Rally Greece 2013

 Rally Greece 2013

Racing data
6th of 13 rounds of the 2013 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Acropolis Rally
Date:	May 31 - June 2, 2013
Begin:	Loutraki
Exams:	14 tests over 306.53 km
Distance:	1217.820 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport
Second:	Dani Sordo Citroën Total World Rally Team
Third:	Thierry Neuville Qatar World Rally Team

The 59th Acropolis Rally (Greece) lasted from May 31 to June 2, 2013. A total of 14 special stages were driven on gravel.

Jari-Matti Latvala

Reports

Day 1 (Friday, May 31)

During qualifying, on a gravel track of 3.1 kilometers, Sébastien Ogier was the fastest ahead of Dani Sordo . Both decided to start the first special stage at the very back. The first test (47.7 kilometers) went to Evgeny Novikov with a driving time of around 33 minutes. Ogier retired due to a technical defect (fuel pressure) and was only able to start again on Saturday thanks to the Rallye2 regulations . Mads Østberg lost almost 6 minutes to the top due to steering problems on the first day. Novikov ( Ford Fiesta WRC) finished the first day 30.3 seconds ahead of Sordo ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) and Latvala ( Volkswagen Polo R WRC ).

2nd day (Saturday, June 1st)

On special stage six, the leader Novikov hit a stone, which resulted in a puncture. Novikov fell far behind. Latvala took the lead without a fight. Sordo was in second place and set the best time in the sixth special stage. Novikov won special stages 8 and 9 in the afternoon after the bad luck in the morning. The day ended with the special stage ten (21 kilometers) and in heavy rain. Ogier won his first special stage in this rally and was already back in tenth place. Also in the top ten, Ogier and Latvala's teammate, Andreas Mikkelsen, came fifth.

3rd day (Sunday, June 2nd)

Andreas Mikkelsen started the day successfully on Sunday morning with victories in special stages 11, 12 and 13. Latvala managed his lead from the previous day and won the rally in Greece ahead of Sordo and Thierry Neuville . Ogier reached 10th place and won three additional world championship points in the final power stage . Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica (Citroën DS3) won the WRC 2 classification for the first time in his rally career.

Registration list

Eleven World Rally Cars have registered for this event, 16 WRC-2 and ten for the JWRC class .

No team class driver Co-driver automobile 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC 4th M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 6th Qatar World Rally Team WRC Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC 7th Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8th Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC 11 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC 21st Jipocar ​​Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC 36 Skydive Dubai Rally Team WRC-2 Rashid al Ketbi Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 37 Lorenzo Bert WRC-2 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza 38 Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 40 Arman Smailov WRC-2 Arman Smailov Andrei Rusov Subaru Impreza WRX STi 41 Nicolàs Fox WRC-2 Nicolàs Fox Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 45 Alexander Villanueva WRC-2 Alexander Villanueva Óscar Sánchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 46 Marco Vallario WRC-2 Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 48 Seashore Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC 49 Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 Oleksiy Kikireshko Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works S2000 50 Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 Valeriy Gorban Volodymir Corsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 71 Motortune Racing WRC-2 Ala'a Rasheed Joseph Matar Ford Fiesta RRC 72 Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 74 Robert Kubica WRC-2 Robert Kubica Maciek Baran Citroën DS3 RRC 76 Bosowa Rally Team WRC-2 Subhan Aksa Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta RRC 82 MM Motorsport WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RRC 83 Oleksiy Tamrazov WRC-2 Oleksiy Tamrazov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC 100 Sander Pärn J-WRC Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 102 Pontus Tidemand J-WRC Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 103 Styllex Motorsport J-WRC Martin Koči Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 104 Andreas Amber J-WRC Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka Ford Fiesta R2 105 ACSM rally team J-WRC José Antonio Suarez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 106 Ford Team Türkiye J-WRC Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R2 107 Michaël Burri J-WRC Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau Ford Fiesta R2 108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen J-WRC Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 109 Marius Aasen J-WRC Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Ford Fiesta R2 110 Yeray Lemes J-WRC Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 source

Icon class WRC WRC works teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points WRC Factory teams and private teams registered for non-manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered for WRC-2 WRC-3 Registered for WRC-3 JWRC Registered for Junior WRC

