2018 Rally de Portugal

2018 Rally de Portugal
*52°Vodafone Rally de Portugal*
2018 Rally de Portugal; 52°Vodafone Rally de Portugal
Round 6 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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	Rally winning crew Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul at the iconic Fafe Stage.
Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos, Porto
Dates run	17 – 20 May 2018
Start location	Guimarães Castle, Braga
Finish location	Fafe, Braga
Stages	20 (358.19 km; 222.57 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,225.33 km (761.38 miles)
Overall distance	1,583.08 km (983.68 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Nicolas Gilsoul; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 3:49:46.6
WRC-2 winner	Pontus Tidemand; Jonas Andersson; Škoda Motorsport; 4:03:57.4
WRC-3 winner	; ; ; 4:26:51.2
Power Stage winner	Esapekka Lappi; Janne Ferm; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered	85
Crews	85 at start, 45 at finish

The 2018 Rally de Portugal (formally known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 17 and 20 May 2018.^[1] It marked the fifty-second running of Rally de Portugal, and was the sixth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships, and the third round of the Junior WRC championship.^[2]^[3] The event was based in Matosinhos in Porto and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 358.19 km (222.57 mi) competitive kilometres.^[4] The event was also part of the Portuguese national championship (first 9 stages) and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica (first 12 stages); their participants did not feature in the overall placings.^[5]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.^[6] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.^[7] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Swedish crew and won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.^[8]

Background[]

Championship standings prior to the event[]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a ten-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a fifteen-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Entry list[]

The following crews were entered into the rally. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Cars, seventeen World Rally Championship-2 entries, and fourteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3. All of the World Rally Championship-3 drivers and co-drivers were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

No.	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1	M-Sport Ford WRT	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
2	M-Sport Ford WRT	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
3	M-Sport Ford WRT	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
5	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
6	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
7	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
8	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
9	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
10	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	M
11	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën C3 WRC	M
12	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën C3 WRC	M
16	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
21	Yazeed Racing	Yazeed Al-Rajhi		Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31	Škoda Motorsport	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Gus Greensmith	Gus Greensmith		Ford Fiesta R5	M
33				Ford Fiesta R5	M
34	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Ford Fiesta R5	P
35	Hyundai Motorsport	Jari Huttunen		Hyundai i20 R5	M
36	ACI Team Italia		Simone Scattolin	Škoda Fabia R5	P
37		Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	Škoda Fabia R5	M
38	Nil Solans	Nil Solans		Ford Fiesta R5	D
39	BRC Racing Team	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai i20 R5	M
40	Tommi Mäkinen Racing			Ford Fiesta R5	M
41	Kevin Abbring	Kevin Abbring		Ford Fiesta R5	P
42	Citroën Total Rallye Team	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën C3 R5	M
43	Škoda Motorsport			Škoda Fabia R5	M
44	Max Vatanen	Max Vatanen		Hyundai i20 R5	M
45				Ford Fiesta R5	P
46	Simone Tempestini	Simone Tempestini		Ford Fiesta R5	P
47		Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Škoda Fabia R5	P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
62	Équipe de France FFSA Rally	^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
63	Emil Bergkvist	Emil Bergkvist^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
64		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
65		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
66	ADAC Sachsen	^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
67	OT Racing	^‡	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
68	ACI Team Italia	^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
69		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
70		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
71		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
72		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
73	ACI Team Italia	^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
74		^‡		Ford Fiesta R2T	P
Other major entries
81	Team Hyundai Portugal	Armindo Araújo		Hyundai i20 R5	M
Source:^[9]

Notes

^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report[]

Pre-event[]

Mads Østberg returned to the championship with Citroën in this rally.

Haydon Paddon and Sebastian Marshall returned to the championship with Hyundai. Paddon and Marshall had previously contested Rally Sweden before handing the car over to Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio for the next three events as part of a drive-sharing agreement in the team. As part of the agreement, Paddon and Sordo will contest seven events each, leading Hyundai to enter a fourth i20 Coupe WRC in Rally de Portugal to allow both crews to compete in seven rallies.^[10]

Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen returned to the championship, making their second appearance of the season with Citroën.^[11]

Thursday[]

Argentina winner Ott Tänak defeated Andreas Mikkelsen, who set fifth fastest time, in front of 30,000 fans in their head-to-head heat and topped his Yaris by 0.4 second. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier and his Fiesta teammate Teemu Suninen tied in second, while Kris Meeke finished fourth. Last year runner-up Thierry Neuville completed in sixth, while Elfyn Evans was another one tenth of a second behind. Dani Sordo finished eighth in the fourth Hyundai. Returned Mads Østberg was in ninth, while Esapekka Lappi completed the top ten.

