1974 Rallye de Portugal explained

1974 Rally of Portugal
Native Name:8º TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round:1
Championship:1974 World Rally Championship season
Next Round:1974 Safari Rally
Rallybase:Estoril
Startdate:March 20
Enddate:23 1974
Stages:32
Stagekm:454
Overallkm:2057.20
Surface:Asphalt and gravel
Driver1: Raffaele Pinto
Arnaldo Bernacchini
Team1: Fiat
Car1: Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Teamsstart:125
Teamsfinish:36

The 1974 Rally of Portugal (formally the 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the first round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season after the oil crisis forced the cancellation of the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies.

Report

As with all of the WRC rounds in 1974, there was only a manufacturer championship, so only manufacturers results were counted for points. Only the top finishing car for each manufacturer counted. Fiat locked out the podium places but only picked up 20 points in the championship due to this rule. An advantage is gained though, because the next finishing manufacturer can only pick up the points available for where their driver finished - in this case Ove Andersson took 10 points for 4th place in a Toyota Corolla.

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
1974 Rallye de Portugal results
1. Raffaele Pinto Arnaldo BernacchiniFiat Abarth 124 Rally6:26:150.020
2. Alcide Paganelli Ninni RussoFiat Abarth 124 Rally6:30:123.57
3. Markku Alén Ilkka KivimäkiFiat Abarth 124 Rally6:37:1711.02
4. Ove Andersson Arne HertzToyota Corolla6:40:5414.3910
5. Harry Källström Claes BillstamDatsun 260Z6:54:2728.128
6. Bob Neyret Yveline VanoniAlpine-Renault A110 18007:04:1838.036
7. Georg Fischer Harald GottliebBMW 20027:05:0238.474
8. Francisco Romãozinho João Nogueira da SilvaCitroën GS7:17:0450.493
9. Chris Sclater Neil WilsonFord Escort RS16007:26:591:00.442
10. António Borges Miguel SottomayorFiat 124 Sport Spider7:27:551:01.40
11. Johan Wiklund Lars-Erik KarlssonBMW 20027:33:321:07.17
12. Américo Nunes António MoraisPorsche 9117:38:321:12.17
13. Celso Silva António VicenteDatsun 12007:48:581:22.43
14. Chris Wathen Tim BosenceFord Escort RS 16007:59:121:32.57
15. Ferreira da Cunha Carlos ResendeDatsun 12008:11:151:45.00
16. Jorge Ortigão Pedro d'AbreuMazda 8188:14:221:48.07
17. Conde do Botelho Augusto RoxoCitroën DS 218:14:371:48.22
18. Will Sparrow Barry HughesHillman Avenger8:24:201:58.05
19. Pedro Queiroz Dico MendesOpel 1904 SR8:25:121:58.57
20. António Rodrigues A. MergulhãoToyota Celica8:25:221:59.07
21. Adérito Parente Pedro VaretaDatsun 12008:33:372:07.22
22. Anthony Stilwell Ronald CrellinFiat 1258:37:342:11.19
23. António Cunha Lino S. MendonçaOpel 1904 SR8:39:302:13.15
24. Adolfo Sampaio José Bernardo)Citroën GS8:42:102:15.55
25. Mário Costa Luís CalafateDatsun 12008:42:132:15.58
26. Manuel Coentro Pedro MartinsBMW 20028:44:412:18.26
27. Carlos Amaral Matos PenalvaFord Escort RS 16008:45:282:19.13
28. Leopold Mayer Oswald SchurekVolvo 1648:49:492:23.34
29. João Nabais Pedro AlmeidaMorris Marina8:52:242:26.29
30. Manuel Inácio José DiasOpel 1904 SR8:52:402:26.25
31. Rui Guimarães Guilherme SalvadorOpel 1904 SR8:55:282:29.13
32. José Pedra Ricardina PedraOpel 1904 SR9:13:352:47.20
33. Evaristo Saraiva J. EmerencianoFiat 1279:20:202:54.05
34. Ramos Ruella Eric MacárioBMW 20029:22:282:56.13
35. Bengt Lundström Stig JohanssonToyota Celica9:27:463:01.31
36. Ingrid Weber Brigitte ScheibelreiterBMW 20029:42:483:16.33

Source: Independent WRC archive,[1] eWRC Results[2]

Championship standings after the event

RankManufacturerEventTotal
points
POR
KEN
FIN
ITA
CAN
USA
GBR
FRA
1 Fiat20 -------20
2 Toyota10 -------10
3 Datsun8 -------8
4 Alpine-Renault6 -------6
5 BMW4 -------4
6 Citroën3 -------3
7 Ford2 -------2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portugal Rally . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2017-03-17.
  2. Web site: Shacki . Final results Rali Internacional TAP 1974 . 2024-06-01 . eWRC-results.com . en.