Mads Ostberg official winner

Following the exclusion of the no.2 Citroën DS3 WRC from the Rally de Portugal, Citroën Racing had initially stated its intention to appeal against the decision of the Stewards. Further analysis of the matter did not uncover any new technical elements. After consulting with various experts, Citroën Racing has therefore decided against pursuing the appeal with the FIA’s International Court of Appeal (ICA).

After having been notified of the decision to exclude the no.2 DS3 WRC from the Rally de Portugal, the Citroën Total World Rally Team had, within the one-hour deadline stipulated by the regulations, stated its intention to appeal against the decision at the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The team then had a further 48 hours to either confirm its intention to appeal or decide against doing so.

As further analysis of the matter and discussions with experts did not uncover any new technical elements that might have been used to alter the harsh penalty handed out by the Stewards, Citroën decided not to pursue what would have been a long and costly procedure.

The final classification published Sunday evening is now official and Mads Ostberg and Jonas Andersson are the winners of the event.