Rally de Portugal
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Rally de Portugal | |
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Status | active |
Genre | motorsporting event |
Frequency | annual |
Country | Portugal |
Inaugurated | 1967 |
The Rally de Portugal (formerly: Rallye de Portugal) is a
Rally de Portugal has been awarded "The Best Rally in the World" five times and in 2000 "The Most Improved Rally of the Year".[1] The most successful driver in the history of the rally is Finland's Markku Alén, who has won the event five times (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1987).
History
The Rally of Portugal was extremely popular but also infamous due to poor crowd control. During the 1970s and especially the 1980s, Portugal was known for spectators standing on the roadway even as the cars drove by, often resulting in near-collisions, and finally in the
In the first section of the rally (Sintra), in the "Lagoa Azul" stage, Portuguese works Ford rally driver Joaquim Santos came over a crest in his RS200 getting too loose through the corner.[2] Santos managed to avoid the crowd on the outside of the corner, but he was not able to avoid the crowd on the inside of the corner. The car left the road, plunging right into the crowd, killing three and injuring dozens more. After this accident all works teams withdrew from the rally.
The combination of poor crowd behavior, and the extreme speeds of Group B cars, was not only dangerous for the crowd, but also for the drivers themselves. Former world champion Timo Salonen admitted at the '86 edition that he was scared to run first on the road. Walter Röhrl had his own theory on the crowd situation: "You just have to see the crowd as a wall and not as spectators."
It did not necessarily go any better in following years. At the
driven by Portuguese rally car driver Joaquim Guedes plunged into the crowd. Unfortunately, this led to the death of spectator Manuel Carvalho Da Silva Peixoto, and injured 12 others, but the crowd control was not much improved. It was not until the early 1990s that the Portuguese rally improved crowd control. Crowds were no smaller, but were better-behaved and more aware of the risks involved in spectating.In the 1980s, the rally had a special stage at the
The last WRC edition of the Portugal rally for five years was run under heavy rain in
After a year in the
The 2020 edition of the rally was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Results 1967–2001
Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Driver co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
1º Rallye de Portugal 1967 |
8 stages 47,60 km* |
1 | Silva Pereira |
Renault 8 Gordini
|
14758,9 pts |
2 | António Peixinho João Canas Mendes |
Ford Cortina Lotus | 15888,9 pts | ||
3 | Joseph Bourdon Claude Bertrand |
Renault 8 Gordini | 22560,5 pts | ||
2º Rallye de Portugal 1968 |
8 stages 94,60 km* |
1 | Tony Fall R. Cellin |
Lancia Fulvia HF
|
16503,3 pts |
2 | Paddy Hopkirk Tony Nash |
BMC Cooper S 1300 | 17989,6 pts | ||
3 | António Peixinho João Canas Mendes |
Morris Cooper S | 22661,8 pts | ||
3º Rallye de Portugal 1969 |
10 stages 140,00 km* |
1 | Francisco Romãozinho "Jocames" |
Citroën DS | 104759 pts |
2 | José Lampreia Christian Melville |
Datsun 1600 SSS | 113476 pts | ||
3 | Chris van Stalle Robert Loyens |
Datsun 1600 SSS | 113945 pts | ||
4º TAP Rallye de Portugal 1970 |
12 stages 205,50 km |
1 | Simo Lampinen John Davenport |
Lancia Fulvia HF
|
7099 pts |
2 | Sandro Munari Arnaldo Bernacchini |
Lancia Fulvia HF 1600 | 7486 pts | ||
3 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Porsche 911 S | 7929 pts | ||
5º TAP Rallye de Portugal 7 to 10 October 1971 |
20 stages 304,50 km |
1 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean Todt |
Alpine Renault A110 | 19249 pts |
2 | Simo Lampinen John Davenport |
Lancia Fulvia HF 1600 | 20664 pts | ||
3 | Robert Neyret Jacques Terramorsi |
Alpine Renault A110 1600 | 23630 pts | ||
6º TAP Rallye de Portugal 11 to 15 October 1972 |
31 stages 389,60 km |
1 | Achim Warmbold John Davenport |
BMW 2002 TI
|
5 h 51 m 03 s |
2 | Bernard Darniche Alan Mahe |
Alpine Renault A110 1800 | 6 h 00 m 05 s | ||
3 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Citroën SM Proto | 6 h 08 m 54 s | ||
7º TAP Rallye de Portugal 13 to 18 March 1973 Round 3 of the 1973 World Rally Championship |
32 stages 387 km |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier Jacques Jaubert |
Alpine Renault A110 1800
|
5 h 42 m 16 s |
2 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial |
Alpine Renault A110 1800
|
5 h 48 m 16 s | ||
