2023 Acropolis Rally
{{Short description|67th edition of Acropolis Rally}}
{{Infobox rally
|name = 2023 Acropolis Rally
|native_name = EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023
|round = 10
|season_no = 13
|championship = 2023 World Rally Championship
|previous_round = 2023 Rally Finland
|next_round = 2023 Rally Chile
|country = {{GRE}}
|image = 275px
|caption = Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event.
|rallybase = Lamia, Central Greece
|finish = Kalamaki, Central Greece
|startdate = 7
|enddate = 10 September 2023
|stages = 15
|stagekm = 270.89
|stagekm_note = {{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/80243-eko-acropolis-rally-greece-2023/|title=Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2023|work=eWRC-results.com|access-date=8 May 2023}}
|transportkm = 989.26
|overallkm = 1,260.15
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä
|codriver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen
|team1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|time1 = 3:00:16.7
|driver2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen
|codriver2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen
|team2 = {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 3
|time2 = 3:09:57.7
|driver3 = {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr
|codriver3 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate
|time3 = 3:24:38.9
|driverJ = {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr
|codriverJ = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate
|timeJ = 3:24:38.9
|powerstage_driver = {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä
|powerstage_codriver = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen
|powerstage_team = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|powerstage_time = 6:28.1
|crewsreg = 72
|teamsstart = 69
|teamsfinish = 52
}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/wrc-powers-into-2023-with-exciting-new-look-calendar/|title=WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-world-rally-championship-calendar-2023-gets-green-light|title=FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=25 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022}} The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of {{convert|307.69|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}.
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.{{cite news|title=Neuville triumphs as Hyundai makes history in Greece|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/breaking-neuville-seals-first-win-of-2022-/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=11 September 2022|access-date=11 September 2022}} Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.{{cite news|title=Lindholm wins WRC2 in Greece|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc2/lindholm-wins-wrc2-in-greece/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=11 September 2022|access-date=11 September 2022}} Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.{{cite news|title=Victory at last for WRC3 star Dominguez|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc3/victory-at-last-for-wrc3-star-dominguez/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=11 September 2022|access-date=11 September 2022}} Robert Virves and Julia Thulin were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/junior-wrc/virves-crowned-fia-junior-wrc-champion/|title=Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=11 September 2022|access-date=11 September 2022}}
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their third rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.{{cite news|title=Victory in Greece cements Rovanperä's title ambitions|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w26664_VictoryinGreececementsRovanperstitleambitions|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=10 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}} Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.{{cite news|title=Title-hunting Mikkelsen strengthens WRC2 bid in Greece|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w26667_Title-huntingMikkelsenstrengthensWRC2bidinGreece|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=10 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}} Dominguez Jr and Peñate successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as winning the junior class.{{cite news|title=Perfect Dominguez keeps WRC3 title fight alive|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w26666_PerfectDominguezkeepsWRC3titlefightalive|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=10 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}} At the conclusion of the junior championship, the Irish crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior Rally Champions.{{cite news|title=Irishman Creighton crowned FIA Junior WRC champion*|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w26665_IrishmanCreightoncrownedFIAJuniorWRCchampion*|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=10 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}}
Background
=Entry list=
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/80243-eko-acropolis-rally-greece-2023/|title=Entry List EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023|website=eWRC-results.com|access-date=12 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2023/eko-acropolis-rally/entry-list|title=EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=8 September 2023 |access-date=8 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship}} ! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car ! Championship eligibility ! Tyre |
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Esapekka Lappi | {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Ferm | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo | {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Carrera | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Loubet | {{flagicon|BEL|civil}} Nicolas Gilsoul | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 8
| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak | {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Järveoja | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 9
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Jourdan Serderidis | {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Miclotte | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | Driver, Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 11
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville | {{flagicon|BEL}} Martijn Wydaeghe | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 17
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Landais | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 18
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takamoto Katsuta | {{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron Johnston | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Driver, Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 33
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans | {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 69
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2}} ! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car ! Championship eligibility ! Tyre |
| align="center" | 20
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen | {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen | {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 3 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 21
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yohan Rossel | {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Dunand | {{flagicon|FRA}} PH Sport | Driver, Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 22
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Pajari | {{flagicon|FIN}} Enni Mälkönen | {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 23
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oliver Solberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Elliott Edmondson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Oliver Solberg | Driver, Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 24
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson | {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 3 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 25
| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak | {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 26
| File:ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin{{efn|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.{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-relation-situation-ukraine|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=1 March 2022|access-date=1 March 2022}}}} | File:ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov{{efn|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.}} | {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 2 | Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 27
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Fourmaux | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Coria | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | Driver, Co-driver, Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 28
| {{flagicon|BOL}} Marco Bulacia | {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Vallejo | {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 29
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop | {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Ernst | {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 30
| {{flagicon|POL}} Mikołaj Marczyk | {{flagicon|POL}} Szymon Gospodarczyk | {{flagicon|POL}} Mikołaj Marczyk | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 31
| {{flagicon|EST}} Georg Linnamäe | {{flagicon|GBR}} James Morgan | {{flagicon|EST}} Georg Linnamäe | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 32
| {{flagicon|LUX}} Grégoire Munster | {{flagicon|BEL}} Louis Louka | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 34
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lauri Joona | {{flagicon|FIN}} Tuukka Shemeikka | {{flagicon|FIN}} Lauri Joona | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 35
| {{flagicon|EST}} Robert Virves | {{flagicon|GBR}} Craig Drew | {{flagicon|EST}} Robert Virves | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 36
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Alexandros Tsouloftas | {{flagicon|CYP}} Stelios Elia | {{flagicon|GRC}} Alexandros Tsouloftas | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 37
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Lambros Athanassoulas | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikolaos Zakheos | {{flagicon|GRC}} Lambros Athanassoulas | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 38
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro Cachón | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro López Fernández | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro Cachón | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 39
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexander Villanueva | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Murado González | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexander Villanueva | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 40
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Keferböck | {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor | {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Keferböck | Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | 41
| {{flagicon|SAU}} Rakan Al-Rashed | {{flagicon|POR}} Hugo Magalhães | {{flagicon|SAU}} Rakan Al-Rashed | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | 44
| {{flagicon|IND}} Gaurav Gill | {{flagicon|FRA}} Florian Barral | {{flagicon|IND}} Gaurav Gill | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center"| {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 45
