2021 Rally de Portugal

The 2021 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 May 2021.^[2] It marked the fifty-fourth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, as well as the second round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.^[3] The 2021 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 337.51 km (209.72 mi) in competitive distance.^[1]

2021 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021
Round 4 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Rally de Portugal is the first gravel event on the 2021 calendar.
Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos, Porto
Dates run	20 – 23 May 2021
Start location	Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location	Fafe, Braga
Stages	20 (337.51 km; 209.72 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,175.56 km (730.46 miles)
Overall distance	1,514.07 km (940.80 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	81
Crews	76 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:38:26.2
Power Stage winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:27.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport 3:48:03.4
WRC-3 winner	Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak 3:52:49.7
J-WRC winner	Mārtiņš Sesks Francis Renars LMT Autosporta Akademija 4:15:52.7

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, the team they drove for in 2019, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category,^{[5][lower-alpha 1]} but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the top class by Toyota.^[6] In the WRC-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners,^{[5][lower-alpha 2]} but they did not defend their titles neither as they were promoted to the top class by Hyundai 2C Competition.^[7]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, the first of their season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles.^[8] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the World Rally Championship-2 category,^[9] while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category.^[10] The Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Francis Renars was the winner in the junior class.^[11]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead over Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were third, a further two points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a thirty-five-point lead ahead of Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by fifteen points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led the drivers' championship, while Yannick Roche led the co-drivers' championship. Driver Nicolas Ciamin and co-driver Benoît Fulcrand set in second, followed by the crew of Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen.

In the junior championship, Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall led Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis by nine points. Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were third, one point further back. In the Nations' standings, United Kingdom held aseven-point lead over Latvia, with Finland in third.

Entry list

The following crews entered the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were twelve in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-five in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
6	Dani Sordo	Borja Rozada	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Florian Haut-Labourdette	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
67	Cyrille Féraud	Benoît Manzo	Cyrille Féraud	Citroën DS3 WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
Source:[12]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	—
21	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
22	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
23	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
24	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
25	Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 3]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 4]	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
26	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
27	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	—
28	Martin Prokop	Viktor Chytka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
29	Georg Linnamäe	Volodymyr Korsia	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	—
30	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	P
31	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
Source:[12]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3^{[lower-alpha 5]}

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
32	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
34	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
35	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
36	Egon Kaur	Silver Simm	Kaur Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
37	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
38	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
39	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
40	Gregor Jeets	Andrus Toom	Gregor Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
41	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Leopold Welsersheimb	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
42	Armindo Araújo	Luís Ramalho	Armindo Araújo	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
43	Bruno Magalhães	Carlos Magalhães	Bruno Magalhães	Hyundai i20 R5	P
45	Ricardo Teodósio	José Teixeira	Ricardo Teodósio	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
46	José Pedro Fontes	Inês Ponte	José Pedro Fontes	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
47	Bernardo Sousa	Victor Calado	Bernardo Sousa	Škoda Fabia R5	P
48	Miguel Correia	António Costa	Miguel Correia	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
49	Alberto Heller	Marc Martí	Alberto Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
50	Pedro Meireles	Mário Castro	Pedro Meireles	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
51	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
52	Pepe López	Diego Vallejo	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
53	Paulo Neto	Vítor Hugo	Paulo Neto	Škoda Fabia R5	P
54	Emilio Fernández	Ruben Garcia	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
55	Diogo Salvi	Jorge Eduardo Carvalho	Diogo Salvi	Škoda Fabia R5	P
56	Josh McErlean	Keaton Williams	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	P
57	André Villas-Boas	Gonçalo Magalhães	André Villas-Boas	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
58	João Fernando Ramos	José Janela	João Fernando Ramos	Škoda Fabia R5	P
Source:[12]

Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
59	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
60	Mārtiņš Sesks	Francis Renars	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
61	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
62	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
63	Martin Koči	Petr Těšínský	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
64	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
65	Raul Badiu	Rareș Fetean	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
66	Robert Virves	Sander Pruul	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
Source:[12]

Route

Itinerary

All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1).

