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Kalle Rovanpera’s Rally de Portugal victory defied the expectations of everyone working in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team in the build-up to it, according to Team Principal Jari-Matti Latvala. 

Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Elfyn Evans says he hopes the worst of the rough conditions crews experienced on the opening day of Rally de Portugal on Friday will not be repeated for the rest of the weekend.

A blistering third and final run through the Rally de Portugal shakedown stage ensures Elfyn Evans begins round four of the World Rally Championship on the front foot with co-driver Scott Martin. 

Ott Tanak has moved to within two points of the World Rally Championship lead after notching up his third win of the season on the Rally de Portugal.

Rally de Portugal - RESULTS Ott Tanak completed victory on the Rally de Portugal after keeping his head on a dramatic final day of action, while his closest rival Kris Meeke fell by the ways

Rally de Portugal - Classification (After Leg 1) Ott Tanak put himself in strong position to notch up back-to-back World Rally Championship wins on the Rally de Portugal as he s

Top 15 after Leg 1 of the Rally de Portugal, the seventh round of the 2019 World Rally Championship.

Full WRC results from Rally de Portugal

Top 15 classification after SS15 from Rally de Portugal, the sixth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3hr 16m 30.0s 2. Elfyn Evans GBR M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC 17 +39.8s

Thierry Neuville: We'll be going through everything in detail to make sure that we will do better for the future.

Dramatic scenes in Portugal as Hayden Paddon rolls in SS5 and his Hyundai i20 WRC catches fire

Rally Argentina winner Kris Meeke slips to fourth on the final day of Rally de Portugal, but still pleased with his weekend

Andreas Mikkelsen: I am really happy and delighted with my own performance. However, I am even more pleased with the new Polo R WRC, which I drove for the first time here. It behaved exactly as I would want it to under every circumstance and is just great to drive.

Ott Tanak reflects on his exit from Rally de Portugal when he crashed out in SS10 in his M-Sport Fiesta RS WRC car: "It was in quite a tricky place - a section with lots of fast corners and crests leading up to a slower bend..."

Hyundai boss Michel Nandan delighted with 3-7 finish on Rally Mexico, but warns learning curve will continue in Portugal next month, when the 2014 WRC season continues.

Mads Ostberg: I thought it was a five-left-minus when actually it should have been a four-left-minus...

Dani Sordo sets pace in qualifying in Portugal, ahead of VW duo Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala; Mads Ostberg and Mikko Hirvonen round out the top five...

Keith Cronin: This event is going to be a tough start to my world rally career but I've worked hard to get this far and I plan to make the most of the opportunity...

Mikko Hirvonen excluded from from first Citroen win on Rally de Portugal; Mads Ostberg moves up from second, while Evgeny Novikov and Petter Solberg complete podium...

Ford privateer Mads Ostberg wins Rally de Portugal after Mikko Hirvonen is excluded when stewards find irregularities with his Citroen DS3 WRC in post-event scrutineering

Petter Solberg takes the honours in the short 3.27 km Lisbon SSS.

Rally de Portugal itinerary

Video courtesy of the Monster World Rally Team

Matteo Braga, Pirelli's senior WRC tyre engineer, looks back on the Rally de Portugal - the latest round in the 2010 World Rally Championship - and talks about some of the challenges encountered by the Italian tyre firm.