The Vodafone Rally de Portugal closed its second day with the classification completely shaken up. An accident for Adrien Fourmaux on the Góis stage undid the work the Frenchman had built since Thursday at the wheel of the Hyundai and handed the lead to Sébastien Ogier with a margin of just 3.7 seconds over Thierry Neuville. The difference is minimal considering that Saturday's and Sunday's stages remain, and the forecast calls for rain on the longest leg of the event.

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Fourmaux lost his brakes on a section of sharp rocks and the i20 N went straight into an outcrop that punctured two tyres. The Frenchman, who had arrived at that point with a 7.7-second lead, stopped to change the wheels and dropped to sixth place, 34.3 seconds behind the leader. Oliver Solberg, the leader at the start of the day, made an almost identical mistake at the same spot. His Toyota GR Yaris slid wide, narrowly avoiding a roll, and lost 8.7 seconds, but at least managed to continue without stopping.
Solberg had started the morning with a 3.4-second margin and never found his rhythm. He lost the lead on the Mortágua stage and by the close of the morning loops admitted that the feeling with the car was terrible. The Swede finished Friday in fourth place, 16.4 seconds behind Ogier, still within striking distance if Saturday's rain equalises conditions.

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Ogier started third, 7.2 seconds back, with a setup that was not giving him traction. The adjustments made at the midday remote service transformed the behaviour of the GR Yaris, and the nine-time world champion set the fastest time on Arganil 2. That stage was neutralised because a crane invaded the route. Elfyn Evans, who was opening the road, lifted off in a cloud of dust, and race direction gave him back 4.4 seconds. As soon as Fourmaux crashed on Góis, Ogier moved into the lead and managed the position without taking risks, although on the final Mortágua stage he conceded 1.2 seconds to a fired-up Neuville.

Neuville battled all day with a Hyundai that went from oversteering at corner entry to understeering at corner exit. With the changing conditions in the afternoon, he found the window to win two stages, Lousã and Mortágua. The rain forecast for Saturday offers him exactly what he needs to close the gap and fight for the top spot.
Sami Pajari started Friday with two consecutive stage wins, Mortágua and Arganil, and that haul catapulted him from sixth to second place. A tyre coming off the rim on SS7, a half-spin on SS9, and a cracked windscreen on the last stage cost him seconds. Even so, he finished third, 15.2 seconds behind Ogier.
Evans, tasked with sweeping the loose gravel all day, finished fifth more than half a minute behind without making any mistakes. Takamoto Katsuta ran seventh, lacking grip in his GR Yaris. Dani Sordo paid dearly for a mistake in tyre choice in the morning and a spin on Góis; he finished eighth nearly a minute and a half back.

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In the M-Sport garage, Josh McErlean was handed a 50‑second penalty because his Puma refused to start at the remote service park and he left five minutes late. Jon Armstrong tackled the afternoon stages without power steering; his co-driver Shane Byrne handled the gear changes and handbrake on tight corners. Mārtiņš Sesks posted third and fourth fastest times on Góis and Lousã 2, but a double puncture on the final stage cost him over three minutes and dropped him to 11th place.

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The tightest battle was in WRC2, where Jan Solans regained the lead he had held on Thursday and which Teemu Suninen and Alejandro Cachón had snatched from him at different moments of the day. Cachón had to retire with an alternator failure before SS8. Solans won the penultimate stage and built a 3.7‑second advantage. Roope Korhonen took second place from Yohan Rossel on the final stage. Rossel completed his first full day on gravel with the Lancia Ypsilon HF Integrale Rally2 in the championship and finished third.

Saturday holds the greatest kilometre demand of the rally with two passes through Felgueiras, Cabeceiras de Basto, Amarante and Paredes, plus the Lousada super special at the end. The forecast rain may force strategy changes and tighten differences that are currently small.

Friday - WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2026

POS	#	driver/codriver	team	brand	car	time
1	1	Sébastien OGIER Vincent LANDAIS	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt	Toyota	Gr Yaris Rally1	1:28:25.2
2	11	Thierry NEUVILLE Martijn WYDAEGHE	Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team	Hyundai	I20 N Rally1	+ 03.7
3	5	Sami PAJARI Marko SALMINEN	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt2	Toyota	Gr Yaris Rally1	+ 15.2
4	99	Oliver SOLBERG Elliott EDMONDSON	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt	Toyota	Gr Yaris Rally1	+ 16.4
5	33	Elfyn EVANS Scott MARTIN	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt	Toyota	Gr Yaris Rally1	+ 28.1
6	16	Adrien FOURMAUX Alexandre CORIA	Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team	Hyundai	I20 N Rally1	+ 34.3
7	18	Takamoto KATSUTA Aaron JOHNSTON	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt	Toyota	Gr Yaris Rally1	+ 50.1
8	6	Daniel SORDO Cándido CARRERA	Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team	Hyundai	I20 N Rally1	+ 1:23.3
9	55	Joshua MCERLEAN Eoin TREACY	M-sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Puma Rally1	+ 2:20.7
10	95	Jon ARMSTRONG Shane BYRNE	M-sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Puma Rally1	+ 4:55.9
11	22	Mārtinš SESKS Renārs FRANCIS	M-sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Puma Rally1	+ 5:14.0
12	25	Nikolay GRYAZIN Konstantin ALEKSANDROV	Lancia Corse Hf	Lancia	Ypsilon Hf	+ 4:34.8
13	36	Jan SOLANS Rodrigo SANJUAN	Ph.ph	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 4:37.3
14	20	Roope KORHONEN Anssi VIINIKKA	Rautio Motorsport	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 4:41.0
15	21	Yohan ROSSEL Arnaud DUNAND	Lancia Corse Hf	Lancia	Ypsilon Hf	+ 4:41.2
16	27	Teemu SUNINEN Janni HUSSI	Teemu Suninen	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 4:43.8
17	29	Andreas MIKKELSEN Jørn LISTERUD	Toksport Wrt	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 4:48.1
18	37	Mille JOHANSSON Johan GRÖNVALL	M-sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Fiesta Mk Ii	+ 4:59.3
19	24	Roberto DAPRÀ Luca GUGLIELMETTI	Roberto Daprà	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 5:16.4
20	32	Giovanni TRENTIN Pietro Elia OMETTO	Mt Racing Srl	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 5:34.3
21	30	Eric CAMILLI Thibault DE LA HAYE	Eric Camilli	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 5:35.5
22	28	Fabrizio ZALDIVAR Marcelo DER OHANNESIAN	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 5:52.0
23	40	Eliott DELECOUR Romain ROCHE	Eliott Delecour	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 6:25.0
24	39	Pablo SARRAZIN Yannick ROCHE	Pablo Sarrazin	Citroen	C3	+ 6:57.0
25	49	Rúben RODRIGUES Rui RAIMUNDO	Ruben Rodrigues	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 7:03.9
26	50	Gonçalo HENRIQUES Inês VEIGA	Gonçalo Henriques	Hyundai	I20 N	+ 7:13.5
27	51	Pedro ALMEIDA António COSTA	Pedro Almeida	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 7:30.1
28	43	Harry BATES Keaton WILLIAMS	Harry Bates	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 7:52.5
29	58	Bernhard TEN BRINKE Tom WOODBURN	Bernhard Ten Brinke	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 8:25.1
30	48	Pedro MEIRELES Mário CASTRO	Pedro Meireles	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 8:30.6
31	34	Mattéo CHATILLON Maxence CORNUAU	Mattéo Chatillon	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 8:41.5
32	47	Ricardo TEODÓSIO José TEIXEIRA	Ricardo Teodósio	Citroen	C3	+ 8:47.7
33	45	José Pedro FONTES Inês PONTE	José Pedro Fontes	Lancia	Ypsilon Hf	+ 8:54.4
34	53	Hugo LOPES Magda OLIVEIRA	Hugo Lopes	Hyundai	I20 N	+ 9:09.6
35	56	Diogo SALVI Gonçalo CUNHA	Diogo Salvi	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 9:09.8
36	38	Yuki YAMAMOTO James FULTON	Printsport	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 9:15.8
37	44	Armindo ARAÚJO Luís RAMALHO	Armindo Araújo	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 9:41.0
38	54	Paulo NETO Carlos MAGALHÃES	Paulo Neto	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 10:39.4
39	57	Ricardo FILIPE Filipe CARVALHO	Ricardo Filipe	Skoda	Fabia	+ 11:42.3
40	46	Ferran JUBANY Alejandro LÓPEZ	Ferran Jubany	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 12:09.2
41	62	Ugur SOYLU Kutay ERTUGRUL	Gp Garage My Team	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 12:35.8
42	77	Óscar RAL Axel CORONADO	Baporo Motorsport Ca	Skoda	Fabia Evo	+ 13:03.4
43	78	Hugues LAPOUILLE Philippe DEVIENNE	Hugues Lapouille	Skoda	Fabia	+ 13:56.6
44	26	Gus GREENSMITH Jonas ANDERSSON	Gus Greensmith	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 14:48.7
45	35	Romet JÜRGENSON Siim OJA	M-sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Fiesta Mk Ii	+ 15:08.2
46	63	Eugen CĂRĂGUI Robert FUS	Eugen Caragui	Citroen	C3	+ 15:35.2
47	61	Tiago SILVA Jorge HENRIQUES	Tiago Silva	Skoda	Fabia	+ 15:43.1
48	64	Jorge MARTÍNEZ Marcelo BRIZIO	Jorge Martínez	Hyundai	I20 N	+ 16:39.6
49	81	Pierleonardo BANCHER Andrea MARCON	Pierleonardo Bancher	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 24:31.0
50	52	Diogo MARÚJO Jorge CARVALHO	Diogo Marújo	Skoda	Fabia Evo	+ 28:33.6
51	31	Alejandro CACHÓN Borja ROZADA	Toyota España	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 34:33.4
52	23	Robert VIRVES Jakko VIILO	Toksport Wrt	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 34:46.0
53	59	Adrien MOSCA Julie AMBLARD	Printsport	Toyota	Gr Yaris	+ 50:09.0
54	41	Tristan CHARPENTIER Loris PASCAUD	Orsák Rallysport	Skoda	Fabia Rs	+ 75:27.2
55	70	Calle CARLBERG Jørgen ERIKSEN	Calle Carlberg	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 9:00.5
56	65	Matteo FONTANA Alessandro ARNABOLDI	Matteo Fontana	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 9:03.6
57	71	Ali TÜRKKAN Oytun ALBAYRAK	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 9:07.8
58	73	Gil MEMBRADO Adrián PÉREZ	Gil Membrado	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 9:15.2
59	74	Raúl HERNÁNDEZ José MURADO	Raúl Hernández	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 9:47.4
60	75	Kerem KAZAZ Corentin SILVESTRE	Team Petrol Ofisi	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 10:34.4
61	72	Leevi LASSILA Mikko LUKKA	Leevi Lassila	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 11:02.2
62	68	André MARTÍNEZ Matias ARANGUREN	André Martínez	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 11:39.0
63	66	Eric ROYÈRE Maxime ANDERNACK	Eric Royère	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 15:25.0
64	79	Sylvain TAMISIER Mathieu TAMISIER	Sylvain Tamisier	Renault	Clio Rally3	+ 15:31.0
65	69	Jarkko NIKARA Tomiya MAEKAWA	Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt Ng	Renault	Clio Rally3	+ 79:08.8
66	76	Craig RAHILL Conor SMITH	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford	Fiesta Rally3	+ 80:46.0
67	80	Helder MIRANDA Vitor PEREIRA	Hélder Miranda	Peugeot	208 Rally4	+ 18:10.1