The 2013 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Faro, Portugal, and started on 11 April and was concluded on 14 April after fifteen special stages, totaling 387 competitive kilometres, including a street stage in Lisbon on 12 April.
Report
Before the rally The rally was preceded by the "Fafe Rally Sprint", a single-stage exhibition event run over the famous Fafe stages in the country's north which was won by Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT driver Dani Sordo.Dani Sordo vence Fafe Rally Sprint – Autosapo.pt Dani Sordo won the rally's qualifying stage (5 km) and elected to run thirteenth (last WRC) on the road as a result. His strategy was followed by all competitors, resulting in an inverted starting order for the rally's first day.
Entry list Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were twenty entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations and nine WRC-3 entries. There was also ten entries in the debut of the Junior WRC. Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 8 WRC 9 WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula 10 WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Scott Martin 11 WRC 12 WRC 15 WRC Dennis Kuipers Robin Buysmans 21 WRC 31 Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia S2000 32 Škoda Auto Deutschland WRC-2 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Fabia S2000 36 Skydive Dubai Rally Team WRC-2 Rashid al Ketbi Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 37 WRC-2 40 Arman Smailov WRC-2 Arman Smailov Andrei Rusov 41 WRC-2 45 Alexander Villanueva WRC-2 Alexander Villanueva Oscar Sanchez 46 Marco Vallario WRC-2 Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale 48 WRC-2 49 Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 Oleksiy Kikireshko Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works S2000 50 Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 Valeriy Gorban Volodymir Korsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 51 WRC-3 52 WRC-3 53 WRC-3 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble 56 Francesco Parli WRC-3 Francesco Parli Tania Canton Citroën DS3 R3T 57 Federico Della Casa WRC-3 Federico Della Casa Marco Menchini 58 ADAC Team Weser-Ems WRC-3 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste 59 Bryan Bouffier WRC-3 Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri Citroën DS3 R3T 60 Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast WRC-3 Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke 61 WRC-3 Simone Campedelli Matteo Chiarcossi 71 Motortune Racing WRC-2 Ala'a Rasheed Joseph Matar Ford Fiesta RRC 72 Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 73 Nikita Kondrakhin WRC-2 Nikita Kondrakhin Danilo Fappani Škoda Fabia S2000 74 Robert Kubica WRC-2 Robert Kubica Maciek Baran Citroën DS3 RRC 75 Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RRC 76 Bosowa Rally Team WRC-2 Subhan Aksa Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta RRC 77 Top Run SRL WRC-2 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Impreza WRX STi 78 E2 Tre Colli World Rally Team WRC-2 Edoardo Bresolin Rudy Pollet Ford Fiesta RRC 79 Robert Barrable WRC-2 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta S2000 100 Sander PärnJ-WRC Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 102 Pontus TidemandJ-WRC Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 103 Styllex MotorsportJ-WRC Martin Koči Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 104 Andreas AmbergJ-WRC Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka Ford Fiesta R2 105 ACSM Rallye TeamJ-WRC José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 106 Castrol Ford Team TürkiyeJ-WRC Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R2 107 Michaël BurriJ-WRC Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau Ford Fiesta R2 108 Niko-Pekka NieminenJ-WRC Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 109 Marius AasenJ-WRC Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Ford Fiesta R2 110 Yeray LemesJ-WRC Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championshipJ-WRC Registered to take part inJunior WRC championship
Results
Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall Classification 1. Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:07:38.7 0.0 2. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:08:36.9 58.2 18 3. Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:11:43.2 4:04.5 4. Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:13:06.4 5:27.7 12 5. Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:15:22.2 7:43.5 10 6. Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:17:18.5 9:39.8 8 7. Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:22:42.9 15:04.2 6 8. Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:23:22.3 15:43.6 9. Khalid Al Qassimi Scott Martin 4:23:35.6 15:56.9 2 10. (1. WRC-2) Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia S2000 4:23:59.7 16:21.0 1 WRC-2 1. (10.) Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia S2000 4:23:59.7 0:00.0 25 2. (11.) Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta S2000 4:35:36.2 11:36.5 18 3. (14.) Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Fabia S2000 4:39:02.8 15:03.1 15 4. (15.) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:43:25.5 19:25.8 12 5. (16.) Ford Fiesta RRC 4:45:33.1 21:33.4 10 6. (19.) Robert Kubica Maciek Baran Citroën DS3 RRC 4:47:10.9 23:11.2 8 7. (22.) Edoardo Bresolin Rudy Pollet Ford Fiesta RRC 4:50:36.1 26:36.4 6 8. (23.) Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RRC 4:53:11.1 29:11.4 4 9. (24.) Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:55:24.3 31:24.6 2 10. (25.) Arman Smailov Andrei Rusov Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:58:52.5 34:52.8 1 WRC-3 1. (13.) Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri Citroën DS3 R3T 4:38:52.5 0:00.0 25 2. (20.) Citroën DS3 R3T 4:48:59.1 10:06.6 18 3. (26.) Citroën DS3 R3T 5:04:43.8 25:51.3 15 4. (28.) Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Citroën DS3 R3T 5:04:43.8 25:51.3 12 5. (31.) Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke Citroën DS3 R3T 5:04:43.8 25:51.3 10 6. (32.) Simone Campedelli Matteo Chiarcossi Citroën DS3 R3T 5:04:43.8 25:51.3 8 Junior WRC 1. Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 3:01:23.6 0.0 2. José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 3:03:50.5 2:26.9 3. Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 3:04:34.3 3:10.7 4. Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka Ford Fiesta R2 3:06:51.5 5:27.9 12 5. Martin Koči Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 3:07:21.5 5:57.9 10 6. Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Ford Fiesta R2 3:11:10.1 9:46.5 7. Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 3:12:46.6 11:23.0 6 8. Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 3:34:32.1 33:08.5 4 – The Junior WRC features only the first 11 stages of the rally.
