The 2022 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 19 and 22 May 2022. It marked the fifty-fifth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, with the Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Francis Renars were the defending title-holders in the junior class.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a hat-trick victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event 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 were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were forty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and seven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ 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 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Marco Bulacia Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 26 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 27 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 28 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 29 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 32 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Yacco ACCR Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 34 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 35 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 36 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 37 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 38 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 39 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 40 Miguel Correia Jorge Eduardo Carvalho Miguel Correia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 41 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 43 Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães Bruno Magalhães Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 45 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 46 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte José Pedro Fontes Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 47 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 48 Pedro Almeida Mário Castro Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 49 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 50 Pedro Meireles Pedro Alves Pedro Meireles Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 51 Emilio Fernández Axel Coronado Jiménez Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 52 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira Ricardo Teodósio Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 53 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 54 Lucas Simões Nuno Almeida Lucas Simões Hyundai i20 R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 55 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 56 Diogo Salvi Miguel Ramalho Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 57 Patrick Déjean Yannick Jammes Patrick Déjean Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver 58 Paulo Caldeira Ana Gonçalves Paulo Caldeira Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 59 Alexander Villanueva Rodrigo Sanjuan Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 60 Francisco Teixeira João Serôdio Francisco Teixeira Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 61 Paul Rowley Andy Hayes Paul Rowley Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 62 Frédéric Rosati Stéphane Prévot Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 63 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 64 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 76 Laurent Battut Eric Gressens Laurent Battut Hyundai i20 R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 81 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 82 Manuel Castro Ricardo Cunha Manuel Castro Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 83 Ricardo Filipe Fernando Almeida Ricardo Filipe Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 65 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 66 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 67 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 68 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 70 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 71 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Anthony Gorguilo Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 72 McRae Kimathi Stuart Loudon McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 74 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are in WEST (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 19 May 9:01 — Paredes [Shakedown] 4.55 km 19:03 SS1 SSS Coimbra 2.82 km 20 May 8:08 SS2 Lousã 1 12.03 km 9:08 SS3 Góis 1 19.33 km 10:08 SS4 Arganil 1 18.72 km 12:31 SS5 Lousã 2 12.03 km 13:31 SS6 Góis 2 19.33 km 14:38 SS7 Arganil 2 18.72 km 16:05 SS8 Mortágua 18.15 km 19:03 SS9 SSS Lousada 3.36 km 21 May 7:38 SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 21.57 km 8:38 SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.03 km 9:54 SS12 Amarante 1 37.24 km 14:38 SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 21.57 km 15:38 SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.03 km 16:54 SS15 Amarante 2 37.24 km 19:03 SS16 SSS Porto - Foz 3.30 km 22 May 7:08 SS17 Felgueiras 1 8.91 km 7:57 SS18 Montim 8.69 km 8:38 SS19 Fafe 1 11.18 km 10:08 SS20 Felgueiras 2 8.91 km 12:18 SS21 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:44:19.2 0.0 25 5 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:44:34.4 +15.2 18 1 3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:46:36.5 +2:17.3 15 4 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:46:38.6 +2:19.4 12 0 5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:46:57.0 +2:37.8 10 3 6 6 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:49:04.9 +4:45.7 8 2 7 7 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:50:11.3 +5:52.1 6 0 8 8 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:51:22.6 +7:03.4 4 0 9 9 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:52:28.8 +8:09.6 2 0 19 10 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:18:12.2 +33:53.0 0 0 51 11 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:47:12.4 +2:02:53.2 0 0 Retired SS12 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:56.1 SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37.9 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:58.9 Evans / Martin SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:12.7 SS4 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 11:48.0 Loeb / Galmiche SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:58.7 Evans / Martin SS6 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:12.6 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:51.6 SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:01.7 SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37.7 SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:37.9 SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:26.8 SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 25:02.3 SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:36.9 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:28.6 SS15 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 24:42.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:28.7 SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:57.0 SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.3 SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:32.3 SS20 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:54.7 SS21 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:28.2
Championship standings