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2021 Rally de Portugal
Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021
Round 4 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Rally de Portugal is the first gravel event on the 2021 calendar.
Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Porto
Dates run20 – 23 May 2021
Start locationLousã, Coimbra
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages20 (337.51 km; 209.72 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,175.56 km (730.46 miles)
Overall distance1,514.07 km (940.80 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered81
Crews76 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:38:26.2
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:27.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Italy Movisport
3:48:03.4
WRC-3 winnerPoland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
3:52:49.7
J-WRC winnerLatvia Mārtiņš Sesks
Latvia Francis Renars
Latvia LMT Autosporta Akademija
4:15:52.7

The 2021 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 May 2021.[2] It marked the fifty-fourth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, as well as the second round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2021 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 337.51 km (209.72 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, the team they drove for in 2019, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category,[5][a] but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the top class by Toyota.[6] In the WRC-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners,[5][b] but they did not defend their titles neither as they were promoted to the top class by Hyundai 2C Competition.[7]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, the first of their season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles.[8] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[9] while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10] The Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Francis Renars was the winner in the junior class.[11]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead over Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were third, a further two points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a thirty-five-point lead ahead of Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by fifteen points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led the drivers' championship, while Yannick Roche led the co-drivers' championship. Driver Nicolas Ciamin and co-driver Benoît Fulcrand set in second, followed by the crew of Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen.

In the junior championship, Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall led Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis by nine points. Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were third, one point further back. In the Nations' standings, United Kingdom held aseven-point lead over Latvia, with Finland in third.

Entry list

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The following crews entered the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were twelve in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-five in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Borja Rozada South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Florian Haut-Labourdette France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Republic of Ireland Chris Patterson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
67 France Cyrille Féraud France Benoît Manzo France Cyrille Féraud Citroën DS3 WRC P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source:[12]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo
21 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
22 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
23 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Hungary TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
24 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
25 Nikolay Gryazin[c] Konstantin Aleksandrov[d] Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas Portugal Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 P
27 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5
28 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Viktor Chytka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
29 Estonia Georg Linnamäe Ukraine Volodymyr Korsia Estonia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
30 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
31 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden David Arhusiander United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source:[12]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[e]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
32 France Yohan Rossel France Alexandre Coria France Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
34 France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche France Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 P
35 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
36 Estonia Egon Kaur Estonia Silver Simm Estonia Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
37 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Finland Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
38 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock United Kingdom Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
39 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Spain Carlos del Barrio Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
40 Estonia Gregor Jeets Estonia Andrus Toom Estonia Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
41 Austria Niki Mayr-Melnhof Austria Leopold Welsersheimb Austria Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
42 Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Luís Ramalho Portugal Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
43 Portugal Bruno Magalhães Portugal Carlos Magalhães Portugal Bruno Magalhães Hyundai i20 R5 P
45 Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Portugal José Teixeira Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
46 Portugal José Pedro Fontes Portugal Inês Ponte Portugal José Pedro Fontes Citroën C3 Rally2 P
47 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Victor Calado Portugal Bernardo Sousa Škoda Fabia R5 P
48 Portugal Miguel Correia Portugal António Costa Portugal Miguel Correia Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
49 Chile Alberto Heller Spain Marc Martí Chile Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 P
50 Portugal Pedro Meireles Portugal Mário Castro Portugal Pedro Meireles Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
51 Spain Jan Solans Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 P
52 Spain Pepe López Spain Diego Vallejo Spain Pepe López Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
53 Portugal Paulo Neto Portugal Vítor Hugo Portugal Paulo Neto Škoda Fabia R5 P
54 Chile Emilio Fernández Argentina Ruben Garcia Chile Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
55 Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Jorge Eduardo Carvalho Portugal Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 P
56 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean United Kingdom Keaton Williams Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 P
57 Portugal André Villas-Boas Portugal Gonçalo Magalhães Portugal André Villas-Boas Citroën C3 Rally2 P
58 Portugal João Fernando Ramos Portugal José Janela Portugal João Fernando Ramos Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[12]
Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
59 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
60 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Francis Renars Latvia LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
61 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Finland Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
62 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Ari Koponen Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
63 Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Petr Těšínský Slovakia Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
64 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
65 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Rareș Fetean Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
66 Estonia Robert Virves Estonia Sander Pruul Estonia Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source:[12]

