90 équipages seront présents pour le lancement de cette édition 2022 du rallye du Portugal.
Et pour cette ouverture d’épreuve, les organisateurs ont placé un portugais en première position avec Armindo Araujo. Les Rally1 partiront dès la 6e position avec Dani Sordo.
Au total, pas moins de 14 pilotes français seront au départ ainsi que 12 copilotes.
Ordre de départ ES1
| Position | N° | Pilote | Copilote | Equipe | Voiture | Classe |
| 1 | 38 | Armindo ARAUJO | Luis RAMALHO | ARMINDO ARAÚJO | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 2 | 23 | Oliver SOLBERG | Elliott EDMONDSON | HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT N | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 3 | 22 | Nikolay GRYAZIN | Konstantin ALEKSANDROV | TOKSPORT WRT 2 | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 4 | 21 | Teemu SUNINEN | Mikko MARKKULA | HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT N | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 5 | 20 | Andreas MIKKELSEN | Torstein ERIKSEN | TOKSPORT WRT | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 6 | 6 | Dani SORDO | Candido CARRERA | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally 1 | RC1 |
| 7 | 16 | Adrien FOURMAUX | Alexandre CORIA | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 8 | 7 | Pierre-Louis LOUBET | Vincent LANDAIS | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 9 | 33 | Elfyn EVANS | Scott MARTIN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 10 | 1 | Sébastien OGIER | Benjamin VEILLAS | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 11 | 44 | Gus GREENSMITH | Jonas ANDERSSON | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 12 | 18 | Takamoto KATSUTA | Aaron JOHNSTON | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT NG | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 13 | 8 | Ott TÄNAK | Martin JÄRVEOJA | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally 1 | RC1 |
| 14 | 19 | Sébastien LOEB | Isabelle GALMICHE | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 15 | 42 | Craig BREEN | Paul NAGLE | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 16 | 11 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Martijn WYDAEGHE | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally 1 | RC1 |
| 17 | 69 | Kalle ROVANPERÄ | Jonne HALTTUNEN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 18 | 24 | Marco BULACIA | Marcelo DER OHANNESIAN | TOKSPORT WRT | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 19 | 25 | Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ | Maciej SZCZEPANIAK | KAJETAN KAJETANOWICZ | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 20 | 26 | Yohan ROSSEL | Valentin SARREAUD | PH SPORT | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 21 | 27 | Christopher INGRAM | Craig DREW | CHRISTOPHER INGRAM | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 22 | 28 | Jan SOLANS | Rodrigo SANJUAN | JAN SOLANS | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 23 | 29 | Eric CAMILLI | Thibault DE LA HAYE | SAINTELOC JUNIOR TEAM | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 24 | 30 | Eerik PIETARINEN | Antti LINNAKETO | EERIK PIETARINEN | VOLKSWAGEN Polo GTI | RC2 |
| 25 | 31 | Georg LINNAMÄE | James MORGAN | ALM MOTORSPORT | VOLKSWAGEN Polo GTI | RC2 |
| 26 | 32 | Erik CAIS | Petr TESÍNSKÝ | YACCO ACCR TEAM | FORD Fiesta MkII | RC2 |
| 27 | 34 | Bruno BULACIA | Marc MARTI | BRUNO BULACIA | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 28 | 35 | Fabrizio ZALDIVAR | Carlos DEL BARRIO | HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT N | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 29 | 36 | Joshua MCERLEAN | James FULTON | JOSHUA MCERLEAN | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 30 | 39 | Benito GUERRA | Sara FERNANDEZ | BENITO GUERRA | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 31 | 40 | Miguel CORREIA | Jorge CARVALHO | MIGUEL CORREIA | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 32 | 41 | Sean JOHNSTON | Alexander KIHURANI | SAINTELOC JUNIOR TEAM | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 33 | 43 | Bruno MAGALHAES | Carlos MAGALHAES | BRUNO MAGALHÃES | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 34 | 45 | Miko MARCZYK | Szymon GOSPODARCZYK | MIKO MARCZYK | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 35 | 46 | JOSÉ PEDRO FONTES | INÊS PONTE | JOSÉ PEDRO FONTES | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 36 | 47 | Armin KREMER | Timo GOTTSCHALK | ARMIN KREMER | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 37 | 48 | Pedro ALMEIDA | Mario CASTRO | PEDRO ALMEIDA | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 38 | 49 | Martin PROKOP | Michal ERNST | MARTIN PROKOP | FORD Fiesta MkII | RC2 |
| 39 | 50 | Pedro MEIRELES | Pedro ALVES | PEDRO MEIRELES | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 40 | 51 | EMILIO FERNÁNDEZ | Axel CORONADO | EMILIO FERNÁNDEZ | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 41 | 52 | Ricardo TEODOSIO | José TEIXEIRA | RICARDO TEODÓSIO | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 42 | 53 | Rakan AL-RASHED | Hugo MAGALHAES | RAKAN AL-RASHED | VOLKSWAGEN Polo GTI | RC2 |
| 43 | 54 | Lucas SIMÕES | Nuno ALMEIDA | LUCAS SIMÕES | HYUNDAI NG i20 | RC2 |
| 44 | 56 | Diogo SALVI | Miguel RAMALHO | DIOGO SALVI | SKODA Fabia | RC2 |
| 45 | 57 | Patrick DEJEAN | Yannick JAMMES | PATRICK DEJEAN | FORD Fiesta | RC2 |
| 46 | 58 | Paulo CALDEIRA | Ana GONÇALVES | PAULO CALDEIRA | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 47 | 59 | Alexander VILLANUEVA RUIZ | Jose MURADO | ALEXANDER VILLANUEVA RUIZ | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 48 | 60 | Francisco TEIXEIRA | Joao SERODIO | FRANCISCO TEIXEIRA | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 49 | 61 | Paul ROWLEY | Andy HAYES | PAUL ROWLEY | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 50 | 62 | Frédéric ROSATI | Stephane PRÉVOT | FRÉDÉRIC ROSATI | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 51 | 63 | Fabrizio ARENGI | Massimiliano BOSI | FABRIZIO ARENGI | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 52 | 64 | Miguel DIAZ ABOITIZ | Jordi HEREU | MIGUEL DIAZ ABOITIZ | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 53 | 76 | Laurent BATTUT | Eric GRESSENS | LAURENT BATTUT | HYUNDAI NG i20 | RC2 |
| 54 | 81 | Jean Michel RAOUX | Laurent MAGAT | JEAN MICHEL RAOUX | VOLKSWAGEN Polo GTI | RC2 |
| 55 | 82 | Manuel CASTRO | Ricardo CUNHA | MANUEL CASTRO | SKODA Fabia | RC2 |
| 56 | 83 | Ricardo FILIPE | Fernando ALMEIDA | RICARDO FILIPE | FORD Fiesta | RC2 |
| 57 | 67 | Lauri JOONA | Mikael KORHONEN | LAURI JOONA | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 58 | 65 | Jon ARMSTRONG | Brian HOY | JON ARMSTRONG | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 59 | 70 | Robert VIRVES | Aleks LESK | STARTER ENERGY RACING | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 60 | 68 | William CREIGHTON | Liam REGAN | MOTORSPORT IRELAND RALLY ACADEMY | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 61 | 66 | Sami PAJARI | Enni MÄLKÖNEN | SAMI PAJARI | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 62 | 72 | McRae KIMATHI | Stuart LOUDON | MCRAE KIMATHI | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 63 | 75 | Stephen PETCH | Michael WILKINSON | STEPHEN PETCH | FORD Fiesta MkII | RC2 |
| 64 | 77 | Pauric DUFFY | Jeff CASE | PAURIC DUFFY | HYUNDAI i20 N | RC2 |
| 65 | 78 | Kees BURGER | Teemu ARMINEN | KEES BURGER | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 66 | 79 | Jonathan RIEU | Jules ESCARTEFIGUE | JONATHAN RIEU | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 67 | 84 | Nuno CAETANO | Sofia MOUTA | KAETANEN | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 68 | 85 | Anthony FOTIA | Arnaud DUNAND | ANTHONY FOTIA | RENAULT Clio Rally4 | RC4 |
| 69 | 90 | Diego RUILOBA | Andres BLANCO | VOLANFAPA | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 70 | 88 | Ernesto CUNHA | Rui RAIMUNDO | ERNESTO CUNHA | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 71 | 87 | Oscar PALOMO | Xavier MORENO | RALLYE TEAM SPAIN | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 72 | 89 | Ricardo SOUSA | Luis MARQUES | RICARDO COSTA | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 73 | 98 | Roberto BLACH | Mauro BARREIRO | LA CORUÑA | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 74 | 92 | José LOUREIRO | Valter CARDOSO | JOSÉ LOUREIRO | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 75 | 95 | Andres MARIEYHARA | Ariday BONILLA | ESCUDERIA VILLA DE LLANES | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 76 | 97 | Iago GABEIRAS | Nestor CASAL VILAR | IAGO GABEIRAS | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 77 | 91 | Luís MORAIS | Paulo SILVA | LUÍS MORAIS | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 78 | 93 | Paulo ROQUE | Tiago TEIXEIRA | PAULO ROQUE | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 79 | 96 | Hugo LOPES | José NEVES | HUGO LOPES | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 80 | 94 | Renato PITA | Luis BOIÇA | RENATO PITA | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 81 | 100 | Raúl HERNÁNDEZ | Alberto CHAMORRO | ESCUDERÍA MASPALOMAS | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 82 | 86 | Frédéric ROUSSEL | Antoine COULOMBEL | FRÉDÉRIC ROUSSEL | PEUGEOT 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 83 | 101 | Miguel CAMPOS | Nuno SILVA | MIGUEL JORGE RIBEIRO DE CAMPOS | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 84 | 107 | Ricardo COSTA | Rui VILAÇA | RICARDO COSTA | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 85 | 106 | Daniel BERDOMAS | Brais MIRÓN | PTC ESCUELA | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 86 | 103 | Vitor CALISTO | Márcio CALISTO | VITOR CALISTO | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 87 | 108 | German GOMEZ FORTES | Sergio CANCELA BOGA | GERMAN GOMEZ FORTES | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 88 | 105 | João Fernando RAMOS | José JANELA | TEAM CAETANO AUTO | TOYOTA GR Yaris | NAT |
| 89 | 109 | Helder MIRANDA | Vitor PEREIRA | HÉLDER MIRANDA | RENAULT Clio R3T | RC4 |
| 90 | 110 | Maxim SALIN | David SALIN | MAXIM SALIN | RENAULT Clio RS Line | RC5 |
Thierry dit à Kalle, en aparté, et tout sourire :
“Les organisateurs se sont trompés. Super ! On balaiera pas sur celle-ci. Mais chut ! Ne dis rien !”
Avec Solberg et Gryazin en 2 et 3 , je vois bien une spéciale annulée en raison d’un excès d’optimisme de l’un d’eux ( je souhaite me tromper ) .