Rally Portugal - rally race taking place in the territory of Portugal . First passed in 1967. In 1973, the seventh rally in Portugal entered the calendar of the World Rally Championship . The rally of Portugal was the stage of the World Cup for the next 29 years, and after a break in 2002-2006, it returned to the championship calendar in 2007. In the 1970-1990s, the Rally of Portugal took place on a mixed asphalt-gravel surface. Currently, the race takes place only on gravel.
The most successful pilot in the history of the Rally of Portugal is Markku Allen , who won the stage five times ( 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1981 and 1987 ).
History
Rally Portugal is known primarily for the fact that the fans on it were actually on the track itself. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were many dangerous situations, and in 1986 a car crashed into a crowd of spectators. It was a group B car. After this accident, talk began about the need to ban Group B cars. What happened after the death of Henry Toivonen in the Corsica Rally .
In the latter, before the break, the Rally of Portugal in 2001 was heavy rain. Tommy Myakinen won the victory on the Mitsubishi Lancer . In 2002, the Rally of Portugal was expelled from the calendar of the World Cup in favor of the Rally of Germany . In 2005, the organizers of the Rally of Portugal announced their intention to return to the WRC, and organized a rally along the new gravel roads of the city of Algava. Fans believe that the rally has become less spectacular and interesting. In 2006, the stage was included in the list of candidates for a place in the championship, where he got in 2007. The first after the return of the Portugal Rally was won by Sebastian Loeb at Citroën .
Winners
| Season | Pilot | Navigator | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Carpinteira Albin | Silva Pereira | Renault 8 Gordini |
| 1968 | Tony fall | Ron Krellin | Lancia Fulvia HF |
| 1969 | Francisco Romanzinho | Jokamish | Citroën DS Proto |
| 1970 | Simo Lampinen | John Davenport | Lancia Fulvia HF |
| 1971 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Jean Todt | Alpine Renault A110 1600 |
| 1972 | Achim Warmbold | John Davenport | BMW 2002 TI |
| 1973 | Jean-Luc Terrier | Jacques Jobert | Alpine Renault A110 1800 |
| 1974 | Raffaele Pinto | Arnaldo Bernacchini | Fiat abarth 124 rallye |
| 1975 | Markku Allen | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat abarth 124 rallye |
| 1976 | Sandro Munari | Silvio Maiga | Lancia stratos hf |
| 1977 | Markku Allen | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 abarth |
| 1978 | Markku Allen | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 abarth |
| 1979 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Ford Escort RS 1800 |
| 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistderfer | Fiat 131 abarth |
| 1981 | Markku Allen | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 abarth |
| 1982 | Michelle Mouton | Factory Pons | Audi Quattro |
| 1983 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Quattro A1 |
| 1984 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Quattro A2 |
| 1985 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Haryanne | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
| 1986 | Joaquim Moutinho | Edgar Fortisch | Renault 5 Turbo |
| 1987 | Markku Allen | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
| 1988 | Miki Biazion | Carlo Cassina | Lancia delta integrale |
| 1989 | Miki Biazion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia delta integrale |
| 1990 | Miki Biazion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 1991 | Carlos Sainz | Louis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1992 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
| 1993 | Francois Delecour | Daniel gratalu | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1994 | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
| 1995 | Carlos Sainz | Louis Moya | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1996 | Rui Madeira | Nuno R. Silva | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1997 | Tommy Mäkinen | Seppo Haryanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV |
| 1998 | Colin Mackray | Nicky Grist | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 1999 | Colin Mackray | Nicky Grist | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2000 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2001 | Tommy Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |
| 2002 | Didier Oriol | Thierry Barge | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 2003 | Arminda Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
| 2004 | Arminda Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Citroën Saxo Kit Car |
| 2005 | Daniel Karlsson | Matthias Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRX |
| 2006 | Arminda Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII |
| 2007 | Sebastien Loeb | Daniel helena | Citroën C4 WRC |
| 2008 | Luca Rossetti | Matteo Chiarcossi | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
| 2009 | Sebastien Loeb | Daniel helena | Citroën C4 WRC |
| 2010 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC |
| 2011 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC |
| 2012 | Mads Ostberg | Yunas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
| 2013 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
| 2014 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
| 2015 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
| 2016 | Chris Mick | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC |
| 2017 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC |