Event Name: 2012 Rally de Portugal
Date: March 29 – April 1, 2012
Start/Finish Location: Faro, Portugal
Total Distance: 1,523.03 km overall (434.77 km of special stages)
Participating Teams: 52 starters, 30 finishers
Unusually heavy rain turned the normally dry Portuguese gravel stages into mud baths. Mikko Hirvonen initially won but was later disqualified for technical irregularities, handing Østberg his maiden WRC victory.
Twisting gravel stages in the Algarve region, featuring slippery clay-based surfaces when wet.
Night stages added extra drama as fog and rain reduced visibility to near zero.
This marked the first WRC victory for Østberg, cementing him as a rising star.
Portugal 2012 was a rally of attrition, where survival was as important as speed.
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