WRC Rally Portugal
19 - 22 May 2023
Service Park : Matosinhos
https://rallydeportugal.pt
Rally Portugal Stage Maps
ERC - Rally Serras De Fafe E Felgueiras
12 - 13 March 2023
Service Park : Parque da Cidade – Fafe
Stage distance : 198 Kms
Rally Portugal was included in the inaugural WRC calendar in 1973, is held on fairly fast technical gravel roads. The weather in Portugal can be changeable in May when the rally is usualy held, making the surfaces soft, revealing rocks that can catch drivers out.
For 2022 Portugal is the 5th round of the World Rally Championship.
Rally Portugal hosts some of the most iconic stages of the WRC including Amarante, Arganil and the infamous Pedra Sentada jump on the Fafe stage.
Rally Portugal 2022 has three super special spectator stages, Lousada (a rally x track) Matosinhos and Coimbra, both street stages. These are usually held in the evening and can be fun to watch, especially if you can find somewhere to stay nearby. Matosinhos has accommodation and a bar with a balcony overlooking the circuit.
Rally Portugal 2022 service park will, be hosted Portos coastal area, Matosinhos.
Getting there
Although Porto is a reasonably sized airport and many airlines fly there, it is a regional airport. As such, most countries have an airport serving Porto, though it is usually the larger airports.
Accommodation at Rally Portugal 2023
Portugal is a large tourist destination. Accommodation for the rally is easy to find for virtually any budget and group size. Porto, Matosinhos (where the service park and a super special stage are hosted) and Coimbra have an abundance accomodation including hostels, appartments and hotels.
One place which doesn’t have much accomodation is Lousada, where the Rally X super special is hosted. Rally Portugal generally heads north from here, so look for accomodation around the Felgueiras area.
