Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 Facts
Host country Portugal
Rally base Matosinhos, Porto
Dates run 11 – 14 May 2023
Start location Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location Fafe, Braga
Stages 19 (329.06 km; 204.47 miles)[1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance 1,307.19 km (812.25 miles)
Overall distance 1,636.25 km (1,016.72 miles)
Results
Overall winner Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:35:11.7
WRC-2 winner United Kingdom Gus Greensmith
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:44:55.1
WRC-3 winner Finland Roope Korhonen
Finland Anssi Viinikka
Finland Rautio Motorsport
4:11:51.5
Power Stage winner Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:26.5
Crews registered 87
Crews 83 at start, 47 at finish
Entry List
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Mexico Pato O’Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves W Meyer Shank Racing Honda
7 United States Alexander Rossi W Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Japan Takuma Sato W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet [
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda [
18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay W Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
24 United Kingdom Stefan Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33 United States Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
44 United Kingdom Katherine Legge Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
50 United States R. C. Enerson R Abel Motorsports Chevrolet [46]
51 United States Sting Ray Robb R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60 France Simon Pagenaud W Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 Brazil Tony Kanaan W Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino R Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Sweden Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
23 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
24 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26 France Yohan Rossel France Arnaud Dunand France PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
27 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Italy Marcelo Der Ohannesian South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
28 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
29 Estonia Robert Virves Portugal Hugo Magalhães Estonia Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan Estonia Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Tuukka Shemeikka Finland Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Spain Alejandro Cachón Spain Alejandro López Fernández Spain Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Spain Diego Vallejo Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Luís Ramalho Portugal Armindo Araújo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland John Rowan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
38 Czech Republic Erik Cais Czech Republic Petr Těšínský Czech Republic Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39 Chile Alberto Heller Argentina Luis Ernesto Allende Chile Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40 Chile Emilio Fernández Spain Borja Rozada Chile Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
41 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
44 Portugal Miguel Correia Portugal Jorge Eduardo Carvalho Portugal Miguel Correia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
45 Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Portugal José Teixeira Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
46 Bolivia Bruno Bulacia Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez Bolivia Marco Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
47 Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
48 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Timo Gottschalk Germany Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
49 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Australia Dale Moscatt Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
50 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio Italy Enrico Oldrati Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
51 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Argentina José Luis Díaz Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
52 Spain Alexander Villanueva Spain José Murado González Spain Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
53 Peru Eduardo Castro Argentina Fernando Mussano Peru Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
54 Portugal José Pedro Fontes Portugal Inês Ponte Portugal José Pedro Fontes Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
55 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Inês Veiga Portugal Bernardo Sousa Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
56 Hungary Norbert Herczig Hungary Ramón Ferencz Hungary Norbert Herczig Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
57 Estonia Gregor Jeets Estonia Timo Taniel Estonia Gregor Jeets Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
58 Portugal Pedro Almeida Portugal Mário Castro Portugal Pedro Almeida Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
59 Portugal Pedro Meireles Portugal Pedro Alves Portugal Pedro Meireles Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
60 Portugal Lucas Simões Portugal Nuno Almeida Portugal Lucas Simões Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
61 Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal António Costa Portugal Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
62 Portugal Paulo Caldeira Portugal Ana Gonçalves Portugal Paulo Caldeira Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
63 Portugal Francisco Teixeira Portugal João Serôdio Portugal Francisco Teixeira Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
64 Portugal Nuno Pinto Portugal João Jardim Pereira Portugal Nuno Pinto Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
65 Qatar Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Qatar Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
66 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
67 Italy Luciano Cobbe Italy Roberto Mometti Italy Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
68 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland James Fulton Portugal Sports & You Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
70 Finland Roope Korhonen Finland Anssi Viinikka Finland Rautio Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
71 Finland Toni Herranen Finland Mikko Lukka Finland Toni Herranen Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
22 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — P
31 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — P
73 Hungary Zoltán László Hungary Gábor Zsiros Hungary Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P
Itinerary
Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
11 May — After 9:01 Baltar [Shakedown] 4.55 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 20:30 Opening ceremony, Coimbra —
12 May SS1 After 9:05 Lousã 1 12.03 km
SS2 After 10:05 Góis 1 19.33 km
SS3 After 11:05 Arganil 1 18.72 km
Racing tyre icon.svg 12:10 – 12:25 Tyre fitting zone, Arganil —
SS4 After 13:35 Lousã 2 12.03 km
SS5 After 14:35 Góis 2 19.33 km
SS6 After 15:35 Arganil 2 18.72 km
SS7 After 17:05 Mortágua 18.15 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 18:47 – 19:02 Regroup, Figueira da Foz —
SS8 After 19:05 SSS Figueira da Foz 2.28 km
Icon tools.svg 21:45 – 22:34 Flexi service A, Exponor —
13 May SS9 After 7:35 Vieira do Minho 1 26.61 km
SS10 After 9:05 Amarante 1 37.24 km
SS11 After 10:35 Felgueiras 1 8.91 km
Icon tools.svg 12:46 – 13:30 Service B, Exponor —
SS12 After 15:05 Vieira do Minho 2 26.61 km
SS13 After 16:35 Amarante 2 37.24 km
SS14 After 18:05 Felgueiras 2 8.91 km
SS15 After 19:05 SSS Lousada 3.36 km
Icon tools.svg 20:15 – 21:04 Flexi service C, Exponor —
14 May SS16 After 7:05 Paredes 15.00 km
SS17 After 8:35 Fafe 1 11.18 km
SS18 After 9:35 Cabeceiras de Basto 22.23 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 10:50 – 11:50 Regroup, Fafe —
SS19 After 12:15 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km
Icon tools.svg 13:53 – 14:07 Service D, Exponor —