The 2014 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Faro, Portugal, and started on 3 April and finished on 6 April after sixteen special stages, totaling 339.5 competitive kilometres, including a street stage in Lisbon on 3 April.
WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier won the Rally de Portugal for the fourth time, taking his third victory of the 2014 season.
Entry list Entry List Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 8 WRC 9 WRC 10 WRC 11 WRC 12 WRC 16 WRC 20 WRC 21 WRC 32 WRC-2 33 WRC-2 35 WRC-2 36 WRC-2 37 38 WRC-2 39 WRC-2 40 WRC-2 41 WRC-2 42 WRC-2 43 WRC-2 44 WRC-2 45 WRC-2 46 WRC-2 47 WRC-2 48 WRC-2 49 WRC-2 50 WRC-2 52 WRC-3 53 Aron Domzala WRC-3 Aron Domzala Przemek Zawada 54 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. WRC-3 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste 55 Quentin Giordano WRC-3 Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval 56 Martin Koči WRC-3 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka 57 Stéphane Lefebvre WRC-3 Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois 58 Molly Taylor WRC-3 Molly Taylor Coral Taylor 59 Team Jaga Motorsport WRC-3 Panikos Polykarpou Gerald Winter 60 Sylvain Michel WRC-3 Sylvain Michel Gwenola Marie 61 Frederico Della Casa WRC-3 Frederico Della Casa Domenico Pozzi 62 Alastair Fisher WRC-3 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble 63 Wurmbrand Racing Team WRC-3 Kornél Lukács Márk Mesterházi 64 Czech National Team WRC-3 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout 65 Simone Campedelli WRC-3 Simone Campedelli Danilo Fappani 70 Karl Kruuda WRC-2 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta S2000 71 Ricardo Moura António Costa 72 WRC-2 84 WRC-2 Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championship
Report Before the rally The rally was preceded by the "Fafe Rally Sprint", a single-stage exhibition event run over the famous Fafe stages in the country's north which was won by Volkswagen driver Sebastien Ogier.
During the rally WRC leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road in the first leg, but his disadvantage was decreased since in the days before the rally it rained, and the Algarve roads were a combination of dry and a little moist tracks, which led to difficulties for drivers to choose the right tire compound. Sébastien Ogier led the rally since Lisbon SSS until the last stage of the first leg (SS7), finishing behind Mikko Hirvonen (1st) and Ott Tänak. In the middle Dani Sordo was in the lead after winning SS2 and SS3 with his Hyundai i20 WRC. In the 2nd leg Sébastien Ogier imposed a demonic pace retaking the lead and quickly pulled away from a powerless Mikko Hirvonen. Mads Østberg finished in the podium last place. Dani Sordo after a promising start, retired at the beginning of the last day (due to mechanical when he was heading do start SS14) when he was in overall fourth place. This rally was marked by the high number of crashes between the top drivers: Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke, Elfyn Evans and Robert Kubica (who would crash again in 2nd leg).
Results
Event standings Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Points Overall classification 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:33:20.4 0.00 2 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:34:03.6 +43.2 18 3 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:34:32.8 +1:12.4 4 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:38:10.9 +4:50.5 12 5 16 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:38:30.6 +5:10.2 10 6 21 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:41:47.6 +8:27.2 8 7 7 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:41:52.7 +8:32.3 6 8 8 Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:42:12.0 +8:51.6 4 9 40 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:43:35.1 +10:14.7 2 10 35 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:43:46.7 +10:26.3 1
Special stages DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leaderLeg 1(3 Apr) SS1 SSS Lisboa 3.27 km 2:52.7 Leg 1(4 Apr) SS2 Silves 1 21.52 km 12:25.5 SS3 Ourique 1 20.70 km 12:20.8 SS4 Almodôvar 1 26.48 km 16:31.8 SS5 Silves 2 21.50 km 11:53.8 SS6 Ourique 2 20.70 km 12:10.4 SS7 Almodôvar 2 26.48 km 16:27.6 Leg 2(5 Apr) SS8 Santa Clara 1 19.09 km 12:23.0 SS9 Santana da Serra 1 31.90 km 23:10.2 SS10 Malhão 1 22.15 km 13:58.1 SS11 Santa Clara 2 19.09 km 12:04.7 SS12 Santana da Serra 2 31.90 km 23:00.6 SS13 Malhão 2 22.15 km 13:49.2 Leg 3(6 Apr) SS14 Loulé 1 13.83 km 8:57.8 SS15 S. Brás de Alportel 1 16.21 km 11:38.7 SS16 Loulé 2 (Power Stage) 13.83 km 8:41.7
Power Stage The "Power stage" was a stage at the end of the rally. PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts 1 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:41.7 0.0 3 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:45.0 +3.3 2 3 Mads Østberg Citroën DS3 WRC 8:46.0 +4.3 1
Standings after the rally WRC
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Sebastien Ogier 91 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 62 3 Mads Ostberg 48 4 Andreas Mikkelsen 36 5 Mikko Hirvonen 36
Manufacturers' Championship standings Manufacturer Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 144 2 Citroën World Rally Team 75 3 M-Sport World Rally Team 60 4 Hyundai World Rally Team 45 5 Volkswagen Motorsport II 40
Other
WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Yuriy Protasov 60 2 Lorenzo Bertelli 44 3 Karl Kruuda 37 4 Jari Ketomaa 36 5 Nasser Al-Attiyah 25
WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Quentin Gilbert 25 2 Stéphane Lefebvre 25 3 Christian Riedemann 18 4 Martin Koči 15 5 Federico della Casa 12
Junior WRC Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 25 2 Christian Riedemann 18 3 Martin Koči 15 4 Federico della Casa 12 5 Simone Campedelli 10
References
Results – juwra.com/World Rally Archive Results – ewrc-results.com