2019 Rally de Portugal

The 2019 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 30 May and 2 June 2019.[2] It marked the fifty-third running of Rally de Portugal, and was the seventh round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The rally was also part of the Portuguese national championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica. The 2019 event was based in Matosinhos in Porto and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 311.47 km (193.54 mi) competitive kilometres.

2019 Rally de Portugal
53. Vodafone Rally de Portugal
Round 7 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Rocks and deep ruts are the features of the rally.
Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Porto
Dates run30 May – 2 June 2019
Start locationLousã, Coimbra
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages20 (311.47 km; 193.54 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,429.19 km (888.06 miles)
Overall distance1,117.96 km (694.67 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered61
Crews60 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:20:22.8
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
France Citroën Total WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Pierre-Louis Loubet
France Vincent Landais
France Pierre-Louis Loubet
3:33:09.1

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[3] Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not participate in the rally.[4] The Swedish crew Denis Rådström and Johan Johansson were the reigning World Rally Championship-3 winners, but they did not defend their titles as the category was discontinued in 2019.[5]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the Rally de Portugal for the first time in their career. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took the back-to-back victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the French crew of Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais won the wider WRC-2 class.[7]

Background edit

Championship standings prior to the event edit

Defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a ten-point lead over Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further two points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twenty-nine-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[8]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson held a five-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller were third, six points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led Škoda Motorsport by sixty-two points, with Citroën Total fifteen points further behind in third.[9]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by fourteen points respectively. Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were second, following by Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson in third.[9]

Entry list edit

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro, Portuguese national championship, Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of sixty-one entries were received, with twelve crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-seven entered the World Rally Championship-2. Four crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3   Teemu Suninen   Marko Salminen   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5   Kris Meeke   Sebastian Marshall   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
6   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
19   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
44   Gus Greensmith   Elliott Edmondson   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen   Citroën Total[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
22   Łukasz Pieniążek   Jakub Gerber   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
23   Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
24   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41   Benito Guerra   Jaime Zapata   Benito Guerra[b] Škoda Fabia R5 M
42   Takamoto Katsuta   Daniel Barritt   Takamoto Katsuta[c] Ford Fiesta R5 P
43   Ole Christian Veiby   Jonas Andersson   Ole Christian Veiby[d] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
45   Nikolay Gryazin   Yaroslav Fedorov   Nikolay Gryazin[e] Škoda Fabia R5 M
46   Alberto Heller   José Díaz   Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 M
47   Emil Bergkvist   Patrik Barth   Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R5 P
48   Guillaume De Mevius   Martijn Wydaeghe   Guillaume De Mevius[f] Citroën C3 R5 M
49   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor-Petrasko   Henning Solberg[g] Škoda Fabia R5 M
50   "Pedro"[h]   Emanuele Baldaccini   "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 P
51   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Vincent Landais   Pierre-Louis Loubet[i] Škoda Fabia R5 M
52   Ricardo Teodósio   José Teixeira   Ricardo Teodósio Škoda Fabia R5 M
53   Simone Tempestini   Sergiu Itu   Simone Tempestini[j] Hyundai i20 R5 P
54   Miguel Barbosa   Jorge Carvalho   Miguel Barbosa[k] Škoda Fabia R5 P
55   Armindo Araújo   Luís Ramalho   Armindo Araújo[l] Hyundai i20 R5 M
56   Eerik Pietarinen   Juhana Raitanen   Eerik Pietarinen[m] Škoda Fabia R5 P
57   José Pedro Fontes   Inês Ponte   José Pedro Fontes[n] Citroën C3 R5 P
58   Jari Huttunen   Antti Linnaketo   Jari Huttunen[j] Hyundai i20 R5 P
59   Bruno Magalhães   Hugo Magalhães   Bruno Magalhães[l] Hyundai i20 R5 M
60   Pedro Meireles   Mário Castro   Pedro Meireles[o] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
61   Pedro Almeida   Nuno Almeida   Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia R5 M
62   António Dias   Nuno Rodrigues da Silva   António Dias Škoda Fabia R5 M
63   Diogo Salvi   Paulo Babo   Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 M
64   Rhys Yates   James Morgan   Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[10]

Route edit

The 2019 route cut 46.72 km (29.0 mi) from the 2018 itinerary to meet the regulation of the 350 km (217.5 mi) maximum total distance.[11][12][1]

Itinerary edit

 
The Ford Fiesta WRC of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt jumping at the Rally de Portugal's iconic Fafe stage.

All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
30 May 08:00 Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km
Leg 1 — 94.50 km
31 May 9:48 SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km
10:32 SS2 Góis 1 18.78 km
11:20 SS3 Arganil 1 14.44 km
13:51 SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km
14:35 SS5 Góis 2 18.78 km
15:23 SS6 Arganil 2 14.44 km
19:03 SS7 Lousada 3.36 km
Leg 2 — 165.20 km
1 June 8:08 SS8 Vieira do Minho 1 20.53 km
9:08 SS9 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km
10:20 SS10 Amarante 1 37.60 km
15:13 SS11 Vieira do Minho 2 20.53 km
15:54 SS12 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km
17:10 SS13 Amarante 2 37.60 km
19:03 SS14 Gaia Street Stage 1 2.25 km
19:28 SS15 Gaia Street Stage 2 2.25 km
Leg 3 — 51.77 km
2 June 08:35 SS16 Montim 1 8.76 km
09:08 SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km
09:49 SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km
10:35 SS19 Montim 2 8.76 km
12:18 SS20 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km
Source:[1]

Report edit

World Rally Cars edit

Hyundai Motorsport had initially planned to enter Andreas Mikkelsen for the rally but he was dropped in favour of Sébastien Loeb, due to Mikkelsen's inconsistent form on gravel.[13] However, Loeb's rally was conceded almost sixteen minutes as his fuel system failed. So was his teammate Dani Sordo, who grabbed an early lead until the similar issue happened to him.[14] Following Hyundai's double disasters, Toyota managed to end the day with an 1-2-3.[15] Teemu Suninen was the only driver can match Yaris' pace, but a brake failure pushed the Finn down to sixth. Teammate Elfyn Evans hit trouble as well. The Welshman lost almost four minutes when his Fiesta stopped with an electrical problem, which raised heavy dust when went back on the road. The dust affected greatly on Esapekka Lappi, who suffered a puncture early before, but the time he loss was later credited back to him.

On day two, rally leader Ott Tänak hit a damper issue and slashed his lead to just 4.3 seconds. Teammate Jari-Matti Latvala suffered the same problem, but he was unable to finish the rally, so Rally2 for the Finn. A double dose of tactics by Thierry Neuville's Hyundai team boosted him to third, less than ten seconds off the lead. Gus Greensmith had to retire from the day as he crashed his Fiesta into a ditch.[16]

Eventually, Tänak secured a back-to-back victory, while the final day saw four major retirements.[6] Esapekka Lappi was running fifth until he hit a bank and broke the rear left suspension.[17] Kris Meeke spun out second place to his rival before he retired as he crashed into a tree. Gus Greensmith's WRC debut ended up with a crash in the final Fafe stage. Sébastien Loeb was another late casualty, retiring his i20 after hitting a bank in the same stage despite the fact that he had crossed the finishing line.

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:20:22.8 0.0 25 3
2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:20:38.7 +15.9 18 4
3 3 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:21:19.9 +57.1 15 5
4 4 3 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:23:04.3 +2:41.5 12 2
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:27:31.1 +7:08.3 10 0
7 6 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:26:53.0 +10:59.2 6 0
23 7 6 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:47:47.6 +27:24.8 0 1
Retired SS20 19 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Lost wheel 0 0
Retired SS20 5 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Lost wheel 0 0
Retired SS20 44 Gus Greensmith Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident 0 0
Retired SS18 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC Suspension 0 0

Special stages edit

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
30 May Talcahuano [Shakedown] 6.45 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:02.1
31 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:06.9 Sordo / del Barrio
SS2 Góis 1 18.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:19.7
SS3 Arganil 1 14.62 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:00.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:59.2
SS5 Góis 2 18.78 km Suninen / Salminen Ford Fiesta WRC 12:18.9
SS6 Arganil 2 14.62 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:58.5
SS7 Lousada 3.36 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:35.5
1 June SS8 Vieira do Minho 1 20.53 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 12:59.3
SS9 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 13:43.0
SS10 Amarante 1 37.60 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 25:10.4
SS11 Vieira do Minho 2 20.53 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:51.5
SS12 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:35.9
SS13 Amarante 2 37.60 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 25:02.2
SS14 Gaia Street Stage 1 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
SS15 Gaia Street Stage 2 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
2 June SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:38.6
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:05.7
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:46.3
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power stage] 11.18 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 6:35.0

