2020 Rally de Portugal

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]

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 base	Matosinhos, Porto
Held on	Scheduled for 21–24 May 2020
Start location	Lousã, Coimbra
Finish location	Fafe, Braga
Stages	22 (331.10 km; 205.74 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,250.46 km (777.00 miles)
Overall distance	1,581.56 km (982.74 miles)
Results
Cancellation	Rally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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][lower-alpha 1] 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][lower-alpha 2]

Background

Itinerary

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

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
N/A	08:00	—	Paredes [Shakedown]	4.60 km
Leg 1 — 122.76 km
N/A	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
N/A	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
N/A	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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese and English)
• 2020 Rally de Portugal at ewrc-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship