# 2023 Portuguese Rally Championship

The 2023 Portuguese Rally Championship is yet another season on national rally championship in Portugal. Armindo Araujo is the reigning drivers champion.

## Competitions

* Main championship - for all cars, with R5/Rally2 the highest class eligible
* Portugal 2RM - for all two-wheel drive cars
* Rally&You Portugal Cup - for local drivers using Peugeot 208 Rally4 or 208 R2 cars.

## Calendar

The 2023 season is contested over eight rounds across entire Portugal.
| Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 10 March | 12 March | Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras | Fafe, Braga | Gravel | 17 | 180.29 km |
| 2 | March 31 | April 1 | Rallye Casinos do Algarve | Lagoa, Algarve | Gravel | 9 | 107,38 km |
| 3 | April 28 | April 29 | Rali Terras d'Aboboreira | Amarante, Tâmega e Sousa | Gravel | 9 | 99,18 km |
| 4 | May 11 | May 14 | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto District | Gravel | 19 | 325,35 km |
| 5 | June 30 | July 1 | Rali de Castelo Branco | Castelo Branco, Central Portugal | Tarmac | 12 | 101,82 km |
| 6 | August 3 | August 5 | Rali Vinho da Madeira | Funchal, Madeira | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | September 15 | September 16 | Rali da Agua | Chaves, District of Vila Real | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | October 13 | October 14 | Rallye Vidreiro | Marinha Grande, Leiria | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
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## Entry list
### Rally2

Rally2 entries :
| Car used | Entrant | Number | Driver | Co-Driver | Tyres | Rounds |
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | Citroen Vodafone Team | 6 | Jose Pedro Fontes | Ines Ponte | P | 1-5 |
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | Sports&You | 4 | Bernardo Sousa | Ines Veiga | P | 1-2 |
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | Sports&You | 4 | Bernardo Sousa | Jose Janela | P | 3-5 |
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | Sports&You | 20 | Paulo Caldeira | Ana Goncalves | P | 1-3 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Racing 4 You | 12 | Lucas Simoes | Nuno Almeida | MR | 1-3 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Racing 4 You | 12 | Lucas Simoes | Nuno Almeida | P | 4 |
| Ford Fiesta R5 | Racing 4 You | 5 | Ricardo Filipe | Filipe Carvalho | P | 1-3, 5 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Team Hyundai Portugal | 24 | Ricardo Teodosio | Jose Teixeira | P | 1-5 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Team Hyundai Portugal | 42 | Craig Breen | James Fulton | P | 1-2 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Team Hyundai Portugal | 77 | Kris Meeke | Ola Floene | P | 3 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Team Hyundai Portugal | 77 | Kris Meeke | James Fulton | P | 4-5 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Hyundai N/M&Costas | 10 | Pedro Meireles | Pedro Alves | P | 1-5 |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Hyundai N/M&Costas | 45 | Paulo Meireles | Marco Goncalves | P | 2-3 |
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Team Armindo Araujo / The Racing Factory | 1 | Armindo Araujo | Luis Ramalho | M | 5 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Team Armindo Araujo / The Racing Factory | 1 | Armindo Araujo | Luis Ramalho | M | 1, 3 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Team Armindo Araujo / The Racing Factory | 1 | Armindo Araujo | Luis Ramalho | P | 4 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | The Racing Factory | 15 | Pedro Almeida | Mario Castro | P | 1-4 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ARC Sport | 9 | Paulo Neto | Nuno Mota | M | 1-3 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ARC Sport | 15 | Miguel Correia | Jorge Eduardo Carvalho | M | 1-3, 5 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ARC Sport | 15 | Miguel Correia | Jorge Eduardo Carvalho | P | 4 |
| Škoda Fabia R5 | Diogo Salvi | 22 | Diogo Salvi | Hugo Magalhaes | P | 2-3 |
| Škoda Fabia R5 | Diogo Salvi | 22 | Diogo Salvi | Antonio Costa | P | 4 |

#### Rally2 changes

* Bruno Magalhaes left the championship and Team Hyundai Portugal. He was replaced by WRC Hyundai driver Craig Breen. After Breen's death in pre-event testing before Rally Croatia, the second seat at THP was taken by his close friend and former Citroen factory driver Kris Meeke. Hyundai also used a special livery in memory of Breen during Rali Terras d'Aboboreira.
* Lucas Simoes switched from running a Hyundai i20 R5 to a Ford Fiesta Rally2.
* Former SWRC driver Bernardo Sousa returned to the championship after taking part in the Portuguese edition of Big Brother.