1974 Rallye de Portugal

The 1974 Rally of Portugal (formally the 8º TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the first round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season after the oil crisis forced the cancellation of the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies.

1974 Rally of Portugal
8º TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 1 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Portugal
Rally baseEstoril
Dates runMarch 20 – 23 1974
Stages32 (454 km; 282 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance2,057.20 km (1,278.28 miles)
Statistics
Crews125 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerItaly Raffaele Pinto
Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Fiat
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally

Report

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As with all of the WRC rounds in 1974, there was only a manufacturer championship, so only manufacturers results were counted for points. Only the top finishing car for each manufacturer counted. Fiat locked out the podium places but only picked up 20 points in the championship due to this rule. An advantage is gained though, because the next finishing manufacturer can only pick up the points available for where their driver finished - in this case Ove Andersson took 10 points for 4th place in a Toyota Corolla.

Results

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1974 Rallye de Portugal results
1.   Raffaele Pinto   Arnaldo Bernacchini Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:26:15 0.0 20
2.   Alcide Paganelli   Ninni Russo Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:30:12 3.57
3.   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 6:37:17 11.02
4.   Ove Andersson   Arne Hertz Toyota Corolla 6:40:54 14.39 10
5.   Harry Källström   Claes Billstam Datsun 260Z 6:54:27 28.12 8
6.   Bob Neyret   Yveline Vanoni Alpine-Renault A110 1800 7:04:18 38.03 6
7.   Georg Fischer   Harald Gottlieb BMW 2002 7:05:02 38.47 4
8.   Francisco Romãozinho   João Nogueira da Silva Citroën GS 7:17:04 50.49 3
9.   Chris Sclater   Neil Wilson Ford Escort RS1600 7:26:59 1:00.44 2
10.   António Borges   Miguel Sottomayor Fiat 124 Sport Spider 7:27:55 1:01.40
11.   Johan Wiklund   Lars-Erik Karlsson BMW 2002 7:33:32 1:07.17
12.   Américo Nunes   António Morais Porsche 911 7:38:32 1:12.17
13.   Celso Silva   António Vicente Datsun 1200 7:48:58 1:22.43
14.   Chris Wathen   Tim Bosence Ford Escort RS 1600 7:59:12 1:32.57
15.   Ferreira da Cunha   Carlos Resende Datsun 1200 8:11:15 1:45.00
16.   Jorge Ortigão   Pedro d'Abreu Mazda 818 8:14:22 1:48.07
17.   Conde do Botelho   Augusto Roxo Citroën DS 21 8:14:37 1:48.22
18.   Will Sparrow   Barry Hughes Hillman Avenger 8:24:20 1:58.05
19.   Pedro Queiroz   Dico Mendes Opel 1904 SR 8:25:12 1:58.57
20.   António Rodrigues   A. Mergulhão Toyota Celica 8:25:22 1:59.07
21.   Adérito Parente   Pedro Vareta Datsun 1200 8:33:37 2:07.22
22.   Anthony Stilwell   Ronald Crellin Fiat 125 8:37:34 2:11.19
23.   António Cunha Lino   S. Mendonça Opel 1904 SR 8:39:30 2:13.15
24.   Adolfo Sampaio   José Bernardo) Citroën GS 8:42:10 2:15.55
25.   Mário Costa   Luís Calafate Datsun 1200 8:42:13 2:15.58
26.   Manuel Coentro   Pedro Martins BMW 2002 8:44:41 2:18.26
27.   Carlos Amaral   Matos Penalva Ford Escort RS 1600 8:45:28 2:19.13
28.   Leopold Mayer   Oswald Schurek Volvo 164 8:49:49 2:23.34
29.   João Nabais   Pedro Almeida Morris Marina 8:52:24 2:26.29
30.   Manuel Inácio   José Dias Opel 1904 SR 8:52:40 2:26.25
31.   Rui Guimarães   Guilherme Salvador Opel 1904 SR 8:55:28 2:29.13
32.   José Pedra   Ricardina Pedra Opel 1904 SR 9:13:35 2:47.20
33.   Evaristo Saraiva   J. Emerenciano Fiat 127 9:20:20 2:54.05
34.   Ramos Ruella   Eric Macário BMW 2002 9:22:28 2:56.13
35.   Bengt Lundström   Stig Johansson Toyota Celica 9:27:46 3:01.31
36.   Ingrid Weber   Brigitte Scheibelreiter BMW 2002 9:42:48 3:16.33

Source: Independent WRC archive,[1] eWRC Results[2]

Championship standings after the event

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Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points
POR
 
KEN
 
FIN
 
ITA
 
CAN
 
USA
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
1   Fiat 20 - - - - - - - 20
2   Toyota 10 - - - - - - - 10
3   Datsun 8 - - - - - - - 8
4   Alpine-Renault 6 - - - - - - - 6
5   BMW 4 - - - - - - - 4
6   Citroën 3 - - - - - - - 3
7   Ford 2 - - - - - - - 2

References

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  1. ^ "Portugal Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. ^ Shacki. "Final results Rali Internacional TAP 1974". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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