# 2001 Rallye de Portugal

The 2001 Rally de Portugal (formally the 35th TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the third round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 March and 11 March 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 22nd win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | M |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 9 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 19 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 20 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 21 | Henrik Lundgaard | Jens-Christian Anker | Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 22 | Pedro Matos Chaves | Sérgio Paiva | Telecel/Vodafone Castrol Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 23 | Adruzilo Lopes | Luís Lisboa | Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 24 | Rui Madeira | Fernando Prata | Ford Galp Racing | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | — |
| 25 | Tapio Laukkanen | Kaj Lindström | Tapio Laukkanen | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 26 | Daniel Carlsson | Benny Melander | Daniel Carlsson | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 27 | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 28 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Chris Patterson | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 29 | Abdullah Bakhashab | Bobby Willis | Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 30 | Henning Solberg | Ola Fløene | Henning Solberg | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 31 | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | — |
| 32 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | — |
| 33 | Leszek Kuzaj | Maciej Baran | Leszek Kuzaj | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 34 | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | F. Dor Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | — |
| 35 | Marc Blázquez | Jordi Mercader | Seat Sport | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 | — |
| 36 | Kris Princen | Dany Colebunders | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 38 | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | World Rally HIRE | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 49 | John Lloyd | Paul Amandini | John Lloyd | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 50 | Stuart Coupe | Allan Whittaker | Stuart Coupe | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 51 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | Antony Warmbold | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 52 | John Morton | Andrew Tatham | John Morton | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 53 | Roger Duckworth | Mark Broomfield | Roger Duckworth | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 39 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 41 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 42 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 43 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 44 | Natalie Barratt | Claire Parker | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 45 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 46 | Alastair Cavenagh | Adrian Cavenagh | Alastair Cavenagh | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 47 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 48 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 59 | Horácio Franco | Rui Torres | Horácio Franco | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 60 | Vítor Pascoal | Duarte Costa | Vítor Pascoal | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 61 | Pedro Leal | Redwan Cassamo | Creditus/BPN Rent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 63 | Wakujiro Kobayashi | Kohei Kusaka | Wakujiro Kobayashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 64 | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Filipe Fernandes | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 65 | Bruno Magalhães | Álvaro Ferreira | Bruno Magalhães | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | José Pedro Miranda | Luís Costa | José Pedro Miranda | Toyota Celica GT-Four | — |
| 67 | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mário Castro | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | — |
| 68 | Rodrigo Ferreira | Luís Silva | Rodrigo Ferreira | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 69 | Manuel Rolo | Luís Ramalho | Manuel Rolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 70 | António Gravato | Lidio Lopes | António Gravato | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | — |
| 71 | Dan Marlow | Alyson Marlow | Dan Marlow | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 72 | Nuno Machado | Luís Cavaleiro | Nuno Machado | Subaru Impreza | — |
| 73 | Paweł Dytko | Tomasz Dytko | Paweł Dytko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 74 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | — |
| 75 | Luca Baldini | Massimiliano Cerrai | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 76 | Jean-François Bérenguer | Aline Bérenguer-Marès | Jean-François Bérenguer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 77 | José Cunha | José Nunes | José Cunha | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 78 | José Pereira | Franco Pereira | José Pereira | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 79 | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | José Pinho de Almeida | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 81 | Armando Tavares | Ricardo Nuno Pinto | Armando Tavares | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 82 | Carlos Borges | Roberto Matos | Carlos Borges | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | — |
| 83 | Gisella Rovegno | Veruschka De Pellegrin | Gisella Rovegno | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 84 | Luís Moniz | António Freitas | Luís Moniz | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 102 | Filipe Silva | Fernando Horta | Filipe Silva | Peugeot 106 Rallye | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are WET (UTC±0).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 155.47 km |||||
| 8 March | 18:30 | SS1 | Baltar Super Special | 3.20 km |
| 9 March | 08:38 | SS2 | Viso 1 | 11.84 km |
| 9 March | 08:59 | SS3 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.15 km |
| 9 March | 09:56 | SS4 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 1 | 26.68 km |
| 9 March | 11:55 | SS5 | Viso 2 | 11.84 km |
| 9 March | 12:16 | SS6 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.15 km |
