WRC News 250th WRC stage win for Tänak as lead goes above 20 seconds Ott Tänak claimed the 250th stage win of his World Rally Championship career, nudging his lead advantage over Elfyn Evans past the 20-second mark in… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Evans takes first outright stage win of Portugal weekend Elfyn Evans is refusing to let Ott Tänak run away at the head of Rally Portugal, becoming the first driver to beat Hyundai’s rally leader… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Neuville retires from Portugal with Italy in mind Hyundai Motorsport has retired Thierry Neuville for the second time on Rally Portugal as it looks to protect its performance on the next round in… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak takes Portugal’s longest stage despite Evans comeback Ott Tänak has completed a clean sweep of Saturday morning’s stages on Rally Portugal, leading Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by 19.2 seconds and Hyundai team-mate Dani… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier spins away fourth, Tänak fastest on SS10 Takamoto Katsuta has stormed back past World Rally Championship leader Sébastien Ogier into fourth place on Rally Portugal as a half-spin blunted Ogier’s attack. The… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak starts Saturday with huge stage win to grow lead Ott Tänak has stamped his authority on Rally Portugal on Saturday morning’s opener, outpacing the chasing pack by 7.5 seconds to more than double his… Read more by Luke Barry May 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier feels “back in the race” after Friday Portugal tactics Sébastien Ogier is confident he has the best tire option as the battle for Rally of Portugal victory moves into the weekend. Regulations limit the… Read more by David Evans May 22, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Rally Portugal Saturday stage guide The first day of Rally Portugal is done and dusted, but the longest day – Saturday – now lies in wait, To discover what’s in… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 1 min
WRC News Video Neuville explains “optimistic” pacenote error in Portugal Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Thierry Neuville says his Rally Portugal crash was the result of being caught out by a “very optimistic pacenote”. Neuville… Read more by Jack Cozens May 21, 2021 10 min +
WRC News Tänak wins superspecial to keep Evans at bay in Portugal Ott Tänak won the Lousada superspecial stage that concluded Friday’s Rally Portugal action to keep Elfyn Evans at arm’s length. Just 2.7 seconds split the… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Evans moved up to second place by notional time A notional time for Elfyn Evans on SS7 now leaves him second overall ahead of Friday’s final stage of Rally Portugal, after he initially dropped… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 2 min
WRC News Neuville retires after failed crash repairs Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe will not play any further part on Friday of Rally Portugal after their crash into a bank on SS7 Mortágua…. Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 2 min
WRC News Neuville crashes, Sordo loses lead to Tänak on crazy SS7 Thierry Neuville has squandered his third place on Rally Portugal as he smacked a bank with his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC while Ott Tänak has… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak wins SS6 while tire trouble slims Sordo’s lead Ott Tänak has responded to Thierry Neuville’s Rally Portugal charge to win his second stage of the weekend. Dani Sordo enjoyed a 10.6s lead over… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Neuville moves into second place as Sordo gets SS5 win Thierry Neuville has deposed team-mate Ott Tänak of second place after five stages on Rally Portugal, but Hyundai’s podium lockout continues with Dani Sordo leading… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ends Hyundai’s run of stage wins on Portugal SS4 Kalle Rovanperä has broken Hyundai’s stranglehold on Rally Portugal by setting the fastest time on SS4 while Dani Sordo extended his rally lead over Ott… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Sordo doubles advantage with second Portugal stage win Dani Sordo extended his Rally Portugal lead over team-mate Ott Tänak, as Hyundai cemented its early lock-out of the podium positions with Thierry Neuville in… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
WRC News Sordo takes Portugal lead with stage two win Dani Sordo overhauled his Hyundai team-mate Ott Tänak to take the lead of Rally Portugal, with Hyundai now occupying a clear 1-2-3 as Gus Greensmith… Read more by Luke Barry May 21, 2021 3 min