Friday[]

It was full of dramas in Friday of the rally. Ott Tänak first retired from the rally due to hitting a rock, which damaged his engine's cooling system. Next was his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who hit a rock and broke his front right suspension. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was fourth on the road until he fell off the road in his Fiesta. Hayden Paddon was the rally reader after SS6. However, a heavy impact damaged the front left of his Hyundai i20 and blocked the stage. Teammate Andreas Mikkelsen suffered power steering and engine issues and retired from the day.^[12]

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio during the Lousada Super Special Stage.

Back to the front, Thierry Neuville was the rally reader. Elfyn Evans completed the day in the second place, 17.7 seconds off the lead. Dani Sordo, who had to slow down as his soft tyres became worn, was another 6.6 seconds behind. Teemu Suninen finished in fourth after a consistent performance. Esapekka Lappi and Mads Østberg separated by two and a half seconds in fifth and sixth. Tyre troubles forced Kris Meeke to drive the final Porto stages with just a wheel rim on the rear left of his car and he conceded a minute. Teammate Craig Breen dropped from third to eighth after a puncture. WRC-2 category leader Gus Greensmith and Łukasz Pieniążek completed the top ten.

Saturday[]

Kris Meeke started the day in seventh, but he crashed his Citroën C3 on SS12. Fortunately, both Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle were unhurt.^[13] Thierry Neuville ended the day with a 39.8-second advantage over Elfyn Evans. Chances are that the Hyundai star is going to snatch the position of the championship leader from the defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, who ran under WRC-2 rule as well as Andreas Mikkelsen and Jari-Matti Latvala today, after the rally. Teemu Suninen just edged Dani Sordo, who stiffened his Hyundai i20's set-up, by 4.7 seconds in third after the Spaniard received a 10-second penalty from stewards late on Saturday night for dislodging two bales on a Porto street stage roundabout in SS8 on Friday night.^[14] Esapekka Lappi completed the day in fifth in a Toyota, another 11.1 seconds behind. Mads Østberg and teammate Craig Breen, who had to clear the road today, completed the day in sixth and seventh place respectively, followed by WRC-2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Łukasz Pieniążek and Stéphane Lefebvre.

Top three crews celebrating on the podium.

Sunday[]

Thierry Neuville took his first Portugal and eighth WRC victory after a four-day battle. Because of championship leader Sébastien Ogier did not manage to score any points, he now leads the championship over the defending world championship by nineteen points.^[15] Ford teammates Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen, who reach his first podium, finished second and third to help the team narrow the gap to Hyundai to thirteen points. Esapekka Lappi, who took another Power Stage win, overtook Dani Sordo to completed the event in fourth in a Yaris. However, he was given a ten-second penalty for displacing one of the three dividing bales on SS9's third roundabout later on. As a result, he lost his fourth place to the Spaniard.^[16] Mads Østberg and teammate Craig Breen finished in sixth and seventh overall, which brought some valuable points to Citroën, while WRC-2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Łukasz Pieniążek and Stéphane Lefebvre completed the leaderboard.

Classification[]

Top ten finishers[]

