2023 Rally de Portugal

2023 Rally de Portugal
Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023
Round 5 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rocks and deep ruts are the features of the Rally de Portugal.
Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Porto
Dates run11 – 14 May 2023
Start locationLousã, Coimbra
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages19 (329.06 km; 204.47 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,307.19 km (812.25 miles)
Overall distance1,636.25 km (1,016.72 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered87
Crews83 at start, 47 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:35:11.7
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:26.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerUnited Kingdom Gus Greensmith
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:44:55.1
WRC-3 winnerFinland Roope Korhonen
Finland Anssi Viinikka
Finland Rautio Motorsport
4:11:51.5

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 329.06 km (204.47 mi).[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.

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Hat-trick hero Rovanperä supreme in Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Suninen crash gifts Rossel WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Pajari prouds off dream weekend in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Rovanperä returns to the top with Rally de Portugal triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Solberg's heartbreak is Greensmith's gain in thrilling WRC2 conclusion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.