Rally de Portugal

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Rally de Portugal
Statusactive
Genremotorsporting event
Frequencyannual
CountryPortugal
Inaugurated1967
Marcus Grönholm driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 06 at the 2007 rally.
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
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

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 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[]

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. Luckily enough this only led to minor injuries, 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[]

Walter Röhrl at the 1984 rally with an Audi Quattro A2.
Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time

1967
8 stages
47,60 km*
1 Portugal
Portugal Silva Pereira
France Renault 8 Gordini 14758,9 pts
2 Portugal António Peixinho
Portugal João Canas Mendes
United Kingdom Ford Cortina Lotus 15888,9 pts
3 France Joseph Bourdon
France Claude Bertrand
France Renault 8 Gordini 22560,5 pts

1968
8 stages
94,60 km*
1 United Kingdom Tony Fall
United Kingdom
Italy Lancia Fulvia HF 16503,3 pts
2 United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk
United Kingdom Tony Nash
United Kingdom BMC Cooper S 1300 17989,6 pts
3 Portugal António Peixinho
Portugal João Canas Mendes
United Kingdom Morris Cooper S 22661,8 pts

1969
10 stages
140,00 km*
1 Portugal Francisco Romãozinho
Portugal ""
France Citroën DS 104759 pts
2 Portugal José Lampreia
Portugal Christian Melville
Japan Datsun 1600 SSS 113476 pts
3 Belgium Chris van Stalle
Belgium Robert Loyens
Japan Datsun 1600 SSS 113945 pts

1970
12 stages
205,50 km
1 Finland Simo Lampinen
United Kingdom
Italy Lancia Fulvia HF 7099 pts
2 Italy Sandro Munari
Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Lancia Fulvia HF 1600 7486 pts
3 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
Germany Porsche 911 S 7929 pts

7 to 10 October 1971
20 stages
304,50 km
1 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Jean Todt
France Alpine Renault A110 19249 pts
2 Finland Simo Lampinen
United Kingdom
Italy Lancia Fulvia HF 1600 20664 pts
3 France Robert Neyret
France Jacques Terramorsi
France Alpine Renault A110 1600 23630 pts

11 to 15 October 1972
31 stages
389,60 km
1 West Germany Achim Warmbold
United Kingdom
Germany BMW 2002 TI 5 h 51 m 03 s
2 France Bernard Darniche
France Alan Mahe
France Alpine Renault A110 1800 6 h 00 m 05 s
3 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
France Citroën SM Proto 6 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 France Jean-Luc Thérier
France
France Alpine Renault
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
5 h 42 m 16 s
2 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France
France Alpine Renault
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
5 h 48 m 16 s
3 Portugal Francisco Romãozinho
Portugal
France
France 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 km 1 Italy Raffaele Pinto
Italy
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 h 26 m 15 s
2 Italy
Italy
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 h 30 m 12 s
3 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 h 37 m 17 s

18 to 21 July 1975
Round 6 of the 1975 World Rally Championship
512 km 1 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 h 24 m 15 s
2 Finland Hannu Mikkola
France Jean Todt
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 h 26 m 58 s
3 Sweden Ove Andersson
Sweden Arne Hertz
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Corolla
6 h 29 m 29 s

10 to 14 March 1976
Round 3 of the 1976 World Rally Championship
470 km 1 Italy Sandro Munari
Italy
Italy Lancia Stratos HF 5 h 41 m 26 s
2 Sweden Ove Andersson
Sweden Arne Hertz
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica 2000GT
5 h 44 m 24 s
3 Portugal ""
Portugal
Germany Opel Kadett GT/E 6 h 26 m 37 s

1 to 6 March 1977
Round 3 of the 1977 World Rally Championship
Round 4 of the
580 km 1 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Fiat 131 Abarth 6 h 51 m 47 s
2 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1800 6 h 55 m 43 s
3 Sweden Ove Andersson
United Kingdom
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica 2000GT
6 h 56 m 8 s

19 to 23 April 1978
Round 4 of the 1978 World Rally Championship
Round 5 of the
46 stages
627 km
1 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Fiat 131 Abarth 7 h 45 m 33 s
2 Finland Hannu Mikkola
Sweden Arne Hertz
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1800 7 h 50 m 1 s
3 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1800 8 h 1 m 1 s

6 to 11 March 1979
Round 3 of the 1979 World Rally Championship
45 stages
735 km
1 Finland Hannu Mikkola
Sweden Arne Hertz
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1800
9 h 13 m 52 s
2 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1800
9 h 16 m 36 s
3 Sweden Ove Andersson
United Kingdom
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica 2000GT
9 h 35 m 0 s

4 to 9 March 1980
Round 3 of the 1980 World Rally Championship
47 stages
673.5 km
1 West Germany Walter Röhrl
West Germany Christian Geistdörfer
Italy
Italy Fiat 131 Abarth
9 h 13 m 52 s
2 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy
Italy Fiat 131 Abarth
9 h 16 m 36 s
3 France Guy Fréquelin
France Jean Todt
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
9 h 35 m 0 s

4 to 7 March 1981
Round 3 of the 1981 World Rally Championship
46 stages
681 km
1 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy
Italy Fiat 131 Abarth
8 h 27 m 26 s
2 Finland Henri Toivonen
United Kingdom Fred Gallagher
United Kingdom Talbot
United Kingdom Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
8 h 36 m 36 s
3 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica 2000GT
8 h 43 m 47 s

3 to 6 March 1982
Round 3 of the 1982 World Rally Championship
40 stages
639 km
1 France Michèle Mouton
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Quattro
7 h 39 m 36 s
2 Sweden Per Eklund
Sweden
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica 2000GT
7 h 52 m 43 s
3 Austria Franz Wittmann
West Germany
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Quattro
8 h 7 m 25 s

2 to 5 March 1983
Round 3 of the 1983 World Rally Championship
40 stages
642 km
1 Finland Hannu Mikkola
Sweden Arne Hertz
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Quattro A1
7 h 17 m 24 s
2 France Michèle Mouton
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Quattro A1
7 h 18 m 19 s
3 West Germany Walter Röhrl
West Germany Christian Geistdörfer
Italy Martini Racing
Italy Lancia Rally 037
7 h 19 m 14 s

6 to 11 March 1984
Round 3 of the 1984 World Rally Championship
45 stages
684 km
1 Finland Hannu Mikkola
Sweden Arne Hertz
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Quattro A2
7 h 35 m 32 s
2 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Martini Racing
Italy Lancia Rally 037
7 h 35 m 59 s
3 Italy Attilio Bettega
Italy Maurizio Perissinot
Italy Martini Racing
Italy Lancia Rally 037
7 h 58 m 21 s

6 to 9 March 1985
Round 3 of the 1985 World Rally Championship
47 stages
733 km
1 Finland Timo Salonen
Finland Seppo Harjanne
France Peugeot Talbot Sport
France Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
8 h 7 m 25 s
2 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Rally 037
8 h 12 m 12 s
3 West Germany Walter Röhrl
West Germany Christian Geistdörfer
Germany Audi Sport
Germany Audi Sport Quattro
8 h 13 m 23 s

5 to 8 March 1986
Round 3 of the 1986 World Rally Championship
42 stages
660 km
1 Portugal Joaquim Moutinho
Portugal
Portugal
France Renault 5 Turbo
7 h 50 m 44 s
2 Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Italy Lancia Rally 037
8 h 4 m 11 s
3 Italy
Italy
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Fiat Uno Turbo
8 h 7 m 36 s

11 to 14 March 1987
Round 3 of the 1987 World Rally Championship
37 stages
597.67 km
1 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta HF 4WD
7 h 9 m 39 s
2 France Jean Ragnotti
France
France
France Renault 11 Turbo
7 h 12 m 32 s
3 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
West Germany
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V
7 h 14 m 37 s

1 to 6 March 1988
Round 3 of the 1988 World Rally Championship
37 stages
589.89 km
1 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 44 m 1 s
2 Italy Alex Fiorio
Italy
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Delta HF 4WD
6 h 52 m 47 s
3 France Yves Loubet
France
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Delta HF 4WD
6 h 53 m 23 s

28 February to 4 March 1989
Round 3 of the 1989 World Rally Championship
37 stages
576.88 km
1 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 47 m 1 s
2 Finland Markku Alén
Finland
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale
6 h 57 m 19 s
3 Italy Alex Fiorio
Italy
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale
7 h 10 m 19 s

6 to 10 March 1990
Round 2 of the 1990 World Rally Championship
38 stages
544.2 km
1 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 17 m 57 s
2 France Didier Auriol
France Bernard Occelli
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 20 m 33 s
3 Finland Juha Kankkunen
Finland
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 23 m 8 s

5 to 9 March 1991
Round 3 of the 1991 World Rally Championship
36 stages
524.75 km
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four
6 h 6 m 36 s
2 France Didier Auriol
France Bernard Occelli
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 7 m 23 s
3 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6 h 8 m 41 s

3 to 7 March 1992
Round 3 of the 1992 World Rally Championship
40 stages
577.38 km
1 Finland Juha Kankkunen
Finland
Italy Martini Lancia
Italy Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6 h 24 m 37 s
2 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
6 h 26 m 10 s
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
Germany Toyota Team Europe
Japan Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 29 m 36 s

3 to 6 March 1993
Round 3 of the 1993 World Rally Championship
37 stages
562 km
1 France François Delecour
France
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 20 m 37 s
2 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 21 m 32 s
3 Italy Andrea Aghini
Italy
Italy Jolly Club
Italy Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6 h 23 m 17 s

1 to 4 March 1994
Round 2 of the 1994 World Rally Championship
Round 2 of the
36 stages
571.82 km
1 Finland Juha Kankkunen
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 20 m 59 s
2 France Didier Auriol
France Bernard Occelli
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6 h 21 m 39 s
3 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6 h 21 m 49 s

8 to 10 March 1995
Round 3 of the 1995 World Rally Championship
Round 3 of the
33 stages
467 km
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Japan Subaru Impreza 555
5 h 32 m 37 s
2 Finland Juha Kankkunen
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 32 m 49 s
3 United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Derek Ringer
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Japan Subaru Impreza 555
5 h 35 m 51 s

6 to 8 March 1996
Round 2 of the
34 stages
425.24 km
1 Portugal Rui Madeira
Portugal
Italy
Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 13 m 28 s
2 Belgium Freddy Loix
Belgium Sven Smeets
Italy
Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four
5 h 15 m 15 s
3 Portugal José Miguel
Portugal
Portugal Privateer
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS Cosworth
5 h 23 m 22 s

23 to 26 March 1997
Round 4 of the 1997 World Rally Championship
31 stages
419.78 km
1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Seppo Harjanne
Japan Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
4 h 53 m 1 s
2 Belgium Freddy Loix
Belgium Sven Smeets
Belgium
Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four
4 h 57 m 6 s
3 Germany Armin Schwarz
France Denis Giraudet
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Escort WRC
4 h 59 m 34 s

22 to 25 March 1998
Round 4 of the 1998 World Rally Championship
28 stages
380.18 km
1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Japan Subaru Impreza WRC
4 h 20 m 58.1 s
2 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 21 m 0.2 s
3 Belgium Freddy Loix
Belgium Sven Smeets
Belgium
Japan Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 21 m 43.9 s

21 to 24 March 1999
Round 4 of the 1999 World Rally Championship
23 stages
358.85 km
1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Focus WRC
4 h 5 m 41.7 s
2 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan Toyota Corolla WRC
4 h 5 m 54.0 s
3 France Didier Auriol
France Denis Giraudet
Japan Toyota Castrol Team
Japan 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 United Kingdom Richard Burns
United Kingdom Robert Reid (co-driver)
Japan Subaru World Rally Team
Japan Subaru Impreza WRC
4 h 34 m 0.0 s
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen (co-driver)
France
France Peugeot 206 WRC
4 h 34 m 6.5 s
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Focus RS WRC
4 h 36 m 9.2 s

8 to 11 March 2001
Round 3 of the 2001 World Rally Championship
22 stages
390.14 km
1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Risto Mannisenmaki
Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
3 h 46 m 42.1 s
2 Spain Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spain Luis Moya
United States Ford Motor Company
United Kingdom Ford Focus RS WRC 01
3 h 46 m 50.7 s
3 Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen (co-driver)
France Peugeot Total
France Peugeot 206 WRC
3 h 49 m 37.7 s

2002–2006[]

Rally out of World Rally Championship

Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver
co-driver
Team
Car
Time

7 to 8 June 2002
8 stages
152,77 km
1 France Didier Auriol
France
Japan Toyota Corolla WRC 1h41m25,5s
2 Italy Andrea Aghini
Italy
Italy
Japan Subaru Impreza WRC P2000
1 h 43 m 59,9 s
3 Portugal Miguel Campos
Portugal
Portugal
France Peugeot 206 WRC
1 h 44 m 35,9 s

28 to 29 March 2003
9 stages
164,97 km
1 Portugal Armindo Araújo
Portugal
France Citroën Saxo Kit Car 2 h 04 m 12,7 s
2 Portugal
Portugal
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2 h 05 m 57,9 s
3 Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
France Citroën Saxo S1600
2 h 09 m 07,1 s

2004
8 stages
151,82 km
1 Portugal Armindo Araújo
Portugal
France Citroën Saxo Kit Car 1 h 54 m 49,1 s
2 Portugal
Portugal
Japan Subaru Impreza WRX 1 h 55 m 31,7s
3 Portugal
Portugal
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2 h 00 m 33,9 s

31 March to 2 April 2005
12 stages
237,66 km
1 Sweden Daniel Carlsson
Sweden
Japan Subaru Impreza WRX 2 h 44 m 54,0 s
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
Japan Subaru Impreza WRX 2 h 46 m 03,0 s
3 Portugal Armindo Araújo
Portugal
Portugal
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2 h 47 m 19,2 s

2006
12 stages
239,90 km
1 Portugal Armindo Araújo
Portugal
Portugal
Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR
3h 06 m 14,0 s
2 Finland Janne Tuohino
Finland Mikko Markkula
Japan Subaru Impreza N11 3h 07 m 31,0 s
3 Sweden Patrik Flodin
Sweden
Japan Subaru Impreza N12 3h 07 m 49,6 s

2007–2014[]

Rally back to World Rally Championship, but held in Algarve

Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver
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 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën C4 WRC
3h 53 m 33.1 s
2 Norway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
United Kingdom Subaru World Rally Team
Japan Subaru Impreza WRC S12b
3h 56 m 47,0 s
3 Spain Dani Sordo
Spain Marc Marti
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën C4 WRC
3h 58 m 38,4 s

2008
Round of the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
13 stages
249.74 km
1 Italy Luca Rosetti
Italy
Italy
France Peugeot 207 S2000
2 h 57 m 50.1 s
2 Czech Republic Jan Kopecky
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Champion Racing
France Peugeot 207 S2000
2 h 58 m 35,9 s
3 France Nicolas Vouilloz
France
Belgium
France 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 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 53 m 13.1 s
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
United Kingdom BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
United Kingdom Ford Focus WRC 09
3h 53 m 37,4 s
3 Spain Daniel Sordo
Spain Marc Marti
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France 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 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
France Citroën Junior Team
France Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 51 m 16.1 s
2 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën C4 WRC 09
3h 51 m 24,0 s
3 Spain Daniel Sordo
Spain Marc Marti
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France 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 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 10 m 53.4 s
2 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
France Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 11 m 25,2 s
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
United Kingdom BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
United Kingdom 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 Norway Mads Ostberg
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Norway Adapta World Rally Team
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 21 m 16.1 s
2 Russia Evgeny Novikov
France Denis Giraudet
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4 h 22 m 49,3 s
3 Norway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Chris Patterson
United Kingdom Ford World Rally Team
United Kingdom 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 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
4 h 07 m 38.7 s
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
France Citroën DS3 WRC
4 h 08 m 36,9 s
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany 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 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 33 m 20.4 s
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
United Kingdom M-Sport WRT
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta RS WRC
3h 34 m 03.6 s
3 Norway Mads Østberg
Sweden Jonas Andersson
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
France Citroën DS3 WRC
3h 34 m 32.8 s

2015–[]

Rally back to its roots: North of Portugal

Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver
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 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 30 m 35.3 s
2 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 30 m 43.5 s
3 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Ola Fløene
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 31 m 03.9 s
50º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2016
Round 5 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
19 stages
368,00 km
1 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle
France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team
France Citroën DS3 WRC
3h 59 m 01.0 s
2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Ola Fløene
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 59 m 30.7 s
3 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Germany Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 59 m 35.5 s
51º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2017
Round 6 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
19 stages
349,17 km
1 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 42 m 55.7 s
2 Belgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 43 m 11.3 s
3 Spain Dani Sordo
Spain Marc Martí
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 43 m 57.4 s
52º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2018
Round 6 of the 2018 World Rally Championship
20 stages
358,19 km
1 Belgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 49 m 46.6 s
2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Daniel Barritt
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 50 m 26.6 s
3 Finland Teemu Suninen
Finland Mikko Markkula
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
United Kingdom Ford Fiesta WRC
3h 50 m 33.9 s
53º Vodafone Rally de Portugal
2019
Round 7 of the 2019 World Rally Championship
20 stages
306,97 km
1 Estonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Japan Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 20 m 22.8 s
2 Belgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 20 m 38.7 s
3 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
France Citroën Total WRT
France Citroën C3 WRC
3h 21 m 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 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Japan Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 38 m 26.2 s
2 Spain Dani Sordo
Spain Borja Rozada
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 38 m 54.5 s
3 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Japan Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 39 m 49.8 s
Notes
  • † – Event was shortened after stages were cancelled.

Multiple winners[]

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[]

  1. ^ [1]
  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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