2000 Rallye de Portugal
# 2000 Rallye de Portugal

The 2000 Rallye de Portugal (formally the 34th TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the fourth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 16 March and 19 March 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship and second in a row this season.

## Background

### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 3 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 4 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | M |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | M |
| 7 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | P |
| 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | P |
| 9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | M |
| 12 | Luis Climent Asensio | Álex Romaní | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | M |
| 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | M |
| 15 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 19 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | M |
| 20 | Thomas Rådström | Jörgen Skallman | Thomas Rådström | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 21 | Pedro Matos Chaves | Sérgio Paiva | Telecel Castrol Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 22 | Adruzilo Lopes | Luís Lisboa | Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 23 | Rui Madeira | Fernando Prata | SEAT Hertz Team | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | — |
| 24 | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | F. Dor Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 25 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Lukoil EOS Rally Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 26 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Jean-Marc Fortin | Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | M |
| 27 | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | Pasi Hagström | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 28 | Janne Tuohino | Miikka Anttila | Janne Tuohino | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 29 | Abdullah Bakhashab | Bobby Willis | Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 30 | Armodios Vovos | Ioánnis Alvanos | Armodios Vovos | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 31 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | M |
| 32 | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team | Ford Focus WRC '99 | P |
| 33 | Henning Solberg | Runar Pedersen | Henning Solberg | Ford Escort WRC | — |
| 34 | Serkan Yazici | Erkan Bodur | Team Atakan | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 45 | Gustavo Louro | Tiago Azevedo | Gustavo Louro | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 46 | Roger Duckworth | Mark Broomfield | Roger Duckworth | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 47 | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | Jorge Amorim | Manuel Ferreira da Silva | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 71 | José Cunha | José Nunes | José Cunha | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 72 | Nigel Heath | Jeff Ashfield | Nigel Heath | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 73 | Luís Fonseca | Miguel Soares | Luís Fonseca | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 74 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M |
| 76 | Pierre Colard | Gilles Mondésir | Pierre Colard | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 93 | Luís Moniz | António Freitas | Luís Moniz | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16V | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 17 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 18 | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | Jesús Puras | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 37 | Miguel Campos | Carlos Magalhães | Mitsubishi Galp | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 38 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 39 | Uwe Nittel | Detlef Ruf | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 40 | Roberto Sanchez | Ruben Garcia | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 41 | Gianluigi Galli | Nicola Arena | Vieffe Corse SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 43 | Gabriel Mendez | Daniel Muzio | Gabriel Mendez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 44 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Edgardo Galindo | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 50 | Ramón Ferreyros | Gonzalo Saenz | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 51 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 52 | John Buffum | Neil Wilson | John Buffum | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 53 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 54 | Pedro Leal | Redwan Cassamo | Creditus/BPN Rent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 55 | Gabriel Pozzo | Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 56 | Vítor Pascoal | Duarte Costa | Vítor Pascoal | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 57 | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mário Castro | Optiroc Competição | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 58 | Américo Antunes | Paulo Moura | Américo Antunes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 59 | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Filipe Fernandes | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 60 | Damien Chaballe | André Leyh | Damien Chaballe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 61 | Bruno Magalhães | José Martins | Bruno Magalhães | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | — |
| 62 | José Pedro Santos | Manuel Fortuna | José Pedro Santos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 63 | Manuel Muniente | Diego Vallejo | Manuel Muniente | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 65 | Manuel Rolo | Luís Ramalho | Manuel Rolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | Carlos Marques | Luís Cavaleiro | Carlos Marques | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 67 | Joost Boxoen | Stéphane Prévot | Joost Boxoen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 68 | Pierre Bos | Marlène Marché | Pierre Bos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 69 | David Loix | Cédric Pirotte | David Loix | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 70 | Arlindo Quintas | João Mendes | Arlindo Quintas | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | — |
| 77 | José Luis Ascarza | Antonio Gómez | José Luis Ascarza | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 78 | Olivier Privé | Lionel Satta | Olivier Privé | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 79 | Mark l'Anson | Graeme Walker | Mark l'Anson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 80 | Nuno David Sousa | Rui Tavares | Nuno David Sousa | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 81 | Ignacio Sanfilippo | José Vicente Medina | Ignacio Sanfilippo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 82 | António Gravato | Carlos Tenreiro | António Gravato | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 83 | John Lloyd | Paul Amandini | John Lloyd | Subaru Impreza | — |
| 84 | Serafim Martins | João Lopes | Serafim Martins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 85 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 86 | Richard Tuthill | Glenn Macneall | Richard Tuthill | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 88 | Paulo Freire | Armando Veiga | Paulo Freire | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | — |
| 89 | Rodrigo Ferreira | Paulo Silva | Rodrigo Ferreira | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 90 | Jorge Pinto | Luís Pinto | Jorge Pinto | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | — |
| 91 | Marta Candian | Mara Biotti | Marta Candian | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 92 | José Pereira | Franco Pereira | José Pereira | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 118 | José Pedro Miranda | Henrique Reis | José Pedro Miranda | SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V | — |
| 119 | Sergio Real | Hugo Amorim | Sergio Real | Toyota Starlet | — |
| 120 | Filipe Silva | Fernando Horta | Filipe Silva | Peugeot 106 Rallye | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are WET (UTC±0).

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 158.80 km |||||
| 16 March | 17:30 | SS1 | Baltar | 3.20 km |
| 17 March | 07:25 | SS2 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.16 km |
| 17 March | 07:50 | SS3 | Luílhas 1 | 11.39 km |
| 17 March | 08:45 | SS4 | Cabreira 1 | 26.68 km |
| 17 March | 10:45 | SS5 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.16 km |
| 17 March | 11:10 | SS6 | Luílhas 2 | 11.39 km |
| 17 March | 12:05 | SS7 | Cabreira 2 | 26.68 km |
| 17 March | 13:36 | SS8 | Viso — Celorico de Basto | 11.77 km |
| 17 March | 14:31 | SS9 | Fridão | 14.20 km |
| 17 March | 15:21 | SS10 | Aboboreira | 17.87 km |
| 17 March | 18:00 | SS11 | Lousada | 5.30 km |
| Leg 2 — 179.25 km |||||
| 18 March | 09:15 | SS12 | Piódão 1 | 24.78 km |
| 18 March | 10:18 | SS13 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km |
| 18 March | 10:46 | SS14 | Salgueiro — Góis 1 | 19.62 km |
| 18 March | 13:10 | SS15 | Piódão 2 | 24.78 km |
| 18 March | 14:13 | SS16 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km |
| 18 March | 14:41 | SS17 | Salgueiro — Góis 2 | 19.62 km |
| 18 March | 16:28 | SS18 | Tábua | 13.40 km |
| 18 March | 17:23 | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.13 km |
| 18 March | 18:00 | SS20 | Mortazel — Mortágua | 25.38 km |
| Leg 3 — 60.30 km |||||
| 19 March | 07:33 | SS21 | Ponte de Lima Este | 23.49 km |
| 19 March | 08:28 | SS22 | Ponte de Lima Oeste | 25.66 km |
| 19 March | 09:33 | SS23 | Ponte de Lima Sul | 11.15 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 4:34:00.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:06.5 | +6.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 4:36:09.2 | +2:09.2 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota Corolla WRC | 4:37:18.2 | +3:18.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:38:06.3 | +4:06.3 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:41:28.9 | +7:28.9 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 4:34:00.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:06.5 | +6.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 4:36:09.2 | +2:09.2 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:38:06.3 | +4:06.3 | 2 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:41:28.9 | +7:28.9 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | 4:41:47.4 | +7:47.4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | 4:42:24.2 | +8:24.2 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 7 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | 4:46:38.0 | +12:38.0 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | Luis Climent Asensio | Álex Romaní | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | 4:50:10.0 | +16:10.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 4 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 15 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (16 Mar) | SS1 | Baltar | 3.20 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:06.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS2 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.16 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 9:58.6 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS3 | Luílhas 1 | 11.39 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 8:29.5 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS4 | Cabreira 1 | 26.68 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 17:41.3 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS5 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.16 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 9:52.4 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS6 | Luílhas 2 | 11.39 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 8:24.2 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS7 | Cabreira 2 | 26.68 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 17:42.5 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS8 | Viso — Celorico de Basto | 11.77 km | Harri Rovanperä | Toyota Corolla WRC | 7:31.5 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS9 | Fridão | 14.20 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 10:25.