3 | Francisco Romãozinho José Bernardo |
Citroën DS 21
|
6 h 7 m 48 s | ||
455 km | 1 | Raffaele Pinto Arnaldo Bernacchini |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
|
6 h 26 m 15 s | |
2 | Alcide Paganelli Nini Russo |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
|
6 h 30 m 12 s | ||
3 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
|
6 h 37 m 17 s | ||
9º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 18 to 21 July 1975 Round 6 of the 1975 World Rally Championship |
512 km | 1 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
|
6 h 24 m 15 s |
2 | Hannu Mikkola Jean Todt |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
|
6 h 26 m 58 s | ||
3 | Ove Andersson Arne Hertz |
6 h 29 m 29 s | |||
10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 10 to 14 March 1976 Round 3 of the 1976 World Rally Championship |
470 km | 1 | Sandro Munari Silvio Maiga |
Lancia Stratos HF
|
5 h 41 m 26 s |
2 | Ove Andersson Arne Hertz |
Toyota Celica 2000GT
|
5 h 44 m 24 s | ||
3 | "Mêquêpê" João Batista |
Opel Kadett GT/E
|
6 h 26 m 37 s | ||
11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1 to 6 March 1977 Round 3 of the 1977 World Rally Championship Round 4 of the 1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers |
580 km | 1 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat 131 Abarth
|
6 h 51 m 47 s |
2 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Escort RS1800
|
6 h 55 m 43 s | ||
3 | Ove Andersson Henry Liddon |
Toyota Celica 2000GT
|
6 h 56 m 8 s | ||
12º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 19 to 23 April 1978 Round 4 of the 1978 World Rally Championship Round 5 of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers |
46 stages 627 km |
1 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat 131 Abarth
|
7 h 45 m 33 s |
2 | Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz |
Ford Escort RS1800
|
7 h 50 m 1 s | ||
3 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Vincent Laverne |
Ford Escort RS1800
|
8 h 1 m 1 s | ||
13º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 6 to 11 March 1979 Round 3 of the 1979 World Rally Championship |
45 stages 735 km |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz |
Ford Escort RS1800
|
9 h 13 m 52 s |
2 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Escort RS1800
|
9 h 16 m 36 s | ||
3 | Ove Andersson Henry Liddon |
Toyota Celica 2000GT
|
9 h 35 m 0 s | ||
14º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 4 to 9 March 1980 Round 3 of the 1980 World Rally Championship |
47 stages 673.5 km |
1 | Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer |
Fiat 131 Abarth
|
9 h 13 m 52 s |
2 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat 131 Abarth
|
9 h 16 m 36 s | ||
3 | Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt |
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
|
9 h 35 m 0 s | ||
15º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 4 to 7 March 1981 Round 3 of the 1981 World Rally Championship |
46 stages 681 km |
1 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat 131 Abarth
|
8 h 27 m 26 s |
2 | Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher |
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
|
8 h 36 m 36 s | ||
3 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Toyota Celica 2000GT
|
8 h 43 m 47 s | ||
16º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 3 to 6 March 1982 Round 3 of the 1982 World Rally Championship |
40 stages 639 km |
1 | Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons |
7 h 39 m 36 s | |
2 | Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth |
Toyota Celica 2000GT
|
7 h 52 m 43 s | ||
3 | 8 h 7 m 25 s | ||||
17º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 2 to 5 March 1983 Round 3 of the 1983 World Rally Championship |
40 stages 642 km |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz |
Audi Quattro A1
|
7 h 17 m 24 s |
2 | Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons |
Audi Quattro A1
|
7 h 18 m 19 s | ||
3 | Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer |
Martini Racing Lancia Rally 037 |
7 h 19 m 14 s | ||
18º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 6 to 11 March 1984 Round 3 of the 1984 World Rally Championship |
45 stages 684 km |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz |
Audi Quattro A2
|
7 h 35 m 32 s |
2 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Martini Racing Lancia Rally 037 |
7 h 35 m 59 s | ||
3 | Attilio Bettega Maurizio Perissinot |
Martini Racing Lancia Rally 037 |
7 h 58 m 21 s | ||
