2022 Rally de Portugal explained

2022 Rally de Portugal
Native Name:Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022
Round:4
Season No:13
Championship:2022 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2022 Croatia Rally
Next Round:2022 Rally Italia Sardegna
Start:Lousã, Coimbra
Finish:Fafe, Braga
Rallybase:Matosinhos, Porto
Startdate:19
Enddate:22 May 2022
Stages:21
Stagekm:338
Stagekm Note:[1]
Transportkm:1,188.35
Overallkm:1,518.52
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Kalle Rovanperä
Codriver1: Jonne Halttunen
Team1: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Time1:3:44:19.2
Driver2: Yohan Rossel
Codriver2: Valentin Sarreaud
Team2: PH Sport
Time2:3:58:08.1
Driver3: Sami Pajari
Codriver3: Enni Mälkönen
Time3:4:13:33.2
Driverj: Sami Pajari
Codriverj: Enni Mälkönen
Timej:4:13:33.2
Powerstage Driver: Kalle Rovanperä
Powerstage Codriver: Jonne Halttunen
Powerstage Team: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Powerstage Time:6:28.2
Crewsreg:100
Teamsstart:90
Teamsfinish:53

The 2022 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 19 and 22 May 2022.[2] It marked the fifty-fifth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 330.172NaN2.[1]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[5] with the Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Francis Renars were the defending title-holders in the junior class.[6]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a hat-trick victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[7] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.[9]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were forty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and seven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[10] [11]

! No.! Driver! Co-Driver! Entrant! Car! Championship eligibility! Tyre
1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NGToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
! No.! Driver! Co-Driver! Entrant! Car! Championship eligibility! Tyre
20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRTŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver, Team
21 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver, Team
23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver
24 Marco Bulacia Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRTŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoJunior Driver, Co-driver, Team
25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan KajetanowiczŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver
26 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH SportCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
27 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris IngramŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoJunior Driver, Co-driver
28 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan SolansCitroën C3 Rally2Junior Driver, Co-driver
29 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Saintéloc Junior TeamCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver, Team
30 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik PietarinenVolkswagen Polo GTI R5Junior Driver, Co-driver
31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM MotorsportVolkswagen Polo GTI R5Junior Driver, Co-driver
32 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Yacco ACCR TeamFord Fiesta Rally2Junior Driver, Co-driver
34 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno BulaciaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoJunior Driver, Co-driver
35 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai i20 N Rally2Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
36 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErleanHyundai i20 N Rally2Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
37 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane LefebvreCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
38 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Armindo AraújoŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver
39 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito GuerraŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver
40 Miguel Correia Jorge Eduardo Carvalho Miguel CorreiaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver
41 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior TeamCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver, Team
43 Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães Bruno MagalhãesHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver
45 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj MarczykŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoJunior Driver, Co-driver
46 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte José Pedro FontesCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
47 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin KremerŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoMasters Driver, Co-driver
48 Pedro Almeida Mário Castro Pedro AlmeidaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoJunior Driver, Co-driver
49 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin ProkopFord Fiesta Rally2Driver, Co-driver
50 Pedro Meireles Pedro Alves Pedro MeirelesHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver
51 Emilio Fernández Axel Coronado Jiménez Emilio FernándezŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoDriver, Co-driver
52 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira Ricardo TeodósioHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver
53 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-RashedVolkswagen Polo GTI R5Driver, Co-driver
54 Lucas Simões Nuno Almeida Lucas SimõesHyundai i20 R5Junior Driver, Co-driver
55 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo NobreŠkoda Fabia R5Masters Driver, Co-driver
56 Diogo Salvi Miguel Ramalho Diogo SalviŠkoda Fabia R5Driver, Co-driver
57 Patrick Déjean Yannick Jammes Patrick DéjeanFord Fiesta R5Driver, Co-driver
58 Paulo Caldeira Ana Gonçalves Paulo CaldeiraCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
59 Alexander Villanueva Rodrigo Sanjuan Alexander VillanuevaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoMasters Driver, Co-driver
60 Francisco Teixeira João Serôdio Francisco TeixeiraŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoMasters Driver, Co-driver
61 Paul Rowley Andy Hayes Paul RowleyHyundai i20 N Rally2Driver, Co-driver
62 Frédéric Rosati Stéphane Prévot Frédéric RosatiHyundai i20 N Rally2Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
63 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio ArengiŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoMasters Driver, Co-driver
64 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-AboitizŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoMasters Driver, Co-driver
76 Laurent Battut Eric Gressens Laurent BattutHyundai i20 R5Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
81 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel RaouxVolkswagen Polo GTI R5Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
82 Manuel Castro Ricardo Cunha Manuel CastroŠkoda Fabia R5Driver, Co-driver
83 Ricardo Filipe Fernando Almeida Ricardo FilipeFord Fiesta R5Driver, Co-driver
! No.! Driver! Co-Driver! Entrant! Car! Championship eligibility! Tyre
65 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon ArmstrongFord Fiesta Rally3Junior
66 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami PajariFord Fiesta Rally3Junior, Open
67 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri JoonaFord Fiesta Rally3Junior, Open
68 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally AcademyFord Fiesta Rally3Junior, Open
70 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Starter Energy RacingFord Fiesta Rally3Junior
71 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Anthony Gorguilo Jean-Baptiste FranceschiFord Fiesta Rally3Junior
72 McRae Kimathi Stuart Loudon McRae KimathiFord Fiesta Rally3Junior, Open
! No.! Driver! Co-Driver! Entrant! Car! Tyre
22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
74 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe LópezHyundai i20 N Rally2

Itinerary

All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022. eWRC-results.com. 2 March 2022.
  2. News: WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. 16 October 2021.
  3. News: Evans powers to Portugal victory. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  4. News: WRC2: Lappi dominates again. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  5. News: WRC3: Kajetanowicz seals back-to-back wins. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  6. News: Junior WRC: Sesks soars to championship lead. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  7. News: Hat-trick hero Rovanperä supreme in Portugal. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. 22 May 2022.
  8. News: Suninen crash gifts Rossel WRC2 victory. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. 22 May 2022.
  9. News: Pajari prouds off dream weekend in WRC3. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. 22 May 2022.
  10. Web site: Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022. eWRC-results.com. 29 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Rally de Portugal 2022 Entry List. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 July 2022.