2021 Rally de Portugal

2021 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021
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Rally de Portugal is the first gravel event on the 2021 calendar.
Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos, Porto
Dates run	20 – 23 May 2021
Start location	Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location	Fafe, Braga
Stages	20 (337.51 km; 209.72 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,175.56 km (730.46 miles)
Overall distance	1,514.07 km (940.80 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	81
Crews	76 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:38:26.2
Power Stage winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:27.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport 3:48:03.4
WRC-3 winner	Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak 3:52:49.7
J-WRC winner	Mārtiņš Sesks Francis Renars 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

Championship standings prior to the event

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

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	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
6	Dani Sordo	Borja Rozada	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Florian Haut-Labourdette	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
67	Cyrille Féraud	Benoît Manzo	Cyrille Féraud	Citroën DS3 WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	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	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	—
21	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
22	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
23	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
24	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
25	Nikolay Gryazin[c]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[d]	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
26	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
27	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	—
28	Martin Prokop	Viktor Chytka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
29	Georg Linnamäe	Volodymyr Korsia	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	—
30	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	P
31	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	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	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
34	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
35	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
36	Egon Kaur	Silver Simm	Kaur Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
37	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
38	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
39	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
40	Gregor Jeets	Andrus Toom	Gregor Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
41	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Leopold Welsersheimb	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
42	Armindo Araújo	Luís Ramalho	Armindo Araújo	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
43	Bruno Magalhães	Carlos Magalhães	Bruno Magalhães	Hyundai i20 R5	P
45	Ricardo Teodósio	José Teixeira	Ricardo Teodósio	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
46	José Pedro Fontes	Inês Ponte	José Pedro Fontes	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
47	Bernardo Sousa	Victor Calado	Bernardo Sousa	Škoda Fabia R5	P
48	Miguel Correia	António Costa	Miguel Correia	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
49	Alberto Heller	Marc Martí	Alberto Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
50	Pedro Meireles	Mário Castro	Pedro Meireles	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
51	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
52	Pepe López	Diego Vallejo	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
53	Paulo Neto	Vítor Hugo	Paulo Neto	Škoda Fabia R5	P
54	Emilio Fernández	Ruben Garcia	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
55	Diogo Salvi	Jorge Eduardo Carvalho	Diogo Salvi	Škoda Fabia R5	P
56	Josh McErlean	Keaton Williams	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	P
57	André Villas-Boas	Gonçalo Magalhães	André Villas-Boas	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
58	João Fernando Ramos	José Janela	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	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
60	Mārtiņš Sesks	Francis Renars	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
61	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
62	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
63	Martin Koči	Petr Těšínský	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
64	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
65	Raul Badiu	Rareș Fetean	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
66	Robert Virves	Sander Pruul	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
Source:[12]

Route

Itinerary

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

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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			Hyundai Motorsport N	12
5		1	Teemu Suninen	41		1	Mikko Markkula	41

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese and English)
• 2021 Rally de Portugal at eWRC-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship