Kalle Rovanperä Leads as Evans Crashes Out of Portugal Rally

With a resounding victory at the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, which took place in Matosinhos, Kalle Rovanperä achieves his second consecutive win there and also soars up to the top of the FIA World Rally Championship standings

- Kurt Morris

FIVE EVENTS INTO THIS 13-ROUND SEASON, THE Finn, Kalle Rovanperä, who had not been on top of the podium since winning the title in New Zealand the previous year, now leads Ott Tänak by 17 points. When Tänak's wheels broke on Friday afternoon, Rovanperä took over the rally and finished the first leg with a slim 10.7-second lead.