A founding member of the inaugural WRC season in 1973, Portugal is a firm fan and driver favourite, thanks to its challenging, yet often brutal stages.
Four different winners from as many events have left the championship delicately poised with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville maintaining a six-point lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans after the pair finished third and second respectively on Croatia’s asphalt stages last time out. The pair are likely to find the going tough early on due to their advanced road position on the dusty stages.
