2014_Rally_de_Portugal
The 2014 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Faro, Portugal, and started on 3 April and finished on 6 April after sixteen special stages, totaling 339.5 competitive kilometres, including a street stage in Lisbon on 3 April.
| 2014 Rally Portugal 48º Rally de Portugal | |||
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Round 4 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Ogier during Rally | |||
| Host country |  Portugal | ||
| Rally base | Faro, Portugal | ||
| Dates run | April 3 – April 6, 2014 | ||
| Stages | 16 (339.46 km; 210.93 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,394.30 km (866.38 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 84 at start, 60 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier won the Rally de Portugal for the fourth time, taking his third victory of the 2014 season.[1]
Before the rally
The rally was preceded by the "Fafe Rally Sprint", a single-stage exhibition event run over the famous Fafe stages in the country's north which was won by Volkswagen driver Sebastien Ogier.[2]
During the rally
WRC leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road in the first leg, but his disadvantage was decreased since in the days before the rally it rained, and the Algarve roads were a combination of dry and a little moist tracks, which led to difficulties for drivers to choose the right tire compound. Sébastien Ogier led the rally since Lisbon SSS until the last stage of the first leg (SS7), finishing behind Mikko Hirvonen (1st) and Ott Tänak. In the middle Dani Sordo was in the lead after winning SS2 and SS3 with his Hyundai i20 WRC. In the 2nd leg Sébastien Ogier imposed a demonic pace retaking the lead and quickly pulled away from a powerless Mikko Hirvonen. Mads Østberg finished in the podium last place. Dani Sordo after a promising start, retired at the beginning of the last day (due to mechanical when he was heading do start SS14) when he was in overall fourth place. This rally was marked by the high number of crashes between the top drivers: Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke, Elfyn Evans and Robert Kubica (who would crash again in 2nd leg).
Event standings
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| Overall classification | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier |
Julien Ingrassia |
Volkswagen Motorsport |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:33:20.4 | 0.00 | 28 |
| 2 | 5 |  Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
 M-Sport WRT |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:34:03.6 | +43.2 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 |  Mads Østberg |
 Jonas Andersson |
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT |
Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:34:32.8 | +1:12.4 | 16 |
| 4 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
Mikko Markkula |
Volkswagen Motorsport II |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:38:10.9 | +4:50.5 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Henning Solberg |
 Ilka Minor |
Henning Solberg |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:38:30.6 | +5:10.2 | 10 |
| 6 | 21 |  Martin Prokop |
Jan Tománek |
Jipocar Czech National Team |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:41:47.6 | +8:27.2 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 |  Thierry Neuville |
Nicolas Gilsoul |
Hyundai Shell World Rally Team |
Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:41:52.7 | +8:32.3 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Juho Hänninen |
Tomi Tuominen |
Hyundai Shell World Rally Team |
Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:42:12.0 | +8:51.6 | 4 |
| 9 | 40 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |
 Giovanni Bernacchini |
Nasser Al-Attiyah |
Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:43:35.1 | +10:14.7 | 2 |
| 10 | 35 | Jari Ketomaa |
Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK |
Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:43:46.7 | +10:26.3 | 1 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (3 Apr) |
SS1 | SSS Lisboa | 3.27 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2:52.7 | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (4 Apr) |
SS2 | Silves 1 | 21.52 km |  Dani Sordo |
Hyundai i20 WRC | 12:25.5 | |
| SS3 | Ourique 1 | 20.70 km | Dani Sordo |
Hyundai i20 WRC | 12:20.8 | Dani Sordo | |
| SS4 | Almodôvar 1 | 26.48 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 16:31.8 | Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS5 | Silves 2 | 21.50 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11:53.8 | ||
| SS6 | Ourique 2 | 20.70 km | Thierry Neuville |
Hyundai i20 WRC | 12:10.4 | ||
| SS7 | Almodôvar 2 | 26.48 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 16:27.6 | Mikko Hirvonen | |
| Leg 2 (5 Apr) |
SS8 | Santa Clara 1 | 19.09 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:23.0 | |
| SS9 | Santana da Serra 1 | 31.90 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 23:10.2 | Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS10 | Malhão 1 | 22.15 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 13:58.1 | ||
| SS11 | Santa Clara 2 | 19.09 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:04.7 | ||
| SS12 | Santana da Serra 2 | 31.90 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 23:00.6 | ||
| SS13 | Malhão 2 | 22.15 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 13:49.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (6 Apr) |
SS14 | Loulé 1 | 13.83 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:57.8 | |
| SS15 | S. Brás de Alportel 1 | 16.21 km | Mads Østberg |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 11:38.7 | ||
| SS16 | Loulé 2 (Power Stage) | 13.83 km | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:41.7 |
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a 13.83 km (8.59 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
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| 1 | Sébastien Ogier |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:41.7 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:45.0 | +3.3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mads Østberg |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 8:46.0 | +4.3 | 1 |
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- "Sebastien Ogier takes dominant victory for VW". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "Sebastien Ogier flies to victory". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-03-31.