2020 Rally de Portugal

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2020 Rally de Portugal
54. Vodafone Rally de Portugal
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
2016 Rally Portugal - Sebastien Ogier.jpg
The rally is famous for its huge rocks and deep ruts.
Host countryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Rally base Matosinhos, Porto
Held onScheduled for 21–24 May 2020
Start location Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location Fafe, Braga
Stages22 (331.10 km; 205.74 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance1,250.46 km (777.00 miles)
Overall distance1,581.56 km (982.74 miles)
Results
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 21 and 24 May 2020, [2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] It was set to mark the fifty-fourth running of Rally de Portugal and planned to be the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Matosinhos in Porto and consisted of twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 331.10 km (205.74 mi). [1]

Contents

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, the team they drove for in 2019, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, [5] [lower-alpha 1] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class. [6] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners. [5] [lower-alpha 2]

Background

Route

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
N/A08:00Paredes [ Shakedown ]4.60 km
Leg 1 122.76 km
N/A08:08SS1Lousã 112.35 km
09:08SS2Góis 119.46 km
10:08SS3Arganil 118.77 km
12:31SS4Lousã 212.35 km
13:31SS5Góis 219.46 km
14:31SS6Arganil 218.77 km
15:58SS7Mortágua18.24 km
19:03SS8Lousada3.36 km
Leg 2 141.68 km
N/A08:08SS9Vieira do Minho 120.59 km
09:08SS10Cabeceiras de Basto 122.22 km
10:28SS11Amarante 130.36 km
15:03SS12Vieira do Minho 220.59 km
16:03SS13Cabeceiras de Basto 222.22 km
17:23SS14Amarante 230.36 km
19:03SS15Porto Street Stage 11.95 km
19:28SS16Gaia Street Stage 21.95 km
Leg 3 58.10 km
N/A07:08SS17Felgueiras 17.08 km
08:03SS18Montim 18.71 km
08:58SS19Fafe 111.18 km
09:53SS20Felgueiras 27.08 km
10:48SS21Montim 28.71 km
12:18SS22Fafe 2 [ Power Stage ]11.18 km
Source: [1]

Notes

  1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

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