2020 Rally de Portugal

2020 Rally de Portugal
54. Vodafone Rally de Portugal
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
The rally is famous for its huge rocks and deep ruts.
Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos, Porto
Held onScheduled for 21–24 May 2020
Start locationLousã, Coimbra
Finish locationFafe, Braga
Stages22 (331.10 km; 205.74 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,250.46 km (777.00 miles)
Overall distance1,581.56 km (982.74 miles)
Statistics
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 21 and 24 May 2020,[2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was set to mark the fifty-fourth running of Rally de Portugal and planned to be the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Matosinhos in Porto and consisted of twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 331.10 km (205.74 mi).[1]

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 World Rally Championship-2 category,[5][a] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class.[6] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners.[5][b]

Background

Route

Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
— 08:00 — Paredes [Shakedown] 4.60 km
Leg 1 — 122.76 km
— 08:08 SS1 Lousã 1 12.35 km
09:08 SS2 Góis 1 19.46 km
10:08 SS3 Arganil 1 18.77 km
12:31 SS4 Lousã 2 12.35 km
13:31 SS5 Góis 2 19.46 km
14:31 SS6 Arganil 2 18.77 km
15:58 SS7 Mortágua 18.24 km
19:03 SS8 Lousada 3.36 km
Leg 2 — 141.68 km
— 08:08 SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 20.59 km
09:08 SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 22.22 km
10:28 SS11 Amarante 1 30.36 km
15:03 SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 20.59 km
16:03 SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 22.22 km
17:23 SS14 Amarante 2 30.36 km
19:03 SS15 Porto Street Stage 1 1.95 km
19:28 SS16 Gaia Street Stage 2 1.95 km
Leg 3 — 58.10 km
— 07:08 SS17 Felgueiras 1 7.08 km
08:03 SS18 Montim 1 8.71 km
08:58 SS19 Fafe 1 11.18 km
09:53 SS20 Felgueiras 2 7.08 km
10:48 SS21 Montim 2 8.71 km
12:18 SS22 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] 11.18 km
Source:[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Programa". rallydeportugal.pt (in Portuguese). Rally de Portugal. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ Klein, Jamie (30 April 2020). "WRC News: Rally Portugal officially cancelled due to the coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Sunday in Portugal: Tänak secures back-to-back wins". wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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