1973 Rallye de Portugal

The 1973 Rallye de Portugal (formally the 7th TAP Rally of Portugal) was the third round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-March in southern Portugal on a mixture of asphalt and gravel, the rally began with a concentration run from a number of European cities, covering about 4,600 km and ending in Estoril, Portugal.

1973 Rallye de Portugal 7th TAP Rally of Portugal
Round 3 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Portugal
Dates run	March 13, 1973 – March 18, 1973
Start location	Various cities in Europe
Finish location	Estoril, Portugal
Stages	32 (387 km; 240 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt and gravel
Overall distance	4,600 km (2,900 miles)
Statistics
Crews	80 at start, 23 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Jean-Luc Thérier Jacques Jaubert Alpine Renault Alpine Renault A110 1800

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. As in the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, the Alpine A110s led the event, taking first and second place well ahead of other competitors. Fiat had a disastrous rally, with all three of its cars failing to finish, limiting Fiat to points gained from local entrants. Despite a significant number of international entries, only four non-Portuguese teams finished in the top 15 at the end.

Results

1973 Rallye de Portugal results

Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
Overall	In group
1	1	5 h : 42 m : 16 s	4	5	Jean-Luc Thérier Jacques Jaubert	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	20
2	2	5 h : 48 m : 57 s	4	1	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3	1	6 h : 7 m : 48 s	2	20	Francisco Romaozinho José Bernardo	Citroën DS 21	12
4	3	6 h : 10 m : 40 s	4	15	Luis Netto Manuel Coentro	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye	10
5	4	6 h : 17 m : 0 s	4	19	Américo Nunes António Morais	Porsche 911	8
6	5	6 h : 41 m : 0 s	4	14	António Borges António Lemos	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
7	1	6 h : 51 m : 40 s	1	25	Mêquêpê Jorge Amaral	Opel Ascona	4
8	2	6 h : 56 m : 9 s	1	58	António Martorell Augusto Roxo	Opel Ascona
9	2	7 h : 4 m : 47 s	2	52	Hans Britth Hans Reppling	Ford Capri 2600	2
10	6	7 h : 5 m : 24 s	4	16	Giovanni Salvi Barbosa Gama	Porsche 911
11	3	7 h : 10 m : 26 s	1	64	Xanato Manuel Ferreira	Datsun 1200
12	3	7 h : 21 m : 51 s	2	12	Claude Laurent Christian Delferier	DAF 55
13	4	7 h : 26 m : 27 s	2	80	Noel Coelho José Varela	BMW 2002
14	4	7 h : 43 m : 15 s	1	69	António Ferreira da Cunha Carlos Resende	Datsun 1200
15	5	7 h : 43 m : 43 s	1	67	Jorge Ortigao J. Cerqueria	Datsun 1200
16	6	7 h : 47 m : 47 s	1	54	Colin Malkin Barry Hughes	Chrysler Avenger
17	5	7 h : 53 m : 27 s	2	66	Rui Gonçalves Joao Baptista	Austin 1275 GT
18	7	7 h : 59 m : 39 s	1	85	Pedro Cortes Teixeira Gomes	Toyota
19	8	8 h : 13 m : 12 s	1	39	Helmut Doppeireiter Ossi Schurek	Volkswagen 1303S
20	6	8 h : 38 m : 40 s	2	68	Martins Teixeira A. Magalhaes	Austin Maxi
21	9	8 h : 51 m : 56 s	1	97	Paul Chartier Jo Wery	Citroën GS
22	10	8 h : 56 m : 19 s	1	38	Johann Fennes Unger	Citroën GS
23	7	9 h : 13 m : 22 s	2	99	Eric Bessem Bob Dickhout	DAF 55
Retired (mechanical)			4	2	Alcide Paganelli Ninni Russo	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical)			4	3	Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé	Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (accident)			4	4	Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical)			4	6	Raffaele Pinto Arnaldo Bernacchini	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical)			4	7	Chris Sclater Bob de Jong	Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical)			2	8	Achim Warmbold John Davenport	BMW 2002
Retired (accident)			2	9	Ove Andersson Jean Todt	Toyota Celica
Retired (mechanical)			2	10	Harry Källström Claes Billstam	Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical)			2	11	Tony Fall Mike Wood	Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (accident)			4	17	Mário Figueiredo Carlos Barata	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical)			4	18	António Carlos Oliveira Barata	Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical)			4	21	José Carpinteiro Albino F. Albino	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical)			1	22	Gomes Pereira Costa Simoes	Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical)			2	23	Francisco Santos Joao Anjos	Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical)			1	26	Raposo de Magalhaes L. Pedreira	Morris Mini Cooper
Retired (mechanical)			2	27	Richard Bochnicek Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer	Citroën DS 21
Retired (mechanical)			2	30	Tony Fowkes Peter O'Gorman	Ford Escort RS1600
Retired			2	32	Douglas Harris John Jeson	Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical)			2	34	Georg Fischer Hans Siebert	Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical)			1	35	Marie-Claude Beaumont Christine Giganot	Opel Ascona
Retired (accident)			2	36	Herbert Grünsteidl Georg Hopf	Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical)			1	42	Leif Asterhag Anders Gullberg	BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical)			1	44	Lassa Jönsson Rolf Jägerstedt	BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical)			1	45	Arne Allansson Bo Sundberg	BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical)			1	51	Günther Janger Harald Gottlieb	Opel Ascona
Retired			1	55	Heitor Morais D. Mascarenhas	Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical)			2	65	Joaquim Moutinho Edgar Fortes	Austin Maxi
Retired (accident)			2	83	Andy Michailidis N. Anstis	Ford Escort RS1600

Source: Independent WRC archive

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 3

After round 3		Team	Season end
Position	Points		Position	Points
1	52	Alpine Renault	1	147
2	22	Fiat	2	84
3	20	Saab	5	42
4	13	Lancia	13	17
5	12	Citroën	7	33
6	12	Ford	3	76
7	8	Porsche	9	27
8	6	Volkswagen	15	15
9	5	Opel	11	25
10	4	BMW	8	28
11	3	Škoda	18	3
12	2	Datsun	6	34
13	2	Volvo	4	44

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• 1973 Rallye de Portugal, WRC Round 3 Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine