Jari-Matti Latvala fought off team-mate Sébastien Ogier to secure his first victory of the season at Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Sunday.
He won the four-day gravel event, round five of the FIA World Rally Championship, by 8.2sec in a Volkswagen Polo R. Championship leader Ogier settled for second after a determined charge to dethrone the Finn from top spot.
Andreas Mikkelsen took third to claim a 1-2-3 for the German squad, finishing 28.6sec behind Ogier.
Ogier won the final live TV Power Stage to claim three bonus points. Latvala took two and Mikkelsen claimed the remaining point.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | LATVALA | 3:30:35.3 | ||
| 2. | 1 | OGIER | 3:30:43.5 | +8.2 | +8.2 |
| 3. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | 3:31:03.9 | +20.4 | +28.6 |
| 4. | 3 | MEEKE | 3:31:24.0 | +20.1 | +48.7 |
| 5. | 6 | TANAK | 3:32:32.1 | +1:08.1 | +1:56.8 |
| 6. | 8 | SORDO | 3:33:03.2 | +31.1 | +2:27.9 |
| 7. | 4 | OSTBERG | 3:33:07.5 | +4.3 | +2:32.2 |
| 8. | 20 | PADDON | 3:33:29.6 | +22.1 | +2:54.3 |
| 9. | 14 | KUBICA | 3:35:14.4 | +1:44.8 | +4:39.1 |
| 10. | 21 | PROKOP | 3:38:06.5 | +2:52.1 | +7:31.2 |
| 11. | 42 | AL-ATTIYAH | 3:41:35.3 | +3:28.8 | +11:00.0 |
| 12. | 70 | LAPPI | 3:41:47.3 | +12.0 | +11:12.0 |
| 13. | 43 | TIDEMAND | 3:42:13.1 | +25.8 | +11:37.8 |
| 14. | 73 | MAURIN | 3:44:34.9 | +2:21.8 | +13:59.6 |
| 15. | 32 | LEFEBVRE | 3:44:52.2 | +17.3 | +14:16.9 |
| 16. | 75 | AL-KUWARI | 3:45:58.1 | +1:05.9 | +15:22.8 |
| 17. | 41 | FUCHS | 3:54:01.1 | +8:03.0 | +23:25.8 |
| 18. | 47 | GORBAN | 3:54:36.7 | +35.6 | +24:01.4 |
| 19. | 71 | PARN | 3:56:49.9 | +2:13.2 | +26:14.6 |
| 20. | 44 | KREMER | 4:00:16.5 | +3:26.6 | +29:41.2 |