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Discover the analysis of the Rally of Portugal carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2166 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.

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In the Manufacturers' Championship, Hyundai is in the lead, now 13 points ahead of M-Sport. Toyota follows with 35 units and Citroën with 64.

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Here is the Drivers' ranking after the Rally Portugal:

 

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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) wins the Rally of Portugal by winning ahead of M-Sport drivers Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) retained fourth place for six seconds ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Mads Ostberg (Citroën) takes the points for sixth place ahead of his teammate Craig Breen.

Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) won the Power Stage with a 1”9 lead over Thierry Neuville. Dani Sordo followed at 2”1 ahead of Teemu Suninen and Elfyn Evans. Sébastien Ogier was only able to set the eighth fastest time.

Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) takes victory in WRC 2 ahead of Lukasz Pieniazek (Skoda) and Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën). Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai) takes fourth place in the category.

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The final ranking of WRC 2:

 

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The classification of the Rally of Portugal:

 

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Lappi improved Fafe’s special record by 5″1. The four manufacturers managed to improve the previous benchmark.

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The Power Stage ranking:

 

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Neuville takes the lead in the Championship with 19 points ahead of Ogier with 29 points scored against zero for the Frenchman. “We can be proud of what we accomplished even if we could have achieved a perfect result for Hyundai. It was hard to do better in the Power Stage with the two spare wheels. »

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Neuville wins the Rally of Portugal! The Belgian signs his 6th WRC victory, his second of the season after Sweden. The Hyundai driver also takes control of the Championship.

The Belgian also took 2nd time in the Power Stage, 1″9 behind Lappi's scratch.

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Evans finished 4” behind Lappi, setting the 4th provisional time of the special. The M-Sport driver secures 4nd position.

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Suninen sets the 3rd fastest time, 3″3 behind Lappi. The M-Sport driver secures his first WRC podium. The Finn remains reserved upon arrival.

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Lappi further improves the reference with 2″1 ahead of Sordo. The Toyota driver secures 4th position, 6″2 ahead of the Spaniard. “It's not easy to drive hard for a whole morning. I am satisfied with my weekend. »

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Very good performance from Sordo who improves Mikkelsen’s time by 2″5. Ogier falls to 4th place in the Power Stage rankings. The Hyundai driver secures 5th place. “I attacked like crazy. I would have liked to fight for the podium. »

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Ostberg fails 3 tenths behind Mikkelsen by setting the 2nd provisional time. The Citroën driver secures 6th place.

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Breen signs the 4th provisional time, 3″4 behind Mikkelsen’s provisional scratch. The Northern Irishman secures 7th place. “We are now focusing on Sardinia. »

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Mikkelsen takes the provisional scratch from Ogier by 6 tenths in advance. The Hyundai driver secures 17th position. “It wasn’t the weekend we were hoping for…”

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Ogier improves the benchmark with a 2″7 lead over Latvala. The M-Sport driver secured 21st place after leaving the road in the first stage. “With this position, I couldn't go any faster. I hope that will be enough. »

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Latvala sets a first benchmark time of 6'41″1, 4 tenths off Ogier's scratch score in the first run. “It was a bit slippery but I hope to at least get a few points. » The Toyota driver secures 25th place after abandoning in the first stage.

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Tidemand improves the benchmark by 3s and wins the category.

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