2023 Rally de Portugal
The 2023 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 11 and 14 May 2023. It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fifth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 329.06 km (204.47 mi).
| 2023 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023 | |||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rocks and deep ruts are the features of the Rally de Portugal. | |||
| Host country | Portugal | ||
| Rally base | Matosinhos, Porto | ||
| Dates run | 11 – 14 May 2023 | ||
| Start location | Lousã, Coimbra | ||
| Finish location | Fafe, Braga | ||
| Stages | 19 (329.06 km; 204.47 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,307.19 km (812.25 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,636.25 km (1,016.72 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 87 | ||
| Crews | 83 at start, 47 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:35:11.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:26.5 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 3:44:55.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport 4:11:51.5 | ||
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Rovanperä and Halttunen sussessfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.