1973 Rallye de Portugal

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The 1973 Rallye de Portugal (formally the 7th TAP Rally of Portugal) was the third round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-March in southern Portugal on a mixture of asphalt and gravel, the rally began with a concentration run from a number of European cities, covering about 4,600 km and ending in Estoril, Portugal.

1973 Rallye de Portugal
7th TAP Rally of Portugal
Round 3 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Portugal
Dates runMarch 13, 1973 – March 18, 1973
Start locationVarious cities in Europe
Finish locationEstoril, Portugal
Stages32 (387 km; 240 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance4,600 km (2,900 miles)
Statistics
Crews80 at start, 23 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Luc Thérier
France Jacques Jaubert
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800

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In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. As in the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, the Alpine A110s led the event, taking first and second place well ahead of other competitors. Fiat had a disastrous rally, with all three of its cars failing to finish, limiting Fiat to points gained from local entrants. Despite a significant number of international entries, only four non-Portuguese teams finished in the top 15 at the end.

Results

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1973 Rallye de Portugal results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 1 5 h : 42 m : 16 s 4 5   Jean-Luc Thérier
  Jacques Jaubert
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 2 5 h : 48 m : 57 s 4 1   Jean-Pierre Nicolas
  Michel Vial
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3 1 6 h : 7 m : 48 s 2 20   Francisco Romaozinho
  José Bernardo
  Citroën DS 21 12
4 3 6 h : 10 m : 40 s 4 15   Luis Netto
  Manuel Coentro
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 10
5 4 6 h : 17 m : 0 s 4 19   Américo Nunes
  António Morais
  Porsche 911 8
6 5 6 h : 41 m : 0 s 4 14   António Borges
  António Lemos
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
7 1 6 h : 51 m : 40 s 1 25   Mêquêpê
  Jorge Amaral
  Opel Ascona 4
8 2 6 h : 56 m : 9 s 1 58   António Martorell
  Augusto Roxo
  Opel Ascona
9 2 7 h : 4 m : 47 s 2 52   Hans Britth
  Hans Reppling
  Ford Capri 2600 2
10 6 7 h : 5 m : 24 s 4 16   Giovanni Salvi
  Barbosa Gama
  Porsche 911
11 3 7 h : 10 m : 26 s 1 64   Xanato
  Manuel Ferreira
  Datsun 1200
12 3 7 h : 21 m : 51 s 2 12   Claude Laurent
  Christian Delferier
  DAF 55
13 4 7 h : 26 m : 27 s 2 80   Noel Coelho
  José Varela
  BMW 2002
14 4 7 h : 43 m : 15 s 1 69   António Ferreira da Cunha
  Carlos Resende
  Datsun 1200
15 5 7 h : 43 m : 43 s 1 67   Jorge Ortigao
  J. Cerqueria
  Datsun 1200
16 6 7 h : 47 m : 47 s 1 54   Colin Malkin
  Barry Hughes
  Chrysler Avenger
17 5 7 h : 53 m : 27 s 2 66   Rui Gonçalves
  João Batista
  Austin 1275 GT
18 7 7 h : 59 m : 39 s 1 85   Pedro Cortes
  Teixeira Gomes
  Toyota
19 8 8 h : 13 m : 12 s 1 39   Helmut Doppeireiter
  Ossi Schurek
  Volkswagen 1303S
20 6 8 h : 38 m : 40 s 2 68   Martins Teixeira
  A. Magalhaes
  Austin Maxi
21 9 8 h : 51 m : 56 s 1 97   Paul Chartier
  Jo Wery
  Citroën GS
22 10 8 h : 56 m : 19 s 1 38   Johann Fennes
  Unger
  Citroën GS
23 7 9 h : 13 m : 22 s 2 99   Eric Bessem
  Bob Dickhout
  DAF 55
Retired (mechanical) 4 2   Alcide Paganelli
  Ninni Russo
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 4 3   Bernard Darniche
  Alain Mahé
  Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (accident) 4 4   Björn Waldegård
  Hans Thorszelius
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 4 6   Raffaele Pinto
  Arnaldo Bernacchini
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 4 7   Chris Sclater
  Bob de Jong
  Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical) 2 8   Achim Warmbold
  John Davenport
  BMW 2002
Retired (accident) 2 9   Ove Andersson
  Jean Todt
  Toyota Celica
Retired (mechanical) 2 10   Harry Källström
  Claes Billstam
  Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 2 11   Tony Fall
  Mike Wood
  Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (accident) 4 17   Mário Figueiredo
  Carlos Barata
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 4 18   António Carlos Oliveira
  Barata
  Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical) 4 21   José Carpinteiro Albino
  F. Albino
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 1 22   Gomes Pereira
  Costa Simoes
  Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 2 23   Francisco Santos
  Joao Anjos
  Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 1 26   Raposo de Magalhaes
  L. Pedreira
  Morris Mini Cooper
Retired (mechanical) 2 27   Richard Bochnicek
  Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer
  Citroën DS 21
Retired (mechanical) 2 30   Tony Fowkes
  Peter O'Gorman
  Ford Escort RS1600
Retired 2 32   Douglas Harris
  John Jeson
  Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 2 34   Georg Fischer
  Hans Siebert
  Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 1 35   Marie-Claude Beaumont
  Christine Giganot
  Opel Ascona
Retired (accident) 2 36   Herbert Grünsteidl
  Georg Hopf
  Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 1 42   Leif Asterhag
  Anders Gullberg
  BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 1 44   Lassa Jönsson
  Rolf Jägerstedt
  BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 1 45   Arne Allansson
  Bo Sundberg
  BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 1 51   Günther Janger
  Harald Gottlieb
  Opel Ascona
Retired 1 55   Heitor Morais
  D. Mascarenhas
  Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 2 65   Joaquim Moutinho
  Edgar Fortes
  Austin Maxi
Retired (accident) 2 83   Andy Michailidis
  N. Anstis
  Ford Escort RS1600

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event

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1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 3
After round 3 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 52   Alpine Renault 1 147
2 22   Fiat 2 84
3 20   Saab 5 42
4 13   Lancia 13 17
5 12   Citroën 7 33
6 12   Ford 3 76
7 8   Porsche 9 27
8 6   Volkswagen 15 15
9 5   Opel 11 25
10 4   BMW 8 28
11 3   Škoda 18 3
12 2   Datsun 6 34
13 2   Volvo 4 44

References

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  1. ^ "Portugal Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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