2007 Rally Portugal
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The 2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal was the 41st Rally de Portugal
and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season
. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages. 61 drivers finished the rally and the winner was Citroën
's Sébastien Loeb
, followed by Subaru
's Petter Solberg
and Citroën's Dani Sordo
.
All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties, because the glass used in the cars' rear side windows was 0.5 mm too thin. This dropped Marcus Grönholm
from second to fourth, Mikko Hirvonen
from third to fifth, Jari-Matti Latvala
from sixth to eighth and Henning Solberg
from ninth to 11th.
- retired before SS1; Juan Pablo Raies
- retired before SS1; Guy Wilks
- rolled (SS3); Martin Prokop
- mechanical (SS5); Mads Østberg
- retired after first leg (SS7/8); Toni Gardemeister
- excluded for driving on three wheels. Michał Kościuszko
- went off the road (SS9); Chris Atkinson
- went off the road (SS10);
Rally de Portugal
The Rally de Portugal is a rally competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973...
and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...
. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages. 61 drivers finished the rally and the winner was Citroën
Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...
's Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
, followed by Subaru
Subaru
; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
's Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...
and Citroën's Dani Sordo
Dani Sordo
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team...
.
All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties, because the glass used in the cars' rear side windows was 0.5 mm too thin. This dropped Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the...
from second to fourth, Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...
from third to fifth, Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland...
from sixth to eighth and Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg....
from ninth to 11th.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1. |  Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
 Daniel ElenaDaniel Elena Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:53:33.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Petter SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
 Phil MillsPhil Mills Phil Mills is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship , as co-driver to Petter Solberg.... |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:56:47.0 | 3:13.9 | 8 |
| 3. |  Daniel Sordo |
Marc Marti Marc Martí Marc Martí Moreno is a Spanish rally co-driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship as a co-driver to Oriol Gómez in 1992. In the 1999 season, he began his partnership with Jesús Puras and the Citroën factory team. The pair took a surprise second place at the 1999 Tour de Corse, behind... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:58:38.4 | 5:05.3 | 6 |
| 4. |  Marcus GrönholmMarcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
Timo Rautiainen Timo Rautiainen (co-driver) Timo Rautiainen is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Grönholm from 1995 to 2007. Rautiainen and Grönholm drove for Peugeot and Ford in the World Rally Championship, and won 30 world rallies and two drivers' world championship titles together... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:59:10.2 [1] | 5:37.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:00:41.2 [1] | 7:08.1 | 4 |
| 6. |  Daniel Carlsson |
Denis Giraudet |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:01:46.3 | 8:13.2 | 3 |
| 7. |  Gian-Luigi Galli |
Giovanni Bernacchni |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:12.7 | 9:39.6 | 2 |
| 8. | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:04:18.0 [1] | 10:44.9 | 1 |
| [1] — All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties due to 0.5 mm too thin rear side windows. | ||||||
| JRC | ||||||
| 1. (14.) | Per-Gunner Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver) Per-Gunnar Andersson is a Swedish rally driver. He is a two-time winner of the Junior World Rally Championship.-Career:... |
Jonas Andersson |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:22:43.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (15.) |  Urmo AavaUrmo Aava Urmo Aava is an Estonian rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His regular co-driver was Kuldar Sikk, who is currently Ott Tänak's co-driver.-Career:... |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:22:47.1 | 3.7 | 8 |
| 3. (18.) |  Jozef Béreš jun. |
 Petr Starý |
Renault Clio S1600 | 4:30:32.3 | 7:48.9 | 6 |
| 4. (21.) | Jaan Mölder jr. |
 Katrin Becker |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:34.39.9 | 11:56.5 | 5 |
| 5. (22.) | Andrea Cortinovis |
Flavio Zanella |
Renault Clio S1600 | 4:37.37.2 | 14:53.8 | 4 |
| 6. (26.) | Manuel Rueda |
Borja Rozada |
Renault Clio R3 | 4:43:38.1 | 20:54.7 | 3 |
| 7. (30.) |  Shaun Gallagher |
Clive Jenkins |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:49:23.3 | 26:39.9 | 2 |
| 8. (32.) |  Vilius Rožukas |
Audrius Šošas |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:55:58.3 [2] | 33:14.9 | 1 |
| [2] — Drivers using SupeRally | ||||||
Retirements
Luís Pérez CompancLuís Pérez Companc
Luís Pérez Companc is a rally driver. Alongside co-driver José María Volta, he is a regular competitor in the World Rally Championship...
