# 2007 Rally de Portugal

The 2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal was the 41st Rally de Portugal and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages. 61 drivers finished the rally and the winner was Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, followed by Subaru's Petter Solberg and Citroën's Dani Sordo.
All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties, because the glass used in the cars' rear side windows was 0.5 mm too thin. This dropped Marcus Grönholm from second to fourth, Mikko Hirvonen from third to fifth, Jari-Matti Latvala from sixth to eighth and Henning Solberg from ninth to 11th.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:53:33.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:56:47.0 | 3:13.9 | 8 |
| 3. | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:58:38.4 | 5:05.3 | 6 |
| 4. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:59:10.2 $^{[1]}$ | 5:37.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:00:41.2 $^{[1]}$ | 7:08.1 | 4 |
| 6. | Daniel Carlsson | Denis Giraudet | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:01:46.3 | 8:13.2 | 3 |
| 7. | Gian-Luigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchni | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:12.7 | 9:39.6 | 2 |
| 8. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:04:18.0 $^{[1]}$ | 10:44.9 | 1 |
| $^{[1]}$ — All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties due to 0.5 mm too thin rear side windows. |||||||
| JRC |||||||
| 1. (14.) | Per-Gunner Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:22:43.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (15.) | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:22:47.1 | 3.7 | 8 |
| 3. (18.) | Jozef Béreš jun. | Petr Starý | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:30:32.3 | 7:48.9 | 6 |
| 4. (21.) | Jaan Mölder jr. | Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:34.39.9 | 11:56.5 | 5 |
| 5. (22.) | Andrea Cortinovis | Flavio Zanella | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:37.37.2 | 14:53.8 | 4 |
| 6. (26.) | Manuel Rueda | Borja Rozada | Renault Clio R3 | 4:43:38.1 | 20:54.7 | 3 |
| 7. (30.) | Shaun Gallagher | Clive Jenkins | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:49:23.3 | 26:39.9 | 2 |
| 8. (32.) | Vilius Rožukas | Audrius Šošas | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:55:58.3 $^{[2]}$ | 33:14.9 | 1 |
| | | | | $^{[2]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | $^{[2]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | |

## Retirements

* Luís Pérez Companc - retired before SS1;
* Juan Pablo Raies - retired before SS1;
* Guy Wilks - rolled (SS3);
* Martin Prokop - mechanical (SS5);
* Mads Østberg - retired after first leg (SS7/8);
* Toni Gardemeister - excluded for driving on three wheels.
* Michał Kościuszko - went off the road (SS9);
* Chris Atkinson - went off the road (SS10);

## Special Stages

All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1).
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS1 | 17:35 | SSS Estadio Algarve | 2.20 km | M. Grönholm | 2:05.8 | 62.96 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS2 | 10:27 | Tavira 1 | 19.92 km | M. Hirvonen | 14:07.5 | 84.62 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS3 | 11:27 | Serra de Tavira 1 | 24.37 km | M. Grönholm | 16:30.1 | 88.61 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS4 | 12:15 | S. Bras de Alportel 1 | 16.70 km | S. Loeb | 11:24.3 | 87.86 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS5 | 14:44 | Tavira 2 | 19.92 km | M. Grönholm | 13:52.3 | 86.16 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS6 | 15:44 | Serra de Tavira 2 | 24.37 km | S. Loeb | 16:10.2 | 90.43 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (29 Mar - 30 Mar) | SS7 | 16:32 | S. Bras de Alportel 2 | 16.70 km | S. Loeb | 11:10.6 | 89.65 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS8 | 09:48 | Silves / Ourique 1 | 30.69 km | S. Loeb | 21:36.5 | 85.22 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS9 | 10:37 | Ourique 1 | 24.87 km | S. Loeb | 14:59.9 | 99.49 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS10 | 11:32 | Almodóvar 1 | 20.88 km | S. Loeb | 11:40.5 | 107.31 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS11 | 14:50 | Silves / Ourique 2 | 30.69 km | S. Loeb | 20:16.0 | 90.86 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS12 | 15:39 | Ourique 2 | 24.87 km | S. Loeb | 14:35.0 | 102.32 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (31 Mar) | SS13 | 16:34 | Almodóvar 2 | 20.88 km | S. Loeb | 11:38.6 | 107.6 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (1 Apr) | SS14 | 08:07 | Loule / Almodóvar 1 | 17.60 km | M. Hirvonen | 11:18.0 | 93.45 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (1 Apr) | SS15 | 08:39 | Loule 1 | 22.70 km | S. Loeb | 14:09.3 | 96.22 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (1 Apr) | SS16 | 11:42 | Loule / Almodóvar 2 | 17.60 km | M. Grönholm | 11:11.1 | 94.41 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (1 Apr) | SS17 | 12:14 | Loule 2 | 22.70 km | M. Grönholm | 14:02.0 | 97.05 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (1 Apr) | SS18 | 14:00 | Estadio Algarve 2 | 2.20 km | S. Loeb | 2:06.8 | 62.46 km/h | S. Loeb |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 6 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 8 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | 7 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 9 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 10 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | Ret | | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 10 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 10 | Gigi Galli | | 13 | 6 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 14 | Matthew Wilson | 12 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 4 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | | 0 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |