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Rally de Portugal 2023 counts for:
2023 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2023 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2023 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2023 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 633rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally de Portugal |
| Edition: | 56th |
| Date: | from Friday 12-May-2023 to Sunday 14-May-2023 |
| Rally HQ: | Matosinhos, Norte; Portugal |
| Clerk of the Course: | Horacio Rodrigues |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 87 | |
| Starters: | 82 | |
| Finishers: | 47 | (57.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 2.94 | km | (SS8 Figueira da Foz SSS) |
| Longest: | 37.24 | km | (SS13 Amarante 2) |
| Slowest: | 70.65 | km/h | (SS8 Figueira da Foz SSS) |
| Fastest: | 104.13 | km/h | (SS19 Fafe 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 325.35 | km | (19.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 325.35 | km | (19.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,319.57 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,644.92 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 9th win and 15th podium for Kalle Rovanpera. |
| Second place was 55th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 12th podium for Esapekka Lappi. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 80th win and 229th podium for Toyota. |
| | Second and third places were 106th to 107th podiums for Hyundai. |
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Rovanpera took the lead already on the first day regardless of his unfavourable starting position. Kalle posted superb time on Saturday's opening stage and extended his lead throughout the day. On final day it was just question of controlling and surviving, except on final stage where he again won not only the rally but also Power Stage.
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Sordo made best use of his late road position advantage on the opening day, even leading for one stage. But as Rovanpera forced past him, Daniel and fellow-Hyundai driver Lappi were engaged in closely fought battle over second place. Eventually it was Dani who claimed this position and relegated Lappi to third.
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Tanak shouldered more than his share of trouble, suffering front puncture on first day and losing a minute for that. On second day he described car's handling by calling it a wooden horse and also suffered a cracked windscreen. Final day saw him lose hybrid unit although as it miraculously worked for Power Stage, "fault" might have been intentional.
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