The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022.[3] It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 303.30 km (188.46 mi).[2]
2022 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Greece | ||
Rally base | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
Dates run | 8 – 11 September 2022 | ||
Start location | Athens, Attica | ||
Finish location | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
Stages | 16 (303.30 km; 188.46 miles)[2] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 888.07 km (551.82 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,189.42 km (739.07 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 70 | ||
Crews | 67 at start, 53 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:34:52.0 | ||
Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 9:54.5 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 3:42:38.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 4:02:20.1 | ||
J-WRC winner | Robert Virves Julia Thulin 3:55:38.4 |
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion.[10]
Background edit
Entry list edit
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen were enter under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11][12]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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58 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
59 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
60 | Robert Virves | Julia Thulin | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
61 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
62 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
63 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
64 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
65 | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Giorgos Kakavas | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
66 | Panos Ismailos | Allan Harryman | Panos Ismailos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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8 September | 8:01 | — | Lygaria [Shakedown] | 3.66 km |
20:08 | SS1 | EKO SSS Olympic Stadium | 1.95 km | |
9 September | 7:53 | SS2 | Loutraki 1 | 17.95 km |
8:46 | SS3 | Harvati | 14.42 km | |
11:29 | SS4 | Loutraki 2 | 17.95 km | |
13:12 | SS5 | Dafni | 14.00 km | |
15:10 | SS6 | Livadia | 21.03 km | |
17:48 | SS7 | Bauxites | 22.97 km | |
10 September | 8:33 | SS8 | Pyrgos 1 | 33.20 km |
9:34 | SS9 | Perivoli 1 | 17.42 km | |
11:08 | SS10 | Tarzan 1 | 23.37 km | |
14:33 | SS11 | Pyrgos 2 | 33.20 km | |
15:34 | SS12 | Perivoli 2 | 17.42 km | |
17:08 | SS13 | Tarzan 2 | 23.37 km | |
11 September | 9:08 | SS14 | Eleftherochori 1 | 16.90 km |
10:11 | SS15 | Elatia-Rengini | 11.26 km | |
13:18 | SS16 | Eleftherochori 2 [Power Stage] | 16.90 km | |
Source:[2] |
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:37.9 | — |
SS1 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:58.4 | Neuville / Wydaeghe |
SS2 | Loeb / Galmiche | Ford Puma Rally1 | 12:26.8 | Loeb / Galmiche |
SS3 | Loeb / Galmiche | Ford Puma Rally1 | 10:34.8 | |
SS4 | Lappi / Ferm | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:06.9 | |
SS5 | Loubet / Landais | Ford Puma Rally1 | 7:55.6 | Loubet / Landais |
SS6 | Loubet / Landais | Ford Puma Rally1 | 13:01.3 | |
SS7 | Loeb / Galmiche | Ford Puma Rally1 | 13:50.5 | Loeb / Galmiche |
SS8 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 25:06.1 | |
SS9 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 14:54.7 | Neuville / Wydaeghe |
SS10 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 17:13.6 | |
SS11 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 24:54.1 | |
SS12 | Sordo / Carrera | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 14:50.1 | |
SS13 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 16:50.8 | |
SS14 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 10:05.3 | |
SS15 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 8:00.6 | |
SS16 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 9:54.5 |
Championship standings edit
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 207 | Jonne Halttunen | 207 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 404 | ||||||
2 | Ott Tänak | 154 | Martin Järveoja | 154 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 341 | ||||||
3 | 1 | Thierry Neuville | 131 | 1 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 131 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 214 | ||||
4 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 116 | 1 | Scott Martin | 116 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 112 | ||||
5 | Takamoto Katsuta | 100 | Aaron Johnston | 100 |
WRC-2 Rally2 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
1 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 109 | Torstein Eriksen | 109 | Toksport WRT | 155 | 1 | Emil Lindholm | 108 | James Fulton | 111 | Mauro Miele | 86 | Laurent Magat | 100 | |||||||||||||
2 | 2 | Emil Lindholm | 89 | 2 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 89 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 143 | 1 | Chris Ingram | 92 | Louis Louka | 61 | Freddy Loix | 83 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 61 | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | Yohan Rossel | 80 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 76 | Toksport WRT 2 | 101 | Nikolay Gryazin | 79 | Samu Vaaleri | 50 | 1 | Armin Kremer | 75 | 1 | Michela Lorigiola | 48 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 76 | 2 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 70 | Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | 3 | Georg Linnamäe | 59 | Elia De Guio | 25 | 1 | Jean-Michel Raoux | 70 | 1 | Hans van Goor | 43 | |||||||||
5 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 70 | 2 | Valentin Sarreaud | 69 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | Mikołaj Marczyk | 59 | Olivier Burri | 48 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 |
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
Classification edit
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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Event | Class | Open | Junior | Stage | |||||||
19 | 1 | 60 | Robert Virves | Julia Thulin | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:55:38.4 | 0.0 | — | 50 | 4 |
20 | 2 | 59 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:55:55.9 | +17.5 | — | 36 | 6 |
26 | 3 | 64 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:02:20.1 | +6:41.7 | 25 | — | — |
27 | 4 | 62 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:03:09.7 | +7:31.3 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
28 | 5 | 65 | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Giorgos Kakavas | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:03:54.1 | +8:15.7 | 15 | — | — |
37 | 6 | 63 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:25:33.9 | +29:55.5 | — | 24 | 0 |
38 | 7 | 66 | Panos Ismailos | Allan Harryman | Panos Ismailos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:25:46.7 | +30:08.3 | 12 | — | — |
43 | 8 | 58 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:37:55.7 | +42:17.3 | — | 20 | 6 |
47 | 9 | 61 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:47:50.8 | +52:12.4 | — | 16 | 0 |
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | ||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||||
1 | Sami Pajari | 87 | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | 2 | Robert Virves | 130 | Enni Mälkönen | 101 | |||||||
2 | Jan Černý | 86 | 3 | Liam Regan | 63 | Jon Armstrong | 115 | Brian Hoy | 97 | |||||||
3 | Lauri Joona | 86 | 1 | Mikael Korhonen | 61 | 2 | Sami Pajari | 111 | Mikael Korhonen | 79 | ||||||
4 | 3 | William Creighton | 63 | 1 | Tamás Kürti | 61 | Lauri Joona | 83 | 2 | Julia Thulin | 64 | |||||
5 | 1 | Zoltán László | 61 | 1 | Manuel Fenoli | 48 | William Creighton | 68 | Liam Regan | 53 |
Notes edit
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
References edit
- ^ Evans, David (30 May 2022). "Acropolis returns to olympic stadium after 15-year absence". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Acropolis Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Masterful Rovanperä bags Greece win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen pips team-mate on final day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "WRC3 winner Rossel disqualified from Acropolis". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Neuville triumphs as Hyundai makes history in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Lindholm wins WRC2 in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Victory at last for WRC3 star Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Entry List EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Greek and English)
- 2022 Acropolis Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Acropolis Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)