Route

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Itinerary

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

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
20 May 09:01 Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km
1 21 May 08:08 SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km
09:08 SS2 Góis 1 19.51 km
10:08 SS3 Arganil 1 18.82 km
12:31 SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km
13:31 SS5 Góis 2 19.51 km
14:38 SS6 Arganil 2 18.82 km
16:05 SS7 Mortágua 18.16 km
19:03 SS8 SSS Lousada 3.36 km
2 22 May 08:08 SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.64 km
09:08 SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.37 km
10:24 SS11 Amarante 1 37.92 km
14:38 SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.64 km
15:38 SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.37 km
16:54 SS14 Amarante 2 37.92 km
19:03 SS15 SSS Porto — Foz 3.30 km
3 23 May 07:08 SS16 Felgueiras 1 9.18 km
07:53 SS17 Montim 8.75 km
08:38 SS18 Fafe 1 11.18 km
10:04 SS19 Felgueiras 2 9.18 km
12:18 SS20 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km
Source:[1]

Report

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World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:38:26.2 0.0 25 1
2 2 6 Dani Sordo Borja Rozada Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:38:54.5 +28.3 18 0
3 3 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:39:49.8 +1:23.6 15 3
4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:40:54.6 +2:28.4 12 0
5 5 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:43:18.9 +4:52.7 10 0
6 6 16 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:43:29.6 +5:03.4 8 0
21 7 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:59:04.0 +20:37.8 0 5
22 8 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:00:36.4 +22:10.2 0 2
36 9 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:37:50.3 +59:24.1 0 4
Retired SS2 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Off road 0 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
20 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:05.9
21 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:04.7 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Góis 1 19.51 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:59.0 Sordo / Rozada
SS3 Arganil 1 18.82 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:54.4
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:02.6
SS5 Góis 2 19.51 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:04.4
SS6 Arganil 2 18.82 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:52.4
SS7 Mortágua 18.16 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 11:42.7 Tänak / Järveoja
SS8 SSS Lousada 3.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:31.4
22 May SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.64 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:41.7
SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.37 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:33.7
SS11 Amarante 1 37.92 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:11.9
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.64 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.6
SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.37 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:36.4
SS14 Amarante 2 37.92 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 24:21.0 Evans / Martin
SS15 SSS Porto — Foz 3.30 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:04.1
23 May SS16 Felgueiras 1 9.18 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 6:05.1
SS17 Montim 8.75 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 5:44.6
SS18 Fafe 1 11.18 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:39.2
SS19 Felgueiras 2 9.18 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 6:03.7
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:27.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Ogier 79 Julien Ingrassia 79 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 183
2 1 Elfyn Evans 77 1 Scott Martin 77 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 146
3 1 Thierry Neuville 57 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 57 M-Sport Ford WRT 64
4 Ott Tänak 45 Martin Järveoja 45 Hyundai 2C Competition 28
5 Kalle Rovanperä 41 Jonne Halttunen 41