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.^[a]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
Overall classification
1	1	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:49:46.6	0.0	25	4
2	2	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:50:26.6	+40.0	18	1
3	3	3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:50:33.9	+47.3	15	2
4	4	16	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:50:47.5	+1:00.9	12	3
5	5	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:50:51.3	+1:04.7	10	5
6	6	12	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	3:53:20.1	+3:33.5	8	0
7	7	11	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	3:55:09.6	+5:23.0	6	0
8	8	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:03:57.4	+14:10.8	4	0
9	9	37	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur		Škoda Fabia R5	4:06:03.9	+16:17.3	2	0
10	10	42	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën Total Rallye Team	Citroën C3 R5	4:06:20.9	+16:34.3	1	0
World Rally Championship-2
8	1	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:03:57.4	0.0	25	—
9	2	37	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur		Škoda Fabia R5	4:06:03.9	+2:06.5	18	—
10	3	42	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën Total Rallye Team	Citroën C3 R5	4:06:20.9	+2:23.5	15	—
11	4	39	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i20 R5	4:07:07.9	+3:10.5	12	—
12	5	40			Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	4:09:29.0	+5:31.6	10	—
13	6	43			Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:09:38.5	+5:41.1	8	—
15	7	47	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada		Škoda Fabia R5	4:13:01.9	+9:04.5	6	—
18	8	32	Gus Greensmith		Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	4:16:02.0	+12:04.6	4	—
19	9	38	Nil Solans		Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	4:17:11.1	+13:13.7	2	—
20	10	33				Ford Fiesta R5	4:18:43.0	+14:45.6	1	—
World Rally Championship-3
21	1	61				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:26:51.2	0.0	25	—
27	2	73			ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:41:49.0	+14:57.8	18	—
28	3	71				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:44:18.5	+17:27.3	15	—
32	4	70				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:51:49.9	+24:58.7	12	—
34	5	63	Emil Bergkvist		Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:01.3	+27:10.1	10	—
35	6	68			ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:34.1	+27:42.9	8	—
37	7	72				Ford Fiesta R2T	5:10:33.9	+43:42.7	6	—
41	8	74				Ford Fiesta R2T	5:16:45.4	+49:54.2	4	—
42	9	62			Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:17:01.6	+50:10.4	2	—
43	10	66			ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:25:43.4	+58:52.2	1	—
Junior World Rally Championship
21	1	61				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:26:51.2	0.0	25	3
27	2	73			ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:41:49.0	+14:57.8	18	0
28	3	71				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:44:18.5	+17:27.3	15	0
32	4	70				Ford Fiesta R2T	4:51:49.9	+24:58.7	12	0
34	5	63	Emil Bergkvist		Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:01.3	+27:10.1	10	9
35	6	68			ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:34.1	+27:42.9	8	1
37	7	72				Ford Fiesta R2T	5:10:33.9	+43:42.7	6	0
41	8	74				Ford Fiesta R2T	5:16:45.4	+49:54.2	4	0
42	9	62			Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:17:01.6	+50:10.4	2	0
43	10	66			ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:25:43.4	+58:52.2	1	1
Source:^[17]^[5]

Other notable finishers[]

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.^[a]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Stage
16	16	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:38:36.9	0
23	11	45				Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:36:55.0	—
24	24	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	4:14:31.0	0
25	12	35	Jari Huttunen		Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	4:39:17.5	—
26	13	34	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:39:22.6	—
29	14	44	Max Vatanen		Max Vatanen	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	4:47:09.1	—
30	15	36		Simone Scattolin	ACI Team Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:48:13.7	—
36	16	46	Simone Tempestini		Simone Tempestini	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:56:21.6	—
44	11	69				Ford Fiesta R2T	J-WRC	5:27:19.3	0
44	11	69				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	5:27:19.3	—
Source:^[17]^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leader
Overall classification
17 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:03.5	N/A
17 May	SS1	Lousada	3.36 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:34.3	Ott Tänak
18 May	SS2	Viana do Castelo 1	26.73 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:29.3	Hayden Paddon
	SS3	Caminha 1	18.11 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:35.1	Kris Meeke
	SS4	Ponte de Lima 1	27.54 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	19:15.5	Dani Sordo
	SS5	Viana do Castelo 2	26.73 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	15:31.4	Kris Meeke
	SS6	Caminha 2	18.11 km	Thierry Neuville Craig Breen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Citroën C3 WRC	10:35.5	Hayden Paddon
	SS7	Ponte de Lima 2	27.54 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	19:24.7	Thierry Neuville
	SS8	Porto Street Stage 1	1.95 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:48.7
	SS9	Porto Street Stage 2	1.95 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:46.8
19 May	SS10	Vieira do Minho 1	17.50 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:52.2
	SS11	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.22 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:35.0
	SS12	Amarante 1	37.60 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:56.8
	SS13	Vieira do Minho 2	17.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:48.6
	SS14	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.22 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	13:41.3
	SS15	Amarante 2	37.60 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:47.7
20 May	SS16	Montim 1	8.64 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:47.4
	SS17	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:40.7
	SS18	Luílhas	11.89 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:09.2
	SS19	Montim 2	8.64 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	5:41.3
	SS20	Fafe 2 [Power stage]	11.18 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:33.2
World Rally Championship-2
17 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	3:14.5	N/A
17 May	SS1	Lousada	3.36 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5 Škoda Fabia R5	2:40.5	Pontus Tidemand
18 May	SS2	Viana do Castelo 1	26.73 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 R5	16:20.7	Stéphane Lefebvre
	SS3	Caminha 1	18.11 km	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	11:16.5
	SS4	Ponte de Lima 1	27.54 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	20:07.1
	SS5	Viana do Castelo 2	26.73 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	16:18.0	Gus Greensmith
	SS6	Caminha 2	18.11 km	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	11:13.3	Gus Greensmith
	SS7	Ponte de Lima 2	27.54 km	Stage interrupted
	SS8	Porto Street Stage 1	1.95 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	1:53.2	Gus Greensmith
	SS9	Porto Street Stage 2	1.95 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	1:52.2	Gus Greensmith
19 May	SS10	Vieira do Minho 1	17.50 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	11:25.2	Stéphane Lefebvre
	SS11	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.22 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	14:12.9
	SS12	Amarante 1	37.6p km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	26:08.9
	SS13	Vieira do Minho 2	17.50 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	11:16.9
	SS14	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.22 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	14:09.4
	SS15	Amarante 2	37.60 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	25:57.0	Pontus Tidemand
20 May	SS16	Montim 1	8.64 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	6:00.8
	SS17	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	7:01.9
	SS18	Luílhas	11.89 km	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	8:27.5
	SS19	Montim 2	8.64 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	5:56.3
	SS20	Fafe 2	11.18 km	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	6:57.6
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
17 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:41.0	N/A
17 May	SS1	Lousada	3.36 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	2:57.4	Emil Bergkvist
18 May	SS2	Viana do Castelo 1	26.73 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:11.0
	SS3	Caminha 1	18.11 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	12:28.0
	SS4	Ponte de Lima 1	27.54 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	22:13.2
	SS5	Viana do Castelo 2	26.73 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:07.9
	SS6	Caminha 2	18.11 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	12:26.3
	SS7	Ponte de Lima 2	27.54 km	Stage interrupted
	SS8	Porto Street Stage 1	1.95 km		Ford Fiesta R2T Ford Fiesta R2T	2:06.1	Emil Bergkvist
	SS9	Porto Street Stage 2	1.95 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	2:03.4
19 May	SS10	Vieira do Minho 1	17.50 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	12:36.4
	SS11	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.22 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	15:46.4	Emil Bergkvist
	SS12	Amarante 1	37.60 km	Stage interrupted
	SS13	Vieira do Minho 2	17.50 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	12:36.7
	SS14	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.22 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	15:47.7
	SS15	Amarante 2	37.60 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	29:16.1
20 May	SS16	Montim 1	8.64 km		Ford Fiesta R2T	6:32.0
	SS17	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	7:47.8
	SS18	Luílhas	11.89 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:15.1
	SS19	Montim 2	8.64 km	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	6:32.4
	SS20	Fafe 2	11.18 km	Stage interrupted

