Mikko Hirvonen, dalaivala wa Ford, anaukira Rally de Portugal "ndi chirichonse" ndipo zotsatira zake zinali kuukira bwino kwa utsogoleri.
Mikko Hirvonen sanali wokonzekera zosintha zapadera zatsiku lachiwiri ili la Rally de Portugal. Dalaivala wa Ford/M-Sport, zotsatira za siteji yachisanu ndi chiwiri popanda zolakwika, tsopano akutsogolera mpikisano wa Chipwitikizi wa World Rallys.
Pazidendene za Mikko Hirvonen, dzina lachilendo lomwe likuwoneka kuti lapeza kudzoza m'malo a Algarve kuti apange Ford Fiesta RS WRC "kuwuluka". Tikulankhula za Ott Tanak, dalaivala waku Estonia yemwe ali pamalo achiwiri, 3.7s kuchokera pamalo oyamba.
Pamalo a 3 pakubwera ngwazi yapadziko lonse, Sebastien Ogier, woyendetsa gulu la Volkswagen. Dalaivala wa ku France angakhale atataya chitsogozo pa msonkhanowo, akulepheretsedwa kukhala woyamba pamsewu, ngakhale kuti pali ena omwe amanena kuti Ogier 'adakweza phazi' dala kuti ayambe malo abwino mu magawo a mawa. Mwa kuyankhula kwina, chirichonse chiri chotseguka pomenyera chigonjetso chomaliza.
Nkhondo yomwe tsopano ikuchitika ndi okwera atatu, Jari-Matti Latvala atachoka mu Silves yapadera, kutsatira kutayika.
Hyundai ilinso ndi zabwino kwambiri, ndi zigonjetso zitatu pa oyenerera ndipo ndi Spaniard Dani Sordo akutenga malo a 5, kumbuyo kwa Mads Ostberg, pa Citroen.
Mawa padzakhalanso zapadera zisanu ndi chimodzi, ndi ndime ziwiri zodutsa m'magawo ochititsa chidwi a Santa Clara, Malhão ndi Santana da Serra.
Pansipa pali magulu onse, kumapeto kwa tsiku lachiwiri ili:
1. Mikko Hirvonen (M-Sport), 1:25:05.6
2. Ott Tanak (M-Sport), +3.7s
3. Sebastien Ogier (Volkswagen), +6.5s
4. Mads Ostberg (Citroen), +25.6s
5. Dani Sordo (Hyundai), +25.7s
6. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), +42.0s
7. Henning Solberg (Ford Fiesta), +1m42.3s
8. Juho Hanninen (Hyundai), +1m58.2s
9. Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen), +2m16.2s
10. Martin Prokop (Jipocar), +2m59.2s