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Evans powers to Portugal victory Elfyn Evans won Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Sunday afternoon to claim his fourth career victory in the FIA World Rally Championship. He put behind him the disappointment of defeat by fractions of a second at the previous round in Croatia to climb to second in the drivers’ standings. He sits two points behind Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sébastien Ogier. Evans, driving a Yaris World Rally Car, grabbed top spot from Ott Tänak when the Estonian retired his H...

Kajto: ‘Portugal win better than Croatia’ Kajto Kajetanowicz rates Sunday’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal WRC3 victory as one of his best – but admits he still has work to do to match the fastest Rally2 cars in the FIA World Rally Championship. The Škoda Fabia driver edged series leader Yohan Rossel in a thrilling battle for victory at the Matosinhos-based event to climb to second in the points. Kajetanowicz’s Portuguese success came on the back of a Croatia Rally victory last month, bu...

Elfyn Evans led Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Saturday night after daylong pacesetter Ott Tänak retired in the penultimate speed test.

Vodafone Rally de Portugal leader Ott Tänak has been forced to stop on late on Saturday, breaking his rear right suspension on the days penultimate stage.

Evans fastest in Portugal shakedown Elfyn Evans was quickest in Thursday morning’s shakedown at Vodafone Rally de Portugal after a frantic session in which the top five drivers were blanketed by less than a second. The Toyota Yaris driver posted the benchmark time in his fourth and final run through the 4.60km Paredes test, edging Ott Tänak’s Hyundai i20 by two-tenths. Evans’ Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate, Kalle Rovanperä, was another tenth back in third while Japan’s Takamoto Katsuta...

Portugal premiere for Pirelli gravel tyre Pirelli’s range of Scorpion KX gravel tyres will make their debut on factory World Rally Cars at this week’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20 - 23 May). The opening dirt road round of the FIA World Rally Championship season presents drivers with the first opportunity to sample the Scorpion rubber in earnest following the Italian company’s return as exclusive supplier to the series this year. Pirelli’s rally manager Terenzio Testoni said the Matosi...

Sébastien Ogier chases a record sixth victory at Vodafone Rally de Portugal this weekend in what could be his final appearance in the country where he scored his maiden world rally win 11 years ago.

Armstrong tops talented Junior entry in Portugal Just weeks after a gripping opening round in Croatia, the FIA Junior WRC action switches to gravel at this week’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20 - 23 May). Heading up the field of identical M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally4 cars is Croatia Rally victor Jon Armstrong. The Ulsterman has previous experience of Portugal, having finished fourth in class in 2016, but admits the challenge ahead will be ‘tough’.  “It’s a very demanding event...

Portugal: Five memorable FIA Junior WRC moments Since its addition to the FIA Junior WRC calendar in 2007, Vodafone Rally de Portugal has never failed to deliver excitement. The fast and technical gravel roads have been the scene of some sizzling battles and painful disappointments in the championship’s feeder series. Whilst the current FIA Junior WRC crews are preparing for round two this week (20 -23 May), we take a look back at some stand-out moments from previous years.  2018: Rapid Rad...

NHRA and Auto Club Raceway have announced July 30 – Aug. 1 as the rescheduled date of the 61st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, which traditionally kicks off the NHRA season, was postponed due to state health guidelines in California. NHRA and the track have worked very closely with state and local officials to find a new date for the event and are confident that the new date will allow more fans to attend the famed...