2007 Acropolis Rally
{{Infobox rally
|name = 2007 Acropolis Rally
|native_name = 54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece
|round = 8
|championship = 2007 World Rally Championship
|previous_round = 2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
|next_round = 2007 Rally Finland
|country = {{GRC}}
|image = Sébastien Loeb Acropolis Rally 2007.jpg
|caption = Sébastien Loeb
|rallybase = Athens, Greece
|startdate = May 31
|enddate = June 3, 2007
|stages = 21
|stagekm = 334.44
|overallkm = 1572.33
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{flagicon|Finland}} Marcus Grönholm
|team1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team
|teamsstart = 64
|teamsfinish = 49
|commons =
}}
Results of Acropolis Rally (54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece), 8th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 31 - June 3:
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Results
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Pos.
! Driver ! Co-driver ! Car ! Time ! Difference ! Points |
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colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| WRC |
1.
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen |align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:49:22.6 | 0.0 ! 10 |
2.
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=left| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena |align=left| Citroën C4 WRC | 3:50:01.0 | 38.4 ! 8 |
3.
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills |align=left| Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:50:56.7 | 1:34.1 ! 6 |
4.
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen |align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:52:03.9 | 2:41.3 ! 5 |
5.
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud |align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:54:15.3 | 4:52.7 ! 4 |
6.
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stéphane Prévot |align=left| Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:55:54.3 | 6:31.7 ! 3 |
7.
|align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký |align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Filip Schovánek |align=left| Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:57:38.4 | 8:15.8 ! 2 |
8.
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Manfred Stohl |align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor |align=left| Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:18.8 | 8:56.2 ! 1 |
colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| PCWRC |
1. (15.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshi Arai |align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Sircombe |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:10:08.9 | 0.0 ! 10 |
2. (16.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Wicha |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:13:07.3 | 2:58.4 ! 8 |
3. (17.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Agnese |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:13:21.8 | 3:12.9 ! 6 |
4. (18.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Higgins |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:14:50.8 | 4:41.9 ! 5 |
5. (19.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Patterson |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:14:59.2 | 4:50.3 ! 4 |
6. (21.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Kamada |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Kase |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:16:31.5 | 6:22.6 ! 3 |
7. (23.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Pozzo |align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Stillo |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:19:44.2 | 9:35.3 ! 2 |
8. (25.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Campedelli |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Fappani |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:20:51.3 | 10:42.4 ! 1 |
Retirements
- {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval - engine failure (SS4/5);
- {{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical, his car burned down (SS10);
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Kristian Sohlberg - tyre problems (SS12/13);
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Hanninen - steering arm/fuel pump failure (SS19);
Special Stages
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Leg
!Stage !Time (EEST) !Name !Length !Winner !Time !Avg. spd. !Rally leader |
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rowspan=9| 1 (31 May - 1 Jun) ! SS1 ! 19:00 |align=left| SSS Hippodrome 1 | 3.20 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Hirvonen | 2:50.8 | 67.45 km/h |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Hirvonen |
SS2
! 09:13 |align=left| Schimatari 1 | 11.56 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 10:17.6 | 67.38 km/h |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm |
SS3
! 10:01 |align=left| Thiva 1 | 23.76 km |align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} C. Atkinson | 16:39.0 | 85.62 km/h |align=left rowspan="4"| {{flagicon|AUS}} C. Atkinson |
SS4
! 11:17 |align=left| Agia Sotira 1 | 15.19 km |align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} C. Atkinson | 9:39.4 | 94.38 km/h |
SS5
! 12:40 |align=left| Olympic Properties 1 | 5.15 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} P. Solberg | 3:33.7 | 86.76 km/h |
SS6
! 14:55 |align=left| Schimatari 2 | 11.56 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 10:10.1 | 68.21 km/h |
SS7
! 15:43 |align=left| Thiva 2 | 23.76 km |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} D. Sordo | 16:13.2 | 87.89 km/h |align=left rowspan="17"| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm |
SS8
! 16:59 |align=left| Agia Sotira 2 | 15.19 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 9:25.6 | 96.68 km/h |
SS9
! 18:00 |align=left| Imittos 1 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - |
rowspan="8"| 2 (2 Jun) ! SS10 ! 09:03 |align=left| Agii Theodori 1 | 48.88 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 32:47.9 | 89.42 km/h |
SS11
! 10:36 |align=left| Loutraki 1 | 9.18 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 7:21.1 | 74.92 km/h |
SS12
! 11:41 |align=left| Agia Triada 1 | 10.80 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} P. Solberg | 7:24.5 | 87.47 km/h |
