55th edition of Rally de Portugal
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 330.17 km (205.16 mi).[ 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]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
1
Sébastien Ogier
Benjamin Veillas
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
6
Dani Sordo
Cándido Carrera
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
16
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
P
19
Sébastien Loeb
Isabelle Galmiche
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
42
Craig Breen
Paul Nagle
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
44
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
20
Andreas Mikkelsen
Torstein Eriksen
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
21
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
23
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
24
Marco Bulacia
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
25
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Maciej Szczepaniak
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
26
Yohan Rossel
Valentin Sarreaud
PH Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
27
Chris Ingram
Craig Drew
Chris Ingram
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
28
Jan Solans
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
Jan Solans
Citroën C3 Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
29
Eric Camilli
Thibault de la Haye
Saintéloc Junior Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
30
Eerik Pietarinen
Antti Linnaketo
Eerik Pietarinen
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
31
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
ALM Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
32
Erik Cais
Petr Těšínský
Yacco ACCR Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
34
Bruno Bulacia
Marc Martí
Bruno Bulacia
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
35
Fabrizio Zaldívar
Carlos del Barrio
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
36
Josh McErlean
James Fulton
Josh McErlean
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
37
Stéphane Lefebvre
Andy Malfoy
Stéphane Lefebvre
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
—
38
Armindo Araújo
Luís Ramalho
Armindo Araújo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
39
Benito Guerra
Daniel Cué
Benito Guerra
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
40
Miguel Correia
Jorge Eduardo Carvalho
Miguel Correia
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
41
Sean Johnston
Alexander Kihurani
Saintéloc Junior Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
43
Bruno Magalhães
Carlos Magalhães
Bruno Magalhães
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
45
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Mikołaj Marczyk
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
46
José Pedro Fontes
Inês Ponte
José Pedro Fontes
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
47
Armin Kremer
Timo Gottschalk
Armin Kremer
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
48
Pedro Almeida
Mário Castro
Pedro Almeida
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
49
Martin Prokop
Michal Ernst
Martin Prokop
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
50
Pedro Meireles
Pedro Alves
Pedro Meireles
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
51
Emilio Fernández
Axel Coronado Jiménez
Emilio Fernández
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
52
Ricardo Teodósio
José Teixeira
Ricardo Teodósio
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
53
Rakan Al-Rashed
Hugo Magalhães
Rakan Al-Rashed
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
54
Lucas Simões
Nuno Almeida
Lucas Simões
Hyundai i20 R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
55
Paulo Nobre
Gabriel Morales
Paulo Nobre
Škoda Fabia R5
Masters Driver, Co-driver
—
56
Diogo Salvi
Miguel Ramalho
Diogo Salvi
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
57
Patrick Déjean
Yannick Jammes
Patrick Déjean
Ford Fiesta R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
58
Paulo Caldeira
Ana Gonçalves
Paulo Caldeira
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
59
Alexander Villanueva
Rodrigo Sanjuan
Alexander Villanueva
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
60
Francisco Teixeira
João Serôdio
Francisco Teixeira
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
61
Paul Rowley
Andy Hayes
Paul Rowley
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
62
Frédéric Rosati
Stéphane Prévot
Frédéric Rosati
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
63
Fabrizio Arengi
Massimiliano Bosi
Fabrizio Arengi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
64
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Jordi Hereu
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
76
Laurent Battut
Eric Gressens
Laurent Battut
Hyundai i20 R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
81
Jean-Michel Raoux
Laurent Magat
Jean-Michel Raoux
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
82
Manuel Castro
Ricardo Cunha
Manuel Castro
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
83
Ricardo Filipe
Fernando Almeida
Ricardo Filipe
Ford Fiesta R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
19 May
9:01
—
Paredes [Shakedown ]
4.55 km
19:03
SS1
SSS Coimbra
2.82 km
20 May
8:08
SS2
Lousã 1
12.03 km
9:08
SS3
Góis 1
19.33 km
10:08
SS4
Arganil 1
18.72 km
12:31
SS5
Lousã 2
12.03 km
13:31
SS6
Góis 2
19.33 km
14:38
SS7
Arganil 2
18.72 km
16:05
SS8
Mortágua
18.15 km
19:03
SS9
SSS Lousada
3.36 km
21 May
7:38
SS10
Vieira do Minho 1
21.57 km
8:38
SS11
Cabeceiras de Basto 1
22.03 km
9:54
SS12
Amarante 1
37.24 km
14:38
SS13
Vieira do Minho 2
21.57 km
15:38
SS14
Cabeceiras de Basto 2
22.03 km
16:54
SS15
Amarante 2
37.24 km
19:03
SS16
SSS Porto - Foz
3.30 km
22 May
7:08
SS17
Felgueiras 1
8.91 km
7:57
SS18
Montim
8.69 km
8:38
SS19
Fafe 1
11.18 km
10:08
SS20
Felgueiras 2
8.91 km
12:18
SS21
Fafe 2 [Power Stage ]
11.18 km
Source: [ 1]
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points