Fafe rally stage map, Portugal

by Sidney van den Boogaard

The party starts the afternoon before, when spectators fill the hillsides of the Serra de Fafe and boulders along the road carry the painted names of rally greats. From Ruivães on the edge of town, the 11.18-kilometre stage climbs on gravel past wind turbines to Confurco, where a double junction takes it left onto tarmac and straight back onto dirt. A hairpin, one more climb, then the famous jump on the final crest, with the finish just beyond. First used in 1984, Fafe closed the Portuguese round as its power stage in 2019, 2024 and 2026. For anyone who has heard that crowd roar.

This work is part of the Rally Stages collection: legendary special stages on tarmac, gravel and snow, each drawn from the real road and finished in the same calm, graphic style. The map reads from start to finish, with the stage's elevation profile below and, along the bottom, the length, the surface and the facts that made the stage famous.

The road is drawn from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the profile from Copernicus elevation data. A great gift for any rally fan, for the workshop, the garage or above the desk.