1973 Rallye de Portugal

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)
Results
Overall winner Jean-Luc Thérier
Jacques Jaubert
Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Crews80 at start, 23 at finish

Report

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
1973 Rallye de Portugal results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver
Co-driver		 Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 15 h : 42 m : 16 s45 Jean-Luc Thérier
Jacques Jaubert		 Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 25 h : 48 m : 57 s41 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Michel Vial		 Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3 16 h : 7 m : 48 s220 Francisco Romaozinho
José Bernardo		 Citroën DS 21 12
4 36 h : 10 m : 40 s415 Luis Netto
Manuel Coentro		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 10
5 46 h : 17 m : 0 s419 Américo Nunes
António Morais		 Porsche 911 8
6 56 h : 41 m : 0 s414 António Borges
António Lemos		 Alpine-Renault A110 1800
7 16 h : 51 m : 40 s125 Mêquêpê
Jorge Amaral		 Opel Ascona 4
8 26 h : 56 m : 9 s158 António Martorell
Augusto Roxo		 Opel Ascona
9 27 h : 4 m : 47 s252 Hans Britth
Hans Reppling		 Ford Capri 2600 2
10 67 h : 5 m : 24 s416 Giovanni Salvi
Barbosa Gama		 Porsche 911
11 37 h : 10 m : 26 s164 Xanato
Manuel Ferreira		 Datsun 1200
12 37 h : 21 m : 51 s212 Claude Laurent
Christian Delferier		 DAF 55
13 47 h : 26 m : 27 s280 Noel Coelho
José Varela		 BMW 2002
14 47 h : 43 m : 15 s169 António Ferreira da Cunha
Carlos Resende		 Datsun 1200
15 57 h : 43 m : 43 s167 Jorge Ortigao
J. Cerqueria		 Datsun 1200
16 67 h : 47 m : 47 s154 Colin Malkin
Barry Hughes		 Chrysler Avenger
17 57 h : 53 m : 27 s266 Rui Gonçalves
Joao Baptista		 Austin 1275 GT
18 77 h : 59 m : 39 s185 Pedro Cortes
Teixeira Gomes		 Toyota
19 88 h : 13 m : 12 s139 Helmut Doppeireiter
Ossi Schurek		 Volkswagen 1303S
20 68 h : 38 m : 40 s268 Martins Teixeira
A. Magalhaes		 Austin Maxi
21 98 h : 51 m : 56 s197 Paul Chartier
Jo Wery		 Citroën GS
22 108 h : 56 m : 19 s138 Johann Fennes
Unger		 Citroën GS
23 79 h : 13 m : 22 s299 Eric Bessem
Bob Dickhout		 DAF 55
Retired (mechanical) 42 Alcide Paganelli
Ninni Russo		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 43 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé		 Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (accident) 44 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 46 Raffaele Pinto
Arnaldo Bernacchini		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 47 Chris Sclater
Bob de Jong		 Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical) 28 Achim Warmbold
John Davenport		 BMW 2002
Retired (accident) 29 Ove Andersson
Jean Todt		 Toyota Celica
Retired (mechanical) 210 Harry Källström
Claes Billstam		 Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 211 Tony Fall
Mike Wood		 Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (accident) 417 Mário Figueiredo
Carlos Barata		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 418 António Carlos Oliveira
Barata		 Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical) 421 José Carpinteiro Albino
F. Albino		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 122 Gomes Pereira
Costa Simoes		 Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 223 Francisco Santos
Joao Anjos		 Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 126 Raposo de Magalhaes
L. Pedreira		 Morris Mini Cooper
Retired (mechanical) 227 Richard Bochnicek
Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer		 Citroën DS 21
Retired (mechanical) 230 Tony Fowkes
Peter O'Gorman		 Ford Escort RS1600
Retired 232 Douglas Harris
John Jeson		 Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 234 Georg Fischer
Hans Siebert		 Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 135 Marie-Claude Beaumont
Christine Giganot		 Opel Ascona
Retired (accident) 236 Herbert Grünsteidl
Georg Hopf		 Volkswagen 1302S
Retired (mechanical) 142 Leif Asterhag
Anders Gullberg		 BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 144 Lassa Jönsson
Rolf Jägerstedt		 BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 145 Arne Allansson
Bo Sundberg		 BMW 2002 TII
Retired (mechanical) 151 Günther Janger
Harald Gottlieb		 Opel Ascona
Retired 155 Heitor Morais
D. Mascarenhas		 Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 265 Joaquim Moutinho
Edgar Fortes		 Austin Maxi
Retired (accident) 283 Andy Michailidis
N. Anstis		 Ford Escort RS1600

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event
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 1147
2 22 Fiat 284
3 20 Saab 542
4 13 Lancia 1317
5 12 Citroën 733
6 12 Ford 376
7 8 Porsche 927
8 6 Volkswagen 1515
9 5 Opel 1125
10 4 BMW 828
11 3 Škoda 183
12 2 Datsun 634
13 2 Volvo 444
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References
  1. "Portugal Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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