2018 Rally de Portugal

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]

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 baseMatosinhos, Porto
Dates run17 20 May 2018
Start locationGuimarães Castle, Braga
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages20 (358.19 km; 222.57 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,225.33 km (761.38 miles)
Overall distance1,583.08 km (983.68 miles)
Results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:49:46.6
WRC-2 winnerSweden Pontus Tidemand
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport
4:03:57.4
WRC-3 winnerSweden Denis Rådström
Sweden Johan Johansson
Sweden Denis Rådström
4:26:51.2
Power Stage winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered85
Crews85 at start, 45 at finish

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 Denis Rådström and Johan Johansson 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 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
16 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Chile Pedro Heller Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 P
35 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
36 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
37 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
38 Spain Nil Solans Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
39 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 M
41 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 P
42 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
43 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Finland Juuso Nordgren Finland Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia R5 M
44 Finland Max Vatanen Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Hyundai i20 R5 M
45 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
46 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu Ford Fiesta R5 P
47 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 France Terry Folb France Terry Folb France Kevin Bronner Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 Germany ADAC Sachsen Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 Estonia OT Racing Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
Other major entries
81 Portugal Team Hyundai Portugal Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Luis Ramalho 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.[lower-alpha 1]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:49:46.6 0.0 25 4
2 2 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:50:26.6 +40.0 18 1
3 3 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:50:33.9 +47.3 15 2
4 4 16 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:50:47.5 +1:00.9 12 3
5 5 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:50:51.3 +1:04.7 10 5
6 6 12 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:53:20.1 +3:33.5 8 0
7 7 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:55:09.6 +5:23.0 6 0
8 8 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:03:57.4 +14:10.8 4 0
9 9 37 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:06:03.9 +16:17.3 2 0
10 10 42 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:06:20.9 +16:34.3 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
8 1 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:03:57.4 0.0 25
9 2 37 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:06:03.9 +2:06.5 18
10 3 42 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:06:20.9 +2:23.5 15
11 4 39 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 4:07:07.9 +3:10.5 12
12 5 40 Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:09:29.0 +5:31.6 10
13 6 43 Finland Juuso Nordgren Finland Tapio Suominen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:09:38.5 +5:41.1 8
15 7 47 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:13:01.9 +9:04.5 6
18 8 32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:16:02.0 +12:04.6 4
19 9 38 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 4:17:11.1 +13:13.7 2
20 10 33 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:43.0 +14:45.6 1
World Rally Championship-3
21 1 61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:26:51.2 0.0 25
27 2 73 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:41:49.0 +14:57.8 18
28 3 71 New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44:18.5 +17:27.3 15
32 4 70 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:51:49.9 +24:58.7 12
34 5 63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:01.3 +27:10.1 10
35 6 68 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:34.1 +27:42.9 8
37 7 72 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:10:33.9 +43:42.7 6
41 8 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T 5:16:45.4 +49:54.2 4
42 9 62 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 5:17:01.6 +50:10.4 2
43 10 66 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 5:25:43.4 +58:52.2 1
Junior World Rally Championship
21 1 61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:26:51.2 0.0 25 3
27 2 73 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:41:49.0 +14:57.8 18 0
28 3 71 New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44:18.5 +17:27.3 15 0
32 4 70 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:51:49.9 +24:58.7 12 0
34 5 63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:01.3 +27:10.1 10 9
35 6 68 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:34.1 +27:42.9 8 1
37 7 72 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:10:33.9 +43:42.7 6 0
41 8 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T 5:16:45.4 +49:54.2 4 0
42 9 62 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 5:17:01.6 +50:10.4 2 0
43 10 66 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany 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.[lower-alpha 1]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
16 16 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 4:38:36.9 0
23 11 45 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:36:55.0
24 24 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 4:14:31.0 0
25 12 35 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 4:39:17.5
26 13 34 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:39:22.6
29 14 44 Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Finland Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 4:47:09.1
30 15 36 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:48:13.7
36 16 46 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:56:21.6
44 11 69 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 5:27:19.3 0
11 WRC-3
Source:[17][5]

