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Rally Portugal 2007 counts for:
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2007 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 428th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 16 |
| Official name: | Vodafone Rally de Portugal |
| Edition: | 41st |
| Date: | from Friday 30-Mar-2007 to Sunday 1-Apr-2007 |
| Rally HQ: | Almancil, Algarve; Portugal |
| Clerk of the Course: | Pedro de Almeida |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 89 | |
| Starters: | 80 | |
| Finishers: | 61 | (76.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 2.03 | km | (SS1 SSS Estadio Algarve 1) |
| Longest: | 30.69 | km | (SS11 Silves - Ourique 2) |
| Slowest: | 57.63 | km/h | (SS18 SSS Estadio Algarve 2) |
| Fastest: | 107.65 | km/h | (SS13 Almodovar 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 357.10 | km | (35.4% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 357.10 | km | (35.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 652.21 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,009.31 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 31st win and 51st podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 33rd podium for Petter Solberg. |
| Third place was 6th podium for Daniel Sordo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 37th win and win and third place were 86th to 87th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 121st podium for Subaru. |
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Sebastien's uncanny ability to choose exactly the right tyres during second leg decided the rally in his favour.
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Petter Solberg lost the battle in stages but was elevated to second overall after all Fords received five minute penalty for too thin rear windows.
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Related links
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Rally Mexico 2007
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Rally Argentina 2007
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