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS10 | Aboboreira | 17.87 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 12:18.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS11 | Lousada | 5.30 km | François Delecour | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:59.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS12 | Piódão 1 | 24.78 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 16:46.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS13 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 9:39.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS14 | Salgueiro — Góis 1 | 19.62 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 11:24.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS15 | Piódão 2 | 24.78 km | Petter Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 17:09.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS16 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 9:49.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS17 | Salgueiro — Góis 2 | 19.62 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 11:24.0 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS18 | Tábua | 13.40 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 8:35.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.13 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:59.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS20 | Mortazel — Mortágua | 25.38 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:17.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS21 | Ponte de Lima Este | 23.49 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 15:58.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS22 | Ponte de Lima Oeste | 25.66 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 19:04.2 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS23 | Ponte de Lima Sul | 11.15 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 8:12.9 | Richard Burns |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Richard Burns | 22 | 2 | Robert Reid | 22 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 35 |
| 2 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 16 | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | 16 | 2 | Peugeot Esso | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 16 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 16 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 13 | 1 | Luis Moya | 13 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | Juha Kankkunen | 11 | 2 | Juha Repo | 11 | | SEAT Sport | 7 |

### FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 15 | 1 | 37 | Miguel Campos | Carlos Magalhães | Mitsubishi Galp | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:58:02.5 | | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | 38 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:01:47.9 | +3:45.4 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 50 | Ramón Ferreyros | Gonzalo Saenz | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:06:49.5 | +8:47.0 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 57 | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mário Castro | Optiroc Competição | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 5:10:58.5 | +12:56.0 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 58 | Américo Antunes | Paulo Moura | Américo Antunes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 5:13:06.7 | +15:04.2 | 2 |
| 23 | 6 | 56 | Vítor Pascoal | Duarte Costa | Vítor Pascoal | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:17:13.5 | +19:11.0 | 1 |
| 24 | 7 | 65 | Manuel Rolo | Luís Ramalho | Manuel Rolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:22:26.0 | +24:23.5 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 59 | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Filipe Fernandes | Pedro Cunha e Carmo | Subaru Impreza WRX | 5:27:39.5 | +29:37.0 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 52 | John Buffum | Neil Wilson | John Buffum | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 5:28:02.9 | +30:00.4 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 70 | Arlindo Quintas | João Mendes | Arlindo Quintas | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | 5:38:01.2 | +39:58.7 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 89 | Rodrigo Ferreira | Paulo Silva | Rodrigo Ferreira | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 5:42:45.5 | +44:43.0 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 81 | Ignacio Sanfilippo | José Vicente Medina | Ignacio Sanfilippo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:46:12.0 | +48:09.5 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 61 | Bruno Magalhães | José Martins | Bruno Magalhães | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | 5:48:35.8 | +50:33.3 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 78 | Olivier Privé | Lionel Satta | Olivier Privé | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:51:20.2 | +53:17.7 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 92 | José Pereira | Franco Pereira | José Pereira | Subaru Impreza WRX | 5:55:01.8 | +56:59.3 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 66 | Carlos Marques | Luís Cavaleiro | Carlos Marques | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 5:55:24.9 | +57:22.4 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 62 | José Pedro Santos | Manuel Fortuna | José Pedro Santos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 6:21:30.8 | +1:23:28.3 | 0 |
| 47 | 18 | 118 | José Pedro Miranda | Henrique Reis | José Pedro Miranda | SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V | 6:40:28.9 | +1:42:26.4 | 0 |
