| 2023 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 | |||
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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 base | Matosinhos, Porto | ||
| Dates run | 11 – 14 May 2023 | ||
| Start location | Lousã, Coimbra | ||
| Finish location | Fafe, Braga | ||
| Stages | 19 (329.06 km; 204.47 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,307.19 km (812.25 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,636.25 km (1,016.72 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 87 | ||
| Crews | 83 at start, 47 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:35:11.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:26.5 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 33:44:55.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka 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.
- ^ a b "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Hat-trick hero Rovanperä supreme in Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Suninen crash gifts Rossel WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Pajari prouds off dream weekend in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Rovanperä returns to the top with Rally de Portugal triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Solberg's heartbreak is Greensmith's gain in thrilling WRC2 conclusion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.