The 2024 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 9 to 12 May 2024.[2] It would mark the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Portugal, and would be the fifth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event would be based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and is set to be contested over twenty-two special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.04 km (209.43 mi).[1]
| 2024 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024 | |||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2024 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 | 9 – 12 May 2024 | ||
| Start location | Figueira da Foz, Central Region | ||
| Finish location | Fafe, Braga | ||
| Stages | 22 (337.04 km; 209.43 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,353.08 km (840.76 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,690.12 km (1,050.19 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 69 | ||
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen are the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Background edit
Entry list edit
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are thirty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[5]
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 9 May | — | After 8:01 | Baltar [Shakedown] | 4.61 km |
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After 17:00 | Opening ceremony, Coimbra | — | |
| SS1 | After 19:05 | SSS Figueira da Foz | 2.94 km | |
| 10 May | SS2 | After 8:05 | Mortágua 1 | 18.15 km |
| SS3 | After 9:35 | Lousã 1 | 12.28 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:35 | Góis 1 | 14.30 km | |
| SS5 | After 11:35 | Arganil 1 | 18.72 km | |
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12:15 – 12:45 | Regroup, Arganil | — | |
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12:45 – 13:00 | Tyre fitting zone, Arganil | — | |
| SS6 | After 14:05 | Lousã 2 | 12.28 km | |
| SS7 | After 15:05 | Góis 2 | 14.30 km | |
| SS8 | After 16:05 | Arganil 2 | 18.72 km | |
| SS9 | After 17:35 | Mortágua 2 | 18.15 km | |
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20:15 – 21:04 | Flexi service A, Exponor | — | |
| 11 May | SS10 | After 8:05 | Felgueiras 1 | 8.81 km |
| SS11 | After 9:05 | Montim 1 | 8.69 km | |
| SS12 | After 10:05 | Amarante 1 | 37.24 km | |
| SS13 | After 11:35 | Paredes 1 | 16.09 km | |
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12:26 – 12:46 | Regroup, Exponor | — | |
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12:46 – 13:30 | Service B, Exponor | — | |
| SS14 | After 14:35 | Felgueiras 2 | 8.81 km | |
| SS15 | After 15:35 | Montim 2 | 8.69 km | |
| SS16 | After 16:35 | Amarante 2 | 37.24 km | |
| SS17 | After 18:05 | Paredes 2 | 16.09 km | |
| SS18 | After 19:05 | SSS Lousada | 3.36 km | |
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20:15 – 21:04 | Flexi service C, Exponor | — | |
| 12 May | SS19 | After 7:05 | Cabeceiras de Basto 1 | 19.91 km |
| SS20 | After 8:35 | Fafe 1 | 11.18 km | |
| SS21 | After 9:35 | Cabeceiras de Basto 2 | 19.91 km | |
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10:35 – 11:20 | Regroup, Vieira do Minho | — | |
| SS22 | After 12:15 | Fafe 2 [Power Stage] | 11.18 km | |
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13:53 – 14:07 | Service D, Exponor | — | |
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After 14:25 | Finish, Matosinhos | — | |
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After 15:45 | Podium ceremony, Matosinhos | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Hat-trick hero Rovanperä supreme in Portugal". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Solberg's heartbreak is Greensmith's gain in thrilling WRC2 conclusion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese and English)
- 2024 Rally de Portugal at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally de Portugal at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)