Acropolis Rally
The Acropolis Rally (also Rallye Greece or after the sponsor: BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece) is a rally event that has been held in the region around Athens since 1951. From 1973 to 2013 she was a regular part of the FIA World Rally Championship .
history
The Acropolis Rally was held for the first time in 1951 and was initiated by Shell; the route was 1923 kilometers long. It led across Greece via Tropoli, Larissa, Kavala, Thessaloniki to Athens. In 1952 the automobile club ELPA took over the race and a year later the race became international. In 1975 the qualification was held at Tatoi airfield, and the end point has been there since 2008.
route
The route leads over winding, stony mountain roads. The high temperatures in midsummer and the rough ground are equally demanding on the vehicles' tires and engines. A spectator special test has been held in the Athens Olympic Stadium since 2005 . The organizer of the rally is the Greek automobile club ELPA .
For over 10 years there has also been a Historic Acropolis Rally (and according to the sponsor: Mercedes-Benz Historic Acropolis).
Overall winner
year | rally | driver | Co-driver | automobile |
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1952 1 | ATCG rally | Johnny Pesmazoglou | Nicos Papamichael | Chevrolet |
1953 1 | 1st Acropolis Rally | Nicos Papamichael | S. Dimitrakos | Jaguar XK 120 |
1954 1 | 2nd Acropolis Rally | Johnny Pesmazoglou | Kostas Galanis | Chevrolet |
1955 1 | 3rd Acropolis Rally | Johnny Pesmazoglou | M. Papandreou | Opel captain |
1956 1 | 4th Acropolis Rally | Walter shock | Rolf Moll | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL |
1957 1 | 5th Acropolis Rally | Jean Estager | Lucille Estager | Ferrari 250 GT |
1958 1 | 6th Acropolis Rally | Luigi Villoresi | Ciro Basadonna | Lancia Aurelia B 20 GT |
1959 1 | 7th Acropolis Rally | Wolfgang Levy | Hans Wencher | Auto Union 1000 |
1960 1 | 8th Acropolis Rally | Walter shock | Rolf Moll | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE |
1961 1 | 9th Acropolis Rally | Erik Carlsson | Walter Karlsson | Saab 96 |
1962 1 | 10th Acropolis Rally | Eugen Boehringer | Rolf Knoll | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE b |
1963 1 | 11th Acropolis Rally | Eugen Boehringer | Rolf Knoll | Mercedes-Benz 300 SE |
1964 1 | 12th Acropolis Rally | Tom Trana | Gunnar Thermanius | Volvo PV 544 |
1965 1 | 13th Acropolis Rally | Carl-Magnus Skogh | Lennart Berggren | Volvo Amazon 122S |
1966 1 | 14th Acropolis Rally | Bengt Söderström | Gunnar Palm | Ford Cortina Lotus |
1967 1 | 15th Acropolis Rally | Paddy Hopkirk | Ron Crellin | BMC Mini Cooper S. |
1968 1 | 16th Acropolis Rally | Roger Clark | Jim Porter | Ford Escort Twin Cam |
1969 1 | 17th Acropolis Rally | Pauli Toivonen | Martti Kolari | Porsche 911 S. |
1970 1 | 18th Acropolis Rally | Jean-Luc Thérier | Marcel Callewaert | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
1971 1 | 19th Acropolis Rally | Ove Andersson | Arne Hertz | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
1972 1 | 20th Acropolis Rally | Håkan Lindberg | Helmut Eisendle | Fiat 124 Spider |
1973 | 21st Acropolis Rally | Jean-Luc Thérier | Christian Delferrier | Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1974 | not carried out due to the oil crisis | |||
1975 | 22nd Acropolis Rally | Walter Röhrl | Jochen Berger | Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
1976 | 23rd Acropolis Rally | Harry Källström | Claes-Göran Andersson | Datsun Violet 160J |
1977 | 24th Acropolis Rally | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1978 | 25th Acropolis Rally | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth |
1979 | 26th Acropolis Rally | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1980 | 27th Acropolis Rally | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1981 | 28th Acropolis Rally | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1982 | 29th Acropolis Rally | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Quattro |
1983 | 30th Acropolis Rally | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Lancia 037 Rally |
1984 | 31st Acropolis Rally | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro A2 |
1985 | 32nd Acropolis Rally | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
1986 | 33rd Acropolis Rally | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
1987 | 34th Acropolis Rally | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1988 | 35th Acropolis Rally | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta Integrale |
1989 | 36th Acropolis Rally | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta Integrale |
1990 | 37th Acropolis Rally | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) |
1991 | 38th Acropolis Rally | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1992 | 39th Acropolis Rally | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 40th Acropolis Rally | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1994 | 41st Acropolis Rally | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Subaru Impreza 555 |
1995 1 | 42nd Acropolis Rally | Armodios Vovos | Konstantinos Stefanis | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1996 | 43rd Acropolis Rally | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 |
1997 | 44th Acropolis Rally of Greece | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Escort WRC |
1998 | 45th Acropolis Rally of Greece | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 |
1999 | 46th Acropolis Rally of Greece | Richard Burns | Reid Robert | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |
2000 | 47th Acropolis Rally | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 |
2001 | 48th Acropolis Rally | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
2002 | 49th Acropolis Rally | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
2003 | 50th Acropolis Rally | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 |
2004 | 51st Acropolis Rally | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 |
2005 | 52nd Acropolis Rally | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
2006 | 53rd Acropolis Rally | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC '06 |
2007 | 54th Acropolis Rally | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC '06 |
2008 | 55th Acropolis Rally | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |
2009 | 56th Acropolis Rally | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC '09 |
2010 | not carried out | |||
2011 | 57th Acropolis Rally | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC |
2012 | 58th Acropolis Rally | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |
2013 | 59th Acropolis Rally | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | VW Polo R WRC |
2014 1 | 60th Acropolis Rally | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Peugeot 208 T16 |
2015 1 | 61st Acropolis Rally | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Jaroslaw Baran | Ford Fiesta R5 |
2016 1 | 62nd Acropolis Rally | Ralfs Sirmacis | Arturs Simins | Škoda Fabia R5 |
1 no World Cup status
Remarks
- ↑ The GDR team Wartburg landed with Egon Culmbacher in 6th place.
Web links
- Official website
- Results on eWRC-results.com
- Rally Greece at WRC.com ( Memento from February 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive )