The entry list for the 2026 Vodafone Rally de Portugal has now been announced, confirming a high-calibre field for the Portuguese round of the World Rally Championship, which takes place from 7 to 10 May.
In total, 70 teams have entered, with a line-up that brings together WRC stars, top names from WRC2 and a significant contingent of Portuguese drivers.
In the Rally1 category, the highlight is naturally a top-class line-up. Toyota fields Takamoto Katsuta, Elfyn Evans, Oliver Solberg, Sami Pajari and Sébastien Ogier, whilst Hyundai is backing Adrien Fourmaux, Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo. M-Sport Ford, for its part, fields Jon Armstrong, Joshua McErlean and Martinš Sesks, guaranteeing a spectacular show on the Portuguese stages with some of the biggest names on the international scene.
In WRC2, the entry list is also impressive for its depth and competitiveness. Among the registered drivers are Roope Korhonen, Yohan Rossel, Robert Virves, Roberto Daprà, Nikolay Gryazin, Gus Greensmith, Teemu Suninen, Andreas Mikkelsen, Eric Camilli, Alejandro Cachón, Jan Solans, Mille Johansson and Harry Bates, amongst others, in a field that promises a fierce battle for victory in the category.
The Portuguese contingent is once again well represented. Among the national drivers entered are Armindo Araújo, José Pedro Fontes, Ricardo Teodósio, Pedro Meireles, Rúben Rodrigues, Gonçalo Henriques, Pedro Almeida, Diogo Marujo, Hugo Lopes, Paulo Neto, Diogo Salvi, Ricardo Filipe, Tiago Silva and Helder Miranda, competing in Rally4. A strong showing that once again underlines the importance of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal on the national motorsport scene.
As was the case in the previous edition, the event thus once again presents a list of entrants capable of placing Portugal in the spotlight of the World Championship, bringing together champions, contenders for victory in the various categories and plenty of reasons for the public to take an interest as they follow the rally on the special stages in the north and centre of the country.