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2015 Rally de Portugal

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2015 Rally de Portugal
49º Rally de Portugal
Round 5 of the 2015 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryPortugal Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Portugal
Dates run21 – 24 May 2015
Stages16 (351.71 km; 218.54 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,529.43 km (950.34 miles)
Statistics
Crews94 at start, 64 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2015 Rally de Portugal was the fifth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship season. For the first time since 2001, the Rally de Portugal returned to the north of Portugal, returning to the stage sections that earned the rally the world's best award 6 times,[1] and large crowds lined the stages.[2]

Jari-Matti Latvala won the Rally de Portugal for the first time, taking his first victory of the 2015 season.[3]

Entry list

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Jari-Matti Latvala at 2015 Rally de Portugal
Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
14 Poland RK World Rally Team WRC Poland Robert Kubica Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
16 Norway Henning Solberg WRC Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Germany Hyundai Motorsport N WRC New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
31 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing WRC-2 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M
32 France PH Sport WRC-2 France Stéphane Lefebvre Belgium Stéphane Prévot Citroën DS3 R5 M
33 Italy www.Rallyproject.com srl WRC-2 Italy Massimiliano Rendina Italy Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X P
34 France Quentin Giordano WRC-2 France Quentin Giordano France Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R5 M
36 Estonia Karl Kruuda WRC-2 Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja Citroën DS3 R5 M
37 Italy FWRT s.r.l. WRC Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Italy Enrico Brazzoli WRC-2 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Maurizio Barone Subaru Impreza WRX STi H
39 France Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-2 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M
40 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
42 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah WRC-2 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah France Matthieu Baumel Ford Fiesta RRC M
45 Russia TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Italy Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Romania Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Paraguay Didier Arias WRC-2 Paraguay Didier Arias Paraguay Héctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 D
75 Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Report

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The race began with the return of the mythical super special stage at Lousada rallycross track, with 15,000 spectators attending. As in the shakedown, Andreas Mikkelsen was the fastest, followed by Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala. Robert Kubica took the all-new Ford Fiesta RS WRC – as premiered by M-Sport – to 4th place.

On the second day of the event, the rally moved to the Minho Province, with the section of Caminha proving to be quite hard, causing several dropouts and mechanical breakdowns. Ogier, as championship leader, was first into the stages and suffered a flat tyre on the second stage and finished the day in 2nd overall. At the end of the fifth stage, Latvala was the leader by 11.1 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke, with Mikkelsen 16 seconds down in third. Dani Sordo, winner of the first stage of the day, was only 5th.

On Saturday, Ogier regained some time, winning all three afternoon stages and finished the day in 2nd place, 9.5 seconds behind the leader, Latvala. Meeke won two of the stages and was 3rd, 20 seconds behind Latvala. Mikkelsen – the day's other stage winner – was fourth, trailing Meeke by 1.1 seconds. Elfyn Evans retired after the day's first stage with electrical problems in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC, while Tanak and Sordo – already at more than a minute behind the lead – were out of the fight for a podium finish. Neuville overturned and Ostberg suffered engine problems in his Citroën.

On Sunday, three stages remained; two runs of the Fafe stage – the second being the power stage – with one pass through the Vieira do Minho. On the first pass of Fafe, and the benefit of a better road position, Ogier gained 1.7 seconds on Latvala. Latvala recovered the time loss and increased the advantage to 10.4 seconds, while Mikkelsen moved ahead of Meeke into a podium position. In the decisive power-stage, Ogier recovered 2.2 seconds on Latvala, and as a result, Latvala won the event by 8.2 seconds.

Results

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Event standings (top-10)

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:30:35.3 28
2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:30:43.5 +8.2 21
3 9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Finland Mikko Markkula Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:31:03.9 +28.6 16
4 3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:31:24.0 +48.7 12
5 6 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:32:32.1 +1:56.8 10
6 8 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:33:03.2 +2:27.9 8
7 4 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:33:07.5 +2:32.2 6
8 20 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Germany Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:33:29.6 +2:54.3 4
9 14 Poland Robert Kubica Poland Maciej Szczepaniak United Kingdom RK M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:35:14.4 +4:39.1 2
10 21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:38:06.5 +7:31.2 1

Special stages

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Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(21–22 May)
SS1 SSS Lousada 3.36 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2:41.1 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 Ponte de Lima 1 27.53 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC 19:41.5 Spain Dani Sordo
SS3 Caminha 1 18.05 km Norway Mads Østberg Citroën DS3 WRC 10:48.9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS4 Viana do Castelo 1 18.73 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:38.3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Ponte de Lima 2 27.53 km Stage cancelled
SS6 Caminha 2 18.05 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:49.6
SS7 Viana do Castelo 2 18.73 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:30.1
Leg 2
(23 May)
SS8 Baião 1 18.57 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:48.3
SS9 Marão 1 26.30 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 17:11.1
SS10 Fridão 1 37.67 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 25:40.5
SS11 Baião 2 18.57 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:43.0
SS12 Marão 2 26.30 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 16:58.7
SS13 Fridão 2 37.67 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 25:17.9
Leg 3
(24 May)
SS14 Fafe 1 11.15 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:49.8
SS15 Vieira do Minho 32.35 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 20:38.7
SS16 Fafe 2 (Power Stage) 11.15 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:43.0

Power Stage

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The "Power stage" was a 11.15 km (6.93 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:43.0 0.0 3
2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:45.2 +2.2 2
3 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:47.0 +4.0 1

References

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  1. ^ Figueiredo, João Tiago (22 May 2015). "O que não pode perder no regresso do "melhor Rali do mundo"". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). A Media Capital Digital, S.A. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Obrigado aos dois milhões de espectadores" [Thanks to two million spectators]. iol.pt (in Portuguese). A Media Capital Digital, S.A. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Latvala ends barren run with Portugal win". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ "49. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.