2019 Rally de Portugal

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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 countryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Rally base Matosinhos, Porto
Dates run30 May – 2 June 2019
Start location Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location Fafe, Braga
Stages20 (311.47 km; 193.54 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance1,429.19 km (888.06 miles)
Overall distance1,117.96 km (694.67 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:20:22.8
WRC-2 Pro winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport
3:30:57.0
WRC-2 winner Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet
Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet
3:33:09.1
Power Stage winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
Crews registered61
Crews60 at start, 33 at finish

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.

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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

Championship standings prior to the event

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

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.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
19 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of France.svg Citroën Total [lower-alpha 1] Citroën C3 R5 M
22 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Gerber Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
23 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
24 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime Zapata Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra [lower-alpha 2] Škoda Fabia R5 M
42 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta [lower-alpha 3] Ford Fiesta R5 P
43 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby [lower-alpha 4] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
45 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslav Fedorov Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 5] Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 M
47 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R5 P
48 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius [lower-alpha 6] Citroën C3 R5 M
49 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor-Petrasko Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg [lower-alpha 7] Škoda Fabia R5 M
50 Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" [lower-alpha 8] Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Baldaccini Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 P
51 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet [lower-alpha 9] Škoda Fabia R5 M
52 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Teodósio Flag of Portugal.svg José Teixeira Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Teodósio Škoda Fabia R5 M
53 Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini [lower-alpha 10] Hyundai i20 R5 P
54 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Barbosa Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Carvalho Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Barbosa [lower-alpha 11] Škoda Fabia R5 P
55 Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araújo Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Ramalho Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araújo [lower-alpha 12] Hyundai i20 R5 M
56 Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Juhana Raitanen Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen [lower-alpha 13] Škoda Fabia R5 P
57 Flag of Portugal.svg José Pedro Fontes Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Ponte Flag of Portugal.svg José Pedro Fontes [lower-alpha 14] Citroën C3 R5 P
58 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen [lower-alpha 10] Hyundai i20 R5 P
59 Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães [lower-alpha 12] Hyundai i20 R5 M
60 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Meireles Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Castro Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Meireles [lower-alpha 15] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
61 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia R5 M
62 Flag of Portugal.svg António Dias Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Rodrigues da Silva Flag of Portugal.svg António Dias Škoda Fabia R5 M
63 Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Babo Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 M
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source: [10]

Route

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

The Ford Fiesta WRC of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt jumping at the Rally de Portugal's iconic Fafe stage. Domingo 20, Rally de Portugal 2018 - 3.jpg
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).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
30 May08:00—Paredes [ Shakedown ]4.60 km
Leg 1 — 94.50 km
31 May9:48SS1Lousã 112.35 km
10:32SS2Góis 118.78 km
11:20SS3Arganil 114.44 km
13:51SS4Lousã 212.35 km
14:35SS5Góis 218.78 km
15:23SS6Arganil 214.44 km
19:03SS7Lousada3.36 km
Leg 2 — 165.20 km
1 June8:08SS8Vieira do Minho 120.53 km
9:08SS9Cabeceiras de Basto 122.22 km
10:20SS10Amarante 137.60 km
15:13SS11Vieira do Minho 220.53 km
15:54SS12Cabeceiras de Basto 222.22 km
17:10SS13Amarante 237.60 km
19:03SS14Gaia Street Stage 12.25 km
19:28SS15Gaia Street Stage 22.25 km
Leg 3 — 51.77 km
2 June08:35SS16Montim 18.76 km
09:08SS17Fafe 111.18 km
09:49SS18Luílhas11.89 km
10:35SS19Montim 28.76 km
12:18SS20Fafe 2 [ Power Stage ]11.18 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
118 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:20:22.80.0253
2211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:20:38.7+15.9184
331 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:21:19.9+57.1155
443 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:23:04.3+2:41.5122
5533 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:27:31.1+7:08.3100
7610 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:26:53.0+10:59.260
2376 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:47:47.6+27:24.801
Retired SS2019 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Lost wheel00
Retired SS205 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Lost wheel00
Retired SS2044 Gus Greensmith Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident00
Retired SS184 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC Suspension00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
30 May—Talcahuano [ Shakedown ]6.45 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:02.1N/A
31 MaySS1Lousã 112.35 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:06.9 Sordo / del Barrio
SS2Góis 118.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:19.7
SS3Arganil 114.62 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:00.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS4Lousã 212.35 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:59.2
SS5Góis 218.78 km Suninen / Salminen Ford Fiesta WRC 12:18.9
SS6Arganil 214.62 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:58.5
SS7Lousada3.36 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:35.5
1 JuneSS8Vieira do Minho 120.53 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 12:59.3
SS9Cabeceiras de Basto 122.22 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 13:43.0
SS10Amarante 137.60 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 25:10.4
SS11Vieira do Minho 220.53 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:51.5
SS12Cabeceiras de Basto 222.22 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:35.9
SS13Amarante 237.60 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 25:02.2
SS14Gaia Street Stage 12.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
SS15Gaia Street Stage 22.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
2 JuneSS16Montim 18.64 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS17Fafe 111.18 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:38.6
SS18Luílhas11.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:05.7
SS19Montim 28.64 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:46.3
SS20Fafe 2 [ Power stage ]11.18 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 6:35.0

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 142 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 142 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 202
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 182
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 132 1rightarrow blue.svg Nicolas Gilsoul 132 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total WRT 158
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Elfyn Evans 65 1uparrow green.svg 1 Scott Martin 65 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 122
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kris Meeke 56 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sebastian Marshall 56

