2013 Acropolis Rally
{{Infobox Rally
|image = Sébastien Ogier Acropolis Rally 2013 001.jpg
|caption = Sébastien Ogier during Rally
|name = 2013 Acropolis Rally
|native_name = 59th Acropolis Rally
|round = 6
|championship = 2013 World Rally Championship season
|previous_round = 2013 Rally Argentina
|next_round = 2013 Rally d'Italia
|country = {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece
|rallybase = Loutraki, Corinthia
|startdate = May 31
|enddate = June 2, 2013
|stages = 14
|stagekm = 306.53
|overallkm =
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala}}
|team1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} Volkswagen Motorsport}}
|teamsstart = 46
|teamsfinish = 29 (+ 6 J-WRC)
}}
The 2013 Acropolis Rally was the sixth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Loutraki, Corinthia, and started on 31 May and was concluded on 2 June after fourteen special stages, totaling 306 competitive kilometres.
Report
Jari-Matti Latvala took his first win of the 2013 season, and his first win for Volkswagen on the Acropolis Rally. The opening forty-seven kilometre stage proved to be difficult, claiming three high-profile victims in Sébastien Ogier, Mads Østberg and Mikko Hirvonen in short order, and Evgeny Novikov emerged as the surprise early leader, building up a thirty-second advantage at the end of the first leg. The Russian's lead was short-lived, as he developed a puncture early in the second leg and was forced to limp back to the service park. Latvala took control of the rally while Andreas Mikkelsen in the third factory-supported Polo R began to work his way up through the points-paying positions. He ultimately missed out on a podium finish of his own, as Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville each took their second podium finish of the season with second and third place respectively. Latvala's result was briefly challenged by Citroën, who believed his car was in violation of the technical regulations, but the protest was dismissed and Latvala's result was confirmed, allowing him to secure second place in the drivers' championship standings behind team-mate Ogier.{{cite news|title=Happy Anniversary for Latvala|url=http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/wrc-wrap-happy-anniversary-for-latvala/?fid=18638|work=WRC.com|date=2 June 2013|accessdate=4 September 2013|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006030720/http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/wrc-wrap-happy-anniversary-for-latvala/?fid=18638|url-status=dead}}
Entry list
Eleven World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were sixteen WRC-2 entries and tend for the JWRC.
| {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
! scope=row colspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | Notable entrants |
| scope=col | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! scope=col | Entrant ! scope=col | {{Tooltip|Class|Entries registered to score manufacturer points}} ! scope=col | Driver ! scope=col | Co-driver ! scope=col | Car ! scope=col | {{Tooltip|Tyre|Tyre supplier}} |
|---|
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 2
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Mikko|Hirvonen}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Jarmo|Lehtinen}}}} | {{nowrap|Citroën DS3 WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 3
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Dani|Sordo}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Carlos|del Barrio}}}} | {{nowrap|Citroën DS3 WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 4
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Qatar M-Sport WRT}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Mads|Østberg}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWE}} {{sortname|Jonas|Andersson|Jonas Andersson (co-driver)}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 5
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Qatar M-Sport WRT}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{sortname|Evgeny|Novikov}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} {{sortname|Ilka|Minor}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 6
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Qatar World Rally Team}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|QAT}} {{sortname|Nasser|Al-Attiyah}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Giovanni|Bernacchini}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 7
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} Volkswagen Motorsport}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Jari-Matti|Latvala}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Miikka|Anttila}}}} | {{nowrap|Volkswagen Polo R WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 8
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} Volkswagen Motorsport}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Sébastien|Ogier}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Julien|Ingrassia}}}} | {{nowrap|Volkswagen Polo R WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 9
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} Volkswagen Motorsport II}} | align="center" | WRC | {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula | {{nowrap|Volkswagen Polo R WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 10
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT}} | align="center" | WRC | {{flagicon|UAE}} Khalid Al Qassimi | {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | {{nowrap|Citroën DS3 WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 11
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Qatar World Rally Team}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Thierry|Neuville}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Nicolas|Gilsoul}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 21
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jipocar Czech National Team}} | align="center" | WRC | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Martin|Prokop}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Michal|Ernst}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 36
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Skydive Dubai Rally Team | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Rashid al Ketbi | {{flagicon|DEU}} Karina Hepperle | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 37
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Bertelli}} | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Lorenzo|Bertelli}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Mitia|Dotta}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 38
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} Moto Club Igualda}} | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Ricardo|Triviño}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Alex|Haro}}}} | {{nowrap|Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 40
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Arman Smailov | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Arman Smailov | {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Rusov | {{nowrap|Subaru Impreza WRX STi}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 41
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}} Nicolàs Fuchs}} | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}} {{sortname|Nicolàs|Fuchs}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Fernando|Mussano}}}} | {{nowrap|Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X}} | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 45
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexander Villanueva | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexander Villanueva | {{flagicon|ESP}} Oscar Sanchez | {{nowrap|Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 46
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Vallario | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Vallario | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Pascale | {{nowrap|Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X}} | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 48
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|QAT}} Seashore Qatar Rally Team}} | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|QAT}} {{sortname|Abdulaziz|Al-Kuwari}}}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRE}} {{sortname|Killian|Duffy}}}} | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 49
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Mentos Ascania Racing | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Kikireshko | {{flagicon|EST}} Sergei Larens | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 50
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Mentos Ascania Racing | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriy Gorban | {{flagicon|UKR}} Volodymir Korsia | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 71
| {{flagicon|JOR}} Motortune Racing | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|JOR}} Ala'a Rasheed | {{flagicon|LBN}} Joseph Matar | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 72
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Alonso | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Alonso | {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Monasterolo | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 74
