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Discover the analysis of the Rally of Portugal carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2115 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.
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Ott Tänak won the Power Stage and his five bonus points by winning ahead of Thierry Neuville, Elfyn Evans, Esapekka Lappi and Sébastien Ogier. The four-time world champion increases his lead in the Championship by now ahead of Thierry Neuville by 22 points.
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Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda) looked set to score another victory in WRC 2 by completing the top ten in the general classification and winning with a large lead over Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) and Teemu Suninen (Ford), but the Norwegian is rolled over in the Power Stage and left the victory to the Swede. Quentin Gilbert (Skoda) was in 4th place in the category before also finishing on the roof in the first pass of Fafe. The Frenchman leaves the last step of the podium in the category to Simone Tempestini (DS 3).
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Mikkelsen rolled in the Power Stage. WRC 2 victory looms for Tidemand.
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The provisional ranking of the Power Stage:
#RallyPortugal – final results Ogier Neuville Sordohttps://t.co/zDgHafI0p1 #WRC pic.twitter.com/xk2O5lIOgA
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 21th May 2017
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Mikkelsen would be stopped in the Power Stage at the 2nd km. The Norwegian was firmly in the lead in WRC 2.
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Ogier also takes his 40th WRC victory.
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Ogier celebrates his second victory of the season after the Monte-Carlo Rally. “It’s fantastic to be back on top of the podium. The car was perfect this weekend. »
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Ogier sets the 5th time, 2″3 behind Tänak’s scratch. The Estonian won the Power Stage ahead of Neuville, Evans and Lappi.
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Ogier wins the Rally of Portugal ahead of the Hyundais of Neuville and Sordo. The M-Sport driver equals Markku Aléen's record with 5 successes in this event.
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Neuville sets the 2nd time, 4 tenths behind Tänak. The Hyundai driver secures 2nd place. “It was a good stage for me but I couldn't beat Tänak. We can be satisfied with this result. This is good news for the Championship. »
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Sordo sets the 6th time at 3″9 from the provisional scratch. The Hyundai driver secures 3rd place. “I am happy with this podium. It's wonderful to see so many spectators. I thank the public for coming in such large numbers. »
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Tänak signs the provisional scratch with a time of 6'38″3 where he is ahead of Evans by 1″5 and Lappi by 1″7. “It’s still a good result even if I regret my mistake the day before. » The Dmack driver secures 6th place.
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Breen sets the 5th time, 3″5 behind Evans’ provisional scratch. The Citroën driver secures 5th place. “We were in difficulty yesterday. The weekend was not good. »
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Nice jump from Ostberg in Fafe:
@MadsOstberg @Fafe #WRC @rallydeportugal #ONEBETJCWRT pic.twitter.com/YiSQWbVa59
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) 21th May 2017
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Evans takes the provisional scratch by 2 tenths ahead of Lappi with a time of 6'39″8. The Dmack driver secures 6th place.
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Hänninen sets the 5th time, 6″1 behind Lappi’s provisional scratch and finishes first Toyota driver with 7th place.
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We understand Al Qassimi's fear better with the images:
#WRC #RallyPortugal SS19@khalidbinfaisal “Quite a moment for sure. I wanted to carry a bit more speed! »After a nose-heavy landing!!#WRC+ pic.twitter.com/QQPyDXlbc6
— AbuDhabiRacing (@AbuDhabiRacing1) 21th May 2017
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Ostberg took 2nd time ahead of Latvala, 1″4 behind Lappi. The Ford private driver secures 8th place.
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Latvala sets the 2nd provisional time, 1″9 behind his teammate Lappi. The Toyota driver secures 9th place after having to battle a fever during the weekend.
