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Rally Portugal 2016 counts for:
2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2016 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2016 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
2016 FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers
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| 549th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 14 |
| Official name: | Vodafone Rally de Portugal |
| Edition: | 50th |
| Date: | from Thursday 19-May-2016 to Sunday 22-May-2016 |
| Rally HQ: | Matosinhos, Norte; Portugal |
| Clerk of the Course: | Pedro de Almeida |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 81 | |
| Starters: | 78 | |
| Finishers: | 59 | (75.6% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 1.85 | km | (SS8 Porto Street Stage 1) |
| Longest: | 37.67 | km | (SS15 Amarante 2) |
| Slowest: | 62.30 | km/h | (SS8 Porto Street Stage 1) |
| Fastest: | 102.75 | km/h | (SS6 Caminha 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 368.00 | km | (21.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 368.00 | km | (21.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,315.90 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,683.90 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 2nd win and 8th podium for Kris Meeke. |
| Second place was 17th podium for Andreas Mikkelsen. |
| Third place was 50th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 95th win and 236th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second and third places were 82nd to 83rd podiums for Volkswagen. |
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Citroen returned to competition after two rally absence and even with old car, Meeke made best of low starting position. He swept into lead which he never relinquished and scored his second WRC win with style.
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Mikkelsen drove well, first battling with Sordo for 3rd overall but on final day he found another gear and passed Ogier for 2nd and full manufacturer's championship points.
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Hyundai had varying fortunes. Paddon went off in SS5 and his car was destroyed in subsequent fire. Neuville drove for satellite team and ran out of fuel. Sordo (pictured) was best team's best placed driver in fourth.
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Camilli showed flashes of speed from time to time and successfully defended fifth position from Latvala's attack despite spinning on power stage.
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Related links
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Rally Argentina 2016
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Sardinia 2016
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