Rally de Portugal
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The Rally de Portugal is the largest rally racing event held in Portugal. First held in 1968, the sixth running of the race was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973. It remained on the calendar for the next 29 years, but from 2002–2006 it was no longer a WRC event. However, the WRC returned to Portugal in 2007.
The most successful driver in the race's history is Finland's Markku Alén, who has won five times (1975, 1977–78, 1981 & 1987).
The first edition was run in 1967. In 1973 it obtained world championship status. It was won by French driver Jean-Luc Thérier in an Alpine-Renault A110 1800. During the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s it was a mixed event between asphalt and gravel.
It was awarded five times the "Best Rally of the World" award and in 2000 the "Best Rally of the Year".[1]
The Rally of Portugal has an important aspect which once made it so famous or maybe infamous: 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 1986 a collision between cars and spectators.
It was the last year the Group B cars domininated the WRC scene. And it was because of a tragic accident which occurred during the rally that the future of Group B cars came under scrutiny. The final blow came at the Tour de Corse later that year with the death of Henri Toivonen.
In the first section of the rally (Sintra), in the "Lagoa Azul" stage, Portuguese works Ford rally driver Joaquim Santos came over a crest too fast, which led to the car getting too wide through the corner. Santos managed to avoid the crowd on the outside of the corner, but he wasn't able to avoid the crowd on the inside of the corner. The inevitable happened: the Ford RS200 left the road, plunging right into the crowd, killing three and injuring dozens more. After this accident all works teams withdrew from the rally.
Although it was tragic, it was also a logical result for the irresponsible behaviour of the Portuguese crowd throughout years. Additionally the speed of the Group B cars was a contributing factor.
It wasn't 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" he said. A harsh approach, but realistic given the situation.
It did not necessarily go any better in following years. At the ´87 edition a privately-entered car plunged into the crowd. Luckily enough this only led to minor injuries, but the crowd control wasn't much improved. It wasn't until the early 90s that the Portuguese rally became an example for better crowd control and for being a great rally itself. Crowds were no smaller, but were better-behaved and more aware of the risks involved in spectating.
The last WRC edition of the Portugal rally was run under heavy rain in 2001. It was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a Mitsubishi. In 2002 it was replaced in favour of Germany.
In 2005 the organizers of the Rally of Portugal announced their intentions to rejoin the WRC, this time switching locations to an area around the Algarve. This means the character of the rally has changed. It is fully driven on gravel these days. In 2006 it ran as an official WRC candidate event for the 2007 WRC calendar and was formally incorporated into the 2007 calendar on July 5th, 2006.
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[edit] Results
[edit] 1950 through 1969
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
| 1º Rallye de Portugal 1967 |
- | 1 |  Carpinteiro Albino Silva Pereira |
 Renault 8 Gordini |
- h : - m : - s |
| 2º Rallye de Portugal 1968 |
- | 1 |  Tony Fall R. Cellin |
 Lancia Fulvia HF |
- h : - m : - s |
| 3º Rallye de Portugal 1969 |
- | 1 | Francisco Romãozinho "Jocames" |
Citroën DS |
- h : - m : - s |
| 4º TAP Rallye de Portugal 1970 |
- | 1 |  Simo Lampinen John Davenport |
Lancia Fulvia HF |
- h : - m : - s |
| 5º TAP Rallye de Portugal 7 to 10 October 1971 |
- | 1 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean Todt |
Alpine A110 |
- h : - m : - s |
| 6º TAP Rallye de Portugal 11 to 15 October 1972 |
- | 1 |  Achim Warmbold John Davenport |
BMW 2002 TI |
- h : - m : - 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 Alpine Renault A110 1800 |
5 h : 42 m : 16 s |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial |
Alpine Renault Alpine Renault A110 1800 |
5 h : 48 m : 16 s | ||
| 3 | Francisco Romãozinho José Bernardo |
Citroën Competition Citroën DS 21 |
6 h : 7 m : 48 s | ||
| 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal 20 to 23 March 1974 Round 1 of the 1974 World Rally Championship |
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 Ilka 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 |
 Toyota Corolla |
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 Ilka 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 Ilka 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 Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 |
9 h : 13 m : 52 s |
| 2 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 |
9 h : 16 m : 36 s | ||
| 3 | Ove Andersson Henry Liddon |
Toyota Team Europe 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 Italia Fiat 131 Abarth |
9 h : 13 m : 52 s |
| 2 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Fiat Italia Fiat 131 Abarth |
9 h : 16 m : 36 s | ||
| 3 | Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt |
Talbot Cars GB 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 Ilka Kivimäki |
Fiat Auto Torino Fiat 131 Abarth |
8 h : 27 m : 26 s |
| 2 | Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher |
Talbot Talbot Sunbeam Lotus |
8 h : 36 m : 36 s | ||
| 3 | Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius |
Toyota Team Europe 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 |
Audi Sport Audi Quattro |
7 h : 39 m : 36 s |
| 2 | Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth |
Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000GT |
7 h : 52 m : 43 s | ||
