1974 Rallye de Portugal

1974 Rally of Portugal 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 1 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season Next event →
Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Estoril
Dates run	March 20 – 23 1974
Stages	32 (454 km; 282 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt and gravel
Overall distance	2,057.20 km (1,278.28 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Raffaele Pinto Fiat Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Crews	125 at start, 36 at finish

The 1974 Rally of Portugal (formally the 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the first round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season after the oil crisis forced the cancellation of the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies.

Report[]

As with all of the WRC rounds in 1974, there was only a manufacturer championship, so only manufacturers results were counted for points. Only the top finishing car for each manufacturer counted. Fiat locked out the podium places but only picked up 20 points in the championship due to this rule. An advantage is gained though, because the next finishing manufacturer can only pick up the points available for where their driver finished - in this case Ove Andersson took 10 points for 4th place in a Toyota Corolla.

Results[]

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1974 Rallye de Portugal results
1.	Raffaele Pinto		Fiat Abarth 124 Rally	6:26:15	0.0	20
2.			Fiat Abarth 124 Rally	6:30:12	3.57
3.	Markku Alén		Fiat Abarth 124 Rally	6:37:17	11.02
4.	Ove Andersson	Arne Hertz	Toyota Corolla	6:40:54	14.39	10
5.	Harry Källström		Datsun 260Z	6:54:27	28.12	8
6.	Bob Neyret		Alpine-Renault A110 1800	7:04:18	38.03	6
7.			BMW 2002	7:05:02	38.47	4
8.	Francisco Romãozinho		Citroën GS	7:17:04	50.49	3
9.			Ford Escort RS1600	7:26:59	1:00.44	2
10.			Fiat 124 Sport Spider	7:27:55	1:01.40

Source: Independent WRC archive^[1]

Championship standings after the event[]

Rank	Manufacturer	Event								Total points
		POR	KEN	FIN	ITA	CAN	USA	GBR	FRA
1	Fiat	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20
2	Toyota	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
3	Datsun	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
4	Alpine-Renault	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
5	BMW	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
6	Citroën	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
7	Ford	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• 1974 Portugal Rally at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine