This edition of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal looks good … The top-flight teams have just completed the 12.35-kilometer special in Lousã. After her, we have four cars in half a second. Specifically, the three Hyundai and a Ford.
Ott Tänak-Martin Järveoja and Dani Sordo-Borja Rozada completed the two best times. Interestingly, both drivers have stalled their respective Hyundai in two slow corners. Even so, they have flown in this special, with the Spanish four tenths behind the Estonians.
Right after, at half a second, with a similar time, we have two other units. One is that of Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Gus Greensmith and the experienced Chris Patterson have given the surprise, setting a great time with his Ford Fiesta WRC, fourth.
| 1. |  | Tänak/Järveoja – Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | |
| 2. |  | Sordo/Rozada – Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | +0.4 |
| 3. |  | Greensmith/Patterson – Ford Fiesta WRC | +0.5 |
| 4. |  | Neuville/Wydaeghe – Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | +0.5 |
| 5. | | Evans/Martin – Toyota Yaris WRC | +2.5 |
| 6. |  | Rovanperä/Halttunen – Toyota Yaris WRC | +2.9 |
| 7. |  | Katsuta/Barritt – Toyota Yaris WRC | +4.7 |
| 8. |  | Ogier/Ingrassia – Toyota Yaris WRC | +5.1 |
Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanperä complete the top six positions. However, the Toyota Yaris WRCs are a little further apart, about three seconds off the lead. Takamoto Katsuta overtook Sébastien Ogier (who opened the rallye) and Adrien Fourmaux, who in his first gravel special with the WRC did not do anything wrong. The Frenchman is four tenths behind Ogier.
