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 winner Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:49:46.6
WRC-2 winner Pontus Tidemand
Jonas Andersson
Škoda Motorsport
4:03:57.4
WRC-3 winner Denis Rådström
Johan Johansson
Denis Rådström
4:26:51.2
Power Stage winner Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
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 M-Sport Ford WRT Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 M-Sport Ford WRT Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 M-Sport Ford WRT Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
16 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
21 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Škoda Motorsport Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Gus Greensmith Gus Greensmith Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Pedro Heller Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 P
35 Hyundai Motorsport Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
36 ACI Team Italia Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
37 Printsport Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
38 Nil Solans Nil Solans Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
39 BRC Racing Team Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 M
41 Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 P
42 Citroën Total Rallye Team Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
43 Škoda Motorsport Juuso Nordgren Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia R5 M
44 Max Vatanen Max Vatanen Christopher Guieu Hyundai i20 R5 M
45 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
46 Simone Tempestini Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Ford Fiesta R5 P
47 Motorsport Italia Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Denis Rådström Denis Rådström‡ Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Équipe de France FFSA Rally Jean-Baptiste Franceschi‡ Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 Emil Bergkvist Emil Bergkvist‡ Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 Terry Folb Terry Folb‡ Kevin Bronner Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 Callum Devine Callum Devine‡ Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 ADAC Sachsen Julius Tannert‡ Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 OT Racing Ken Torn‡ Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 ACI Team Italia Luca Bottarelli‡ Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández‡ Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Bugra Banaz‡ Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 Holder Brothers Racing David Holder‡ Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 Tom Williams Tom Williams‡ Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 ACI Team Italia Enrico Oldrati‡ Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Umberto Accornero Umberto Accornero‡ Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
Other major entries
81 Team Hyundai Portugal Armindo Araújo Luis Ramalho Hyundai i20 R5 M
Source:[9]
Notes

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 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:49:46.6 0.0 25 4
2 2 2 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:50:26.6 +40.0 18 1
3 3 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:50:33.9 +47.3 15 2
4 4 16 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:50:47.5 +1:00.9 12 3
5 5 9 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:50:51.3 +1:04.7 10 5
6 6 12 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:53:20.1 +3:33.5 8 0
7 7 11 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:55:09.6 +5:23.0 6 0
8 8 31 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:03:57.4 +14:10.8 4 0
9 9 37 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:06:03.9 +16:17.3 2 0
10 10 42 Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:06:20.9 +16:34.3 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
8 1 31 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:03:57.4 0.0 25 —
9 2 37 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:06:03.9 +2:06.5 18 —
10 3 42 Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:06:20.9 +2:23.5 15 —
11 4 39 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 4:07:07.9 +3:10.5 12 —
12 5 40 Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:09:29.0 +5:31.6 10 —
13 6 43 Juuso Nordgren Tapio Suominen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:09:38.5 +5:41.1 8 —
15 7 47 Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:13:01.9 +9:04.5 6 —
18 8 32 Gus Greensmith Craig Parry Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:16:02.0 +12:04.6 4 —
19 9 38 Nil Solans Miquel Ibañez Sotos Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 4:17:11.1 +13:13.7 2 —
20 10 33 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:43.0 +14:45.6 1 —
World Rally Championship-3
21 1 61 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:26:51.2 0.0 25 —
27 2 73 Enrico Oldrati Danilo Fappani ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:41:49.0 +14:57.8 18 —
28 3 71 Jason Farmer David Holder Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44:18.5 +17:27.3 15 —
32 4 70 Bugra Banaz Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:51:49.9 +24:58.7 12 —
34 5 63 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:01.3 +27:10.1 10 —
35 6 68 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:34.1 +27:42.9 8 —
37 7 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:10:33.9 +43:42.7 6 —
41 8 74 Umberto Accornero Maurizio Barone Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T 5:16:45.4 +49:54.2 4 —
42 9 62 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 5:17:01.6 +50:10.4 2 —
43 10 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 5:25:43.4 +58:52.2 1 —
Junior World Rally Championship
21 1 61 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:26:51.2 0.0 25 3
27 2 73 Enrico Oldrati Danilo Fappani ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:41:49.0 +14:57.8 18 0
28 3 71 Jason Farmer David Holder Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44:18.5 +17:27.3 15 0
32 4 70 Bugra Banaz Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:51:49.9 +24:58.7 12 0
34 5 63 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:01.3 +27:10.1 10 9
35 6 68 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:34.1 +27:42.9 8 1
37 7 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:10:33.9 +43:42.7 6 0
41 8 74 Umberto Accornero Maurizio Barone Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T 5:16:45.4 +49:54.2 4 0
42 9 62 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 5:17:01.6 +50:10.4 2 0
43 10 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl 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 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 4:38:36.9 0
23 11 45 Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:36:55.0 —
24 24 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 4:14:31.0 0
25 12 35 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 4:39:17.5 —
26 13 34 Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:39:22.6 —
29 14 44 Max Vatanen Christopher Guieu Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 4:47:09.1 —
30 15 36 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:48:13.7 —
36 16 46 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone Tempestini Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:56:21.6 —
44 11 69 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme 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 Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03.5 N/A
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34.3 Ott Tänak
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:29.3 Hayden Paddon
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 10:35.1 Kris Meeke
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 19:15.5 Dani Sordo
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 15:31.4 Kris Meeke
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km Thierry Neuville
Craig Breen		 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC		 10:35.5 Hayden Paddon
SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 27.54 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 19:24.7 Thierry Neuville
SS8 Porto Street Stage 1 1.95 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:48.7
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:46.8
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:52.2
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 13:35.0
SS12 Amarante 1 37.60 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:56.8
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 10:48.6
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 13:41.3
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 24:47.7
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:47.4
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 6:40.7
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:09.2
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 5:41.3
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power stage] 11.18 km Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.2
World Rally Championship-2
17 May — Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 3:14.5 N/A
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Pontus Tidemand
Juuso Nordgren		 Škoda Fabia R5
Škoda Fabia R5		 2:40.5 Pontus Tidemand
Juuso Nordgren
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 16:20.7 Stéphane Lefebvre
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 11:16.5
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 20:07.1
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 16:18.0 Gus Greensmith
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km 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 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:53.2 Gus Greensmith
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:52.2
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 11:25.2 Stéphane Lefebvre
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 14:12.9
SS12 Amarante 1 37.6p km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 26:08.9
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 11:16.9
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 14:09.4
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:57.0 Pontus Tidemand
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 6:00.8
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 7:01.9
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 8:27.5
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:56.3
SS20 Fafe 2 11.18 km Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 6:57.6
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
17 May — Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:41.0 N/A
SS1 Lousada 3.36 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 2:57.4 Emil Bergkvist
18 May SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 26.73 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 18:11.0
SS3 Caminha 1 18.11 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:28.0
SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 27.54 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 22:13.2
SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 26.73 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 18:07.9
SS6 Caminha 2 18.11 km 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 Ken Torn
Luca Bottarelli		 Ford Fiesta R2T
Ford Fiesta R2T		 2:06.1 Emil Bergkvist
SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 1.95 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 2:03.4 Dennis Rådström
19 May SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 17.50 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:36.4
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 15:46.4 Emil Bergkvist
SS12 Amarante 1 37.60 km Stage interrupted
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 17.50 km Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 12:36.7 Dennis Rådström
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 15:47.7
SS15 Amarante 2 37.60 km Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 29:16.1
20 May SS16 Montim 1 8.64 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:32.0
SS17 Fafe 1 11.18 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 7:47.8
SS18 Luílhas 11.89 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 9:15.1
SS19 Montim 2 8.64 km 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 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.2 0.0 5
2 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:35.1 +1.9 4
3 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:35.3 +2.1 3
4 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC 6:36.5 +3.3 2
5 Elfyn Evans 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 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T 10
2 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T 3
Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T
4 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T 1
Julius Tannert 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 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS4 34 Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 36 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4 minutes late 0:40
SS5 21 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS6 35 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS7 4 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS7 74 Umberto Accornero Maurizio Barone Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 6 minutes late 1:00
SS8 16 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Stewards decision 0:10
SS8 32 Gus Greensmith Craig Parry Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Wrong route 0:30
SS9 9 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Stewards decision 0:10
SS15 35 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS15 44 Max Vatanen Christopher Guieu Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 9 minutes late 1:30
SS19 40 Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS19 44 Max Vatanen Christopher Guieu 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 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Cooling system No
SS2 62 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS3 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS3 64 Terry Folb Kevin Bronner Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Engine No
SS3 69 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3J Mechanical Yes
SS5 36 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 44 Max Vatanen Christopher Guieu Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 46 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone Tempestini Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS6 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS6 34 Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS6 35 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS7 6 Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Accident No
SS7 4 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Engine Yes
SS8 41 Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS10 41 Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS12 63 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS12 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS13 45 Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS13 10 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road No
SS13 67 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS13 74 Umberto Accornero Maurizio Barone Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS14 68 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 33 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 38 Nil Solans Miquel Ibañez Sotos Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS15 71 David Holder Jason Farmer Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS17 67 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Rolled No
SS18 21 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical No
SS18 65 Callum Devine Brian Hoy Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Lost wheel No
SS20 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Withdrawn No
SS20 41 Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen 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.

References
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