WRC Rally Portugal starts with a disaster for Mads Ostberg who crashed in SS 3 Mu 2 with s distance of 20.32 km. Mads rolled at 13 km from the start at left corner. The Norvegian approached a corner marked with "four minus" a gear higher and the car rolled. Mads was a rally leader after SS 2.
In the first pass of Mu 1 SS 1 Sebastien Ogier is the fastest followed by Mads Ostberg at +4.0 seconds. In the second stage Mads takes the rally lead with advantage to Ogier to 3.9 seconds in the overall standing. Dani Sordo is third overall after SS 2. In SS 2 Robert Kubica out of the road as his position was 18th overall but continue with small delay.
In SS 3 where Mads rolled, Dani Sordo is the fastest man followed by Latvala and Ogier.
In SS 4 Ourique 2 with a distance of 18.32 km Dano Sordo continue to push close to the rally leader Ogier. Sordo wins the stage followed by Neuville at +1.7 seconds. In the third position is Latvala and Ogier is fourth at +2.0 seconds.
The day end with a evening stage in Lisboa with distance of 3.27 km.
Results after SS 4:
1. S. Ogier (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 0:46:38.5
2. D. Sordo (Citroen DS3 WRC) +2.4
3. J. Latvala (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +11.3
4. M. Hirvonen (Citroen DS3 WRC) +17.1
5. T. Neuville (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +28.1
6. E. Novikov (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +1:08.7