Special stages DayStageNameLengthWinnerTimeRally leader Leg 1(12 Abr) SS1 Mu 1 20.32 km Sébastien Ogier 12:36.4 Sébastien Ogier SS2 Ourique 1 18.32 km 10:42.7 SS3 Mu 2 20.32 km 12:31.4 Sébastien Ogier SS4 Ourique 2 18.32 km 10:36.1 SS5 SSS Lisboa 3,27 km 2:53.6 Leg 2(13 Abr) SS6 Santana da Serra 1 31.12 km 22:13.2 SS7 Vascão 1 25.37 km 16:14.9 SS8 Loulé 1 22.78 km Sébastien Ogier 15:23.4 SS9 Santana da Serra 2 31.12 km Sébastien Ogier 22:02.7 SS10 Vascão 2 25.37 km Sébastien Ogier 16:08.2 SS11 Loulé 2 22.78 km Sébastien Ogier 15:18.4 Leg 3(14 Abr) SS12 Silves 1 21.52 km 12:05.0 SS13 Almodôvar 1 52.30 km 33:05.2 SS14 Silves 2 21.52 km 11:56.1 SS15 Almodôvar 2 (Power Stage) 52.30 km Sébastien Ogier 32:39.7
Power Stage The "Power stage" was a stage at the end of the rally. PosDriverTimeDiff.Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 32:39.7 0.000 3 2 32:43.0 +3.3 2 3 Jari-Matti Latvala 32:44.5 +4.9 1
Notable retirements
Stage Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Cause SS3 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Crash
Championship standings after the event
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 2 11 11 11 102 2 Mikko Hirvonen 4 17 2 2 48 3 Sébastien Loeb 1 2 43 4 Mads Østberg 6 33 112 82 32 5 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 42 163 33 31 6 Dani Sordo 3 Ret 4 12 27 7 Thierry Neuville Ret 5 3 18 25 8 Nasser Al-Attiyah 5 5 20 9 Martin Prokop 7 7 9 7 20 10 Evgeny Novikov Ret 9 10 4 15 11 Bryan Bouffier 5 13 10 12 Juho Hänninen Ret 6 8 13 Chris Atkinson 6 8 14 Andreas Mikkelsen 6 8 15 Ken Block 7 6 16 Sepp Wiegand 8 13 14 4 17 Henning Solberg 8 4 18 Benito Guerra WD 8 4 19 Olivier Burri 9 2 20 Khalid Al Qassimi Ret 9 2 21 Michał Kościuszko 10 14 Ret Ret 1 22 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 10 WD 1 23 Esapekka Lappi Ret 10 1 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers Manufacturer MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 7 Ret 4 10 3 121 8 2 1 1 1 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 1 1 2 107 2 4 9 2 2 3 4 9 3 Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team 4 5 3 9 7 55 5 Ret 7 8 4 4 Qatar World Rally Team 6 Ret 5 36 11 Ret 5 3 10 5 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team 10 3 Ret 6 8 27 6 Jipocar Czech National Team 21 6 7 6 22 7 Lotos Team WRC 12 6 8 Ret Ret 12 8 Volkswagen Motorsport II 9 5 10 Manufacturer MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
WRC2 Drivers' championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Sepp Wiegand 1 3 3 55 2 Nicolás Fuchs 5 2 4 40 3 Yuriy Protasov 3 4 5 37 4 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 1 5 35 5 Ricardo Triviño 5 7 3 31 6 Armin Kremer 2 4 30 7 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 1 25 8 Esapekka Lappi Ret 1 25 9 Anders Grøndal 2 18 10 Robert Barrable 2 18 12 Rashid al Ketbi 4 8 Ret 16 13 Arman Smailov 6 10 9 14 Robert Kubica 6 8 15 Edoardo Bresolin 7 6 16 Elfyn Evans 8 4 17 Alexander Villanueva 9 Ret 2 18 Juan Carlos Alonso 9 2 19 Martin Hudec 10 1 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
WRC3 Drivers' Championship
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Sébastien Chardonnet 1 2 43 2 Bryan Bouffier 1 25 3 Quentin Gilbert WD 3 15 4 Alastair Fisher 4 12 5 Keith Cronin 5 10 6 Simone Campedelli 6 8 — Renaud Poutot Ret 0 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
Junior WRC Drivers' Championship Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, and one point for winning a stage. Five best results of the season are counted towards the final score.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Stage win Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Drivers' championship
Driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points 1 Pontus Tidemand 1 5 30 2 José Antonio Suárez 2 2 20 3 Yeray Lemes 3 2 17 4 Andreas Amberg 4 12 5 Martin Koči 5 10 6 Marius Aasen 6 1 9 7 Niko-Pekka Nieminen 7 6 8 Sander Pärn 8 4 NC Murat Bostancı Ret 0 NC Michaël Burri Ret 0 Driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points
Notes 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
Co-drivers' championship
Co-driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points 1 Ola Fløene 1 5 30 2 Cándido Carrera 2 2 20 3 Rogelio Peñate 3 2 17 4 Mikko Lukka 4 12 5 Petr Starý 5 10 6 Marlene Engan 6 1 9 7 Mikael Korhonen 7 6 8 Ken Järveoja 8 4 NC Gabin Moreau Ret 0 NC Onur Vatansever Ret 0 Co-driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points
Notes 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
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