2023 Rally de Portugal | |
Native Name: | Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 |
Round: | 5 |
Season No: | 13 |
Championship: | 2023 World Rally Championship |
Previous Round: | 2023 Croatia Rally |
Next Round: | 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna |
Start: | Lousã, Coimbra |
Finish: | Fafe, Braga |
Rallybase: | Matosinhos, Porto |
Startdate: | 11 |
Enddate: | 14 May 2023 |
Stages: | 19 |
Stagekm: | 329.06 |
Stagekm Note: | [1] |
Transportkm: | 1,307.19 |
Overallkm: | 1,636.25 |
Surface: | Gravel |
Driver1: | Kalle Rovanperä |
Team1: | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
Time1: | 3:35:11.7 |
Driver2: | Gus Greensmith |
Codriver2: | Jonas Andersson |
Team2: | Toksport WRT 3 |
Time2: | 3:44:55.1 |
Driver3: | Roope Korhonen |
Codriver3: | Anssi Viinikka |
Team3: | Rautio Motorsport |
Time3: | 4:11:51.5 |
Powerstage Driver: | Kalle Rovanperä |
Powerstage Team: | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
Powerstage Time: | 6:26.5 |
Crewsreg: | 87 |
Teamsstart: | 83 |
Teamsfinish: | 47 |
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 329.062NaN2.[1]
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.
The 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]
4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
6 | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Nicolas Gilsoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | |
20 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
21 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
23 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
24 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
26 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
27 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
28 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
29 | Robert Virves | Hugo Magalhães | Robert Virves | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
30 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
32 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
34 | Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López Fernández | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
35 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
36 | Armindo Araújo | Luís Ramalho | Armindo Araújo | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
37 | Josh McErlean | John Rowan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
38 | Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
39 | Alberto Heller | Luis Ernesto Allende | Alberto Heller | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
40 | Emilio Fernández | Borja Rozada | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
41 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
44 | Miguel Correia | Jorge Eduardo Carvalho | Miguel Correia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
45 | Ricardo Teodósio | José Teixeira | Ricardo Teodósio | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
46 | Bruno Bulacia | Axel Coronado Jiménez | Marco Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
47 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
48 | Armin Kremer | Timo Gottschalk | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
49 | Rakan Al-Rashed | Dale Moscatt | Rakan Al-Rashed | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
50 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
51 | Miguel Zaldivar Sr. | José Luis Díaz | Miguel Zaldivar Sr. | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
52 | Alexander Villanueva | José Murado González | Alexander Villanueva | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
53 | Eduardo Castro | Fernando Mussano | Eduardo Castro | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
54 | José Pedro Fontes | Inês Ponte | José Pedro Fontes | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
55 | Bernardo Sousa | Inês Veiga | Bernardo Sousa | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
56 | Norbert Herczig | Ramón Ferencz | Norbert Herczig | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
57 | Gregor Jeets | Timo Taniel | Gregor Jeets | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
58 | Pedro Almeida | Mário Castro | Pedro Almeida | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
59 | Pedro Meireles | Pedro Alves | Pedro Meireles | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
60 | Lucas Simões | Nuno Almeida | Lucas Simões | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
61 | Diogo Salvi | António Costa | Diogo Salvi | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
62 | Paulo Caldeira | Ana Gonçalves | Paulo Caldeira | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
63 | Francisco Teixeira | João Serôdio | Francisco Teixeira | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
64 | Nuno Pinto | João Jardim Pereira | Nuno Pinto | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
65 | Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
66 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
67 | Luciano Cobbe | Roberto Mometti | Luciano Cobbe | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | |
68 | Kris Meeke | James Fulton | Sports & You | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
70 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
71 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
22 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | ||
31 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | ||
73 | Zoltán László | Gábor Zsiros | Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | |
All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1).