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Giorgos Kechagias | {{flagicon|GRC}} Christos Kouzionis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Giorgos Kechagias | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center"| {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 46
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Panagiotis Roustemis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikolaos Petropoulos | {{flagicon|GRC}} Panagiotis Roustemis | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center"| {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 47
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Vassileios Velanis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Ioannis Velanis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Vassileios Velanis | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center"| {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 48
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Chrisostomos Karellis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Elias Panagiotounis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Chrisostomos Karellis | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 49
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Marios Xanthakos | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikos Karathanassis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Marios Xanthakos | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center"| {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 50
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio | {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 51
| {{flagicon|GRC}} George Vassilakis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikos Intzoglou | {{flagicon|GRC}} George Vassilakis | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 52
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini | {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | 67
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Yorgo Philippedes | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Loudon | {{flagicon|GRE}} Yorgo Philippedes | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|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 |
| align="center" | 53
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Epaminondas Karanikolas | {{flagicon|GRC}} Giorgos Kakavas | {{flagicon|GRC}} Epaminondas Karanikolas | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 54
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Efthimios Halkias | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikos Komnos | {{flagicon|GRC}} Efthimios Halkias | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 55
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Spiros Galerakis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Konstantinos Soukoulis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Spiros Galerakis | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 56
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Giorgos Delaportas | {{flagicon|GRC}} Evangelos Panaritis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Giorgos Delaportas | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 57
| {{flagicon|PER}} Eduardo Castro | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carla Salvat Trías | {{flagicon|PER}} Eduardo Castro | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 58
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ali Türkkan | {{flagicon|TUR}} Burak Erdener | {{flagicon|TUR}} Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | WRC-3 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 59
| {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr | {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate | {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 60
| {{flagicon|IRL}} William Creighton | {{flagicon|IRL}} Liam Regan | {{flagicon|IRL}} Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 61
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Pellier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Kévin Bronner | {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Pellier | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 62
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Rensonnet | {{flagicon|BEL}} Loïc Dumont | {{flagicon|BEL}} RACB National Team | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 63
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Blach Núñez | {{flagicon|ESP}} Mauro Barreiro | {{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Blach Núñez | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 64
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn Kelly | {{flagicon|IRL}} Conor Mohan | {{flagicon|IRL}} Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 65
| {{flagicon|KEN}} Hamza Anwar | {{flagicon|SWE}} Julia Thulin | {{flagicon|KEN}} Hamza Anwar | WRC-3, Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 66
| {{flagicon|BOL}} Nataniel Bruun Sosa | {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Bustos | {{flagicon|BOL}} Nataniel Bruun Sosa | Junior WRC | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
=Itinerary=
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! No. ! Time span ! Stage name ! Distance |
| rowspan="3" | 7 September
| align="center" | — | align="center" | After 8:01 | Lamia | align="center" | 3.62 km |
|---|
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | After 17:30 | Opening ceremony, Acropolis | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS1
| align="center" | After 19:05 | EKO Super Special Stage | align="center" | 1.48 km |
| rowspan="7" | 8 September
| align="center" | SS2 | align="center" | After 8:23 | Loutraki 1 | align="center" | 18.10 km |
| align="center" | SS3
| align="center" | After 9:26 | Pissia | align="center" | 16.43 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 11:41 – 11:56 | Tyre fitting zone, Casino Loutraki | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS4
| align="center" | After 12:19 | Loutraki 2 | align="center" | 18.10 km |
| align="center" | SS5
| align="center" | After 15:12 | Livadia | align="center" | 21.03 km |
| align="center" | SS6
| align="center" | After 16:45 | Elatia | align="center" | 28.32 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 17:25 – 18:10 | Flexi service A, Lamia | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="8" | 9 September
| align="center" | SS7 | align="center" | After 7:08 | Pavliani 1 | align="center" | 24.25 km |
| align="center" | SS8
| align="center" | After 8:41 | Karoutes 1 | align="center" | 28.49 km |
| align="center" | SS9
| align="center" | After 11:05 | Eleftherochori 1 | align="center" | 18.02 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 12:30 – 13:00 | Flexi service B, Lamia | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS10
| align="center" | After 14:08 | Pavliani 2 | align="center" | 24.25 km |
| align="center" | SS11
| align="center" | After 15:41 | Karoutes 2 | align="center" | 28.49 km |
| align="center" | SS12
| align="center" | After 18:05 | Eleftherochori 2 | align="center" | 18.02 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 19:15 – 20:00 | Flexi service C, Lamia | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="5" | 10 September
| align="center" | SS13 | align="center" | After 8:52 | Tarzan | align="center" | 23.37 km |
| align="center" | SS14
| align="center" | After 10:05 | Grammeni 1 | align="center" | 19.67 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 12:17 – 12:32 | Flexi service D, Lamia | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS15
| align="center" | After 13:15 | Grammeni 2 | align="center" | 19.67 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | After 15:55 | Podium ceremony, Lamia | {{n/a}} |
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source: |
Report
=WRC Rally1=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Event ! Stage |
| 1
! 1 | align="center" | 69 | 3:00:16.7 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 5 |
| 2
! 2 | align="center" | 33 | 3:01:48.4 | +1:31.7 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 4 |
| 3
! 3 | align="center" | 6 | 3:01:52.6 | +1:35.9 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 2 |
| 4
! 4 | align="center" | 8 | 3:04:45.1 | +4:28.4 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 3 |
| 5
! 5 | align="center" | 4 | 3:06:39.0 | +6:22.3 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 1 |
| 6
! 6 | align="center" | 18 | 3:07:37.6 | +7:20.9 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 0 |
| 10
! 7 | align="center" | 17 | 3:12:00.1 | +11:43.4 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0 |
| 17
! 8 | align="center" | 9 | 3:24:07.9 | +23:51.2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 20
! 9 | align="center" | 11 | 3:29:37.9 | +29:21.2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2"| Retired SS2
| align="center" | 7 | align="center" colspan="2"| Mechanical | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Stage ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! Class leaders |
| SD
| colspan="4" align="center" | Shakedown cancelled |
|---|
| SS1
| align="center" | 1:32.9 |
| SS2
| align="center" | 5:34.4 |
| SS3
| align="center" | 11:16.8 |
| SS4
| align="center" | 5:32.1 |
| SS5
| align="center" | 12:51.7 |
| SS6
| align="center" | 18:01.4 |
| SS7
| align="center" | 19:46.5 |
| SS8
| align="center" | 17:00.5 |
| SS9
| align="center" | 10:47.6 |
| SS10
| align="center" | 19:07.5 |
| SS11
| align="center" | 16:43.5 |
| SS12
| align="center" | 10:27.4 |
| SS13
| align="center" | 16:40.2 |
| SS14
| align="center" | 6:46.4 |
| SS15
| align="center" | 6:28.1 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Manufacturers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points | ||
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 200 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 200 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 430 | ||
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 167 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 167 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 339 | ||
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 134 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 134 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 220 | ||
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 119 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 119 | | ||
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 99 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 99 | |
=WRC-2 Rally2=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="3" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Stage ! Event |
| 7
! 1 | align="center" | 20 | 3:09:57.7 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6 |
| 8
! 2 | align="center" | 24 | 3:10:08.0 | +10.3 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 4 |
| 9
! 3 | align="center" | 21 | PH Sport | 3:11:23.7 | +1:26.0 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 2 |
| 11
! 4 | align="center" | 27 | 3:12:13.8 | +2:16.1 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 |
| 12
! 5 | align="center" | 32 | 3:12:32.4 | +2:34.7 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 13
! 6 | align="center" | 25 | 3:12:52.5 | +2:54.8 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 14
! 7 | align="center" | 34 | 3:13:05.1 | +3:07.4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 0 |
| 15
! 8 | align="center" | 29 | 3:17:15.6 | +7:17.9 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 16
! 9 | align="center" | 30 | 3:23:01.0 | +13:03.3 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 19
! 10 | align="center" | 38 | 3:26:34.5 | +16:36.8 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 22
! 11 | align="center" | 48 | 3:31:32.1 | +21:34.4 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 31