- retired before SS1; Juan Pablo Raies
Juan Pablo Raies
Juan Pablo Raies is a rally race car driver.Raies made his World Rally Championship debut on his home event in 1992, aboard a Renault 18 GTX...
- retired before SS1; Guy Wilks
Guy Wilks
Guy Wilks is a British rally driver. Wilks started rallying at the age of 19 and currently drives for Škoda UK in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge...
- rolled (SS3); Martin Prokop
Martin Prokop
Martin Prokop is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season.-Career:...
- mechanical (SS5); Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Jonas Andersson.Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC...
- retired after first leg (SS7/8); Toni Gardemeister
Toni Gardemeister
Toni Gardemeister , is a professional rally driver in the World Rally Championship. After previously competing for SEAT's, Mitsubishi's, Škoda's and Ford's factory teams, as well as for privateer teams, he joined the Suzuki World Rally Team for the 2008 season.-Early:From the outset of his career...
- excluded for driving on three wheels. Michał Kościuszko
Michał Kościuszko
Michał Kościuszko is a Polish rally driver, who currently competes in the Production World Rally Championship . He has previously won rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship and has competed in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship .-Career:Kościuszko began his motorsport career as a...
- went off the road (SS9); Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina...
- went off the road (SS10);
Special Stages
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) |
SS1 | 17:35 | SSS Estadio Algarve | 2.20 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
2:05.8 | 62.96 km/h | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
| SS2 | 10:27 | Tavira 1 | 19.92 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
14:07.5 | 84.62 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 11:27 | Serra de Tavira 1 | 24.37 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
16:30.1 | 88.61 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 12:15 | S. Bras de Alportel | 16.70 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:24.3 | 87.86 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 14:44 | Tavira 2 | 19.92 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
13:52.3 | 86.16 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 15:44 | Serra de Tavira 2 | 24.37 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
16:10.2 | 90.43 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:32 | S. Bras de Alportel | 16.70 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:10.6 | 89.65 km/h | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
|
| 2 (31 Mar) |
SS8 | 09:48 | Silves / Ourique 1 | 30.69 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
21:36.5 | 85.22 km/h | |
| SS9 | 10:37 | Ourique 1 | 24.87 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
14:59.9 | 99.49 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 11:32 | Almodóvar 1 | 20.88 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:40.5 | 107.31 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 14:50 | Silves / Ourique 2 | 30.69 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
20:16.0 | 90.86 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 15:39 | Ourique 2 | 24.87 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
14:35.0 | 102.32 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 16:34 | Almodóvar 2 | 20.88 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:38.6 | 107.6 km/h | ||
| 3 (1 Apr) |
SS14 | 08:07 | Loule / Almodóvar 1 | 17.60 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
11:18.0 | 93.45 km/h | |
| SS15 | 08:39 | Loule 1 | 22.70 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
14:09.3 | 96.22 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 11:42 | Loule / Almodóvar 2 | 17.60 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
11:11.1 | 94.41 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 12:14 | Loule 2 | 22.70 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
14:02.0 | 97.05 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 14:00 | Estadio Algarve 2 | 2.20 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
2:06.8 | 62.46 km/h |
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team BP Ford World Rally Team The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson... |
10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën Total World Rally Team The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.-Management:* Olivier Quesnel – team director* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – technical director-1990-1998 Seasons:... |
18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003... |
8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Munchi's Ford World Rally Team The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team is a private team currently competing in the World Rally Championship. The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally... |
0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||
External links
- Results on official site - WRC.com
- Results on RallyBase.nl
- Results on eWRC-results.com