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
6122 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:30:57.00.0258
8224 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:32:04.7+1:07.7184
24321 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 3:50:05.6+19:08.6150
27422 Łukasz Pieniążek Jakub Gerber M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 4:01:52.1+30:55.1120

Special stages

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

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
30 May—Talcahuano [ Shakedown ]6.45 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:10.1N/A
31 MaySS1Lousã 112.35 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:36.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2Góis 118.78 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:54.7
SS3Arganil 114.62 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:36.1
SS4Lousã 212.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:26.1 Kopecký / Dresler
SS5Góis 218.78 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:58.5
SS6Arganil 214.62 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:30.4
SS7Lousada3.36 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:42.5
1 JuneSS8Vieira do Minho 120.53 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:33.6 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS9Cabeceiras de Basto 122.22 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:28.0
SS10Amarante 137.60 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:21.5
SS11Vieira do Minho 220.53 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:31.7
SS12Cabeceiras de Basto 222.22 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 14:24.1
SS13Amarante 237.60 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:11.2
SS14Gaia Street Stage 12.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
SS15Gaia Street Stage 22.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
2 JuneSS16Montim 18.64 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:04.5 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS17Fafe 111.18 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:59.5
SS18Luílhas11.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:29.8
SS19Montim 28.64 km Østberg / Eriksen
Rovanperä / Halttunen 		Citroën C3 R5
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 		6:02.1
SS20Fafe 211.18 km Pieniążek / Gerber Ford Fiesta R5 7:04.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Kalle Rovanperä 86 1uparrow green.svg 2 Jonne Halttunen 86 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 147
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 83 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 83 1rightarrow blue.svg Škoda Motorsport 116
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Łukasz Pieniążek 74 1downarrow red.svg 1 Elliott Edmondson 73 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total 83
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Gus Greensmith 73 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kamil Heller 62
5 Jan Kopecký 18 Pavel Dresler 18

World Rally Championship-2

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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
9151 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia R5 3:33:09.10.0252
10247 Emil Bergkvist Patrik Barth Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R5 3:34:51.2+1:42.1181
11349 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor-Petrasko Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:17.3+2:08.2150
12456 Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:32.6+2:23.5120
13545 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Nikolay Gryazin Škoda Fabia R5 3:35:33.4+2:24.3100
14641 Benito Guerra Jaime Zapata Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 3:36:31.9+3:22.880
15746 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 3:38:03.5+4:54.460
16855 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Armindo Araújo Hyundai i20 R5 3:39:00.2+5:51.140
17948 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De Mevius Citroën C3 R5 3:39:50.0+6:40.920
181053 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone Tempestini Hyundai i20 R5 3:40:15.5+7:06.410
191159 Bruno Magalhães Hugo Magalhães Bruno Magalhães Hyundai i20 R5 3:41:12.2+8:03.100
201261 Pedro Almeida Nuno Almeida Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia R5 3:46:44.3+13:35.200
211342 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 3:47:27.6+14:18.500
221457 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte José Pedro Fontes Citroën C3 R5 3:47:46.5+14:37.400
251564 Rhys Yates James Morgan Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 3:51:29.2+18:20.100
261650 "Pedro" Emanuele Baldaccini "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 3:58:43.3+25:34.200
Retired SS1963 Diogo Salvi Paulo Babo Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS1762 António Dias Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Dias Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS1152 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira Ricardo Teodósio Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS1043 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Fire00
Retired SS1058 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 Off-road00
Retired SS660 Pedro Meireles Mário Castro Pedro Meireles Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Fire00
Retired SS354 Miguel Barbosa Jorge Carvalho Miguel Barbosa Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00

Special stages

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

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
30 May—Talcahuano [ Shakedown ]6.45 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 3:12.4N/A
31 MaySS1Lousã 112.35 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 9:33.4 Loubet / Landais
SS2Góis 118.78 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:04.2 Veiby / Andersson
SS3Arganil 114.62 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 9:42.2
SS4Lousã 212.35 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 9:27.5
SS5Góis 218.78 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:57.2
SS6Arganil 214.62 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:37.6
SS7Lousada3.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 2:41.0
1 JuneSS8Vieira do Minho 120.53 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:43.5
SS9Cabeceiras de Basto 122.22 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:31.2
SS10Amarante 137.60 km Pietarinen / Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 26:49.5 Katsuta / Barritt
SS11Vieira do Minho 220.53 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 13:37.9
SS12Cabeceiras de Basto 222.22 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 9:27.5 Loubet / Landais
SS13Amarante 237.60 km Solberg / Minor-Petrasko Škoda Fabia R5 26:37.9
SS14Gaia Street Stage 12.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
SS15Gaia Street Stage 22.25 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 16]
2 JuneSS16Montim 18.64 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 6:07.7 Loubet / Landais
SS17Fafe 111.18 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 7:07.8
SS18Luílhas11.89 km Katsuta / Barritt
Gryazin / Fedorov 		Ford Fiesta R5
Škoda Fabia R5 		8:33.2
SS19Montim 28.64 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 6:02.3
SS20Fafe 211.18 km Katsuta / Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 7:02.3

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Benito Guerra 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Jaime Zapata 69
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Takamoto Katsuta 47 1rightarrow blue.svg Daniel Barritt 47
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Ole Christian Veiby 40 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonas Andersson 40
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Nikolay Gryazin 38 1rightarrow blue.svg Yaroslav Fedorov 38
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Alberto Heller 33 1rightarrow blue.svg José Díaz 33

Notes

  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. 1 2 Entry operated by Friulmotor Rally Team.
  11. ↑ Entry operated by BP Ultimate Vodafone Škoda Team.
  12. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SS14 and SS15 were cancelled before the rally started. [18]

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