Leg	Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
—	20 May	09:01	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km
1	21 May	08:08	SS1	Lousã 1	12.35 km
		09:08	SS2	Góis 1	19.51 km
		10:08	SS3	Arganil 1	18.82 km
		12:31	SS4	Lousã 2	12.35 km
		13:31	SS5	Góis 2	19.51 km
		14:38	SS6	Arganil 2	18.82 km
		16:05	SS7	Mortágua	18.16 km
		19:03	SS8	SSS Lousada	3.36 km
2	22 May	08:08	SS9	Vieira do Minho 1	20.64 km
		09:08	SS10	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.37 km
		10:24	SS11	Amarante 1	37.92 km
		14:38	SS12	Vieira do Minho 2	20.64 km
		15:38	SS13	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.37 km
		16:54	SS14	Amarante 2	37.92 km
		19:03	SS15	SSS Porto — Foz	3.30 km
3	23 May	07:08	SS16	Felgueiras 1	9.18 km
		07:53	SS17	Montim	8.75 km
		08:38	SS18	Fafe 1	11.18 km
		10:04	SS19	Felgueiras 2	9.18 km
		12:18	SS20	Fafe 2 [Power Stage]	11.18 km
Source:[1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Stage
1	1	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:38:26.2	0.0	25	1
2	2	6	Dani Sordo	Borja Rozada	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:38:54.5	+28.3	18	0
3	3	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:39:49.8	+1:23.6	15	3
4	4	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:40:54.6	+2:28.4	12	0
5	5	44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:43:18.9	+4:52.7	10	0
6	6	16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:43:29.6	+5:03.4	8	0
21	7	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:59:04.0	+20:37.8	0	5
22	8	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:00:36.4	+22:10.2	0	2
36	9	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:37:50.3	+59:24.1	0	4
Retired SS2		7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Florian Haut-Labourdette	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	Off road		0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
20 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:05.9	—
21 May	SS1	Lousã 1	12.35 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	9:04.7	Tänak / Järveoja
	SS2	Góis 1	19.51 km	Sordo / Rozada	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:59.0	Sordo / Rozada
	SS3	Arganil 1	18.82 km	Sordo / Rozada	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:54.4
	SS4	Lousã 2	12.35 km	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:02.6
	SS5	Góis 2	19.51 km	Sordo / Rozada	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:04.4
	SS6	Arganil 2	18.82 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:52.4
	SS7	Mortágua	18.16 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	11:42.7	Tänak / Järveoja
	SS8	SSS Lousada	3.36 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:31.4
22 May	SS9	Vieira do Minho 1	20.64 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:41.7
	SS10	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.37 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:33.7
	SS11	Amarante 1	37.92 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:11.9
	SS12	Vieira do Minho 2	20.64 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:36.6
	SS13	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.37 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:36.4
	SS14	Amarante 2	37.92 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	24:21.0	Evans / Martin
	SS15	SSS Porto — Foz	3.30 km	Sordo / Rozada	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:04.1
23 May	SS16	Felgueiras 1	9.18 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:05.1
	SS17	Montim	8.75 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:44.6
	SS18	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:39.2
	SS19	Felgueiras 2	9.18 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:03.7
	SS20	Fafe 2 [Power Stage]	11.18 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:27.2

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Ogier	79			Julien Ingrassia	79			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	183
2		1	Elfyn Evans	77		1	Scott Martin	77			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	146
3		1	Thierry Neuville	57		1	Martijn Wydaeghe	57			M-Sport Ford WRT	64
4			Ott Tänak	45			Martin Järveoja	45			Hyundai 2C Competition	28
5			Kalle Rovanperä	41			Jonne Halttunen	41

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
7	1	22	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	3:48:03.4	0.0	25	5	6
8	2	22	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:49:46.2	+1:42.8	18	1	4
9	3	23	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:49:46.2	+1:42.8	15	2	2
10	4	25	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	3:51:02.0	+2:58.6	12	0	1
11	5	30	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	3:51:16.9	+3:13.5	10	0	0
12	6	21	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:52:45.0	+4:41.6	8	4	0
20	7	28	Martin Prokop	Viktor Chytka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:58:32.7	+10:29.3	6	0	0
39	8	26	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:41:15.1	+53:11.7	4	3	0
40	9	31	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	4:52:19.9	+1:04:16.5	2	0	0
Did not start		20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	COVID-19 positive		0	0	0
Did not start		27	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	COVID-19 positive		0	0	0
Did not start		29	Georg Linnamäe	Volodymyr Korsia	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Withdrawn		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
20 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	3:14.0	—
21 May	SS1	Lousã 1	12.35 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	9:23.3	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS2	Góis 1	19.51 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:34.8	Suninen / Markkula
	SS3	Arganil 1	18.82 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	12:37.7	Lappi / Ferm
	SS4	Lousã 2	12.35 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	9:22.1	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS5	Góis 2	19.51 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	13:36.3	Lappi / Ferm
	SS6	Arganil 2	18.82 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	12:25.7
	SS7	Mortágua	18.16 km	Solberg / Johnston	Hyundai i20 R5	12:03.8
	SS8	SSS Lousada	3.36 km	Solberg / Johnston Lappi / Ferm	Hyundai i20 R5 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:38.4
22 May	SS9	Vieira do Minho 1	20.64 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:21.0
	SS10	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.37 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:26.3
	SS11	Amarante 1	37.92 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	25:24.2
	SS12	Vieira do Minho 2	20.64 km	Solberg / Johnston	Hyundai i20 R5	13:14.7
	SS13	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.37 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:14.0
	SS14	Amarante 2	37.92 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	25:18.0
	SS15	SSS Porto — Foz	3.30 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:07.8
23 May	SS16	Felgueiras 1	9.18 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	6:17.8
	SS17	Montim	8.75 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:58.6
	SS18	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	6:58.4
	SS19	Felgueiras 2	9.18 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	6:16.5
	SS20	Fafe 2 [Power Stage]	11.18 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	6:52.1

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Andreas Mikkelsen	68			Ola Fløene	68		1	Movisport	125
2		1	Esapekka Lappi	59		1	Janne Ferm	59		1	Toksport WRT	100
3		1	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	45		1	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	45			M-Sport Ford WRT	71
4			Mads Østberg	44			Torstein Eriksen	44			Hyundai Motorsport N	12
5		1	Teemu Suninen	41		1	Mikko Markkula	41

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
13	1	35	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:52:49.7	0.0	25	3	0
14	2	32	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:52:55.3	+5.6	18	4	0
15	3	38	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:53:45.0	+55.3	15	2	0
16	4	34	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:54:21.2	+1:31.5	12	1	0
17	5	56	Josh McErlean	Keaton Williams	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	3:57:00.5	+4:10.8	10	0	0
18	6	39	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:57:57.4	+5:07.7	8	0	0
19	7	42	Armindo Araújo	Luís Ramalho	Armindo Araújo	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:58:14.6	+5:24.9	6	0	0
23	8	49	Alberto Heller	Marc Martí	Alberto Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:02:48.2	+9:58.5	4	0	0
24	9	53	Paulo Neto	Vítor Hugo	Paulo Neto	Škoda Fabia R5	4:14:47.8	+21:58.1	2	0	0
27	10	37	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:18:05.9	+25:16.2	1	5	0
30	11	40	Gregor Jeets	Andrus Toom	Gregor Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:26:20.7	+33:31.0	0	0	0
32	12	57	André Villas-Boas	Gonçalo Magalhães	André Villas-Boas	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:27:53.3	+35:03.6	0	0	0
38	13	54	Emilio Fernández	Ruben Garcia	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:40:45.3	+47:55.6	0	0	0
Retired SS20		41	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Leopold Welsersheimb	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Rolled		0	0	0
Retired SS19		43	Bruno Magalhães	Carlos Magalhães	Bruno Magalhães	Hyundai i20 R5	Engine		0	0	0
Retired SS12		51	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Citroën C3 Rally2	Fitness		0	0	0
Retired SS10		36	Egon Kaur	Silver Simm	Kaur Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Rolled		0	0	0
Retired SS3		58	João Fernando Ramos	José Janela	João Fernando Ramos	Škoda Fabia R5	Rolled		0	0	0
Retired SS2		48	Miguel Correia	António Costa	Miguel Correia	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	Crash		0	0	0
Retired SS2		52	Pepe López	Diego Vallejo	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	Suspension		0	0	0
Did not start		50	Pedro Meireles	Mário Castro	Pedro Meireles	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Withdrawn		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
20 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Teodósio / Teixeira	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:15.7	—
21 May	SS1	Lousã 1	12.35 km	López / Vallejo	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:27.0	López / Vallejo
	SS2	Góis 1	19.51 km	Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:47.2	Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio
	SS3	Arganil 1	18.82 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:41.2
	SS4	Lousã 2	12.35 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	9:27.4
	SS5	Góis 2	19.51 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:47.4	Rossel / Coria
	SS6	Arganil 2	18.82 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	12:41.4
	SS7	Mortágua	18.16 km	Araújo / Ramalho	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	12:27.2
	SS8	SSS Lousada	3.36 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:38.1
22 May	SS9	Vieira do Minho 1	20.64 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:41.3
	SS10	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.37 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	14:48.9	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
	SS11	Amarante 1	37.92 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	26:00.0
	SS12	Vieira do Minho 2	20.64 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	13:36.8
	SS13	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.37 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	14:40.6
	SS14	Amarante 2	37.92 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	25:40.5	Rossel / Coria
	SS15	SSS Porto — Foz	3.30 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:09.1
23 May	SS16	Felgueiras 1	9.18 km	Ingram / Whittock	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	6:24.4
	SS17	Montim	8.75 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	6:01.1	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
	SS18	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Ingram / Whittock	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	7:04.6
	SS19	Felgueiras 2	9.18 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	6:20.6
	SS20	Fafe 2 [Power Stage]	11.18 km	Lindholm / Hämäläinen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	6:53.0

