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Rally Portugal 2009 counts for:
2009 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2009 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2009 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
2009 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 458th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 12 |
| Official name: | Vodafone Rally de Portugal |
| Edition: | 43rd |
| Date: | from Thursday 2-Apr-2009 to Sunday 5-Apr-2009 |
| Rally HQ: | Almancil, Algarve; Portugal |
| Clerk of the Course: | Pedro de Almeida |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 75 | |
| Starters: | 68 | |
| Finishers: | 41 | (60.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 2.21 | km | (SS1 SSS Estadio Algarve 1) |
| Longest: | 27.18 | km | (SS12 Almodovar 2) |
| Slowest: | 61.39 | km/h | (SS1 SSS Estadio Algarve 1) |
| Fastest: | 106.25 | km/h | (SS6 Silves 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 361.36 | km | (31.0% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 361.36 | km | (31.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 803.63 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,164.99 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 51st win and 77th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 34th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 19th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 57th win and win and third place were 127th to 128th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 258th podium for Ford. |
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Loeb's win was once again achieved with decisive speed at critical moment.
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Gronholm's one-off return caused much excitement. He ran as high as second, aided by favourable road position, until going off and damaging engine.
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