IVolkswagen French isaqhubeka nokuhola iVodafone Rally de Portugal.
Umjaho omude nosatshwayo e-Almodôvar, enobude obungu-52.3 km, uphumelele ku-Sébastien Ogier, obukeka ezixazululile izinkinga zeVolkswagen Polo R WRC ezimthintile ekuseni ngalolu suku lokugcina lwamarali. Amazwe asePortugal, ebhalise okwesibili kweyokuhlunga enqotshwe nguMads Ostberg, egingqikele iFord yakhe izolo.
IFord yaseNorwegian isivele yasishiya ngemuva isigameko sayizolo kanti namuhla ingenalutho, isiqede isigaba ngo-33m05.2sec, yashiya u-Ogier ku-16.8s kwathi uMikko Hirvonen ku-28.2s, waqinisa indawo yakhe yesibili yize u-Ogier emoshwe isikhathi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi u-Jari-Matti Latvala uqedele okukhethekile kwe-Almodôvar ngokushayela amasondo angemuva kuphela, eqeda ngo-3'03.4s ngemuva kwe-Ostberg. Kubonakala sengathi isu esilibeke phambili le-Hirvonen izolo aliqinisekiswanga nje kuphela, kodwa lithatha izinzuzo zalo.
IVodafone Rally de Portugal iqala izigaba zayo ezinqumayo esikhathini esincane, ngo-12:31.