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Yohan Rossel	70		3	Maciek Szczepaniak	56
2		2	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	56		1	Yannick Roche	49
3		1	Nicolas Ciamin	49		5	Alexandre Coria	42
4		1	Teemu Asunmaa	28		2	Benoît Fulcrand	28
5		9	Chris Ingram	28		2	Marko Salminen	28

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage
25	1	60	Mārtiņš Sesks	Francis Renars	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:15:52.7	0.0	25	3
28	2	61	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:19:04.5	+3:11.8	18	2
33	3	66	Robert Virves	Sander Pruul	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:28:00.8	+12:08.1	15	2
41	4	63	Martin Koči	Petr Těšínský	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:54:37.5	+38:44.8	12	2
43	5	64	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:56:37.6	+40:44.9	10	2
44	6	62	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:27:01.8	+1:11:09.1	8	2
Retired SS14		59	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	Engine		0	6
Retired SS4		65	Raul Badiu	Rareș Fetean	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	Steering		0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
20 May	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Sesks / Renars	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:37.3	—
21 May	SS1	Lousã 1	12.35 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	10:32.6	Pajari / Salminen
	SS2	Góis 1	19.51 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	15:04.2	Armstrong / Hall
	SS3	Arganil 1	18.82 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:53.3
	SS4	Lousã 2	12.35 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	10:30.0
	SS5	Góis 2	19.51 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	15:07.3
	SS6	Arganil 2	18.82 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:00.8	Pajari / Salminen
	SS7	Mortágua	18.16 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:28.1
	SS8	SSS Lousada	3.36 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:55.0
22 May	SS9	Vieira do Minho 1	20.64 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:46.1
	SS10	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.37 km	Sesks / Renars	Ford Fiesta Rally4	16:10.9
	SS11	Amarante 1	37.92 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	28:17.4	Sesks / Renars
	SS12	Vieira do Minho 2	20.64 km	Joona / Koponen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:35.7
	SS13	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.37 km	Joona / Koponen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	15:48.8
	SS14	Amarante 2	37.92 km	Sesks / Renars	Ford Fiesta Rally4	28:25.8
	SS15	SSS Porto — Foz	3.30 km	Sesks / Renars	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:38.4
23 May	SS16	Felgueiras 1	9.18 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:53.6
	SS17	Montim	8.75 km	Joona / Koponen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:31.2
	SS18	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:45.4
	SS19	Felgueiras 2	9.18 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:46.9
	SS20	Fafe 2	11.18 km	Stage cancelled

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Trophy for nations
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Mārtiņš Sesks	46		1	Renars Francis	46		1	Latvia	43
2		1	Sami Pajari	37		1	Marko Salminen	37		1	Finland	33
3		2	Jon Armstrong	33		2	Phil Hall	33		2	United Kingdom	25
4		1	Martin Koči	31		1	Petr Těšínský	31			Slovakia	24
5		1	Lauri Joona	28		1	Ari Koponen	28		1	Estonia	23

Notes

1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
3. Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
4. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
5. Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

References

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External links

• Official website (in Portuguese and English)
• 2021 Rally de Portugal at eWRC-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship

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