| 3 |  Franz Wittmann Peter Diekmann |
Audi Sport Audi Quattro |
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 Sport Audi Quattro A1 |
7 h : 17 m : 24 s |
| 2 | Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons |
Audi Sport 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 Sport 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 Talbot Sport 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 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 |
Jolly Club 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 Ilka Kivimäki |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
7 h : 9 m : 39 s |
| 2 | Jean Ragnotti Perre Thimonier |
Renault Sport Elf Renault 11 Turbo |
7 h : 12 m : 32 s | ||
| 3 | Kenneth Eriksson Peter Diekmann |
Volkswagen Motorsport 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 |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale |
6 h : 44 m : 1 s |
| 2 | Alex Fiorio Luigi Pirollo |
Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
6 h : 52 m : 47 s | ||
| 3 | Yves Loubet Jean-Bernard Vieu |
Jolly Club 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 |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale |
6 h : 47 m : 1 s |
| 2 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale |
6 h : 57 m : 19 s | ||
| 3 | Alex Fiorio Luigi Pirollo |
Jolly Club 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 |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
6 h : 17 m : 57 s |
| 2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
6 h : 20 m : 33 s | ||
| 3 | Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen |
Martini Lancia 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 Luis Moya |
Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica GT-Four |
6 h : 6 m : 36 s |
| 2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Jolly Club Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
6 h : 7 m : 23 s | ||
| 3 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Martini Lancia 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 |
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
6 h : 24 m : 37 s |
| 2 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero |
Ford Motor Company Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 |
6 h : 26 m : 10 s | ||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya |
Toyota Team Europe 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 Delacour 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 |
Jolly Club 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 Castrol Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
6 h : 20 m : 59 s |
| 2 | Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli |
Toyota Castrol Team 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 Luis Moya |
555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza 555 |
5 h : 32 m : 37 s |
| 2 | Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist |
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica GT-Four |
5 h : 32 m : 37 s | ||
| 3 | Colin McRae Derek Ringer |
555 Subaru World Rally Team 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 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 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 |
555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC |
4 h : 20 m : 58.1 s |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya |
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC |
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 Motor Company Ford Focus WRC |
4 h : 5 m : 41.7 s |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya |
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC |
4 h : 5 m : 54.0 s | ||
| 3 | Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet |
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC |
4 h : 5 m : 58.2 s | ||
| 34º TAP Rallye de Portugal 16 to 19 March 2000 Round 4 of the 2000 World Rally Championship |
23 stages 398.35 km |
1 | Richard Burns Robert Reid |
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC |
4 h : 34 m : 0.0 s |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
Peugeot Esso Sport Peugeot 206 WRC |
4 h : 34 m : 6.5 s | ||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya |
Ford Motor Company Ford Focus WRC |
4 h : 36 m : 9.2 s | ||
| 35º TAP Rallye de Portugal 8 to 11 March 2001 Round 3 of the 2001 World Rally Championship |
22 stages 390.14 km |
1 | Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne |
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |
3 h : 46 m : 42.1 s |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya |
Ford Motor Company Ford Focus WRC |
3 h : 46 m : 50.7 s | ||
| 3 | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC |
3 h : 49 m : 37.7 s | ||
| 36º TMN Rallye de Portugal 7 to 8 June 2002 |
- | 1 | Didier Auriol Thierry Barjou |
Toyota Corolla WRC |
- h : - m : - s |
| 37º TMN Rallye de Portugal 28 to 29 March 2003 |
- | 1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
- h : - m : - s |
| 38º TMN Rallye de Portugal 2004 |
- | 1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
- h : - m : - s |
| 39º TMN Rallye de Portugal 31 March to 2 April 2005 |
- | 1 | Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson |
Subaru Impreza WRX |
- h : - m : - s |
| 40º PT-Rally de Portugal 2006 |
- | 1 | Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII |
- h : - m : - s |
| 41º PT-Rally de Portugal 30 March to 1 April 2007 Round 5 of the 2007 World Rally Championship |
- | 1 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena |
Citroën C4 WRC |
3 h : 53 m : 33.1 s |
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[edit] See also
| Rallies in the World Rally Championship: |
| 2008 championship events: Monte Carlo | Sweden | Mexico | Argentina | Jordan | Sardinia | Greece |
| Past championship events include: Arctic | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Canada | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus |
