The entry list for the event eclipses the previous season high of 42 on Rally Norway, with the event boosted by the fact that it will also play host to rounds of both the Production World Championship and the Junior World Rally Championship. The event will also be the first round of the 2009 Fiesta SportTrophy International Series.

Aside from the main manufacturer teams, the list of WRC cars is boosted by the addition of Marcus Gronholm as the Finn comes out of retirement in a Prodrive-run Subaru Impreza, while the Adapta World Rally Team also returns to action, as does the two-car van Merksteijn Motorsport crew.

Rally Portugal – Entry List:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC M
5. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC MT
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC MT
7. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC MT
8. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC MT
9. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC MT

11. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC A8
12. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC A8
14. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC A8
15. Marcus Gronholm Prodrive Subaru Impreza WRC2008 A8
16. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 A8
17. Peter van Merksteijn Jr Ford Focus RS WRC 06 A8
18. Peter van Merksteijn Ford Focus RS WRC 07 A8

132. Bernard Sousa FIAT Abarth Grande Punto S2000 P
134. Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza STi P
136. Eder Valdez Subaru Impreza P
137. Frederic Sauvan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
138. Gabor Mayer Subaru Impreza P
139. Thomas Prive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
140. Andis Neiksans Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
144. Jaromir Tarabus FIAT Abarth Grande Punto S2000 P
145. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza N14 P
146. Patrik Sandell Skoda Fabia S2000 P
147. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
148. Gaurav Singh Gill Subaru Impreza N14 P
149. Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
150. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza N14 P
159. Bruno Magalhaes Peugeot 207 S2000 P
160. Ricardo Moura Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P

61. Nikos Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4
62. Jon Williams Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4
63. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4
64. Martin Semerad Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4
65. Mark Tapper Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4

32. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 J
33. Simone Bertolotti Suzuki Swift S1600 J
34. Luca Griotti Renault Clio J
35. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift J
36. Hans Weijs Citroen C2 S1600 J
37. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS J
39. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio J

66. Rene Kuipers Ford Focus RS WRC 06 A8
67. Dennis Kuipers Ford Focus RS WRC 06 A8
68. Adruzilo Lopes Subaru Impreza N4
69. Andreas Mikkelsen Subaru Impreza N4
70. Vitor Pascoal Peugeot 207 S2000 N4
71. Fernando Peres Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4
72. Pedro Meireles Subaru Impreza WRX N4
73. Ott Tanak Subaru Impreza WRX N4
74. Ricardo Teodosio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4
76. Hermann Gassner Jr Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4
76. Barroso Pereira Subaru Impreza WRX N4
77. Francisco Barros Leite SEAT Leon FR TDi A8
78. Luis Cardoso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N4
79. Pedro Rodrigues Subaru Impreza WRX N4
80. Luca Hoelbing Subaru Impreza ST N4
81. Xavier Villepreux Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4
82. Rui Breda Lousado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N4
83. Paulo Freire Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR N4
84. Manuel Coutinho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N4
85. Josef Petak Citroen C2 S1600 A6
86. Michael Honda Citroen C2 S1600 A6
87. Joao Fernando Ramos Renault Clio RS N3
88. Manuel Inacio Renault Clio R3

89. Patrick Anglade Ford Fiesta ST N3
90. Craig Breen Ford Fiesta ST N3
91. Denis Grodetskiy Ford Fiesta ST N3
92. Majed Al Shami Ford Fiesta ST N3
93. Bader Al Jabri Ford Fiesta ST N3
94. Ahmed Al Mansoori Ford Fiesta ST N3

95. Tom Cave Ford Fiesta ST N3

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
J – denotes JWRC entry