Kris Meeke’s win in Portugal this weekend sees a significant series of statistics and figures:
• Meeke’s first win in Portugal
• His second WRC win
• The fifth British win in Portugal in its 50-year history
• The Fourth British driver to win the event (Colin McRae twice, Richard Burns, Tony Fall)
• The first British driver to win in 16 years
• The DS3 WRC’s second win in Portugal (last in 2011)
• Citroen’s eighth win in Portugal, equalling Lancia’s
• The longest interval spanning wins – from 1969-2016
• It prevents the VW Polo R WRC equalling the Lancia Integrale and FIAT 131 Abarth’s number of wins
• Prevents the Polo’s fourth win in Portugal in a row
• Prevents Ogier equalling Markku Alen’s record of wins
• Prevents Ogier’s 50th win
• Meeke is the third driver to win in the last three years
• Meeke is the fourth winner of 2016
• The Citroen DS3 WRC is the third car to win in 2016