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2023 Acropolis Rally

The 2023 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023.[2] It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 307.69 km (191.19 mi).[1]

2023 Acropolis Rally
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023
Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event.
Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia, Central Greece
Dates run7 – 10 September 2023
Start locationAthens, Attica
Finish locationKalamaki, Central Greece
Stages15 (270.89 km; 168.32 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance989.26 km (614.70 miles)
Overall distance1,260.15 km (783.02 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered72
Crews69 at start, 52 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:00:16.7
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:28.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Torstein Eriksen
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:09:57.7
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr
Spain Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9
J-WRC winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr
Spain Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.[7]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their third rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Dominguez Jr and Peñate successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as winning the junior class.[10] At the conclusion of the junior championship, the Irish crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior Rally Champions.[11]

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, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-eight Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and thirteen Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.[12][13]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6   Dani Sordo   Cándido Carrera   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Nicolas Gilsoul   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9   Jourdan Serderidis   Frédéric Miclotte   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17   Sébastien Ogier   Vincent Landais   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18   Takamoto Katsuta   Aaron Johnston   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69   Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20   Andreas Mikkelsen   Torstein Eriksen   Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21   Yohan Rossel   Arnaud Dunand   PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team P
23   Oliver Solberg   Elliott Edmondson   Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24   Gus Greensmith   Jonas Andersson   Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Maciej Szczepaniak   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26   Nikolay Gryazin[a]   Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
27   Adrien Fourmaux   Alexandre Coria   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
28   Marco Bulacia   Diego Vallejo   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29   Martin Prokop   Michal Ernst   Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30   Mikołaj Marczyk   Szymon Gospodarczyk   Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31   Georg Linnamäe   James Morgan   Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32   Grégoire Munster   Louis Louka   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
34   Lauri Joona   Tuukka Shemeikka   Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35   Robert Virves   Craig Drew   Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36   Alexandros Tsouloftas   Stelios Elia   Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37   Lambros Athanassoulas   Nikolaos Zakheos   Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38   Alejandro Cachón   Alejandro López Fernández   Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39   Alexander Villanueva   José Murado González   Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40   Johannes Keferböck   Ilka Minor   Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver —
41   Rakan Al-Rashed   Hugo Magalhães   Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
44   Gaurav Gill   Florian Barral   Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
45   Giorgos Kehagias   Christos Kouzionis   Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
46   Panagiotis Roustemis   Nikolaos Petropoulos   Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
47   Vassileios Velanis   Ioannis Velanis   Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
48   Chrisostomos Karellis   Elias Panagiotounis   Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
49   Marios Xanthakos   Nikos Karathanassis   Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
50   Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz   Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio   Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
51   George Vassilakis   Nikos Intzoglou   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
52   Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah   Giovanni Bernacchini   Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
67   Yorgo Philippedes   Stuart Loudon   Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre
53   Epaminondas Karanikolas   Giorgos Kakavas   Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
54   Efthimios Halkias   Nikos Komnos   Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 WRC-3 P
55   Spiros Galerakis   Konstantinos Soukoulis   Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
56   Giorgos Delaportas   Evangelos Panaritis   Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
57   Eduardo Castro   Carla Salvat Trías   Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
58   Ali Türkkan   Burak Erdener   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
59   Diego Dominguez Jr   Rogelio Peñate   Diego Dominguez Jr Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
60   William Creighton   Liam Regan   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
61   Laurent Pellier   Kévin Bronner   Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
62   Tom Rensonnet   Loïc Dumont   RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
63   Roberto Blach Núñez   Mauro Barreiro   Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
64   Eamonn Kelly   Conor Mohan   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
65   Hamza Anwar   Julia Thulin   Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
66   Nataniel Bruun Sosa   Claudio Bustos   Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P

Itinerary edit

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
7 September — After 8:01 Lamia [Shakedown] 3.62 km
  After 17:30 Opening ceremony, Acropolis —
SS1 After 19:05 EKO Super Special Stage 1.48 km
8 September SS2 After 8:23 Loutraki 1 18.10 km
SS3 After 9:26 Pissia 16.43 km
  11:41 – 11:56 Tyre fitting zone, Casino Loutraki —
SS4 After 12:19 Loutraki 2 18.10 km
SS5 After 15:12 Livadia 21.03 km
SS6 After 16:45 Elatia 28.32 km
  17:25 – 18:10 Flexi service A, Lamia —
9 September SS7 After 7:08 Pavliani 1 24.25 km
SS8 After 8:41 Karoutes 1 28.49 km
SS9 After 11:05 Eleftherochori 1 18.02 km
  12:30 – 13:00 Flexi service B, Lamia —
SS10 After 14:08 Pavliani 2 24.25 km
SS11 After 15:41 Karoutes 2 28.49 km
SS12 After 18:05 Eleftherochori 2 18.02 km
  19:15 – 20:00 Flexi service C, Lamia —
10 September SS13 After 8:52 Tarzan 23.37 km
SS14 After 10:05 Grammeni 1 19.67 km
  12:17 – 12:32 Flexi service D, Lamia —
SS15 After 13:15 Grammeni 2 [Power Stage] 19.67 km
  After 15:55 Podium ceremony, Lamia —
Source:[1]

Report edit

WRC Rally1 edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:00:16.7 0.0 25 5
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01:48.4 +1:31.7 18 4
3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:01:52.6 +1:35.9 15 2
4 4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:45.1 +4:28.4 12 3
5 5 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:06:39.0 +6:22.3 10 1
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:07:37.6 +7:20.9 8 0
10 7 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:00.1 +11:43.4 1 0
17 8 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:24:07.9 +23:51.2 0 0
20 9 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:29:37.9 +29:21.2 0 0
Retired SS2 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages edit

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:32.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:16.8
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:32.1
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 12:51.7
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 18:01.4
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:46.5 Ogier / Landais
SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:00.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:47.6
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:07.5 Ogier / Landais
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:43.5
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:27.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS13 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:40.2
SS14 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:46.4
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:28.1

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   Kalle Rovanperä 200   Jonne Halttunen 200   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 430
2   Elfyn Evans 167   Scott Martin 167   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 339
3   Thierry Neuville 134   Martijn Wydaeghe 134   M-Sport Ford WRT 220
4   Ott Tänak 119   Martin Järveoja 119
5   Sébastien Ogier 99   Vincent Landais 99

WRC-2 Rally2 edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:09:57.7 0.0 25 1 6
8 2 24 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:08.0 +10.3 18 0 4
9 3 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:11:23.7 +1:26.0 15 0 2
11 4 27 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:13.8 +2:16.1 12 2 0
12 5 32 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:32.4 +2:34.7 10 0 0
13 6 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:12:52.5 +2:54.8 8 0 0
14 7 34 Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:13:05.1 +3:07.4 6 3 0
15 8 29 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:17:15.6 +7:17.9 4 0 0
16 9 30 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:01.0 +13:03.3 2 0 0
19 10 38 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 3:26:34.5 +16:36.8 1 0 0
22 11 48 Chrisostomos Karellis Elias Panagiotounis Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 3:31:32.1 +21:34.4 0 0 0
31 12 28 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:49:37.8 +39:40.1 0 0 0
33 13 50 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56:09.8 +46:12.1 0 0 0
35 14 51 George Vassilakis Nikos Intzoglou George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:01:05.7 +51:08.0 0 0 0
39 15 47 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:11.9 +59:14.2 0 0 0
42 16 49 Marios Xanthakos Nikos Karathanassis Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 4:10:33.0 +1:00:35.3 0 0 0
45 17 44 Gaurav Gill Florian Barral Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:13:06.0 +1:03:08.3 0 0 0
Retired SS15 35 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS15 39 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS12 22 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS10 45 Giorgos Kehagias Christos Kouzionis Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Retired SS8 37 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS7 46 Panagiotis Roustemis Nikolaos Petropoulos Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Co-driver injury 0 0 0
Retired SS7 36 Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios Elia Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS5 23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Fuel system 0 0 0
Retired SS5 67 Yorgo Philippedes Stuart Loudon Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS2 31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0
Did not start 40 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Did not start 41 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical 0 0 0
Did not start 52 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages edit

Championship standings edit

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1   Andreas Mikkelsen 108   Torstein Eriksen 127   2 Toksport WRT 3 148   Sami Pajari 93   Enni Mälkönen 93
2   Yohan Rossel 92   Arnaud Dunand 92   1 M-Sport Ford WRT 146   Kajetan Kajetanowicz 93   Maciej Szczepaniak 93
3   1 Gus Greensmith 80   1 Jonas Andersson 80   1 Toksport WRT 2 115   1 Marco Bulacia 72   Konstantin Aleksandrov 68
4   1 Sami Pajari 71   1 Jonas Andersson 71   2 Toksport WRT 110   1 Nikolay Gryazin 68   1 Szymon Gospodarczyk 65
5   4 Adrien Fourmaux 67   4 Alexandre Coria 67   Hyundai Motorsport N 104   Mikołaj Marczyk 65   1 Diego Vallejo 62

WRC-3 Rally3 edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
18 1 59 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.9 0.0 25
21 2 64 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5 +6:52.6 18
23 3 62 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6 +7:58.7 15
24 4 57 Eduardo Castro Carla Salvat Trías Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:58.5 +8:19.6 12
25 5 63 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4 +13:54.5 10
26 6 54 Efthimios Halkias Nikos Komnos Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 3:41:16.9 +16:38.0 8
32 7 55 Spiros Galerakis Konstantinos Soukoulis Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:53:40.3 +29:01.4 6
34 8 60 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9 +33:01.0 4
43 9 56 Giorgos Delaportas Evangelos Panaritis Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:12:14.2 +47:35.3 2
44 10 61 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0 +48:24.1 1
Retired SS13 53 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0
Retired SS11 65 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0
Retired SS2 58 Ali Türkkan Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0

Special stages edit

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9 Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15 Stage cancelled

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   Roope Korhonen 100   Anssi Viinikka 100
2   Diego Dominguez Jr. 87   Rogelio Peñate 87
3   2 Tom Rensonnet 55   1 Loïc Dumont 55
4   1 William Creighton 51   1 Liam Regan 51
5   4 Eamonn Kelly 49   2 Conor Mohan 49

J-WRC Rally3 edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
18 1 59 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.9 0.0 25 4
21 2 64 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5 +6:52.6 18 0
23 3 62 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6 +7:58.7 15 0
25 4 63 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4 +13:54.5 12 0
34 5 60 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9 +33:01.0 10 4
44 6 61 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0 +48:24.1 8 4
Retired SS14 66 Nataniel Bruun Sosa Claudio Bustos Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS11 65 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0 0

Special stages edit

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr / Peñate
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9 Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15 Stage cancelled

Championship standings edit

  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   William Creighton 120   Liam Regan 120
2   1 Diego Dominguez Jr. 118   Rogelio Peñate 118
3   1 Laurent Pellier 87   Mauro Barreiro 77
4   Roberto Blach 77   1 Loïc Dumont 74
5   1 Tom Rensonnet 74   2 Conor Mohan 69

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.[14]
  2. ^ 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.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  3. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Neuville triumphs as Hyundai makes history in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Lindholm wins WRC2 in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Victory at last for WRC3 star Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Victory in Greece cements Rovanperä's title ambitions". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Title-hunting Mikkelsen strengthens WRC2 bid in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Perfect Dominguez keeps WRC3 title fight alive". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Irishman Creighton crowned FIA Junior WRC champion*". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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  13. ^ "EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  14. ^ 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.

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