Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle miss out on Portugal podium position

A broken anti-roll bar on the penultimate stage denied the Irish pair of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle a possible podium position on the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, where the Volkswagen Polo WRC team claimed the top three places.

Meeke/Nagle brought their Total Abu Dhabi Citroen DS3 WRC home in fourth.

Jari Matti Latvala had his first win since last October (France) as he held off the challenge of Sebastien Ogier to win by 8.2 seconds, Andreas Mikkelsen was a further 20.4 seconds behind in third. Meeke/Nagle, who began the final leg in third and just 20 seconds off the lead were 48.7 seconds behind the winners.