Portugal results

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Of the 120 cars on the entry list, 115 started and 39 reached the end.

Number Driver/Co Driver G Manufacturer

1 Carlos Sainz A Subaru Impreza 555 5:32:37s Luiz Moya 2 Juha Kankkunen A Toyota Celica GT Four +12s Nicky Grist 3 Colin McRae A Subaru Impreza 555 +3:14 Derek Ringer 4 Armin Schwarz A Toyota Celica GT Four +4:59 Klaus Wicha 5 Didier Auriol A Toyota Celica GT Four +8:46 Bernard Occelli 6 Bruno Thiry A Ford Escort RS Cosworth +8:46 Stephane Prevot OUT Marcus Gronholm A Toyota Celica GT Four Voito Silander 7 Richard Burns A Subaru Impreza 555 +14:21 Robert Reid 8 Alessandro Fiorio A Ford Escort RS Cosworth +25:37 Vittorio Brambilla OUT Francois Delecour A Ford Escort RS Cosworth (rolled in Catherine Francois 3rd stage) 9 Rui Madeira N Mitsubishi Lancer EV2 +30:59 Nuno Silva 1st group N 1st Portuguese 10 Jorge Recalde N Mitsubishi Lancer EV2 +34:45 Martin Christie 2nd group N 11 Isolde Holderied N Mitsubishi Lancer EV2 +40:56 Tina Thorner 3rd group N 12 Masao Kamioka N Subaru Impreza +41:44 K. Gormley 13 Paulo Meireles A VW Golf Rallye G60 +43:14 Anto'nio Abreu 2nd Portuguese 14 Jose' Miguel A Ford Escort RS Cosworth +45:30 Carlos Magalha~es 3rd Portuguese 15 Hideaki Miyoshi A Subaru Impreza +49:51 M. Corner 16 Piergiorgio Deila A/F2 Peugeot 306 16V +55:18 P. Scalvini 1st F2 17 Andrea Navarra N Toyota Celica GT Four +56:58 R. Casazza ... 22 Erwin Weber A/F2 Seat Ibiza GTi +1:03:44 Manfred Hiemer ... 36 Victor Calisto A/F2 Fiat Cinquecento 2:41:19 R. Tavares ^^^^^^^^^^^ ... 39 Paulo Guimar~aes N Citroen Ax Sport 3:53:24 R. Tavares

-- Portuguese Drivers (retireds)--

OUT Jorge Bica A Lancia HF Integrale Joao Sena OUT Fernando Peres A Ford Escort RS Cosworth (was leader) Ricardo Caldeira OUT Jose' Carlos Macedo A/F2 Renault Clio Maxi (Delayed by gearbox Miguel Borges problem since the 1st stage) OUT Pedro Azeredo A/F2 Renault Clio Maxi Fernando Prata

-- F2 drivers that retired (all the favorits) --

OUT Freddy Loix A Opel Astra GSi Svem Smeets OUT Gregoire de Mevius A/F2 Nissan Sunny GTI Jean Fortin OUT Pavel Sibera A/F2 Skoda Felicia Petr Gross OUT Emil Triner A/F2 Skoda Felicia Pavel Stanc

Championships:

Drivers: 1 - Sainz 40 2 - Kankkunen 37 3 - Makinen 25 (was leader) 4 - Eriksson 20 4 - Thiry 20 6 - Auriol 16 7 - Delecour 15 8 - Radstrom 12 8 - Schwarz 12 8 - McRae 12

Manufacturers: 1 - Mitsubishi 132 2 - Toyota 121 3 - Subaru 106 4 - Ford 101

F2: 1 - GM 118 2 - Peugeot 91 3 - Renault 89 4 - Nissan 37 5 - Skoda 33 6 - Citroen 32 7 - Fiat 29 8 - Seat 24 9 - Ford 21 10- VW 13

Group N: 1 - Rui Madeira 20 2 - Holderied 17 3 - Backlund 13 3 - Camandona 13 5 - Walfridsson 10 5 - Recalde 10 7 - Radstrom 7

Next rallyes: Corsega (2-5 May) World Championship Rali Cidade de Oliveira do Hospital (7-8 April) Portuguese Championship

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