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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...

WATCH: Preview Magazine Vodafone Rally de Portugal Get ready for one of the oldest and most popular rounds of the WRC: Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20.05 - 23.05).Find out everything you need to know in the Vodafone Rally de Portugal Preview Magazine. WATCH ALL THE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Catch up with all the highlights of the WRC: Event Highlights, History Content, Top 5, Best Moments and much more. WATCH MORE

Rally rewind: Portugal 2019 It’s been two years since Vodafone Rally de Portugal hosted the WRC. A week ahead of the 2021 fixture (20 - 23 May), we recall our top five moments from a pulsating 2019 encounter. 1. Tänak toils to triumph The smile on Ott Tänak’s face was one of relief as much as happiness. As he celebrated on the Matosinhos podium, he admitted: “This is one of my hardest victories ever.” Hot and dusty roads made visibility tricky in Friday’s opening leg and offered hi...

Toyota to debut new Yaris engine in Portugal Toyota Gazoo Racing will run a more powerful latest specification engine aboard its factory Yaris World Rally Cars at next week’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20 - 23 May). The revised 1600cc turbocharged engine is the first to be designed, manufactured and built at Toyota Motorsport in Cologne and is the base engine which will carry the Japanese manufacturer into the hybrid Rally1 era next season. The team has admitted the engine was ready for last...

Test your Croatia Rally knowledge Did you catch every moment of the heart-stopping action from Croatia Rally? Prove it in our third quiz of the year! Loading… WRC+ Onboard of the Rally: Croatia ... A hairpin ushers in a string of tight corners on a narrow and worn road at SS9 of Croatia Rally. Get onboard with Adrien Fourmaux ... Watch now

Østberg pleased with Croatia comeback despite final day drama Mads Østberg says he enjoyed his FIA World Rally Championship return despite battling brake issues which plagued him during the final day of the Croatia Rally. The Norwegian kicked off his 2021 WRC2 title defence in style by claiming victory on the all-new Zagreb-based event. He and co-driver Torstein Eriksen were involved in a dicing duel for most of the rally with Volkswagen Polo rival Nikolay Gryazin, who eventually crashed out...

WATCH: Rovanperä crashes out on SS1 FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ leader Kalle Rovanperä’s Croatia Rally experience is over after just 5.4km, with the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver crashing heavily on Friday’s opening stage. The young Finn, who was first out on the road on Friday morning, was caught out on a right-hand corner on the Rude-Plešivica test, with the car coming to a rest down a steep, heavily forested embankment. Both he and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were able to free ...