! 12 | align="center" | 28 | 3:49:37.8 | +39:40.1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 33
! 13 | align="center" | 50 | 3:56:09.8 | +46:12.1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 35
! 14 | align="center" | 51 | 4:01:05.7 | +51:08.0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 39
! 15 | align="center" | 47 | 4:09:11.9 | +59:14.2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 42
! 16 | align="center" | 49 | 4:10:33.0 | +1:00:35.3 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| 45
! 17 | align="center" | 44 | 4:13:06.0 | +1:03:08.3 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS15
| align="center" | 35 | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS15
| align="center" | 39 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS12
| align="center" | 22 | align="center" colspan="2" | Mechanical | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS10
| align="center" | 45 | align="center" colspan="2" | Withdrawn | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS8
| align="center" | 37 | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS7
| align="center" | 46 | align="center" colspan="2" | Co-driver injury | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS7
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS5
| align="center" | 23 | align="center" colspan="2" | Fuel system | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS5
| align="center" | 67 | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS2
| align="center" | 31 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Did not start
| align="center" | 40 | align="center" colspan="2" | Withdrawn | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Did not start
| align="center" | 41 | align="center" colspan="2" | Medical | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Did not start
| align="center" | 52 | align="center" colspan="2" | Withdrawn | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|+{{nowrap|Overall}} ! Stage ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! Class leaders |
| SD
| colspan="4" align="center" | Shakedown cancelled |
|---|
| SS1
| align="center" | 1:35.0 |
| SS2
| align="center" | 5:58.4 |
| SS3
| align="center" | 11:59.0 |
| SS4
| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled |
| SS5
| align="center" | 13:36.7 |
| SS6
| align="center" | 19:06.6 |
| SS7
| align="center" | 20:30.8 |
| SS8
| align="center" | 17:30.7 |
| SS9
| align="center" | 11:30.5 |
| SS10
| align="center" | 19:39.4 | rowspan="2"| Greensmith / Andersson |
| SS11
| align="center" | 17:25.5 |
| SS12
| align="center" | 11:14.9 |
| SS13
| align="center" | 17:26.9 |
| SS14
| align="center" | 6:54.6 |
| SS15
| align="center" | 6:49.9 |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|+{{nowrap|Challenger}} ! Stage ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! Class leaders |
| SD
| colspan="4" align="center" | Shakedown cancelled |
|---|
| SS1
| align="center" | 1:35.7 |
| SS2
| align="center" | 5:58.4 |
| SS3
| align="center" | 12:09.2 |
| SS4
| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled |
| SS5
| align="center" | 13:36.7 |
| SS6
| align="center" | 19:13.6 |
| SS7
| align="center" | 20:52.3 |
| SS8
| align="center" | 17:47.0 |
| SS9
| align="center" | 11:39.0 |
| SS10
| align="center" | 20:24.0 |
| SS11
| align="center" | 17:31.6 |
| SS12
| align="center" | 11:34.4 |
| SS13
| align="center" | 18:00.6 |
| SS14
| align="center" | 7:00.8 |
| SS15
| align="center" | 6:49.9 |
{{col-end}}
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Open Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Open Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Teams' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Challenger Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Challenger Co-drivers' championships |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points !Move !Driver !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 108 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 127 | align="center" | 10px 2 | align="center" | 148 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 93 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 93 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 92 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 92 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 146 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 93 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 93 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 80 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 80 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 115 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 72 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 68 |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 71 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 71 | align="center" | 10px 2 | align="center" | 110 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 68 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 65 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px 4 | align="center" | 67 | align="center" | 10px 4 | align="center" | 67 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 104 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 65 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 62 |
=WRC-3 Rally3=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! rowspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class |
| 18
! 1 | align="center" | 59 | 3:24:38.9 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 |
| 21
! 2 | align="center" | 64 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 3:31:31.5 | +6:52.6 | align="center" | 18 |
| 23
! 3 | align="center" | 62 | 3:32:37.6 | +7:58.7 | align="center" | 15 |
| 24
! 4 | align="center" | 57 | 3:32:58.5 | +8:19.6 | align="center" | 12 |
| 25
! 5 | align="center" | 63 | 3:38:33.4 | +13:54.5 | align="center" | 10 |
| 26
! 6 | align="center" | 54 | 3:41:16.9 | +16:38.0 | align="center" | 8 |
| 32
