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]
2023 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 | |||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Portugal | ||
Rally base | Matosinhos, Porto | ||
Dates run | 11 – 14 May 2023 | ||
Start location | Lousã, Coimbra | ||
Finish location | Fafe, Braga | ||
Stages | 19 (329.06 km; 204.47 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,307.19 km (812.25 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,636.25 km (1,016.72 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 87 | ||
Crews | 83 at start, 47 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:35:11.7 | ||
Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:26.5 | ||
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 |
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
editEntry list
editThe following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is due to open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eight are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are forty-four Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[8][9]
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
editAll 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
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
editPosition | 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 | 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 | 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
editChampionship standings
editPos. | 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
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
editPos. | 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 | 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
editClassification
editPosition | 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
editStage | 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
editPos. | 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
edit- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Hat-trick hero Rovanperä supreme in Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Suninen crash gifts Rossel WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Pajari prouds off dream weekend in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Rovanperä returns to the top with Rally de Portugal triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Solberg's heartbreak is Greensmith's gain in thrilling WRC2 conclusion". wrc.com. 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
edit- 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)