2022 Rally de Portugal

The 2022 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022) is a motor racing event for rally cars to be held over four days between 19 and 22 May 2022.[2] It would mark the fifty-fifth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event would be the fourth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event would be based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and is set to be contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 330.17 km (205.16 mi).[1]

2022 Rally de Portugal
Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022
Round 4 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Rally de Portugal is the first gravel event on the 2021 calendar.
Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Porto
Dates run19 – 22 May 2022
Start locationLousã, Coimbra
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages21 (330.17 km; 205.16 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,188.35 km (738.41 miles)
Overall distance1,518.52 km (943.56 miles)
Results
Crews registered100

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm are 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 are the defending title-holders in the junior class.[6]

Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve are set to be entered under Rally1 regulations, as are forty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and seven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[7]

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 P
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 Alex 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 P
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 R5 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
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
65 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
66 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open P
67 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open P
68 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open P
70 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
71 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Anthony Gorguilo Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
72 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
22 Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1] Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2] Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
74 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P

Notes
  1. Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the Authorised Neutral Athletes flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
  2. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the Authorised Neutral Athletes flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

References
  1. "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Evans powers to Portugal victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. "WRC2: Lappi dominates again". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. "WRC3: Kajetanowicz seals back-to-back wins". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. "Junior WRC: Sesks soars to championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. "Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. "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.
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