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   Sébastien Ogier 142   Julien Ingrassia 142   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 202
2   Ott Tänak 140   Martin Järveoja 140   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 182
3   Thierry Neuville 132   Nicolas Gilsoul 132   Citroën Total WRT 158
4   1 Elfyn Evans 65   1 Scott Martin 65   M-Sport Ford WRT 122
5   1 Kris Meeke 56   1 Sebastian Marshall 56

World Rally Championship-2 Pro edit

Škoda Motorsport débuted a new-generation Fabia R5, the Škoda Fabia R5 Evo, driven by drivers Jan Kopecký and Kalle Rovanperä. Rovanperä led the category comfortably until a puncture lost his lead to Kopecký. Mads Østberg was unable to finish the leg as he suffered several issues including brake problems, damaged suspension and puncture.[19] In leg two, Rovanperä recaptured the lead as the Škoda Fabia R5 Evo's bonnet of Kopecký broke free from its fastenings after a heavy landing from a jump. Lukasz Pieniazek crashed into a tree and forced to retire from the day.[20] In the end, Rovanperä claimed the victory as well as moving up to the top of the class standings.[7]

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
6 1 22 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:30:57.0 0.0 25 8
8 2 24 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:32:04.7 +1:07.7 18 4
24 3 21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 3:50:05.6 +19:08.6 15 0
27 4 22 Łukasz Pieniążek Jakub Gerber M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 4:01:52.1 +30:55.1 12 0

Special stages edit

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
30 May Talcahuano [Shakedown] 6.45 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:10.1
31 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:36.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Góis 1 18.78 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:54.7
SS3 Arganil 1 14.62 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:36.1
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:26.1 Kopecký / Dresler
SS5 Góis 2 18.78 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:58.5
SS6 Arganil 2 14.62 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:30.4
SS7 Lousada 3.36 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:42.5
1 June SS8 Vieira do Minho 1 20.53 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:33.6 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS9 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:28.0
SS10 Amarante 1 37.60 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:21.5
SS11 Vieira do Minho 2 20.53 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:31.7
SS12 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 14:24.1
SS13 Amarante 2 37.60 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:11.2
SS14 Gaia Street Stage 1 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
SS15 Gaia Street Stage 2 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
2 June SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:04.5 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:59.5
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:29.8
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Østberg / Eriksen
Rovanperä / Halttunen
Citroën C3 R5
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo
6:02.1
SS20 Fafe 2 11.18 km Pieniążek / Gerber Ford Fiesta R5 7:04.1

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   2 Kalle Rovanperä 86   2 Jonne Halttunen 86   M-Sport Ford WRT 147
2   Mads Østberg 83   Torstein Eriksen 83   Škoda Motorsport 116
3   Łukasz Pieniążek 74   1 Elliott Edmondson 73   Citroën Total 83
4   2 Gus Greensmith 73   1 Kamil Heller 62
5 Jan Kopecký 18 Pavel Dresler 18

World Rally Championship-2 edit

Ole Christian Veiby led Nikolay Gryazin by 25.2 seconds.[19] Rhys Yates retired due to double punctures, while Jari Huttunen stopped with suspension damage. Local driver Pedro Meireles retired from the rally as his Polo R5 caught fire. Day two was full of dramas. Overnight leader Veiby's rally ended up with car on fire, which handled the lead to Takamoto Katsuta, who also retired from the day due to crashing. Other retirements included Jari Huttunen, who crashed his Hyundai i20 R5, and local driver Diogo Salvi. Eerik Pietarainen damaged his Fabia's suspension, which dropped him from second to fourth in the class standings.[20] Following so many dramas, Pierre-Louis Loubet snatched the victory.[7]

