by 4.7 seconds in third after the Spaniard received a 10-second penalty from stewards late on Saturday night for dislodging two bales on a Porto street stage roundabout in SS8 on Friday night. Esapekka Lappi completed the day in fifth in a Toyota, another 11.1 seconds behind. Mads Østberg and teammate Craig Breen, who had to clear the road today, completed the day in sixth and seventh place respectively, followed by WRC-2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Łukasz Pieniążek and Stéphane Lefebvre. Sunday Thierry Neuville took his first Portugal and eighth WRC victory after a four-day battle. Because of championship leader Sébastien Ogier did not manage to score any points, he now leads the championship over the defending world championship by nineteen points. Ford teammates Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen, who reach his first podium, finished second and third to help the team narrow the gap to Hyundai to thirteen points. Esapekka Lappi, who took another Power Stage win, overtook Dani Sordo to completed the event in fourth in a Yaris. However, he was given a ten-second penalty for displacing one of the three dividing bales on SS9's third roundabout later on. As a result, he lost his fourth place to the Spaniard. Mads Østberg and teammate Craig Breen finished in sixth and seventh overall, which brought some valuable points to Citroën, while WRC-2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Łukasz Pieniążek and Stéphane Lefebvre completed the leaderboard. Classification Top ten finishers The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten. Other notable finishers The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten. Special stages Power stage The Power stage was an 11.18 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews. J-WRC stage winning crews Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point. Penalties The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally. Retirements The following notable crews retired from the event. Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty. Championship standings after the rally Drivers' championships Co-Drivers' championships Manufacturers' and teams' championships Notes References External links 2018 Rally de Portugal in e-wrc website The official website of the World Rally Championship Portugal 2018 in Portuguese motorsport Portugal 2018 Rally de