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29 Mar - 01 Apr 12



15:08 Live Tweets #WRC
Citroën Racing @citroenracing Final classification: 1 Hirvonen - 2 Ostberg - 3 Novikov - 4 Solberg - 5 Al-Attiyah - 6 Prokop - 7 Kuipers - 8 Ogier - 9 Neuville #WRC
15:04 Paddon wins SWRC
Hayden Paddon completes Stage 22 and takes the spoils in the Super 200 World Rally Championship (SWRC)
14:58 Hirvonen wins Rally Portugal!
Mikko Hirvonen wins Rally Portugal, the first win for the Finn at the wheel of a Citroen DS3 WRC
14:53 Novikov third on Rally Portugal
"I am very, very happy with this result. I have been waiting a long time for this result."
14:51 Al-Attiyah through Stage 22
Nasser Al-Attiyah claims fifth place after finishing the power stage. Prokop claims sixth overall, 3.4sec behind Al-Attiyah
14:44 Solberg through power stage
Petter Solberg through power stage and end of Rally Portugal. No power stage points
14:39 Kuipers finishes Rally Portugal
Dennis Kuipers safely through the power stage. "it's been a good rally, we've had no problems."
14:35 Van Merksteijn through Stage 22
Peter van Merksteijn reaches the end of SS22 and completes Rally Portugal. "it's been a good weekend for me. I didn't pick up a point as Jari Ketomaa went ahead," said Merksteijn
14:32 Ketomaa finishes Rally Portugal
Jari Ketomaa completes the closing power stage fourth quickest
14:29 Tanak third quickest
Ott Tanak completes Stage 22, third quickest through the power stage so far
14:23 Sordo quicker than Latvala
Dani Sordo completes SS22 quicker than Latvala and is the new time to beat on the power stage
14:19 Latvala fastest on Stage 22
Jari-Matti Latvala quickest through the Power Stage so far, with a time of 3min 10.7sec
14:17 Neuville stopped on road section
Thierry Neuville stopped on the road section to Stage 22
14:13 Araujo completes Rally Portugal
Armindo Araujo has made it to the end of Rally Portugal. He said: "The MINI has been very good this weekend. Not the rally I wanted, but it's good to make it to the end as the top Portuguese driver."
14:13 Live Tweets #WRC
Citroën Racing @citroenracing After SS21: 1 Hirvonen - 2 Ostberg +1'58 - 3 Novikov +3'32 - 4 Solberg +4'06 - 5 Prokop +8'08 - 6 Al-Attiyah +8'15 (puncture) #WRC
14:09 Live Tweets #WRC
Dimitri Missinne @dimitrimissinne A lot of punctures on SS21! Hard times for the tires! #WRC #RallyPortugal
14:02 Puncture for Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah suffered from a puncture on SS21
13:59 Araujo through Stage 21
Armindo Araujo through Stage 21 but suffered time loss due to a puncture
13:56 Tanak lost time on Stage 21
Ott Tanak lost nearly four minutes on SS21. Update coming soon
13:52 Sordo through SS21
Dani Sordo completes Stage 21 with a time of 27min 20.98sec. Lost time due to changing a rear right puncture on the stage after hitting a bank
13:45 Sandell rolled but Araujo through Stage 21
Reports that Patrik Sandell has rolled on SS21, but Armindo Araujo has made it through
13:44 Araujo stopped on Stage 21
Armindo Araujo also stopped on SS21
13:41 Latvala quote
"The stage was okay, a bit slippery in places. I tried to save the tyres for the Power Stage."
13:39 Sordo stopped
Dani Sordo has stopped on Stage 21
13:25 Sandell gone off the road
Reports that Patrik Sandell has gone off the road on Stage 21
13:07 Hirvonen through Stage 20
Mikko Hirvonen completes SS20 with a time of 12min 24.3sec
13:06 Novikov going again
Evgeny Novikov and Denis Giraudet temporarily fixed their car and now on their way to the event's final two stages
13:03 Problems for Novikov
Evgeny Novikov through Stage 20, but throttle pedal broken on his Ford Fiesta RS WRC
12:58 Solberg quickest through SS20
Petter Solberg sets the fastest time on Stage 20, completes with a time of 12mins 05.2sec
12:55 Kuipers quote
Dennis Kuipers completes SS20. "So far, so good. The hard tyres are good for us this afternoon."
12:50 Ketomaa through Stage 20
Jari Ketomaa through Stage 20, completes with a time of 12min 27.5sec
12:49 Tanak fifth quickest
Ott Tanak completes SS20 with a time of 12min 43.9sec
12:44 Live Tweets #WRC
Arleth Dantas @Arli_Racegirl @BrazilWRT Great job by Daniel Oliveira on this rally ... Keep pushing Danny boy! #WRC
12:40 Sordo slower than Latvala
Dani Sordo completes SS20, 1.4sec slower than Latvala
12:38 Sandell completes SS20
Patrik Sandell through Stage 20, 23.5sec behind Latvala
12:35 Latvala through Stage 20
Jari-Matti Latvala has completed Stage 20 with a time of 12min 13.2sec
10:21 Leaderboard after Stage 19
1. M. HIRVONEN 3:39:09.2 2. M. OSTBERG +1:40.13. E. NOVIKOV +2:26.44. P. SOLBERG +5:19.15. N. AL ATTIYAH +7:15.9
10:18 Live Tweets #WRC
Rallyrykter.no @Rallyrykter @MadsOstberg got problem with engine-misfire! Hope he can get the car back to service! #WRC
10:16 Live Tweets #WRC
Kristian Sohlberg @Krisse_Sohlberg @Becsywecsy @voiceofrally if Novikov is 3rd...its first podium for a russian driver and Denis is possibly oldest co-driver!! #WRC
10:09 Solberg quickest through
Petter Solberg fastest through Stage 19, 0.1sec faster than Dani Sordo
10:03 Ketomaa third quickest so far
Jari Ketomaa through Stage 19 with a time of 3min 15.1sec
09:59 Tanak through Stage 19
Ott Tanak completes SS19 but lost over a minute on the stage
09:57 Tanak running late
Ott Tanak has started Stage 19 four minutes late
09:56 Sordo through Stage 19
Dani Sordo completes SS19 with a time of 3min 09.3sec
09:54 Live Tweets #WRC
Gerard Quinn @WRCgerardquinn SS19 - live now. JML completes and is on his way back to service. Mads has engine problem at end of SS18 #wrc #rallydeportugal
09:50 Live Tweets #WRC
BILLIOT Jérémie @planetemarcus #WRC Rally Portugal after SS18 Hirvo Ostberg+1.22.8 Novikov+2.18 PSolberg+5.25.8 Al-Attiyah+7.12 Prokop+7.46.8 Kuipers+8.07.1 VM+9.54.3
09:49 Latvala through SS19
Jari-Matti Latvala completes Stage 19 with a time of 3min 10.9sec
09:47 Rally leader Hirvonen completes SS18
Mikko Hirvonen through Stage 18 with a time of 23min 42.9sec
09:44 Ostberg through Stage 18
Mads Ostberg through SS18 with a time of 23min 51.0sec. "The last 3 kilometres the car has been running on three cylinders. I have no power."
09:40 Al-Rajhi now stopped on Stage 18
Front-left suspension damage for Yazeed Al-Rajhi
09:39 Solberg second quickest
Petter Solberg completes SS18 second quickest, 10.2sec behind team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala
09:35 Al-Rajhi losing time
Yazeed Al-Rajhi losing time on Stage 18
09:29 Neuville second quickest
Thierry Neuville through Stage 18 with a time of 23min 02.7sec, 14.7 seconds behind pace-setter Jari-Matti Latvala
09:27 Sordo through Stage 18 second quickest
Dani Sordo completes Stage 18 with a time of 13min 18sec, 30sec behind Latvala
09:23 Update on Tanak
Tanak has damaged his rear right suspension
09:22 Tanak losing time
Ott Tanak losing time on Stage 18
09:21 Araujo through Stage 18
Armindo Araujo completes SS18 with a time of 24min 37.9sec. "Spin on the stage but was okay," said Araujo
09:18 Sandell completes SS18
Patrik Sandell through Stage 18 with a time of 23min 48.2sec
09:16 Latvala sets the pace on Stage 18
Jari-Matti Latvala completes SS18 with a time of 22min 48.0sec. "The car is going fantastic at the moment."
08:48 Live Tweets #WRC
Rallycross ERC @Rallycross_ERC #WRC #Rally Portugal aft SS17: 1 Hirvonen, 2 Ostberg+1.14, 3 Novikov+1.54, 4 Solberg+6.07, 5 Al-Attiyah+6.32, 6 Prokop+7.13, 7 Kuijpers+7.47
08:45 Top three times on Stage 17
1. J. LATVALA 12:01.2 2. P. SOLBERG +19.63. D. SORDO +21.7
08:42 Hirvonen quote
"That was okay, a little bit slipper than yesterday. We made the right choice for tyres today," said Mikko Hirvonen
08:40 Ostberg at end of Stage 17
Mads Ostberg completes SS17 with a time of 12min 42.3sec.
08:38 Novikov completes Stage 17
Evgeny Novikov through Stage 17 with a time of 12min 52.4sec. "Everything is going well, we just drive carefully. We want to finish on the podium."
08:28 Kuipers completes SS17
"It was a bit slippery so we made a good choice with the tyres."
08:27 Ketomaa through Stage 17
Jari Ketomaa completes SS17 with a time of 12min 46.3sec
08:24 Sordo through Stage 17
Dani Sordo completes SS17 with a time of 12min 22.9sec, 21.7sec slower than Latvala
08:21 Tanak second quickest
Ott Tanak completes Stage 17 second quickest, 26.6sec slower than Jari-Matti Latvala
08:18 Latvala sets the pace on SS17
Jari-Matti Latvala sets the pace on Stage 17 with a time of 12min 01.2sec
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