The 57th edition of the Rally de Portugal will feature 22 qualifying stages, to be held between the center and north of the country, from Thursday to Sunday.
The fifth stage of the World Rally Championship (WRC) is the one with the most special features on its route since the 2012 edition, when, held between Lisbon and Algarve, it had the same number of stages.
The Portuguese race, which opens the European dirt phase of the WRC, presents a similar route in 2024 to last year, with a total of 1,690.12 kilometers in length and 337.04 timed kilometers (compared to 335.26 in 2023) .
According to the organization, run by the Automóvel Club de Portugal, the main novelty is the 22 special classification stages.
The action starts, as usual, on Thursday morning, in Baltar, with the ‘shakedown’ [aquecimento] of 4.61 kilometers, followed by the official departure ceremony, again in Coimbra, starting at 5:00 pm.
The competitors then head to Figueira da Foz, for the opening super special, this year measuring 2.94 kilometers and starting at 7:05 pm.
Friday opens with the traditional dirt stages of the central region, with the Mortágua stage (18.15 km) to be covered twice, opening and closing the day, and double passes through Lousã (14.30 km ), Góis (14.30 km) and Arganil (18.72 km).
Two passes are reserved for Saturday through Felgueiras (8.81 km), Montim (8.69 km), the longest of the rally in Amarante (37.24 km) and Paredes (16.09 km). The day ends with the Lousada super special (3.36 km).
Sunday’s stage features double passes through the 19.91 kilometers of Cabeceiras de Basto, of which 12.6 are completely new, and the iconic 11.18 kilometers of Fafe, also the usual stage for the ‘power stage’.
Program
– Thursday, May 9:
09:31 Shakedown, in Baltar (4.61 km)
19:05 SS1 Figueira da Foz SSS (2.94 km)
– Friday, May 10:
08:05 SS2 Mortágua (18.15 km)
09:35 SS3 Lousã (12.28 km)
10:35 SS4 Góis (14.30 km)
11:35 SS5 Arganil (18.72 km)
14:05 SS6 Lousã 2 (12.28 km)
15:05 SS7 Góis 2 (14.30 km)
16:05 SS8 Arganil 2 (18.72 km)
17:35 SS9 Mortágua2 (18.15 km)
– Saturday, May 11:
08:05 SS10 Felgueiras (8.81 km)
09:05 SS11 Montim (8.69 km)
10:05 SS12 Amarante (37.24 km)
11:35 SS13 Paredes (16.09 km)
14:35 SS14 Felgueiras2 (8.81 km)
15:35 SS15 Montim2 (8.69 km)
16:35 SS16 Amarante2 (37.24 km)
18:05 SS17 Paredes2 (16.09 km)
19:05 SS18 Lousada – SSS (3.36 km)
– Sunday, May 14:
07:05 SS19 Cabeceiras de Basto (19.91 km)
08:35 SS20 Fafe (11.18 km)
09:35 SS21 Cabeceiras de Basto2 (19.91 km)
12:15 SS22 Fafe2 – Power Stage (11.18 km)