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciek Baran | align="center" |{{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 76
| {{flagicon|IDN}} Bosowa Rally Team | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|IDN}} Subhan Aksa | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Arena | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 82
| {{flagicon|EST}} MM Motorsport | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuriy Protasov | {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 83
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Tamrazov | align="center" | WRC-2 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Tamrazov | {{flagicon|UKR}} Pavlo Cherepin | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 100
| {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Pärn | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Pärn | {{flagicon|EST}} Ken Järveoja | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 102
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Fløene | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 103
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Styllex Motorsport | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Koči | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Starý | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 104
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Andreas Amberg | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|FIN}} Andreas Amberg | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Lukka | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 105
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ACSM Rallye Team | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Suárez | {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Carrera | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 106
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|TUR}} Murat Bostancı | {{flagicon|TUR}} Onur Vatansever | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 107
| {{flagicon|CHE}} Michaël Burri | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|CHE}} Michaël Burri | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabin Moreau | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 108
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Niko-Pekka Nieminen | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|FIN}} Niko-Pekka Nieminen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikael Korhonen | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 109
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Marius Aasen | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|NOR}} Marius Aasen | {{flagicon|NOR}} Marlene Engan | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
| scope=row style="text-align: center;" | 110
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Yeray Lemes | align="center" |J-WRC | {{flagicon|ESP}} Yeray Lemes | {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate | align="center"| {{Hankook}} |
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| Icon
! Class |
|---|
| align="center" | WRC
| WRC entries eligible to |
| align="center" | WRC
| Major entry ineligible to |
| align="center" | WRC-2
| Registered to take part in |
| align="center" | WRC-3
| Registered to take part in |
| align="center" |J-WRC
| Registered to take part in |
|}
Results
= Event standings =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;" |
| Pos.
! Driver ! Co-driver ! Car ! Time ! Difference ! Points |
|---|
| colspan=7| Overall Classification |
| 1.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila |align="left"| Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:31:01.2 | 0.0 ! 25 |
| 2.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Barrio |align="left"| Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:32:51.2 | +1:50.0 ! 18 |
| 3.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville |align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsou |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:33:15.3 | +2:14.1 ! 15 |
| 4.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula |align="left"| Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:34:56.3 | +3:55.1 ! {{Tooltip|13|12 points for fourth place and 1 points for Power Stage}} |
| 5.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:35:13.8 | +4:12.6 ! 10 |
| 6.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:36:49.9 | +5:48.7 ! 8 |
| 7.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop |align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Ernst |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:38:23.6 | +7:22.4 ! 6 |
| 8.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarno Lehtinen |align="left"| Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:38:57.8 | +7:56.6 ! 4 |
| 9.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Novikov |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:39:13.0 | +8:11.8 ! {{Tooltip|4|2 points for ninth place and 2 points for Power Stage}} |
| 10.
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia | align="left" | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:41:11.5 | +10:10.3 ! {{Tooltip|4|1 points for tenth place and 3 points for Power Stage}} |
| colspan=7 | WRC-2 |
| 1. (11.)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciek Baran | align="left" | Citroën DS3 RRC | 3:46:20.3 | 0:00.0 ! 25 |
| 2. (12.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuriy Protasov |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:47:50.1 | +1:29.8 ! 18 |
| 3. (13.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|QAT}} Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari |align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Killian Duffy |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:48:33.6 | +2:13.3 ! 15 |
| 4. (14.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Tamrazov |align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Pavlo Cherepin |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:54:03.9 | +7:43.6 ! 12 |
| 5. (15.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UAE}} Rashid al Ketbi |align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Karina Hepperle |align="left"| Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:05:11.8 | +18:51.5 ! 10 |
| 6. (16.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|PER}} Nicolàs Fuchs |align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Mussano |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:07:26.7 | +21:06.4 ! 8 |
| 7. (17.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Arman Smailov |align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Rusov |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:08:46.1 | +22:25.8 ! 6 |
| 8. (18.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriy Gorban |align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Volodymir Korsia |align="left"| Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | 4:12:23.1 | +26:02.8 ! 4 |
| 9. (19.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Kikireshko |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Sergei Larens |align="left"| Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | 4:16:28.2 | +30:07.9 ! 2 |
| 10. (20.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Alonso |align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Monasterolo |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:18:51.2 | +32:30.9 ! 1 |
| colspan=7 | Junior WRC |
| 1.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Suárez |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Carrera |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:33:17.8 | 0.0 ! {{Tooltip|26|25 points for first place, 1 points for stage wins}} |
| 2.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand |align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Fløene |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:34:22.0 | +1:04.2 ! {{Tooltip|26|18 points for second place, 8 points for stage wins}} |
| 3.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Pärn |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Ken Järveoja |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:41:55.2 | +8:37.4 ! 15 |
| 4.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWI}} Michael Burri |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabin Moreau |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:49:21.4 | +16:03.6 ! 12 |
| 5.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Niko-Pekka Nieminen |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikael Korhonen |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:51:51.2 | +18:33.4 ! 10 |
| 6.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Koči |align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Starý |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:53:21.7 | +20:03.9 ! 9 |
| Ret.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Yeray Lemes |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate |align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2 | - | - ! {{Tooltip|1| 1 point for stage win}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2013 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Acropolis Rally}}