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 51 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia R5 3:33:09.1 0.0 25 2
10 2 47 Emil Bergkvist Patrik Barth Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R5 3:34:51.2 +1:42.1 18 1
11 3 49 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor-Petrasko Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:17.3 +2:08.2 15 0
12 4 56 Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:32.6 +2:23.5 12 0
13 5 45 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Nikolay Gryazin Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:33.4 +2:24.3 10 0
14 6 41 Benito Guerra Jaime Zapata Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 3:36:31.9 +3:22.8 8 0
15 7 46 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 3:38:03.5 +4:54.4 6 0
16 8 55 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Armindo Araújo Hyundai i20 R5 3:39:00.2 +5:51.1 4 0
17 9 48 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De Mevius Citroën C3 R5 3:39:50.0 +6:40.9 2 0
18 10 53 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone Tempestini Hyundai i20 R5 3:40:15.5 +7:06.4 1 0
19 11 59 Bruno Magalhães Hugo Magalhães Bruno Magalhães Hyundai i20 R5 3:41:12.2 +8:03.1 0 0
20 12 61 Pedro Almeida Nuno Almeida Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia R5 3:46:44.3 +13:35.2 0 0
21 13 42 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 3:47:27.6 +14:18.5 0 0
22 14 57 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte José Pedro Fontes Citroën C3 R5 3:47:46.5 +14:37.4 0 0
25 15 64 Rhys Yates James Morgan Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 3:51:29.2 +18:20.1 0 0
26 16 50 "Pedro" Emanuele Baldaccini "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 3:58:43.3 +25:34.2 0 0
Retired SS19 63 Diogo Salvi Paulo Babo Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS17 62 António Dias Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Dias Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS11 52 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira Ricardo Teodósio Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS10 43 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Fire 0 0
Retired SS10 58 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 Off-road 0 0
Retired SS6 60 Pedro Meireles Mário Castro Pedro Meireles Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Fire 0 0
Retired SS3 54 Miguel Barbosa Jorge Carvalho Miguel Barbosa Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages edit

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
30 May Talcahuano [Shakedown] 6.45 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 3:12.4
31 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 9:33.4 Loubet / Landais
SS2 Góis 1 18.78 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:04.2 Veiby / Andersson
SS3 Arganil 1 14.62 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 9:42.2
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 9:27.5
SS5 Góis 2 18.78 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:57.2
SS6 Arganil 2 14.62 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:37.6
SS7 Lousada 3.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 2:41.0
1 June SS8 Vieira do Minho 1 20.53 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:43.5
SS9 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:31.2
SS10 Amarante 1 37.60 km Pietarinen / Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 26:49.5 Katsuta / Barritt
SS11 Vieira do Minho 2 20.53 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 13:37.9
SS12 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 9:27.5 Loubet / Landais
SS13 Amarante 2 37.60 km Solberg / Minor-Petrasko Škoda Fabia R5 26:37.9
SS14 Gaia Street Stage 1 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
SS15 Gaia Street Stage 2 2.25 km Stage cancelled[p]
2 June SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 6:07.7 Loubet / Landais
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 7:07.8
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Katsuta / Barritt
Gryazin / Fedorov
Ford Fiesta R5
Škoda Fabia R5
8:33.2
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 6:02.3
SS20 Fafe 2 11.18 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 7:02.3

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   Benito Guerra 69   Jaime Zapata 69
2   Takamoto Katsuta 47   Daniel Barritt 47
3   Ole Christian Veiby 40   Jonas Andersson 40
4   Nikolay Gryazin 38   Yaroslav Fedorov 38
5   Alberto Heller 33   José Díaz 33

Notes edit

  1. ^ Entry run in conjunction with DG Sport.
  2. ^ Entry operated by Race Seven.
  3. ^ Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.
  4. ^ Entry operated by Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus.
  5. ^ Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
  6. ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
  7. ^ Entry operated by Toksport World Rally Team.
  8. ^ Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.
  9. ^ Entry operated by Qatar 2C World Rally Team.
  10. ^ a b Entry operated by Friulmotor Rally Team.
  11. ^ Entry operated by BP Ultimate Vodafone Škoda Team.
  12. ^ a b Entry operated by Team Hyundai Portugal.
  13. ^ Entry operated by TGS Worldwide.
  14. ^ Entry operated by Citroën Vodafone Team.
  15. ^ Entry operated by Racing 4 You.
  16. ^ a b c d e f SS14 and SS15 were cancelled before the rally started.[18]

References edit

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