2023 Rally de Portugal
2023 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 | |
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Round 5 of 13 in the Support category results | |
WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 3:44:55.1 |
WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport 4:11:51.5 |
The 2023 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 11 and 14 May 2023.[2] It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fifth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 329.06 km (204.47 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] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]
Rovanperä and Halttunen sussessfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota.[6] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
Background
Entry list
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is due to open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
6 | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Nicolas Gilsoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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70 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
71 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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22 | Nikolay Gryazin[a] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
31 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
73 | Zoltán László | Gábor Zsiros | Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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11 May | — | After 9:01 | Baltar [Shakedown] | 4.55 km |
After 20:30 | Opening ceremony, Coimbra | — | ||
12 May | SS1 | After 9:05 | Lousã 1 | 12.03 km |
SS2 | After 10:05 | Góis 1 | 19.33 km | |
SS3 | After 11:05 | Arganil 1 | 18.72 km | |
12:10 – 12:25 | Tyre fitting zone, Arganil | — | ||
SS4 | After 13:35 | Lousã 2 | 12.03 km | |
SS5 | After 14:35 | Góis 2 | 19.33 km | |
SS6 | After 15:35 | Arganil 2 | 18.72 km | |
SS7 | After 17:05 | Mortágua | 18.15 km | |
18:47 – 19:02 | Regroup, Figueira da Foz | — | ||
SS8 | After 19:05 | SSS Figueira da Foz | 2.28 km | |
21:45 – 22:34 | Flexi service A, Exponor | — | ||
13 May | SS9 | After 7:35 | Vieira do Minho 1 | 26.61 km |
SS10 | After 9:05 | Amarante 1 | 37.24 km | |
SS11 | After 10:35 | Felgueiras 1 | 8.91 km | |
12:46 – 13:30 | Service B, Exponor | — | ||
SS12 | After 15:05 | Vieira do Minho 2 | 26.61 km | |
SS13 | After 16:35 | Amarante 2 | 37.24 km | |
SS14 | After 18:05 | Felgueiras 2 | 8.91 km | |
SS15 | After 19:05 | SSS Lousada | 3.36 km | |
20:15 – 21:04 | Flexi service C, Exponor | — | ||
14 May | SS16 | After 7:05 | Paredes | 15.00 km |
SS17 | After 8:35 | Fafe 1 | 11.18 km | |
SS18 | After 9:35 | Cabeceiras de Basto | 22.23 km | |
10:50 – 11:50 | Regroup, Fafe | — | ||
SS19 | After 12:15 | Fafe 2 [Power Stage] | 11.18 km | |
13:53 – 14:07 | Service D, Exponor | — | ||
Source:[1] |
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Event | Stage | |||||||
1 | 1 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:35:11.7 | 0.0 | 25 | 5 |
2 | 2 | 6 | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:36:06.4 | +54.7 | 18 | 1 |
3 | 3 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:36:32.0 | +1:20.3 | 15 | 3 |
4 | 4 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:37:15.8 | +2:04.1 | 12 | 4 |
5 | 5 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:43:34.2 | +8:22.5 | 10 | 0 |
32 | 6 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Nicolas Gilsoul | M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Puma Rally1 | 4:36:40.7 | +1:01:29.0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | 7 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 4:37:06.5 | +1:01:54.8 | 0 | 2 |
Retired SS7 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Crash | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | 2 | Kalle Rovanperä | 98 | 2 | Jonne Halttunen | 98 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 201 | ||||
2 | 2 | Ott Tänak | 81 | 2 | Martin Järveoja | 81 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 169 | ||||
3 | 2 | Sébastien Ogier | 69 | 2 | Vincent Landais | 69 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 134 | ||||
4 | 2 | Elfyn Evans | 69 | 2 | Scott Martin | 69 | ||||||
5 | Thierry Neuville | 68 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 68 |
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
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 | 65 | Arnaud Dunand | 65 | Toksport WRT | 80 | Nikolay Gryazin | 50 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 50 | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Oliver Solberg | 64 | 1 | Elliott Edmondson | 64 | 1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 76 | 2 | Marco Bulacia
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50 | Enni Mälkönen | 43 | ||||||
3 | 1 | Gus Greensmith | 62 | 1 | Jonas Andersson | 62 | 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 65 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 43 | 6 | Diego Vallejo | 40 | |||||
4 | 2 | Emil Lindholm | 44 | 2 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 44 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 45 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 25 | 1 | Borja Rozada | 33 | ||||||
5 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 38 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 38 | Toksport WRT 3 | 43 | 8 | Lauri Joona | 22 | 2 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 25 |
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
21 | 1 | 70 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:11:51.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
44 | 2 | 71 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:31:28.9 | +1:19:37.4 | 18 |
Special stages
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17.3 | — |
SS1 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:17.7 | Herranen / Lukka |
SS2 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:06.2 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
SS3 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:09.3 | |
SS4 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:18.5 | |
SS5 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:45.0 | |
SS6 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:10.0 | |
SS7 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:49.2 | |
SS8 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:49.7 | |
SS9 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:08.9 | |
SS10 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 27:44.5 | |
SS11 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:40.2 | |
SS12 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:32.8 | |
SS13 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 27:44.5 | |
SS14 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:52.2 | |
SS15 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:50.0 | |
SS16 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:59.3 | |
SS17 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:34.8 | |
SS18 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:30.5 | |
SS19 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:29.4 |
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | 3 | Roope Korhonen | 50 | 3 | Anssi Viinikka | 50 | ||
2 | 1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 37 | 1 | Rogelio Peñate | 37 | ||
3 | 1 | William Creighton | 28 | 1 | Liam Regan | 28 | ||
4 | 1 | Tom Rensonnet | 28 | 1 | Loïc Dumont | 28 | ||
5 | Eamonn Kelly | 25 | Conor Mohan | 25 |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese and English)
- 2023 Rally de Portugal at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Rally de Portugal at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)