Autograph session in Coimbra on Thursday evening

MATOSINHOS (PORTUGAL): The city of Coimbra will host the eagerly-anticipated autograph session with stars from the WRC on Thursday evening. This will precede the ceremonial start of the 56^th Vodafone Rally of Portugal.  

Drivers from the premier Rally1 category of the FIA World Rally Championship will meet fans at the iconic Porta Férrea of the University of Coimbra from 19.00hrs onwards.

Then, from 20.00hrs, crews will pose for the official photograph of the event in the historic setting of the Joanina Library, which dates back to 1717.

The ceremonial start will then take centre stage from 20.30hrs.