Vodafone Rally de Portugal

History

• First held in 1967 and one of the founding events in the inaugural 1973 WRC.
• Initially a mixed surface rally, it switched to a pure gravel format but lost its place in the calendar after bad weather ruined the 2001 event.
• Organisers moved from the north to the Algarve holiday region in the south and it regained its place in 2007.
• Named ‘Best Rally in the World’ on five occasions.

What’s new for 2015

• Update coming soon.
• Stages in the north of Portugal not used on the rally since 2001.