Andreas Mikkelsen
Ola Fløene
Volkswagen Motorsport II
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 31m 03.9 s
50º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2016
Round 5 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
19 stages
368,00 km
1 Kris Meeke
Paul Nagle
Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
3h 59m 01.0 s
2 Andreas Mikkelsen
Ola Fløene
Volkswagen Motorsport II
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 59m 30.7 s
3 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 59m 35.5 s
51º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2017
Round 6 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
19 stages
349,17 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
M-Sport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 42m 55.7 s
2 Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 43m 11.3 s
3 Dani Sordo
Marc Martí
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 43m 57.4 s
52º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2018
Round 6 of the 2018 World Rally Championship
20 stages
358,19 km
1 Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 49m 46.6 s
2 Elfyn Evans
Daniel Barritt
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 50m 26.6 s
3 Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 50m 33.9 s
53º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2019
Round 7 of the 2019 World Rally Championship
20 stages
306,97 km
1 Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 20m 22.8 s
2 Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 20m 38.7 s
3 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Citroën Total WRT
Citroën C3 WRC
3h 21m 19.9 s
2020 Rally de Portugal
2020 World Rally Championship
22 stages
331.10 km
Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
54º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2021
Round 4 of the 2021 World Rally Championship
20 stages
337,51 km
1 Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 38m 26.2 s
2 Dani Sordo
Borja Rozada
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 38m 54.5 s
3 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 39m 49.8 s
55º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2022
Round 4 of the 2022 World Rally Championship
21 stages
330,17 km
1 Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 44m 19.2 s
2 Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 44m 34.4 s
3 Dani Sordo
Borja Rozada
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 46m 36.5 s
56º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2023
Round 5 of the 2023 World Rally Championship
19 stages
329,06 km
1 Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 35m 11.7s
2 Dani Sordo
Cándido Carrera
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 36m 06.4s
3 Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 36m 32.0s
57º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2024
Round 5 of the 2024 World Rally Championship
22 stages
337,04 km
1 Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 41m 32.3s
2 Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 41m 40.2s
3 Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 42m 42.1s
Notes
  • † – Event was shortened after stages were cancelled.

Multiple winners edit

Embolded drivers are competing in the World Rally Championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the World Rally Championship.

References edit

  1. ^ "History". uk.rallydeportugal.pt. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Rally – The Killer Years". 2012. Event occurs at 0:40. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Estoril". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ Seara.com. "History – Circuito Estoril – Portugal". circuito-estoril.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Portugal WRC round called off". WRC – World Rally Championship. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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