1974 Rallye de Portugal

1974 Rally of Portugal
8º TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 1 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Portugal
Rally baseEstoril
Dates runMarch 20 – 23 1974
Stages32 (454 km; 282 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance2,057.20 km (1,278.28 miles)
Statistics
Crews125 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerItaly Raffaele Pinto
Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Fiat
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally

The 1974 Rally of Portugal (formally the 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the first round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season after the oil crisis forced the cancellation of the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies.

Report

As with all of the WRC rounds in 1974, there was only a manufacturer championship, so only manufacturers results were counted for points. Only the top finishing car for each manufacturer counted. Fiat locked out the podium places but only picked up 20 points in the championship due to this rule. An advantage is gained though, because the next finishing manufacturer can only pick up the points available for where their driver finished - in this case Ove Andersson took 10 points for 4th place in a Toyota Corolla.

Results

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1974 Rallye de Portugal results
1. Italy Raffaele Pinto Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:26:15 0.0 20
2. Italy Alcide Paganelli Italy Ninni Russo Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:30:12 3.57
3. Finland Markku Alén Finland Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:37:17 11.02
4. Sweden Ove Andersson Sweden Arne Hertz Toyota Corolla 6:40:54 14.39 10
5. Sweden Harry Källström Sweden Claes Billstam Datsun 260Z 6:54:27 28.12 8
6. France Bob Neyret France Yveline Vanoni Alpine-Renault A110 1800 7:04:18 38.03 6
7. Austria Georg Fischer Austria Harald Gottlieb BMW 2002 7:05:02 38.47 4
8. Portugal Francisco Romãozinho Portugal João Nogueira da Silva Citroën GS 7:17:04 50.49 3
9. United Kingdom Chris Sclater United Kingdom Neil Wilson Ford Escort RS1600 7:26:59 1:00.44 2
10. Portugal António Borges Portugal Miguel Sottomayor Fiat 124 Sport Spider 7:27:55 1:01.40
11. Finland Johan Wiklund Sweden Lars-Erik Karlsson BMW 2002 7:33:32 1:07.17
12. Portugal Américo Nunes Portugal António Morais Porsche 911 7:38:32 1:12.17
13. Portugal Celso Silva Portugal António Vicente Datsun 1200 7:48:58 1:22.43
14. United Kingdom Chris Wathen United Kingdom Tim Bosence Ford Escort RS 1600 7:59:12 1:32.57
15. Portugal Ferreira da Cunha Portugal Carlos Resende Datsun 1200 8:11:15 1:45.00
16. Portugal Jorge Ortigão Portugal Pedro d'Abreu Mazda 818 8:14:22 1:48.07
17. Portugal Conde do Botelho Portugal Augusto Roxo Citroën DS 21 8:14:37 1:48.22
18. United Kingdom Will Sparrow United Kingdom Barry Hughes Hillman Avenger 8:24:20 1:58.05
19. Portugal Pedro Queiroz Portugal Dico Mendes Opel 1904 SR 8:25:12 1:58.57
20. Portugal António Rodrigues Portugal A. Mergulhão Toyota Celica 8:25:22 1:59.07
21. Portugal Adérito Parente Portugal Pedro Vareta Datsun 1200 8:33:37 2:07.22
22. United Kingdom Anthony Stilwell United Kingdom Ronald Crellin Fiat 125 8:37:34 2:11.19
23. Portugal António Cunha Lino Portugal S. Mendonça Opel 1904 SR 8:39:30 2:13.15
24. Portugal Adolfo Sampaio Portugal José Bernardo) Citroën GS 8:42:10 2:15.55
25. Portugal Mário Costa Portugal Luís Calafate Datsun 1200 8:42:13 2:15.58
26. Portugal Manuel Coentro Portugal Pedro Martins BMW 2002 8:44:41 2:18.26
27. Portugal Carlos Amaral Portugal Matos Penalva Ford Escort RS 1600 8:45:28 2:19.13
28. Austria Leopold Mayer Austria Oswald Schurek Volvo 164 8:49:49 2:23.34
29. Portugal João Nabais Portugal Pedro Almeida Morris Marina 8:52:24 2:26.29
30. Portugal Manuel Inácio Portugal José Dias Opel 1904 SR 8:52:40 2:26.25
31. Portugal Rui Guimarães Portugal Guilherme Salvador Opel 1904 SR 8:55:28 2:29.13
32. Portugal José Pedra Portugal Ricardina Pedra Opel 1904 SR 9:13:35 2:47.20
33. Portugal Evaristo Saraiva Portugal J. Emerenciano Fiat 127 9:20:20 2:54.05
34. Portugal Ramos Ruella Portugal Eric Macário BMW 2002 9:22:28 2:56.13
35. Sweden Bengt Lundström Sweden Stig Johansson Toyota Celica 9:27:46 3:01.31
36. Austria Ingrid Weber Austria Brigitte Scheibelreiter BMW 2002 9:42:48 3:16.33

Source: Independent WRC archive,[1] eWRC Results[2]

Championship standings after the event

Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points
POR
Portugal
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
CAN
Canada
USA
United States
GBR
United Kingdom
FRA
France
1 Italy Fiat 20 - - - - - - - 20
2 Japan Toyota 10 - - - - - - - 10
3 Japan Datsun 8 - - - - - - - 8
4 France Alpine-Renault 6 - - - - - - - 6
5 Germany BMW 4 - - - - - - - 4
6 France Citroën 3 - - - - - - - 3
7 United States Ford 2 - - - - - - - 2

References

  1. ^ "Portugal Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. ^ Shacki. "Final results Rali Internacional TAP 1974". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.