Rally Portugal

Typical gravel rally in Portugal, Dani Sordo (Citroën) in 2013

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

year	rally	Overall winner		Make and model
		driver	Co-driver
1967 1	01. Rali Internacional TAP	José Albino Carpinteiro	António Silva Pereira	Renault 8 Gordini
1968 1	02. Rali Internacional TAP	Tony case	Ron Crellin	Lancia Fulvia HF
1969 1	03. Rali Internacional TAP	Francisco Romãozinho	"Jocames"	Citroën DS 21
1970 1	04. Rali Internacional TAP	Simo Lampinen	John Davenport	Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
1971 1	05. Rali Internacional TAP	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Jean Todt	Renault Alpine A110 1800
1972 1	06. Rali Internacional TAP	Achim Warmbold	John Davenport	BMW 2002 Tii
1973	07. Rali Internacional TAP	Jean-Luc Thérier	Jacques Jaubert	Renault Alpine A110 1800
1974	08. Rali Internacional TAP	Raffaele Pinto	Arnaldo Bernacchini	Fiat Abarth 124 rally
1975	09th Rally Portugal	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat Abarth 124 rally
1976	10th Rally Portugal	Sandro Munari	Silvio Maiga	Lancia Stratos HF
1977	11th Rally Portugal	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1978	12th Rally Portugal	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1979	13th Rally Portugal	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Ford Escort RS1800
1980	14th Rally Portugal	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1981	15th Rally Portugal	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1982	16th Rally Portugal	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi quattro
1983	17th Rally Portugal	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi quattro A1
1984	18th Rally Portugal	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi quattro A2
1985	19th Rally Portugal	Timo Salonen	Seppo Harjanne	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1986	20th Rally Portugal	Joaquim Moutinho	Edgar Fortes	Renault 5 Turbo Corse
1987	21st Rally Portugal	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988	22nd Rally Portugal	Miki biasion	Carlo Cassina	Lancia Delta Integrale
1989	23rd Rally Portugal	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta Integrale
1990	24th Rally Portugal	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991	25th Rally Portugal	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992	26th Rally Portugal	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993	27th Rally Portugal	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	28th Rally Portugal	Juha Kankkunen	Nicky Grist	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995	29th Rally Portugal	Carlos Sainz	Luís Moya	Subaru Impreza 555
1996 1	30th Rally Portugal	Rui Madeira	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1997	31st Rally Portugal	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
1998	32nd Rally Portugal	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Subaru Impreza WRC
1999	33rd Rally Portugal	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Focus WRC
2000	34th Rally Portugal	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru Impreza WRC
2001	35th Rally Portugal	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2002 1	36th Rally Portugal	Didier Auriol	Thierry Barjou	Toyota Corolla WRC
2003 1	37th Rally Portugal	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Citroën Saxo Kit Car
2004 1	38th Rally Portugal	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Citroën Saxo Kit Car
2005 1	39th Rally Portugal	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Subaru Impreza WRX
2006 1	40th Rally Portugal	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR
2007	41st Rally Portugal	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2008 1	42nd Rally Portugal	Luca Rossetti	Matteo Chiarcossi	Peugeot 207 S2000
2009	43rd Rally Portugal	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2010	44th Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën C4 WRC
2011	45th Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën DS3 WRC
2012	46th Rally Portugal	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2013	47th Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	VW Polo R WRC
2014	48th Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	VW Polo R WRC
2015	49th Rally Portugal	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	VW Polo R WRC
2016	50th Rally Portugal	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën DS3 WRC
2017	51st Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC
2018	52nd Rally Portugal	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2019	53rd Rally Portugal	Ott Tanak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC

¹ No World Cup status

Web links

Commons : Rally Portugal  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• official homepage
• Results on eWRC-results.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ´Rally Portugal canceled. In: rallye-magazin.de. April 30, 2020, accessed May 1, 2020 . 
2. ↑ wrc.com: Rally de Portugal , accessed on May 3, 2015