# Rally van Portugal 2009

De Rally van Portugal 2009, formeel 43º Vodafone Rally de Portugal, was de 43e editie van de Rally van Portugal en de vierde ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 2009. Het was de 458e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Almancil.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Donderdag 2 en vrijdag 3 april | 7 | 136,21 kilometer |
| 2 | Zaterdag 4 april | 6 | 145,18 kilometer |
| 3 | Zondag 5 april | 5 | 79,97 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 18 | 361,36 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:53:13,1 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 1 | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | C | | = | 10 |
| 2. | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 3:53:37,4 | + 24,3 | 8 |
| 2. | 3 | Jarmo Lehtinen | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | | + 24,3 | 8 |
| 3. | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:54:58,5 | + 1:45,4 | 6 |
| 3. | 2 | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | C | | + 1:21,1 | 6 |
| 4. | 11 | Petter Solberg | Citroën Xsara WRC | A8 | 3:55:57,7 | + 2:44,6 | 5 |
| 4. | 11 | Phil Mills | Petter Solberg Rally MSN Edition | A8 | | + 59,2 | 5 |
| 5. | 6 | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 3:58:59,4 | + 5:46,3 | 4 |
| 5. | 6 | Cato Menkerud | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | C | | + 3:01,7 | 4 |
| 6. | 16 | Mads Østberg | Subaru Impreza S14 WRC 08 | A8 | 3:59:33,9 | + 6:20,8 | 3 |
| 6. | 16 | Ole Kristian Unnerud | Adapta AS | A8 | 0:20 | + 34,5 | 3 |
| 7. | 9 | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | A8 | 4:06:12,6 | + 12:59,5 | 2 |
| 7. | 9 | Jorge Pérez Companc | Munchi's Ford WRT | C | 0:10 | + 6:38,7 | 2 |
| 8. | 14 | Khalid Al-Qassimi | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 4:11:34,8 | + 18:21,7 | 1 |
| 8. | 14 | Michael Orr | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | A8 | 0:10 | + 5:22,2 | 1 |
| 9. | 147 | Armindo Araújo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 4:15:31,6 | + 22:18,5 | |
| 9. | 147 | Miguel Ramalho | Ralliart Italia | N4 | | + 3:56,8 | |
| 10. | 131 | Martin Prokop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 4:16:38,7 | + 23:25,6 | |
| 10. | 131 | Jan Tománek | Martin Prokop | N4 | | + 1:07,1 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 4 | Miikka Anttila | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 5 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 5 | Scott Martin | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | C | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 7 | Jevgeni Novikov | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 15 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 7 | Dale Moscatt | Citroën Junior Team | C | 15 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 8 | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 17 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 8 | Daniel Barritt | Citroën Junior Team | C | 17 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 15 | Marcus Grönholm | Subaru Impreza S14 WRC 08 | A8 | 8 | Schade na ongeluk | Schade na ongeluk |
| DNF | 15 | Timo Rautiainen | Prodrive | A8 | 8 | Schade na ongeluk | Schade na ongeluk |
| DNF | 17 | Peter van Merksteijn jr. | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | A8 | 7 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 17 | Eddy Chevaillier | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | A8 | 7 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 18 | Peter van Merksteijn sr. | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 18 | Hans van Goor | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 35 | Yoann Bonato | Suzuki Swift S1600 | A6 | 9 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 35 | Benjamin Boulloud | Yoann Bonato | A6 | 9 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 61 | Nicos Thomas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 10 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 61 | Stéphane Prévot | Pirelli Star Driver | N4 | 10 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 66 | René Kuipers | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | A8 | 13 | Ongeluk op verbindingsroute | Ongeluk op verbindingsroute |
| DNF | 66 | Erwin Berkhof | Ipatec Racing | A8 | 13 | Ongeluk op verbindingsroute | Ongeluk op verbindingsroute |
PWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Armindo Araújo | 10 |
| 2 | Martin Prokop | 8 |
| 3 | Eyvind Brynildsen | 6 |
| JWRC top drie |||
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Michał Kościuszko | 10 |
| 2 | Kevin Abbring | 8 |
| 3 | Hans Weijs jr. | 6 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 2 april | 1 | 16:50 | SSS Estadio Algarve 1 | 2,21 km | Henning Solberg | 2:09,6 | 61,39 km/u | Henning Solberg |
| 1 | 3 april | 2 | 10:20 | Ourique 1 | 23,42 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:26,9 | 97,26 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 | 3 april | 3 | 11:17 | Silves 1 | 21,54 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:11,6 | 105,99 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 | 3 april | 4 | 12:00 | Malhao 1 | 22,04 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:10,8 | 93,26 km/u | Daniel Sordo |
| 1 | 3 april | 5 | 15:00 | Ourique 2 | 23,42 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14:27,3 | 97,21 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 3 april | 6 | 15:57 | Silves 2 | 21,54 km | Daniel Sordo | 12:11,6 | 106,25 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 3 april | 7 | 16:40 | Malhao 2 | 22,04 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:06,6 | 93,72 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 4 april | 8 | 9:55 | Santa Clara 1 | 22,61 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:52,3 | 97,80 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 4 april | 9 | 10:30 | Almodovar 1 | 27,18 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:14,6 | 94,58 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 | 4 april | 10 | 11:40 | Vascao 1 | 22,80 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:47,2 | 92,52 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 | 4 april | 11 | 14:50 | Santa Clara 2 | 22,61 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:50,0 | 98,07 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 | 4 april | 12 | 15:25 | Almodovar 2 | 27,18 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:20,3 | 94,06 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 | 4 april | 13 | 16:35 | Vascao 2 | 22,80 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:40,6 | 93,21 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 5 april | 14 | 7:50 | Loule 1 | 22,65 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:46,6 | 86,14 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 5 april | 15 | 8:45 | S. Brás Alportel 1 | 16,23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:40,1 | 83,46 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 5 april | 16 | 11:16 | Loule 2 | 22,65 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:34,9 | 87,22 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 5 april | 17 | 12:11 | S. Brás Alportel 2 | 16,23 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:36,0 | 83,95 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 5 april | 18 | 14:00 | SSS Estadio Algarve 2 | 2,21 km | Henning Solberg | 2:08,0 | 62,16 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Sébastien Loeb | 10 |
| Mikko Hirvonen | 3 |
| Jari-Matti Latvala | 2 |
| Henning Solberg | 2 |
| Daniel Sordo | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 40 |
| = | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 30 |
| = | 3 | Daniel Sordo | 25 |
| 1 | 4 | Petter Solberg | 14 |
| 1 | 5 | Henning Solberg | 14 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 64 |
| = | 2 | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | 40 |
| = | 3 | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | 27 |
| = | 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 11 |
| = | 5 | Munchi's Ford WRT | 7 |
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.