The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship has produced some incredible action, excitement and variety. And the Vodafone Rallye de Portugal is no exception. Some of the figures from this year’s event make interesting reading…
50 – the age of Rally Portugal
40 – number of career wins for Sebastien Ogier after Rally Portugal
15.6 – the gap, in seconds, between first and second after four days of competition
9– number of different drivers to win a stage
7 - the number of stage winners over the first four stages of the rally (one two-way tie, one three-way tie)
7 – number of different overall leaders of the event
6 – the largest number of stages that were held by the leader (Tanak & Ogier, each)
5 – the number of times Pontus Tidemund and Teemu Suninen swapped position in WRC2 over the rally
5 – the number of times Sebastien Ogier and Marku alen won Rally Portugal
4.8 – gap, in seconds, covering top 5 cars after stage 4
3 – makes of cars driven by Sebastien Ogier to victory on Rally Portugal
2 – makes of cars driven by Marku Alen to victory in Rally Portugal
0.1 – gap, in seconds, between first and second overall after six stages (120.42Km)