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1974 Rallye de Portugal

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Host country
  
Portugal

Length
  
455 km (283 mi)

Dates run
  
March 20 – 23 1974

Stage surface
  
Asphalt and gravel

Overall winner
  
Raffaele Pinto Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

Crews
  
125 at start, 36 at finish

The 1974 Rally of Portugal was the 8th running of the Rallye de Portugal and was the first round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season after the oil crisis forced the cancellation of the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies. As with all of the WRC rounds in 1974, there was only a manufacturer championship, so only manufacturers results were counted for points. Only the top finishing car for each manufacturer counted. Fiat locked out the podium places but only picked up 20 points in the championship due to this rule. An advantage is gained though, because the next finishing manufacturer can only pick up the points available for where their driver finished - in this case Ove Andersson took 10 points for 4th place in a Toyota Corolla.

References

1974 Rallye de Portugal Wikipedia