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Points + power stage
WRC
01	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3: 31: 01.2		25th
02	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën DS3 WRC	3: 32: 51.2	01: 50.0	18th
03	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsou	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 33: 15.3	02: 14.1	15th
04th	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3: 34: 56.3	03: 55.1	12 + 1
05	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 35: 13.8	04: 12.6	10
06th	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 36: 49.9	05: 48.7	08th
07th	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 38: 23.6	07: 22.4	06th
08th	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	3: 38: 57.8	07: 56.6	04th
09	Evgeny Novikov	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 39: 13.0	08: 11.8	2 + 2
10	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R.	3: 41: 11.5	10: 10.3	1 + 3
WRC-2
01 (11)	Robert Kubica	Maciek Baran	Citroën DS3 RRC	3: 46: 20.3		25th
02 (12)	Yuriy Protasov	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RRC	3: 47: 50.1	01: 29.8	18th
03 (13)	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Ford Fiesta RRC	3: 48: 33.6	02: 13.3	15th
04 (14)	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Pavlo Cherepin	Ford Fiesta RRC	3: 54: 03.9	07: 43.6	12
05 (15)	Rashid al Ketbi	Karina Hepperle	Škoda Fabia S2000	4: 05: 11.8	18: 51.5	10
06 (16)	Nicolàs Fox	Fernando Mussano	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4: 07: 26.7	21: 06.4	08th
07 (17)	Arman Smailov	Andrei Rusov	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	4: 08: 46.1	22: 25.8	06th
08 (18)	Valeriy Gorban	Volodymir Corsia	Mini Cooper Works WRC	4: 12: 23.1	26: 02.8	04th
09 (19)	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	4: 16: 28.2	30: 07.9	02
10 (20)	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	4: 18: 51.2	32: 30.9	01
Junior WRC
1	José Antonio Suarez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 33: 17.8		26 (25 for 1st place 1 for winning WP)
2	Pontus Tidemand	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 34: 22.0	01: 04.2	26 (18 for 2nd place, 8 for wins WPs)
3	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 41: 55.2	08: 37.4	15th
4th	Michael Burri	Gabin Moreau	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 49: 21.4	16: 03.6	12
5	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Mikael Korhonen	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 51: 51.2	18: 33.4	10
6th	Martin Koči	Petr Starý	Ford Fiesta R2	4: 53: 21.7	20: 03.9	09
DNF	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Ford Fiesta R2	-	-	1 (DNF, 1 for profit WP)
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Special stages

Day	WP number	WP name	length	WP winner	team	time	leader
Day 1 (May 31st)	WP1	Kineta - Pissia	47.7 km	Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	32: 58.6	Evgeny Novikov
	WP2	Kineta	26.05 km	Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	18: 00.7
Day 2 (June 1st)	WP3	Klenia Mycenae 1	20.32 km	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	11: 23.4	Jari-Matti Latvala
	WP4	Ghymno 1	17.61 km	Jari-Matti Latala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	12: 32.6
	WP5	Kefalari 1	18.4 km	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	13: 28.4
	WP6	Ziria 1	21.36 km	Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	13: 12.6
	WP7	Klenia Mycenae 2	17.41 km	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	11: 14.4
	WP8	Ghymno 2	17.61 km	Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	12: 25.8
	WP9	Kefalari 2 (18.4 km)	18.4 km	Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	13: 14.2
	WP10	Ziria 2	21.36 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	13: 15.4
Day 3 (June 2nd)	WP11	Pissia 1	11.47 km	Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Motorsport	8: 13.7
	WP12	Loutraki 1	30.14 km	Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Motorsport	20: 49.0
	WP13	Pissia 2	11.4 km	Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Motorsport	8: 08.9
	WP14	Silves 2	21.52 km	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	M-Sport World Rally Team	11: 56.1
	WP15	Loutraki 2 (power stage)	30.14 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	20: 38.5
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Media (German)

Web

The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live from the event every day. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de, motorsport-magazin.com and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.

TV

The station Sport1 brought daily a minimum of 30 minutes long daily report. ServusTV broadcast a 60-minute summary in the evening program on the Monday after the rally. The ORF reported on the Sunday after the rally in the motorsport magazine "DRIVE!" In German and occasionally in English on ORF SPORT + .

Web links

• Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vodafone Rally de Portugal - Entry List ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Vodafone Rally de Portugal - Final Results ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Vodafone Rally de Portugal - Stage Winners ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )