The 2022 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 19 and 22 May 2022. It marked the fifty-fifth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 330.17 km (205.16 mi).
Rally de Portugal is the first gravel event on the 2022 calendar.
2022 World Rally Championship
The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship was the 50th season of the World Rally Championship (WRC), an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Teams and crews competed for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers; each won by Kalle Rovanperä, Jonne Halttunen and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.
Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb returned to the World Rally Championship with M-Sport.
Sébastien Ogier (left) would only contest selected events, while his former co-driver Julien Ingrassia (right) retired from competition following the 2021 season.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally1 at the 2022 Rally Finland.
Image: 2023 Central European Rally Rovanperä 01