19º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 6 to 9 March 1985 Round 3 of the 1985 World Rally Championship |
47 stages 733 km |
1 | Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne |
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
|
8 h 7 m 25 s |
2 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Jolly Club Lancia Rally 037 |
8 h 12 m 12 s | ||
3 | Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer |
Audi Sport Quattro
|
8 h 13 m 23 s | ||
20º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 5 to 8 March 1986 Round 3 of the 1986 World Rally Championship |
42 stages 660 km |
1 | Joaquim Moutinho Edgar Fortes |
Renault Galp Renault 5 Turbo |
7 h 50 m 44 s |
2 | Carlos Bica Cândido Júnior |
Duriforte Construções Lancia Rally 037 |
8 h 4 m 11 s | ||
3 | Giovanni Del Zoppo Loris Roggia |
Fiat Uno Turbo
|
8 h 7 m 36 s | ||
21º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 11 to 14 March 1987 Round 3 of the 1987 World Rally Championship |
37 stages 597.67 km |
1 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
7 h 9 m 39 s |
2 | Jean Ragnotti Perre Thimonier |
Renault 11 Turbo
|
7 h 12 m 32 s | ||
3 | Kenneth Eriksson Peter Diekmann |
Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V
|
7 h 14 m 37 s | ||
22º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1 to 6 March 1988 Round 3 of the 1988 World Rally Championship |
37 stages 589.89 km |
1 | Miki Biasion Carlo Cassina |
Lancia Delta Integrale
|
6 h 44 m 1 s |
2 | Alex Fiorio Luigi Pirollo |
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
6 h 52 m 47 s | ||
3 | Yves Loubet Jean-Bernard Vieu |
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
6 h 53 m 23 s | ||
23º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 28 February to 4 March 1989 Round 3 of the 1989 World Rally Championship |
37 stages 576.88 km |
1 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Lancia Delta Integrale
|
6 h 47 m 1 s |
2 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Lancia Delta Integrale
|
6 h 57 m 19 s | ||
3 | Alex Fiorio Luigi Pirollo |
Lancia Delta Integrale
|
7 h 10 m 19 s | ||
24º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 6 to 10 March 1990 Round 2 of the 1990 World Rally Championship |
38 stages 544.2 km |
1 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
6 h 17 m 57 s |
2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
6 h 20 m 33 s | ||
3 | Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
6 h 23 m 8 s | ||
25º Rallye de Portugal 5 to 9 March 1991 Round 3 of the 1991 World Rally Championship |
36 stages 524.75 km |
1 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
6 h 6 m 36 s | |
2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
6 h 7 m 23 s | ||
3 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
6 h 8 m 41 s | ||
26º Rallye de Portugal 3 to 7 March 1992 Round 3 of the 1992 World Rally Championship |
40 stages 577.38 km |
1 | Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen |
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
6 h 24 m 37 s |
2 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
|
6 h 26 m 10 s | ||
3 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
|
6 h 29 m 36 s | ||
27º Rallye de Portugal 3 to 6 March 1993 Round 3 of the 1993 World Rally Championship |
37 stages 562 km |
1 | François Delecour Daniel Grataloup |
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
6 h 20 m 37 s |
2 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
6 h 21 m 32 s | ||
3 | Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia |
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
6 h 23 m 17 s | ||
28º TAP Rallye de Portugal 1 to 4 March 1994 Round 2 of the 1994 World Rally Championship Round 2 of the 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Cup for Manufacturers |
36 stages 571.82 km |
1 | Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist |
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
|
6 h 20 m 59 s |
2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
|
6 h 21 m 39 s | ||
3 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
6 h 21 m 49 s | ||
29º TAP Rallye de Portugal 8 to 10 March 1995 Round 3 of the 1995 World Rally Championship Round 3 of the 1995 FIA 2-Litre World Cup for Manufacturers |
33 stages 467 km |
1 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
Subaru Impreza 555
|
5 h 32 m 37 s |
2 | Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist |
5 h 32 m 49 s | |||
3 | Colin McRae Derek Ringer |
Subaru Impreza 555
|
5 h 35 m 51 s | ||
30º TAP Rallye de Portugal 6 to 8 March 1996 Round 2 of the 1996 FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers |
34 stages 425.24 km |
1 | Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva |
HF Grifone Toyota Celica GT-Four |
5 h 13 m 28 s |
2 | Freddy Loix Sven Smeets |
HF Grifone Toyota Celica GT-Four |
5 h 15 m 15 s | ||
3 | José Miguel Carlos Magalhães |
Privateer Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
5 h 23 m 22 s | ||
31º TAP Rallye de Portugal 23 to 26 March 1997 Round 4 of the 1997 World Rally Championship |
31 stages 419.78 km |
1 | Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
|
4 h 53 m 1 s |
2 | Freddy Loix Sven Smeets |
Marlboro Toyota Castrol Team Belgium Toyota Celica GT-Four |
4 h 57 m 6 s | ||
3 | Armin Schwarz Denis Giraudet |
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort WRC |
4 h 59 m 34 s | ||
32º TAP Rallye de Portugal 22 to 25 March 1998 Round 4 of the 1998 World Rally Championship |
28 stages 380.18 km |
1 | Colin McRae Nicky Grist |
4 h 20 m 58.1 s | |
2 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
4 h 21 m 0.2 s | |||
3 | Freddy Loix Sven Smeets |
Marlboro Toyota Castrol Team Belgium Toyota Corolla WRC |
4 h 21 m 43.9 s | ||
33º TAP Rallye de Portugal 21 to 24 March 1999 Round 4 of the 1999 World Rally Championship |
23 stages 358.85 km |
1 | Colin McRae Nicky Grist |
Ford Focus WRC
|
4 h 5 m 41.7 s |
2 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
4 h 5 m 54.0 s | |||
3 | Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet |
4 h 5 m 58.2 s | |||
23 stages 398.35 km |
1 | Richard Burns Robert Reid (co-driver) |
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC |
4 h 34 m 0.0 s | |
2 | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen (co-driver) |
Peugeot Esso Sport Peugeot 206 WRC |
4 h 34 m 6.5 s | ||
3 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
Ford Motor Company Ford Focus RS WRC |
4 h 36 m 9.2 s | ||
22 stages 390.14 km |
1 | Risto Mannisenmaki |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
|
3 h 46 m 42.1 s | |
2 | Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya |
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
3 h 46 m 50.7 s | ||
3 | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen (co-driver) |
3 h 49 m 37.7 s | |||
2002–2006
Rally out of World Rally Championship
Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Driver co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
36º TMN Rallye de Portugal 7 to 8 June 2002 |
8 stages 152,77 km |
1 | Didier Auriol Thierry Barjou |
Toyota Corolla WRC | 1h41m25,5s |
2 | Andrea Aghini Loris Roggia |
Subaru Impreza WRC P2000
|
1 h 43 m 59,9 s | ||
3 | Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães |
Peugeot Total Silver Team SG Peugeot 206 WRC |
1 h 44 m 35,9 s | ||
37º TMN Rallye de Portugal 28 to 29 March 2003 |
9 stages 164,97 km |
1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Citroën Saxo Kit Car
|
2 h 04 m 12,7 s |
2 | Pedro Leal Luis Ramalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
2 h 05 m 57,9 s | ||
3 | Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro |
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
2 h 09 m 07,1 s | ||
38º TMN Rallye de Portugal 2004 |
8 stages 151,82 km |
1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Citroën Saxo Kit Car
|
1 h 54 m 49,1 s |
2 | Pedro Leal Luis Ramalho |
Subaru Impreza WRX
|
1 h 55 m 31,7s | ||
3 | Fernando Peres José Pedro Silva |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
2 h 00 m 33,9 s | ||
39º TMN Rallye de Portugal 31 March to 2 April 2005 |
12 stages 237,66 km |
1 | Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson |
Subaru Impreza WRX
|
2 h 44 m 54,0 s |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen |
Subaru Impreza WRX
|
2 h 46 m 03,0 s | ||
3 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
|
2 h 47 m 19,2 s | ||
40º PT-Rally de Portugal 2006 |
12 stages 239,90 km |
1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR
|
3h 06 m 14,0 s |
2 | Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula |
Subaru Impreza N11
|
3h 07 m 31,0 s | ||
3 | Patrik Flodin Maria Andersson |
Subaru Impreza N12
|
3h 07 m 49,6 s |
2007–2014
Rally back to World Rally Championship, but held in Algarve
2015–
Rally back to its roots: North of Portugal
- Notes
- † – Event was shortened after stages were cancelled.
Multiple winners
Embolded drivers are competing in the World Rally Championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the World Rally Championship.
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References
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- ^ "Portugal WRC round called off". WRC – World Rally Championship. Retrieved 14 May 2020.