| 9 March | 13:13 | SS7 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 2 | 26.68 km |
| 9 March | 15:31 | SS8 | Amarante | 18.44 km |
| 9 March | 16:01 | SS9 | Mondim de Basto | 22.70 km |
| 9 March | 18:38 | SS10 | Lousada Super Special | 3.79 km |
| Leg 2 — 177.35 km |||||
| 10 March | 08:25 | SS11 | Oliveira de Hospital 1 | 24.78 km |
| 10 March | 09:28 | SS12 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km |
| 10 March | 09:56 | SS13 | Góis 1 | 19.62 km |
| 10 March | 12:25 | SS14 | Oliveira de Hospital 2 | 24.78 km |
| 10 March | 13:28 | SS15 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km |
| 10 March | 13:56 | SS16 | Góis 2 | 19.62 km |
| 10 March | 15:45 | SS17 | Tábua | 14.71 km |
| 10 March | 16:40 | SS18 | Mortágua | 21.37 km |
| 10 March | 17:15 | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.93 km |
| Leg 3 — 57.90 km |||||
| 11 March | 08:30 | SS20 | Ponte de Lima — Este | 23.49 km |
| 11 March | 09:06 | SS21 | Ponte de Lima — Oeste | 23.26 km |
| 11 March | 10:10 | SS22 | Ponte de Lima — Sul | 11.15 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:46:42.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:46:50.7 | +8.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:49:37.7 | +2:55.6 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:50:06.4 | +3:24.3 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:56:48.9 | +10:06.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:58:50.5 | +12:08.4 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:46:42.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:46:50.7 | +8.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:49:37.7 | +2:55.6 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:50:06.4 | +3:24.3 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:58:50.5 | +12:08.4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 4:00:14.6 | +13:32.5 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:02:50.7 | +16:08.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Baltar Super Special | 3.20 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:46.9 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS2 | Viso 1 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:57.6 | Harri Rovanperä |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS3 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.15 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 10:51.8 | Harri Rovanperä |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS4 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 1 | 26.68 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 20:36.2 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS5 | Viso 2 | 11.84 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 8:17.0 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.15 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS7 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 2 | 26.68 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS8 | Amarante | 18.44 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:19.9 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS9 | Mondim de Basto | 22.70 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 17:41.9 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS10 | Lousada Super Special | 3.79 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:19.5 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS11 | Oliveira de Hospital 1 | 24.78 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 18:14.3 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS12 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 11:13.2 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Góis 1 | 19.62 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 12:26.1 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS14 | Oliveira de Hospital 2 | 24.78 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 18:42.0 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS15 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 11:15.0 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS16 | Góis 2 | 19.62 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 12:33.0 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS17 | Tábua | 14.71 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 11:13.3 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS18 | Mortágua | 21.37 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 15:30.1 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.93 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS20 | Ponte de Lima — Este | 23.49 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS21 | Ponte de Lima — Oeste | 23.26 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:19.2 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS22 | Ponte de Lima — Sul | 11.15 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 8:52.3 | Tommi Mäkinen |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 20 | | Risto Mannisenmäki | 20 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 16 | 1 | Luis Moya | 16 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | Harri Rovanperä | 10 | 1 | Risto Pietiläinen | 10 | 1 | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | François Delecour | 8 | 1 | Daniel Grataloup | 8 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Thomas Rådström | 6 | 1 | Tina Thörner | 6 | 2 | Škoda Motorsport | 6 |

### FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 14 | 1 | 67 | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mário Castro | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 4:31:14.7 | | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | 60 | Vítor Pascoal | Duarte Costa | Vítor Pascoal | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:46:15.1 | +15:00.4 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 61 | Pedro Leal | Redwan Cassamo | Creditus/BPN Rent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:47:41.9 | +16:27.2 | 4 |
| 19 | 4 | 48 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:47:56.9 | +16:42.2 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 68 | Rodrigo Ferreira | Luís Silva | Rodrigo Ferreira | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:12:28.2 | +41:13.5 | 2 |
| 22 | 6 | 73 | Paweł Dytko | Tomasz Dytko | Paweł Dytko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:15:36.6 | +44:21.9 | 1 |
| 23 | 7 | 70 | António Gravato | Lidio Lopes | António Gravato | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 5:23:22.6 | +52:07.9 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 79 | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | José Pinho de Almeida | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 5:41:27.3 | +1:10:12.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 39 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Excluded - transmission | Excluded - transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 47 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Excluded - transmission | Excluded - transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 45 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 66 | José Pedro Miranda | Luís Costa | José Pedro Miranda | Toyota Celica GT-Four | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 69 | Manuel Rolo | Luís Ramalho | Manuel Rolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Over time limit | Over time limit | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 72 | Nuno Machado | Luís Cavaleiro | Nuno Machado | Subaru Impreza | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 77 | José Cunha | José Nunes | José Cunha | Subaru Impreza WRX | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 83 | Gisella Rovegno | Veruschka De Pellegrin | Gisella Rovegno | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 81 | Armando Tavares | Ricardo Nuno Pinto | Armando Tavares | Subaru Impreza 555 | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 65 | Bruno Magalhães | Álvaro Ferreira | Bruno Magalhães | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Stuck in the mud | Stuck in the mud | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 75 | Luca Baldini | Massimiliano Cerrai | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Stuck in the mud | Stuck in the mud | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 84 | Luís Moniz | António Freitas | Luís Moniz | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 74 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 64 | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Filipe Fernandes | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 24 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 42 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Stuck in the mud | Stuck in the mud | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 59 | Horácio Franco | Rui Torres | Horácio Franco | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Lost wheel | Lost wheel | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 43 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 44 | Natalie Barratt | Claire Parker | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 63 | Wakujiro Kobayashi | Kohei Kusaka | Wakujiro Kobayashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 71 | Dan Marlow | Alyson Marlow | Dan Marlow | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 102 | Filipe Silva | Fernando Horta | Filipe Silva | Peugeot 106 Rallye | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 46 | Alastair Cavenagh | Adrian Cavenagh | Alastair Cavenagh | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 76 | Jean-François Bérenguer | Aline Bérenguer-Marès | Jean-François Bérenguer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Stuck in the mud | Stuck in the mud | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 78 | José Pereira | Franco Pereira | José Pereira | Subaru Impreza WRX | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 82 | Carlos Borges | Roberto Matos | Carlos Borges | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Baltar Super Special | 3.20 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:09.0 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS2 | Viso 1 | 11.84 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:57.8 | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS3 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.15 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:29.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS4 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 1 | 26.68 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 24:20.9 | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS5 | Viso 2 | 11.84 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:20.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.15 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS7 | Vieira — Cabeceiras 2 | 26.68 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS8 | Amarante | 18.44 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:28.5 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS9 | Mondim de Basto | 22.70 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:08.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (9 Mar) | SS10 | Lousada Super Special | 3.79 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:47.3 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS11 | Oliveira de Hospital 1 | 24.78 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:30.1 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS12 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:25.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Góis 1 | 19.62 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:41.0 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS14 | Oliveira de Hospital 2 | 24.78 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:15.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS15 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:54.4 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS16 | Góis 2 | 19.62 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:37.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS17 | Tábua | 14.71 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:11.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS18 | Mortágua | 21.37 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 17:15.2 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (10 Mar) | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.93 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS20 | Ponte de Lima — Este | 23.49 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS21 | Ponte de Lima — Oeste | 23.26 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:55.9 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (11 Mar) | SS22 | Ponte de Lima — Sul | 11.15 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:07.5 | Pedro Dias da Silva |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Olivier Gillet | 10 |
| 2 | | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 10 |
| 3 | | Pedro Dias da Silva | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Manfred Stohl | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Kenneth Bäcklund | 6 |