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The wait is over! The 2014 Vodafone Rally de Portugal hits the road today!
After transportation from the Algarve Stadium, the Rally cars will enter the Pre-start holding area at the Casino Estoril gardens from 11:30am.
The autograph session will be held from 2pm with the main drivers, while the Official Start will take place at 3pm.
Meanwhile, and to warmup spectators, the Classic Cars will be running the qualifying hits, with the WRC drivers starting the Lisbon SSS1 Recce (two laps around the stage with the competition cars) around 3:40pm. Once Recce is over, the Classic Cars will be back in action for the Final.
The SSS1 will start at 6:01pm, with the first 20 doubling up and running in reverser order for about an hour with live TV broadcasting. After that, drivers will compete in trios and in ascending order.
The arrival of the first car at the Algarve Stadium is schedule for 9:45pm, with the day ending with the Section 3 Start list publication.
Local time: GMT +1
Day’s millage
Kms in SS: 3,27
Kms in Liaison: 310,48
Total kms: 313,75
Local road closures in Estoril
To allow for the ceremonial start for the 2014 Vodafone Rally de Portugal, there will be several temporary road closures in the Estoril area during Wednesday 2 April and Thursday 3 April.
Firstly, Av. Marginal in the area around the Estoril Casino gardens, in the direction from Lisbon to Cascais (westbound), will be closed from 21.30 on Wednesday 2 April until 22.00 on Thursday 3 April.
In addition, there will be numerous shorter-term closures in and around the Estoril area. Diversions will be in place and if in doubt, please follow the instruction of marshals or police officers.
