Rally de Portugal is back in Porto and features a fantastic new Super Special

Rally de Portugal is back in Porto, after being halted in 2020, owing to the pandemic. This event scores for the ranking of the WRC programme and the fascinating leg of Porto is scheduled for 22nd May, this time with a Super Special stage at the Forte de São João Baptista, in Foz do Douro.

On 22nd May, racers will attempt to complete the Super Special stage at Forte de São João Baptista, in Foz do Douro, in the shortest time. The race is organised by the Automóvel Clube de Portugal and it will be the fourth stage to score to the WRC- World Rally Championship, to be held between 20th and 23rd May, as previously planned for 2020, before it was halted by the pandemic.

The novelty of the Rally is the Super Special in Porto, in Foz, after previous editions in Porto downtown, in 2016 and in 2018. In comparison with the previous Super Special, this new section of the race drastically reduces obstacles with organising the race nearby the population and buildings. The mobility plan will be announced soon.

As in previous editions, the Porto Special Stage will include a Sports Cars race, on 22nd May, as a warm-up for the main event, which will gather all the main drivers of the WRC, alongside the best national drivers. Start time is set for 7.03 minutes pm. The event will be televised by RTP and streamed to over 160 countries.

The last Rally de Portugal generated a direct turnover of 141. 2 million euros in the Northern and Centre economies of the country. International and national media coverage resulted in an indirect turnover of 67. 7 million euros.