Power stage[]

The Power stage was an 11.18 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:33.2	0.0	5
2	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:35.1	+1.9	4
3	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:35.3	+2.1	3
4	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:36.5	+3.3	2
5	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:37.6	+4.4	1

J-WRC stage winning crews[]

Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Pts.
1	Emil Bergkvist		Ford Fiesta R2T	10
2			Ford Fiesta R2T	3
2		Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta R2T	3
4			Ford Fiesta R2T	1
4			Ford Fiesta R2T	1

Penalties[]

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.^[a]

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Reason	Penalty
SS2	62				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS4	34	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	2 minutes late	0:20
SS4	36		Simone Scattolin	ACI Team Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4 minutes late	0:40
SS5	21	Yazeed Al-Rajhi		Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC	7 minutes late	1:10
SS6	35	Jari Huttunen		Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	1 minute early	1:00
SS7	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	7 minutes late	1:10
SS7	74				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	6 minutes late	1:00
SS8	16	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Stewards decision	0:10
SS8	32	Gus Greensmith		Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Wrong route	0:30
SS9	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Stewards decision	0:10
SS15	35	Jari Huttunen		Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	1 minute late	0:10
SS15	44	Max Vatanen		Max Vatanen	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	9 minutes late	1:30
SS19	40			Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	1 minute late	0:10
SS19	44	Max Vatanen		Max Vatanen	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	8 minutes late	1:20

Retirements[]

The following notable crews retired from the event.^[a] Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Cause	Re-entry
SS2	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Cooling system	No
SS2	62			Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS3	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Suspension	Yes
SS3	64				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Engine	No
SS3	69				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3J	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	36		Simone Scattolin	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	44	Max Vatanen		Max Vatanen	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	46	Simone Tempestini		Simone Tempestini	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	66			ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS6	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Off road	Yes
SS6	34	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS6	35	Jari Huttunen		Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS7	6	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Accident	No
SS7	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Engine	Yes
SS8	41	Kevin Abbring		Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS10	41	Kevin Abbring		Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS12	63	Emil Bergkvist		Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS12	72				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS13	45				Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS13	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Off road	No
SS13	67		Kuldar Sikk	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS13	74				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS14	68			ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS15	33				Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS15	38	Nil Solans		Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS15	66			ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS15	71				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS17	67		Kuldar Sikk	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Rolled	No
SS18	21	Yazeed Al-Rajhi		Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	Mechanical	No
SS18	65				Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Lost wheel	No
SS20	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Withdrawn	No
SS20	41	Kevin Abbring		Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Withdrawn	No

Championship standings after the rally[]

Drivers' championships[]

	Pos.	Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	1	Thierry Neuville	119
1	2	Sébastien Ogier	100
	3	Ott Tänak	72
1	4	Dani Sordo	60
2	5	Esapekka Lappi	55
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Pontus Tidemand	93
	2	Jan Kopecký	50
	3	Gus Greensmith	40
	4		31
12	5	Łukasz Pieniążek	30
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1		62
1	2	Emil Bergkvist	43
2	3		39
	4		28
	5		25
Junior World Rally Championship
	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1		74
1	2	Emil Bergkvist	58
1	3		47
	4		30
3	5		20

Co-Drivers' championships[]

	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	1	Nicolas Gilsoul	119
1	2	Julien Ingrassia	100
	3	Martin Järveoja	72
1	4	Carlos del Barrio	60
2	5	Janne Ferm	55
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
	1	Jonas Andersson	93
	2		50
	3		40
	4		31
12	5	Przemysław Mazur	30
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
1	1		62
1	2		39
	3	Ola Fløene	33
	4		28
	5		25
Junior World Rally Championship
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
	1		74
	2		47
	3	Ola Fløene	38
	4		30
3	5		25

Manufacturers' and teams' championships[]

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
World Rally Championship
	1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	175
	2	M-Sport Ford WRT	162
	3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	140
	4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	111
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Team	Points
	1	Škoda Motorsport	93
	2	Škoda Motorsport II	50
	3	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	45
1	4		43
1	5	Hyundai Motorsport	34
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Team	Points
2	1	ACI Team Italia	58
	2	ADAC Sachsen	47
2	3	OT Racing	37
1	4		30
1	5		28

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References[]

^ "Vodafone Rally de Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "Rally de Portugal - Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "52. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018". ewrc-results.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Beer, Matt; Cozens, Jack (21 May 2017). "WRC Rally of Portugal: Ogier takes comfortable second win of season". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Breaking News: Neuville Wins In Portugal". wrc.com. WRC. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "WRC 2 in Portugal: Tidemand takes comfortable win". wrc.com. WRC. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "Paddon 2018 WRC program finalised". speedcafe.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
^ Evans, David; Beer, Matt. "Ostberg rejoins Citroen for Rally Portugal and two more WRC events". autosport.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Friday In Portugal: Neuville Leads After Crazy Day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "Saturday In Portugal: Neuville Takes Control". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "SS16/17: Podium Fight Rages". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Sunday In Portugal: Victory Gives Neuville Title Lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ "Lappi Loses Fourth After penalty". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Rally de Portugal Results". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links[]

Official website (in Portuguese and English)
2018 Rally de Portugal in e-wrc website
The official website of the World Rally Championship

Previous rally: 2018 Rally Argentina	2018 FIA World Rally Championship	Next rally: 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna
Previous rally: 2017 Rally de Portugal	2018 Rally de Portugal	Next rally: 2019 Rally de Portugal

[notable-17] Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

[1] "Vodafone Rally de Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[sept_21_calendar-2] "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[calendar-3] "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[4] "Rally de Portugal - Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[Portugal_Results_2-5] "52. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018". ewrc-results.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[6] Beer, Matt; Cozens, Jack (21 May 2017). "WRC Rally of Portugal: Ogier takes comfortable second win of season". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[winner-7] "Breaking News: Neuville Wins In Portugal". wrc.com. WRC. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[8] "WRC 2 in Portugal: Tidemand takes comfortable win". wrc.com. WRC. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Rally_Portugal_Entry_List-9] "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[10] "Paddon 2018 WRC program finalised". speedcafe.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[11] Evans, David; Beer, Matt. "Ostberg rejoins Citroen for Rally Portugal and two more WRC events". autosport.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[12] "Friday In Portugal: Neuville Leads After Crazy Day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[13] "Saturday In Portugal: Neuville Takes Control". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[14] "SS16/17: Podium Fight Rages". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[15] "Sunday In Portugal: Victory Gives Neuville Title Lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[16] "Lappi Loses Fourth After penalty". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[Portugal_Results_1-18] "Rally de Portugal Results". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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