Defending champ Kalle Rovanpera vaulted to the top of the FIA World Rally Championship standings with a dominant Rally Portugal victory on Sunday afternoon.
Two of the sport’s biggest names, Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier, will be back on FIA World Rally Championship duty when Vodafone Rally de Portugal hosts the fourth round of the season from May 21-24 – but with a difference.
John Floyd First gravel event of the year promises to be a belter. Going to the weekend s Rally Portugal, Thierry Neuville (53 points) and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe are second in the Drivers’ title battle. Picture: Hyundai
This week 81 teams move to the Iberian Peninsula for the fourth round of the World Rally Championship (WRC), the Rally de Portugal, the first gravel event of the 2021 season.
The Portuguese Rally was one of the founding events on the inaugural WRC calendar in 1973 and has been voted the “Best Rally in the World” five times. The rally returns this year, following its 2020 cancellation due to Covid-19 and promises to be an extremely challenging three day event with many of the early stages back on the schedule.