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Rally de Portugal 2022 counts for:
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
2022 FIA WRC3 Junior Championship for Drivers
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| 619th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally de Portugal |
| Edition: | 55th |
| Date: | from Thursday 19-May-2022 to Sunday 22-May-2022 |
| Rally HQ: | Matosinhos, Norte; Portugal |
| Clerk of the Course: | Horacio Rodrigues |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 100 | |
| Starters: | 90 | |
| Finishers: | 53 | (58.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 21 | |
| Shortest: | 2.82 | km | (SS1 Coimbra) |
| Longest: | 37.24 | km | (SS15 Amarante 2) |
| Slowest: | 59.05 | km/h | (SS16 Porto-Foz) |
| Fastest: | 103.68 | km/h | (SS21 Fafe 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 330.16 | km | (21.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 330.16 | km | (21.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,188.36 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,518.52 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 5th win and 8th podium for Kalle Rovanpera. |
| Second place was 20th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Third place was 52nd podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 72nd win and 1-2 win were 208th to 209th podiums for Toyota. |
| | Third place was 88th podium for Hyundai. |
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Rovanpera was championship leader and started first on the road. This was thought to be a major handicap but he was second after first day which allowed a much better road position for next two days. He began to reel in leading Evans and went past after SS15, also winning PS to bag maximum points haul and third win in a row.
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Part-timer Sordo enjoyed a good road position on first day but couldn't capitalize it, inheriting third overall after Neuville and Loubet hit trouble. On next two days he fought a losing battle with Katsuta and lost third place, only to regain it on final day with spirited drive.
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Pierre-Louis Loubet was highest placed M-Sport Ford, although he was not nominated to score for the team. His luminary team-mate Loeb led for a while but went wide and retired. All other M-Sport Fords suffered at least one puncture and subsequently lost lots of time.
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