2024 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024 | |||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Portugal | ||
Rally base | Matosinhos, Porto | ||
Dates run | 9 – 12 May 2024 | ||
Start location | Figueira da Foz, Central Region | ||
Finish location | Fafe, Braga | ||
Stages | 22 (337.04 km; 209.43 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,353.08 km (840.76 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,690.12 km (1,050.19 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 69 | ||
Crews | 67 at start, 34 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:41:32.3 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:01:55.8 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 39:32.5 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:23.7 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 3:53:25.2 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 4:09:54.7 |
The 2024 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 9 to 12 May 2024. [2] It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fifth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty-two special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.04 km (209.43 mi). [1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. [3] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their manufacturer's title. [5] Jan Solans and Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio won the World Rally Championship-2 category. [6] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [7]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]
All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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9 May | — | After 8:01 | Baltar [ Shakedown ] | 4.61 km |
After 17:00 | Opening ceremony, Coimbra | — | ||
SS1 | After 19:05 | SSS Figueira da Foz | 2.94 km | |
10 May | SS2 | After 8:05 | Mortágua 1 | 18.15 km |
SS3 | After 9:35 | Lousã 1 | 12.28 km | |
SS4 | After 10:35 | Góis 1 | 14.30 km | |
SS5 | After 11:35 | Arganil 1 | 18.72 km | |
12:15 – 12:45 | Regroup, Arganil | — | ||
12:45 – 13:00 | Tyre fitting zone, Arganil | — | ||
SS6 | After 14:05 | Lousã 2 | 12.28 km | |
SS7 | After 15:05 | Góis 2 | 14.30 km | |
SS8 | After 16:05 | Arganil 2 | 18.72 km | |
SS9 | After 17:35 | Mortágua 2 | 18.15 km | |
20:15 – 21:04 | Flexi service A, Exponor | — | ||
11 May | SS10 | After 8:05 | Felgueiras 1 | 8.81 km |
SS11 | After 9:05 | Montim 1 | 8.69 km | |
SS12 | After 10:05 | Amarante 1 | 37.24 km | |
SS13 | After 11:35 | Paredes 1 | 16.09 km | |
12:26 – 12:46 | Regroup, Exponor | — | ||
12:46 – 13:30 | Service B, Exponor | — | ||
SS14 | After 14:35 | Felgueiras 2 | 8.81 km | |
SS15 | After 15:35 | Montim 2 | 8.69 km | |
SS16 | After 16:35 | Amarante 2 | 37.24 km | |
SS17 | After 18:05 | Paredes 2 | 16.09 km | |
SS18 | After 19:05 | SSS Lousada | 3.36 km | |
20:15 – 21:04 | Flexi service C, Exponor | — | ||
12 May | SS19 | After 7:05 | Cabeceiras de Basto 1 | 19.91 km |
SS20 | After 8:35 | Fafe 1 | 11.18 km | |
SS21 | After 9:35 | Cabeceiras de Basto 2 | 19.91 km | |
10:35 – 11:20 | Regroup, Vieira do Minho | — | ||
SS22 | After 12:15 | Fafe 2 [ Power Stage ] | 11.18 km | |
13:53 – 14:07 | Service D, Exponor | — | ||
After 14:25 | Finish, Matosinhos | — | ||
After 15:45 | Podium ceremony, Matosinhos | — | ||
Source: [1] | ||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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Class | Event | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
1 | 1 | 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:41:32.3 | 0.0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 2 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:41:40.2 | +7.9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
3 | 3 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:42:42.1 | +1:09.8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
4 | 4 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:43:20.1 | +1:47.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 6 | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:44:21.2 | +2:48.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:48:08.3 | +6:36.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
7 | 29 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 4:52:06.1 | +1:10:33.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | 31 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 5:02:26.7 | +1:20:54.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Retired SS21 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Off road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Thierry Neuville | 110 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 110 | 1 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 219 | |||||
2 | Elfyn Evans | 86 | Scott Martin | 86 | 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 215 | |||||
3 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 79 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 79 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 110 | ||||
4 | 1 | Adrien Fourmaux | 71 | 1 | Alexandre Coria | 71 | ||||||
5 | Sébastien Ogier | 70 | Vincent Landais | 70 |
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | Yohan Rossel | 53 | Arnaud Dunand | 53 | DG Sport Compétition | 129 | Nicolas Ciamin | 48 | Yannick Roche | 48 | ||||||||||
2 | Oliver Solberg | 43 | Elliott Edmondson | 43 | Toksport WRT | 70 | Pepe López | 43 | David Vázquez Liste | 43 | ||||||||||
3 | Nikolay Gryazin | 40 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 40 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 61 | Nikolay Gryazin | 43 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 43 | ||||||||||
4 | Nicolas Ciamin | 36 | Yannick Roche | 36 | 6 | Jan Solans | 38 | 6 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 38 | ||||||||||
5 | 12 | Jan Solans | 33 | 12 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 33 | 1 | Lauri Joona | 35 | 1 | Janni Hussi | 35 | ||||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
18 | 1 | 63 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:09:54.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
19 | 2 | 64 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:10:43.6 | +48.9 | 18 |
20 | 3 | 65 | Bruno Bulacia | Gabriel Morales | Bruno Bulacia | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:12:41.4 | +2:46.7 | 15 |
22 | 4 | 62 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:16:32.8 | +6:38.1 | 12 |
24 | 5 | 66 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:18:39.3 | +8:44.6 | 10 |
27 | 6 | 67 | Tristan Charpentier | Florian Barral | Tristan Charpentier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:33:41.3 | +23:46.6 | 8 |
Retired SS13 | 71 | Slaven Šekuljica | Damir Petrović | Slaven Šekuljica | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
Retired SS7 | 68 | Tom Pieri | Alexis Maillefert | Tom Pieri | Renault Clio Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | ||
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | B. Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:09.8 | — |
SS1 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:40.0 | Chatillon / Cornuau |
SS2 | Stage neutralized | |||
SS3 | Pieri / Maillefert | Renault Clio Rally3 | 10:03.5 | Chatillon / Cornuau |
SS4 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 10:17.5 | |
SS5 | Pieri / Maillefert | Renault Clio Rally3 | 13:20.4 | Pieri / Maillefert |
SS6 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 10:00.3 | |
SS7 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:16.1 | Bulacia / Morales |
SS8 | Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:18.8 | |
SS9 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:56.2 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
SS10 | Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:32.7 | |
SS11 | Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:12.1 | |
SS12 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 26:57.9 | |
SS13 | Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:46.0 | Bulacia / Morales |
SS14 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:30.4 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
SS15 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:07.6 | |
SS16 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 26:45.5 | |
SS17 | Bulacia / Morales | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:36.0 | |
SS18 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:47.8 | |
SS19 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:57.7 | |
SS20 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 7:27.4 | |
SS21 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:45.4 | |
SS22 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 7:19.4 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Romet Jürgenson | 43 | Siim Oja | 43 | ||||
2 | Jan Černý | 37 | Ondřej Krajča | 37 | ||||
3 | 3 | Mattéo Chatillon | 36 | 3 | Maxence Cornuau | 36 | ||
4 | 1 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 28 | 1 | Kylian Sarmezan | 28 | ||
5 | 14 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 25 | 14 | Rogelio Peñate | 25 | ||
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