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 |
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Chevrolet |
1953 1 | 1st Acropolis Rally |
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Jaguar XK 120 |
1954 1 | 2nd Acropolis Rally |
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Chevrolet |
1955 1 | 3rd Acropolis Rally |
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Opel captain |
1956 1 | 4th Acropolis Rally |
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL |
1957 1 | 5th Acropolis Rally |
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Ferrari 250 GT |
1958 1 | 6th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Aurelia B 20 GT |
1959 1 | 7th Acropolis Rally |
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Auto Union 1000 |
1960 1 | 8th Acropolis Rally |
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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE |
1961 1 | 9th Acropolis Rally |
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Saab 96 |
1962 1 | 10th Acropolis Rally |
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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE b |
1963 1 | 11th Acropolis Rally |
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE |
1964 1 | 12th Acropolis Rally |
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Volvo PV 544 |
1965 1 | 13th Acropolis Rally |
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Volvo Amazon 122S |
1966 1 | 14th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Cortina Lotus |
1967 1 | 15th Acropolis Rally |
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BMC Mini Cooper S. |
1968 1 | 16th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort Twin Cam |
1969 1 | 17th Acropolis Rally |
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Porsche 911 S. |
1970 1 | 18th Acropolis Rally |
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Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
1971 1 | 19th Acropolis Rally |
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Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
1972 1 | 20th Acropolis Rally |
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Fiat 124 Spider |
1973 | 21st Acropolis Rally |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1974 | not carried out due to the oil crisis | |||
1975 | 22nd Acropolis Rally |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
1976 | 23rd Acropolis Rally |
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Datsun Violet 160J |
1977 | 24th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1978 | 25th Acropolis Rally |
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Fiat 131 Abarth |
1979 | 26th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1980 | 27th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1981 | 28th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
1982 | 29th Acropolis Rally |
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Audi Quattro |
1983 | 30th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia 037 Rally |
1984 | 31st Acropolis Rally |
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Audi Quattro A2 |
1985 | 32nd Acropolis Rally |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
1986 | 33rd Acropolis Rally |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
1987 | 34th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1988 | 35th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale |
1989 | 36th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale |
1990 | 37th Acropolis Rally |
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Toyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) |
1991 | 38th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1992 | 39th Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 40th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1994 | 41st Acropolis Rally |
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Subaru Impreza 555 |
1995 1 | 42nd Acropolis Rally |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1996 | 43rd Acropolis Rally |
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Subaru Impreza 555 |
1997 | 44th Acropolis Rally of Greece |
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Ford Escort WRC |
1998 | 45th Acropolis Rally of Greece |
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Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 |
1999 | 46th Acropolis Rally of Greece |
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |
2000 | 47th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 |
2001 | 48th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
2002 | 49th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
2003 | 50th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 |
2004 | 51st Acropolis Rally |
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 |
2005 | 52nd Acropolis Rally |
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Citroën Xsara WRC |
2006 | 53rd Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '06 |
2007 | 54th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '06 |
2008 | 55th Acropolis Rally |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2009 | 56th Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '09 |
2010 | not carried out | |||
2011 | 57th Acropolis Rally |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2012 | 58th Acropolis Rally |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2013 | 59th Acropolis Rally |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2014 1 | 60th Acropolis Rally |
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Peugeot 208 T16 |
2015 1 | 61st Acropolis Rally |
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Ford Fiesta R5 |
2016 1 | 62nd Acropolis Rally |
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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 )