that the Portugal Rally it was going to be part of the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar in 2022 as we already knew. However, until now the date on which the Portuguese race would go to the road was unknown.
In the year in which the WRC celebrates its 50th anniversary and in which the new “queen” category of rallies, Rally1 with hybrid cars, makes its debut, the Rally de Portugal will be the fourth race on the calendar and the first to be disputed on different levels. gravel.
As for the date of its realization, the Rally de Portugal is scheduled for the 19th to the 22nd of May , practically a year after this year's edition, which took place between May 20th and 23rd.
The WRC Calendar
In a crucial year for its future — it's the first time that WRC will feature electrified cars — the World Rally Championship will feature 13 races.
The first race will be the iconic Monte Carlo Rally, held between January 20th and 23rd, and the calendar will highlight the return of the New Zealand and Japan races, this being the first race played on the Asian continent since 2010.
Finally, there is still a date whose rally is anyone's guess. Although the official WRC calendar foresees a race for the dates 18th to 21st of August, the truth is that, for now, it has not yet been announced which rally will be disputed on that date.