SS13
! 12:54 |align=left| Olympic Properties 2 | 5.15 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} P. Solberg | 3:23.4 | 91.15 km/h |
SS14
! 15:19 |align=left| Agii Theodori 2 | 48.88 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 32:33.0 | 90.1 km/h |
SS15
! 16:52 |align=left| Loutraki 2 | 9.18 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 7:14.7 | 76.02 km/h |
SS16
! 17:57 |align=left| Agia Triada 2 | 10.80 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 7:17.2 | 88.93 km/h |
SS17
! 19:17 |align=left| SSS Hippodrome 2 | 3.20 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 2:52.8 | 66.67 km/h |
rowspan="6"| 3 (3 Jun) ! SS18 ! 07:33 |align=left| Avlonas 1 | 20.00 |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.Loeb | 12:05.1 | 99.3 km/h |
SS19
! 08:13 |align=left| Assopia 1 | 17.87 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 10:58.6 | 97.68 km/h |
SS20
! 08:46 |align=left| Imittos 2 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - |
SS21
! 12:05 |align=left| Avlonas 2 | 20.00 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Hirvonen | 12:00.0 | 100.0 km/h |
SS22
! 12:45 |align=left| Assopia 2 | 17.87 |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} J. Latvala | 10:47.8 | 99.31 km/h |
SS23
! 14:30 |align=left|SSS Hippodrome 3 | 3.20 |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} D. Sordo | 2:55.4 | 65.68 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
=Drivers' championship=
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |
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!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON ! SWE ! NOR ! MEX ! POR ! ARG ! ITA ! GRC ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! IRL ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
1
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Marcus Grönholm |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 65 |
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2
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Loeb |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 56 |
3
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mikko Hirvonen |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 49 |
4
|align=left| {{flagicon|Spain}} Dani Sordo |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 25 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 24 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 28 |
5
|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} Petter Solberg |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 26 |
6
|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} Henning Solberg |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 24 |
7
|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} Chris Atkinson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 15 |
8
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jari-Matti Latvala |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 12 |
rowspan=2| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Daniel Carlsson | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 9 |
align=left| {{flagicon|Austria}} Manfred Stohl
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 9 |
11
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Toni Gardemeister |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | |style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 8 |
12
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gigi Galli | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 5 |
13
|align=left| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jan Kopecký |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22 | |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 4 |
rowspan=2| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Matthew Wilson |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 26 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 30 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 1 |
align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Juho Hänninen
| |style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 1 |
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!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON ! SWE ! NOR ! MEX ! POR ! ARG ! ITA ! GRC ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! IRL ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
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{{WRC driver results legend}}
|}
=Manufacturers' championship=
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rowspan=2 | Rank
! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Manufacturer ! colspan=16 | Event ! rowspan=2 | Total |
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valign="top"
! MON ! SWE ! NOR ! MEX ! POR ! ARG ! ITA ! GRC ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! IRL ! GBR |
1
|align=left| BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 || 16 || 18 || 14 || 9 || 14 || 18 || 15 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 114 |
2
|align=left| Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 || 9 || 1 || 15 || 16 || 13 || 6 || 8 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 86 |
3
|align=left| Subaru World Rally Team | 8 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 8 || 2 || 5 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 43 |
4
|align=left| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 || 5 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 9 || 7 || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 41 |
5
|align=left| OMV Kronos | 2 || 7 || 5 || 3 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 27 |
6
|align="left"| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | || 0 || || 0 || || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 1 |
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070914113146/http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0,,10111~200709,00.html Results] on official site - [http://www.wrc.com/ WRC.com]
- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/24-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2007/ Results] on [http://www.ewrc-results.com eWRC-results.com]
- [http://rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=444 Results] on [http://www.rallybase.nl/ RallyBase.nl]
{{2007 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Acropolis Rally}}