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2005 Acropolis Rally

The 2005 Acropolis Rally (formally the 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the eighth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 23 June and 26 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship and a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.[1][2]

2005 Acropolis Rally
52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 8 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Rally winner Sébastien Loeb.
Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia
Dates runJune 23, 2005 – June 26, 2005
Stages19 (349.57 km; 217.21 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,065.57 km (662.11 miles)
Statistics
Crews88 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3   Toni Gardemeister   Jakke Honkanen   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4   Roman Kresta   Jan Možný   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
6   Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
7   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11   Armin Schwarz   Klaus Wicha   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12   Janne Tuohino   Mikko Markkula   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
15   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16   Daniel Carlsson   Mattias Andersson   Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
17   Antony Warmbold   Michael Orr   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
18   Jani Paasonen   Jani Vainikka   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
19   Xavier Pons   Carlos del Barrio   OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
20   Mark Higgins   Trevor Agnew   Stobart VK Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 P
21   Stéphane Sarrazin   Denis Giraudet   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
22   Armodios Vovos   Loris Meletopoulos   Egnatia Asfalistiki Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 —
23   Tobias Johansson   Kaj Lindström   Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
24   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
25   Kristian Sohlberg   Timo Hantunen   Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 M
26   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Allan Harryman   Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC '03 —
61   Yorgo Philippedes   Marshall Clarke   Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 —
62   Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis   Nikolaos Petropoulos   Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
63   Leonídas Kirkos   Giorgos Polizois   Leonídas Kirkos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
JWRC entries
31   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33   Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 P
35   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 P
36   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
37   Alan Scorcioni   Silvio Stefanelli   Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
38   Luca Betti   Giovanni Agnese   Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 P
39   Luca Cecchettini   Massimo Daddoveri   Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 P
40   Conrad Rautenbach   Carl Williamson   Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 P
41   Dani Sordo   Oriol Julià Pascual   Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 P
43   Martin Prokop   Petr Gross   Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 128.06 km
23 June 18:00 SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km
24 June 09:38 SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km
10:23 SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km
10:56 SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km
13:40 SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km
14:25 SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km
14:58 SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km
2. leg — 122.72 km
25 June 09:19 SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km
09:39 SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km
10:28 SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km
11:41 SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km
14:33 SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km
14:53 SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km
15:42 SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km
16:55 SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km
3. leg — 98.79 km
26 June 08:13 SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km
09:14 SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km
11:45 SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km
12:43 SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km
Source:[4]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:53.7 10
2 3   Toni Gardemeister   Jakke Honkanen   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:14:29.9 +1:36.2 8
3 2   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:04.8 +2:11.1 6
4 7   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:50.1 +2:56.4 5
5 24   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:16:06.9 +3:13.2 4
6 9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:38.1 +3:44.4 3
7 10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:18:13.3 +5:19.6 2
8 8   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:31.2 +5:37.5 1
Source:[5]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:53.7 10
2 2 3   Toni Gardemeister   Jakke Honkanen   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:14:29.9 +1:36.2 8
3 3 2   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:04.8 +2:11.1 6
4 4 7   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:50.1 +2:56.4 5
6 5 9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:38.1 +3:44.4 3
7 6 10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:18:13.3 +5:19.6 2
8 7 8   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:31.2 +5:37.5 1
9 8 5   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:18:56.7 +6:03.0 0
18 9 11   Armin Schwarz   Klaus Wicha   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:44:54.1 +32:00.4 0
Retired SS17 4   Roman Kresta   Jan Možný   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 6   Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Engine 0
Retired SS3 12   Janne Tuohino   Mikko Markkula   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun) SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:15.4   Sébastien Loeb
1. leg (24 Jun) SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:07.7   Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km   Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:33.2
SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:50.9   Mikko Hirvonen
SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 10:54.0   Marcus Grönholm
SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 8:21.5
SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:10.6   Sébastien Loeb
2. leg (25 Jun) SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:56.1
SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:33.9
SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:31.0
SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:14.1
SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:52.1
SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:22.2
SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:20.6
SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:01.2
3. leg (26 Jun) SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km   Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:00.4
SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:23.4
SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km   Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 27:48.1
SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km   Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:54.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 65     Daniel Elena 65   1   Citroën Total WRT 84
2     Petter Solberg 42     Phil Mills 42   1   Marlboro Peugeot Total 79
3   2   Toni Gardemeister 39   2   Jakke Honkanen 39     BP Ford World Rally Team 57
4   1   Markko Märtin 39   1   Michael Park 39     Subaru World Rally Team 47
5   1   Marcus Grönholm 37   1   Timo Rautiainen 37     Mitsubishi Motors 37

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 31   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41:21.4 10
17 2 32   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:11.8 +2:50.4 8
19 3 36   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:57.0 +3:35.6 6
21 4 33   Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:50:00.5 +8:39.1 5
22 5 34   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 4:51:12.6 +9:51.2 4
26 6 35   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:56:36.7 +15:15.3 3
27 7 43   Martin Prokop   Petr Gross   Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:00:14.2 +18:52.8 2
28 8 40   Conrad Rautenbach   Carl Williamson   Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 5:01:09.6 +19:48.2 1
36 9 37   Alan Scorcioni   Silvio Stefanelli   Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:22:11.8 +40:50.4 0
Retired SS18 38   Luca Betti   Giovanni Agnese   Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS18 41   Dani Sordo   Oriol Julià Pascual   Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS2 39   Luca Cecchettini   Massimo Daddoveri   Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 Engine mounting 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun) SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:26.9   Guy Wilks
1. leg (24 Jun) SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:20.4   Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:22.8
SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 24:00.8
SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:21.2
SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:19.7
SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:47.9
2. leg (25 Jun) SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km   Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 5:32.8
SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km   Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:26.5
SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:55.7
SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km   Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 10:12.4
SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km   Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 5:27.3
SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:20.8
SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km   Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 12:47.2
SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km   Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 10:04.7
3. leg (26 Jun) SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km   Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 23:06.4
SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:54.0
SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 30:19.6
SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:27.3

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1   3   Per-Gunnar Andersson 25
2   1   Guy Wilks 23
3   2   Kris Meeke 19
4   2   Dani Sordo 15
5   2   Urmo Aava 14

References

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  1. ^ "Longest winning streaks". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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