World Rally Championship-2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 22 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:48:03.4 0.0 25 5 6
8 2 22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:49:46.2 +1:42.8 18 1 4
9 3 23 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:49:46.2 +1:42.8 15 2 2
10 4 25 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:51:02.0 +2:58.6 12 0 1
11 5 30 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 3:51:16.9 +3:13.5 10 0 0
12 6 21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:52:45.0 +4:41.6 8 4 0
20 7 28 Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:58:32.7 +10:29.3 6 0 0
39 8 26 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 4:41:15.1 +53:11.7 4 3 0
40 9 31 Tom Kristensson David Arhusiander M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:52:19.9 +1:04:16.5 2 0 0
Did not start 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo COVID-19 positive 0 0 0
Did not start 27 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 COVID-19 positive 0 0 0
Did not start 29 Georg Linnamäe Volodymyr Korsia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
20 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:14.0
21 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:23.3 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2 Góis 1 19.51 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:34.8 Suninen / Markkula
SS3 Arganil 1 18.82 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:37.7 Lappi / Ferm
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:22.1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS5 Góis 2 19.51 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:36.3 Lappi / Ferm
SS6 Arganil 2 18.82 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:25.7
SS7 Mortágua 18.16 km Solberg / Johnston Hyundai i20 R5 12:03.8
SS8 SSS Lousada 3.36 km Solberg / Johnston
Lappi / Ferm
Hyundai i20 R5
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2:38.4
22 May SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.64 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:21.0
SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.37 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:26.3
SS11 Amarante 1 37.92 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 25:24.2
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.64 km Solberg / Johnston Hyundai i20 R5 13:14.7
SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.37 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:14.0
SS14 Amarante 2 37.92 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 25:18.0
SS15 SSS Porto — Foz 3.30 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07.8
23 May SS16 Felgueiras 1 9.18 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:17.8
SS17 Montim 8.75 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:58.6
SS18 Fafe 1 11.18 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 6:58.4
SS19 Felgueiras 2 9.18 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 6:16.5
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:52.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 68 Ola Fløene 68 1 Movisport 125
2 1 Esapekka Lappi 59 1 Janne Ferm 59 1 Toksport WRT 100
3 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 45 1 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 45 M-Sport Ford WRT 71
4 Mads Østberg 44 Torstein Eriksen 44 New entry Hyundai Motorsport N 12
5 1 Teemu Suninen 41 1 Mikko Markkula 41

World Rally Championship-3

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
13 1 35 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:52:49.7 0.0 25 3 0
14 2 32 Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 3:52:55.3 +5.6 18 4 0
15 3 38 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:53:45.0 +55.3 15 2 0
16 4 34 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 3:54:21.2 +1:31.5 12 1 0
17 5 56 Josh McErlean Keaton Williams Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 3:57:00.5 +4:10.8 10 0 0
18 6 39 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:57:57.4 +5:07.7 8 0 0
19 7 42 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:58:14.6 +5:24.9 6 0 0
23 8 49 Alberto Heller Marc Martí Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 4:02:48.2 +9:58.5 4 0 0
24 9 53 Paulo Neto Vítor Hugo Paulo Neto Škoda Fabia R5 4:14:47.8 +21:58.1 2 0 0
27 10 37 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:18:05.9 +25:16.2 1 5 0
30 11 40 Gregor Jeets Andrus Toom Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:26:20.7 +33:31.0 0 0 0
32 12 57 André Villas-Boas Gonçalo Magalhães André Villas-Boas Citroën C3 Rally2 4:27:53.3 +35:03.6 0 0 0
38 13 54 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:40:45.3 +47:55.6 0 0 0
Retired SS20 41 Niki Mayr-Melnhof Leopold Welsersheimb Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS19 43 Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães Bruno Magalhães Hyundai i20 R5 Engine 0 0 0
Retired SS12 51 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 Fitness 0 0 0
Retired SS10 36 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS3 58 João Fernando Ramos José Janela João Fernando Ramos Škoda Fabia R5 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS2 48 Miguel Correia António Costa Miguel Correia Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS2 52 Pepe López Diego Vallejo Pepe López Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Suspension 0 0 0
Did not start 50 Pedro Meireles Mário Castro Pedro Meireles Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
20 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Teodósio / Teixeira Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:15.7
21 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km López / Vallejo Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:27.0 López / Vallejo
SS2 Góis 1 19.51 km Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio Citroën C3 Rally2 13:47.2 Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio
SS3 Arganil 1 18.82 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 12:41.2
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 9:27.4
SS5 Góis 2 19.51 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:47.4 Rossel / Coria
SS6 Arganil 2 18.82 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:41.4
SS7 Mortágua 18.16 km Araújo / Ramalho Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:27.2
SS8 SSS Lousada 3.36 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:38.1
22 May SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.64 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:41.3
SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.37 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:48.9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS11 Amarante 1 37.92 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:00.0
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.64 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:36.8
SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.37 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:40.6
SS14 Amarante 2 37.92 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 25:40.5 Rossel / Coria
SS15 SSS Porto — Foz 3.30 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 3:09.1
23 May SS16 Felgueiras 1 9.18 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:24.4
SS17 Montim 8.75 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:01.1 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS18 Fafe 1 11.18 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:04.6
SS19 Felgueiras 2 9.18 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 6:20.6
SS20 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:53.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Yohan Rossel 70 3 Maciek Szczepaniak 56
2 2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 56 1 Yannick Roche 49
3 1 Nicolas Ciamin 49 5 Alexandre Coria 42
4 1 Teemu Asunmaa 28 2 Benoît Fulcrand 28
5 9 Chris Ingram 28 2 Marko Salminen 28

