WRC 2026 Rally de Portugal: The full WRC stage guide and times
6th May 2026The World Rally Championship is set to head to Portugal this weekend for the sixth round of the 2026 season, and here is the full schedule.
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The WRC will return to gravel conditions this weekend with the sport heading to mainland Europe for Rally Portugal, round six of the 2026 season, an iconic event in the sport’s calendar.
It makes a change from the previous two events, Croatia and Rally Canarias, which were completed on asphalt surfaces.
Shakedown will start off proceedings with the 5.72km test getting underway on Wednesday ahead of the main action, which will start on Thursday afternoon.
There will be a total of 23 stages to be completed this weekend. amounting to 344.91km of competitive action across the four-day event, from Thursday to Sunday.
Saturday stands as the longest day of the weekend, with the total amount of stages to be complete standing at nine, closely followed by Friday’s seven stages.
The third day of running also includes the longest stage of the weekend, Amarante, 26.24km which will take place on SS13 for the first pass, followed by the second test on SS17.
So, what is this weekend’s schedule for Rally de Portugal this weekend?
*** Below is the itinerary of the WRC Rally de Portugal, times are set in a 24-hour format (the same time as British Summer Time) ***
Wednesday
Shakedown – 15:01 [DONE]
Thursday
SS1: Agueda/Sever – 15:05 [DONE]
SS2: Sever / Albergaria – 16:05 [DONE]
SS3: Figueira da Foz (Super Special) – 18:05 [DONE]
Friday
SS4: Mortagua 1 – 07:35 [DONE]
SS5: Arganil 1 – 08:55 [DONE]
SS6: Lousa 1 – 10:13 [DONE]
SS7: Arganil 2 – 12:30 [DONE]
SS8: Gois – 13:25 [DONE]
SS9: Lousa 2 – 14:08 [DONE]
SS10: Mortagua 2 – 15:45 [DONE]
Saturday
SS11: Felgueiras 1 – 07:00 [DONE]
SS12: Cabeceiras de Basto 1 – 08:05 [DONE]
SS13: Amarante 1 – 09:35 [DONE]
SS14: Paredes 1 – 11:05
SS15: Felgueiras 2 – 14:00
SS16: Cabeceiras de Basto 2 – 15:05
SS17: Amarante 2 – 16:35
SS18: Paredes 2 – 18:05
SS19: Lousada (Super Special) – 19:05
Sunday
SS20: Vieira do Minho 1
SS21: Fafe 1
SS22: Vieira do Minho 2
SS23: Fafe 2 (Wolf Power Stage)
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