| 48 | 19 | 120 | Filipe Silva | Fernando Horta | Filipe Silva | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 7:28:33.2 | +2:30:30.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 40 | Roberto Sanchez | Ruben Garcia | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 44 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Edgardo Galindo | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 55 | Gabriel Pozzo | Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS21 | Retired SS21 | 63 | Manuel Muniente | Diego Vallejo | Manuel Muniente | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 60 | Damien Chaballe | André Leyh | Damien Chaballe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 67 | Joost Boxoen | Stéphane Prévot | Joost Boxoen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 79 | Mark l'Anson | Graeme Walker | Mark l'Anson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 84 | Serafim Martins | João Lopes | Serafim Martins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 53 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 80 | Nuno David Sousa | Rui Tavares | Nuno David Sousa | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 17 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 51 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 39 | Uwe Nittel | Detlef Ruf | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 54 | Pedro Leal | Redwan Cassamo | Creditus/BPN Rent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Rolled | Rolled | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 82 | António Gravato | Carlos Tenreiro | António Gravato | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 43 | Gabriel Mendez | Daniel Muzio | Gabriel Mendez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 69 | David Loix | Cédric Pirotte | David Loix | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 119 | Sergio Real | Hugo Amorim | Sergio Real | Toyota Starlet | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 68 | Pierre Bos | Marlène Marché | Pierre Bos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 88 | Paulo Freire | Armando Veiga | Paulo Freire | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 91 | Marta Candian | Mara Biotti | Marta Candian | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 18 | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | Jesús Puras | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 77 | José Luis Ascarza | Antonio Gómez | José Luis Ascarza | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Steering | Steering | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 85 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 86 | Richard Tuthill | Glenn Macneall | Richard Tuthill | Subaru Impreza WRX | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 41 | Gianluigi Galli | Nicola Arena | Vieffe Corse SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident damage | Accident damage | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 90 | Jorge Pinto | Luís Pinto | Jorge Pinto | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Fire | Fire | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 83 | John Lloyd | Paul Amandini | John Lloyd | Subaru Impreza | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
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**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (16 Mar) | SS1 | Baltar | 3.20 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:19.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS2 | Fafe — Lameirinha 1 | 15.16 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 10:32.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS3 | Luílhas 1 | 11.39 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:50.1 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS4 | Cabreira 1 | 26.68 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:41.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS5 | Fafe — Lameirinha 2 | 15.16 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 10:32.7 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS6 | Luílhas 2 | 11.39 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 8:55.5 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS7 | Cabreira 2 | 26.68 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:42.1 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS8 | Viso — Celorico de Basto | 11.77 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:50.2 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS9 | Fridão | 14.20 km | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:00.8 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS10 | Aboboreira | 17.87 km | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:58.7 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 1 (17 Mar) | SS11 | Lousada | 5.30 km | Pedro Leal | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:14.4 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS12 | Piódão 1 | 24.78 km | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:16.4 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS13 | Arganil 1 | 14.27 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 10:50.8 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS14 | Salgueiro — Góis 1 | 19.62 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 12:39.3 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS15 | Piódão 2 | 24.78 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:20.2 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS16 | Arganil 2 | 14.27 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:07.2 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS17 | Salgueiro — Góis 2 | 19.62 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:45.7 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS18 | Tábua | 13.40 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 9:10.5 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS19 | Aguieira | 23.13 km | Miguel Campos | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:40.3 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 2 (18 Mar) | SS20 | Mortazel — Mortágua | 25.38 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:33.7 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS21 | Ponte de Lima Este | 23.49 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 17:24.6 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS22 | Ponte de Lima Oeste | 25.66 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:59.3 | Miguel Campos |
| Leg 3 (19 Mar) | SS23 | Ponte de Lima Sul | 11.15 km | Pedro Dias da Silva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 9:16.8 | Miguel Campos |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Manfred Stohl | 23 |
| 2 | | Jani Paasonen | 10 |
| 3 | | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | 10 |
| 4 | | Miguel Campos | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 6 |