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
25 1 60 Mārtiņš Sesks Francis Renars LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:15:52.7 0.0 25 3
28 2 61 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:19:04.5 +3:11.8 18 2
33 3 66 Robert Virves Sander Pruul Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:28:00.8 +12:08.1 15 2
41 4 63 Martin Koči Petr Těšínský Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:54:37.5 +38:44.8 12 2
43 5 64 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:56:37.6 +40:44.9 10 2
44 6 62 Lauri Joona Ari Koponen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:27:01.8 +1:11:09.1 8 2
Retired SS14 59 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 Engine 0 6
Retired SS4 65 Raul Badiu Rareș Fetean Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 Steering 0 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
20 May Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km Sesks / Renars Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:37.3
21 May SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 10:32.6 Pajari / Salminen
SS2 Góis 1 19.51 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 15:04.2 Armstrong / Hall
SS3 Arganil 1 18.82 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:53.3
SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 10:30.0
SS5 Góis 2 19.51 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 15:07.3
SS6 Arganil 2 18.82 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:00.8 Pajari / Salminen
SS7 Mortágua 18.16 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:28.1
SS8 SSS Lousada 3.36 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:55.0
22 May SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.64 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:46.1
SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.37 km Sesks / Renars Ford Fiesta Rally4 16:10.9
SS11 Amarante 1 37.92 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 28:17.4 Sesks / Renars
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.64 km Joona / Koponen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:35.7
SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.37 km Joona / Koponen Ford Fiesta Rally4 15:48.8
SS14 Amarante 2 37.92 km Sesks / Renars Ford Fiesta Rally4 28:25.8
SS15 SSS Porto — Foz 3.30 km Sesks / Renars Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:38.4
23 May SS16 Felgueiras 1 9.18 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:53.6
SS17 Montim 8.75 km Joona / Koponen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:31.2
SS18 Fafe 1 11.18 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:45.4
SS19 Felgueiras 2 9.18 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:46.9
SS20 Fafe 2 11.18 km Stage cancelled

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Trophy for nations
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 Mārtiņš Sesks 46 1 Renars Francis 46 1  Latvia 43
2 1 Sami Pajari 37 1 Marko Salminen 37 1  Finland 33
3 2 Jon Armstrong 33 2 Phil Hall 33 2  United Kingdom 25
4 1 Martin Koči 31 1 Petr Těšínský 31  Slovakia 24
5 1 Lauri Joona 28 1 Ari Koponen 28 1  Estonia 23

Notes

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  1. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  4. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  5. ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

References

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  3. ^ "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunday in Portugal: Tänak secures back-to-back wins". wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Full Rally1 WRC program in 2021 for Loubet". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Evans powers to Portugal victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "WRC2: Lappi dominates again". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ^ "WRC3: Kajetanowicz seals back-to-back wins". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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