Rally Portugal
The Rally Portugal is one of the largest sports events held in Portugal. The rally took place for the first time in 1968 and, from 1973, had world championship status for an initial 29 years . From 2002 to 2006 she was not on the World Cup calendar. The course of the route, with which the rally belongs to the FIA World Rally Championship again from 2007 , no longer had any similarities to the original course. Instead of driving in the region around Porto , the Algarve was driven mainly on gravel roads. In 2015 they returned to the north of Portugal .
The main organizers of the Rally Portugal are the Federação Portuguesa de Automobilismo e Karting (FPAK) and the Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP).
history
The Rally Portugal was held for the first time in 1967. It was part of the 1973 WRC premier season . In the beginning, the rally was a mix of different road surfaces. After bad weather in 2001 made the roads dangerous and unpredictable, as the choice of tires was extremely difficult, the organizers decided to only drive on gravel roads in the future. After a five-year absence from the World Rally Championship calendar, the event returned from the north to the Algarve and was back on the WRC calendar in 2007 . The Rally Portugal has been named the best rally in the world five times. In 2020 the Rally Portugal was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
New route from 2015
The Rally Portugal returns to the north of Portugal for the first time since 2001 and takes place in Matosinhos north of Porto . On Thursday evening there will be a "Super Special Stage", which is particularly spectator-friendly, on the rallycross circuit in Lousada . The first full day of the rally takes the drivers further north to the Ponte de Lima area near the Spanish border. The special stages on Saturday are the longest of the rally (SS 10 and 13 with 37.62 kilometers) and will be driven south near Amarante . Three special stages will be held on Sunday, with the focus on the classic "Fafe" special stage, which is run twice. The second run of the special stage is considered a power stage .
winner
The most successful drivers so far in the Rally Portugal are Markku Alén with five wins (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1987) and Sébastien Ogier (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017). Miki Biasion was the only driver to win the Rally Portugal three times in a row (1988–1990).
Overall winner
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1967 1 | 1. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Renault 8 Gordini |
1968 1 | 2. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Lancia Fulvia HF |
1969 1 | 3. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Citroën DS 21 |
1970 1 | 4. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
1971 1 | 5. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1972 1 | 6. Rali Internacional TAP |
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BMW 2002 Tii |
1973 | 7. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1974 | 8. Rali Internacional TAP |
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Fiat Abarth 124 rally |
1975 | 9th Rally Portugal |
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Fiat Abarth 124 rally |
1976 | 10th Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1977 | 11th Rally Portugal |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1978 | 12th Rally Portugal |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1979 | 13th Rally Portugal |
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Ford Escort RS1800 |
1980 | 14th Rally Portugal |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1981 | 15th Rally Portugal |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1982 | 16th Rally Portugal |
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Audi quattro |
1983 | 17th Rally Portugal |
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Audi quattro A1 |
1984 | 18th Rally Portugal |
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Audi quattro A2 |
1985 | 19th Rally Portugal |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1986 | 20th Rally Portugal |
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Renault 5 Turbo Corse |
1987 | 21st Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1988 | 22nd Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Delta Integrale |
1989 | 23rd Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Delta Integrale |
1990 | 24th Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1991 | 25th Rally Portugal |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1992 | 26th Rally Portugal |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 27th Rally Portugal |
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Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1994 | 28th Rally Portugal |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
1995 | 29th Rally Portugal |
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Subaru Impreza 555 |
1996 1 | 30th Rally Portugal |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1997 | 31st Rally Portugal |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 |
1998 | 32nd Rally Portugal |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
1999 | 33rd Rally Portugal |
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Ford Focus WRC |
2000 | 34th Rally Portugal |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
2001 | 35th Rally Portugal |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
2002 1 | 36th Rally Portugal |
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Toyota Corolla WRC |
2003 1 | 37th Rally Portugal |
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Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
2004 1 | 38th Rally Portugal |
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Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
2005 1 | 39th Rally Portugal |
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Subaru Impreza WRX |
2006 1 | 40th Rally Portugal |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR |
2007 | 41st Rally Portugal |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2008 1 | 42nd Rally Portugal |
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Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2009 | 43rd Rally Portugal |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2010 | 44th Rally Portugal |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2011 | 45th Rally Portugal |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2012 | 46th Rally Portugal |
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
2013 | 47th Rally Portugal |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2014 | 48th Rally Portugal |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2015 | 49th Rally Portugal |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2016 | 50th Rally Portugal |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2017 | 51st Rally Portugal |
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Ford Fiesta WRC |
2018 | 52nd Rally Portugal |
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
2019 | 53rd Rally Portugal |
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Toyota Yaris WRC |
1 No World Cup status
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ´Rally Portugal canceled. In: rallye-magazin.de. April 30, 2020, accessed May 1, 2020 .
- ↑ wrc.com: Rally de Portugal , accessed on May 3, 2015