! 7 | align="center" | 55 | 3:53:40.3 | +29:01.4 | align="center" | 6 |
| 34
! 8 | align="center" | 60 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 3:57:39.9 | +33:01.0 | align="center" | 4 |
| 43
! 9 | align="center" | 56 | 4:12:14.2 | +47:35.3 | align="center" | 2 |
| 44
! 10 | align="center" | 61 | 4:13:03.0 | +48:24.1 | align="center" | 1 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS13
| align="center" | 53 | align="center" colspan="2" | Withdrawn | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS11
| align="center" | 65 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS2
| align="center" | 58 | align="center" colspan="2" | Withdrawn | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Stage ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! Class leaders |
| SD
| colspan="4" align="center" | Shakedown cancelled |
|---|
| SS1
| align="center" | 1:41.7 |
| SS2
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 6:26.7 |
| SS3
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 12:49.8 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS4
| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage cancelled |
| SS5
| align="center" | 14:32.7 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS6
| align="center" | 20:14.5 |
| SS7
| align="center" | 22:00.0 | rowspan="2"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS8
| align="center" | 18:52.6 |
| SS9
| align="center" colspan="4"| Stage cancelled |
| SS10
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 21:15.0 | rowspan="5"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS11
| align="center" | 18:22.2 |
| SS12
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 12:44.7 |
| SS13
| align="center" | 18:43.6 |
| SS14
| align="center" | 7:22.0 |
| SS15
| align="center" colspan="4" | Stage cancelled |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 100 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 100 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 87 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 87 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px 2 | align="center" | 55 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 55 |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 51 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 51 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px 4 | align="center" | 49 | align="center" | 10px 2 | align="center" | 49 |
=J-WRC Rally3=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Stage |
| 18
! 1 | align="center" | 59 | 3:24:38.9 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 4 |
| 21
! 2 | align="center" | 64 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 3:31:31.5 | +6:52.6 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 23
! 3 | align="center" | 62 | 3:32:37.6 | +7:58.7 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 0 |
| 25
! 4 | align="center" | 63 | 3:38:33.4 | +13:54.5 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0 |
| 34
! 5 | align="center" | 60 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 3:57:39.9 | +33:01.0 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 4 |
| 44
! 6 | align="center" | 61 | 4:13:03.0 | +48:24.1 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 4 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS14
| align="center" | 66 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS11
| align="center" | 65 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Stage ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! Class leaders |
| SD
| colspan="4" align="center" | Shakedown cancelled |
|---|
| SS1
| align="center" | 1:41.7 |
| SS2
| Dominguez Jr / Peñate | align="center" | 6:26.7 |
| SS3
| Dominguez Jr / Peñate | align="center" | 12:49.8 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate |
| SS4
| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled |
| SS5
| align="center" | 14:32.7 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS6
| align="center" | 20:14.5 |
| SS7
| align="center" | 22:00.0 | rowspan="2"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS8
| align="center" | 18:52.6 |
| SS9
| align="center" colspan="4"| Stage cancelled |
| SS10
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 21:15.0 | rowspan="5"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
| SS11
| align="center" | 18:22.2 |
| SS12
| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | align="center" | 12:44.7 |
| SS13
| align="center" | 18:43.6 |
| SS14
| align="center" | 7:22.0 |
| SS15
| align="center" colspan="4" | Stage cancelled |
==Championship standings==
- Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 120 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 120 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 118 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 118 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 87 | align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 77 |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px | align="center" | 77 | align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 74 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px 1 | align="center" | 74 | align="center" | 10px 2 | align="center" | 69 |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.acropolisrally.gr/portal/el/}} {{in lang|el|en}}
- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/80243-eko-acropolis-rally-greece-2023/ 2023 Acropolis Rally] at eWRC-results.com
- [https://www.rally-maps.com/Acropolis-Rally-of-Greece-2023 2023 Acropolis Rally] at rally-maps.com {{in lang|en|de|pl}}
{{Rally succession box
| Year_of_rally = 2023
| Name_of_rally = 2023 Acropolis Rally
| Previous_rally_in_season = 2023 Rally Finland
| Next_rally_in_season = 2023 Rally Chile
| Previous_year's_rally = 2022 Acropolis Rally
| Next_year's_rally = 2024 Acropolis Rally
}}
{{2023 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Acropolis Rally}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acropolis Rally, 2023}}