Special stages

Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
17 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03.5
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34.3 Estonia Ott Tänak
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:29.3 New Zealand Hayden Paddon
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 10:35.1 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 19:15.5 Spain Dani Sordo
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 15:31.4 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km Belgium Thierry Neuville
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
10:35.5 New Zealand Hayden Paddon
SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 27.54 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 19:24.7 Belgium Thierry Neuville
SS8 Porto Street Stage 1 1.95 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:48.7
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:46.8
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:52.2
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 13:35.0
SS12 Amarante 1 37.60 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:56.8
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 10:48.6
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 13:41.3
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 24:47.7
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:47.4
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 6:40.7
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:09.2
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 5:41.3
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power stage] 11.18 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.2
World Rally Championship-2
17 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 3:14.5
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Finland Juuso Nordgren
Škoda Fabia R5
Škoda Fabia R5
2:40.5 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Finland Juuso Nordgren
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 16:20.7 France Stéphane Lefebvre
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 11:16.5
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 20:07.1
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 16:18.0 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 11:13.3
SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 27.54 km Stage interrupted
SS8 Porto Street Stage 1 1.95 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:53.2 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:52.2
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 11:25.2 France Stéphane Lefebvre
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 14:12.9
SS12 Amarante 1 37.6p km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 26:08.9
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 11:16.9
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 14:09.4
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:57.0 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 6:00.8
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 7:01.9
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 8:27.5
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:56.3
SS20 Fafe 2 11.18 km United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 6:57.6
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
17 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:41.0
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 2:57.4 Sweden Emil Bergkvist
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 18:11.0
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:28.0
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 22:13.2
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 18:07.9
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 12:26.3
SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 27.54 km Stage interrupted
SS8 Porto Street Stage 1 1.95 km Estonia Ken Torn
Italy Luca Bottarelli
Ford Fiesta R2T
Ford Fiesta R2T
2:06.1 Sweden Emil Bergkvist
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 2:03.4 Sweden Dennis Rådström
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:36.4
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 15:46.4 Sweden Emil Bergkvist
SS12 Amarante 1 37.60 km Stage interrupted
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 12:36.7 Sweden Dennis Rådström
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Germany Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 15:47.7
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 29:16.1
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:32.0
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 7:47.8
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 9:15.1
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Sweden 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 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.2 0.0 5
2 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:35.1 +1.9 4
3 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:35.3 +2.1 3
4 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC 6:36.5 +3.3 2
5 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom 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 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T 10
2 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T 3
Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T
4 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T 1
Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[lower-alpha 1]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS2 62 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS4 34 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 36 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4 minutes late 0:40
SS5 21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS6 35 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS7 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS7 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 6 minutes late 1:00
SS8 16 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Stewards decision 0:10
SS8 32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Wrong route 0:30
SS9 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Stewards decision 0:10
SS15 35 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS15 44 Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Finland Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 9 minutes late 1:30
SS19 40 Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS19 44 Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Finland Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 8 minutes late 1:20

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.[lower-alpha 1] 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 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Cooling system No
SS2 62 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS3 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS3 64 France Terry Folb France Kevin Bronner France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Engine No
SS3 69 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3J Mechanical Yes
SS5 36 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 44 Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Finland Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 46 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 66 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS6 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS6 34 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS6 35 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS7 6 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Accident No
SS7 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Engine Yes
SS8 41 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Netherlands Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS10 41 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Netherlands Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS12 63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS12 72 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS13 45 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS13 10 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road No
SS13 67 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS13 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS14 68 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 33 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 38 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 66 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS15 71 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS17 67 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Rolled No
SS18 21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical No
SS18 65 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Lost wheel No
SS20 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Withdrawn No
SS20 41 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Netherlands Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Withdrawn No

Championship standings after the rally

Notes

  1. Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

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