66th edition of Acropolis Rally
The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022.[ 3] It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally . The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 303.30 km (188.46 mi).[ 2]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT , were the defending manufacturers' winners.[ 4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[ 5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[ 6]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT , were the manufacturer's winners.[ 7] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[ 8] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[ 9] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion .[ 10]
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 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen were enter under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[ 11] [ 12]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
4
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
6
Dani Sordo
Cándido Carrera
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
9
Jourdan Serderidis
Frédéric Miclotte
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
16
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
—
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
P
19
Sébastien Loeb
Isabelle Galmiche
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
42
Craig Breen
Paul Nagle
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
44
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
20
Andreas Mikkelsen
Torstein Eriksen
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
21
Yohan Rossel
Valentin Sarreaud
PH Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
22
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
23
Nikolay Gryazin [ a]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [ b]
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
24
Eyvind Brynildsen
Roger Eilertsen
Eyvind Brynildsen
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
25
Emil Lindholm
Reeta Hämäläinen
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
26
Chris Ingram
Craig Drew
Chris Ingram
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
27
Bruno Bulacia
Marc Martí
Bruno Bulacia
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
28
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
ALM Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
29
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
30
Gaurav Gill
Gabriel Morales
Gaurav Gill
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
31
Grégoire Munster
Louis Louka
Grégoire Munster
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
32
Martin Prokop
Michal Ernst
Martin Prokop
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
34
Mauro Miele
Luca Beltrame
Mauro Miele
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Drivers, Co-driver
—
35
Armin Kremer
Timo Gottschalk
Armin Kremer
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
36
Jorge Martínez
Alberto Alvarez Nicholson
Jorge Martínez
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
37
Jean-Michel Raoux
Laurent Magat
Jean-Michel Raoux
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
38
Jonathan Rieu
Jules Escartefigue
Jonathan Rieu
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
39
Frédéric Rosati
Loris Pascaud
Frédéric Rosati
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
40
Fabrizio Arengi
Massimiliano Bosi
Fabrizio Arengi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
41
Eduardo Castro
Fernando Mussano
Eduardo Castro
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
43
Carlo Covi
Michela Lorigiola
Carlo Covi
Škoda Fabia R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
45
Diogo Salvi
Hugo Magalhães
Diogo Salvi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
46
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Jordi Hereu
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
47
Giorgos Kehagias
Dimitris Sainis
Giorgos Kehagias
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
48
Panagiotis Roustemis
Christos Bakloris
Panagiotis Roustemis
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
49
Lambros Athanassoulas
Nikolaos Zakheos
Lambros Athanassoulas
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
50
Alexandros Tsouloftas
Ross Whittock
Alexandros Tsouloftas
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
51
Chrisostomos Karellis
Leonidas Mahaeras
Chrisostomos Karellis
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
52
Manos Stefanis
Konstantinos Stefanis
Manos Stefanis
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
53
Vassileios Velanis
Ioannis Velanis
Vassileios Velanis
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
54
Efthimios Halkias
Andreas Vigkos
Efthimios Halkias
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
55
János Puskádi
Barnabás Gódor
János Puskádi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
56
George Vassilakis
Konstantinos Soukoulis
George Vassilakis
Ford Fiesta R5
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
57
Dionyssis Spanos
Sotiris Gotovos
Dionyssis Spanos
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
67
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Ilka Minor
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
8 September
8:01
—
Lygaria [Shakedown ]
3.66 km
20:08
SS1
EKO SSS Olympic Stadium
1.95 km
9 September
7:53
SS2
Loutraki 1
17.95 km
8:46
SS3
Harvati
14.42 km
11:29
SS4
Loutraki 2
17.95 km
13:12
SS5
Dafni
14.00 km
15:10
SS6
Livadia
21.03 km
17:48
SS7
Bauxites
22.97 km
10 September
8:33
SS8
Pyrgos 1
33.20 km
9:34
SS9
Perivoli 1
17.42 km
11:08
SS10
Tarzan 1
23.37 km
14:33
SS11
Pyrgos 2
33.20 km
15:34
SS12
Perivoli 2
17.42 km
17:08
SS13
Tarzan 2
23.37 km
11 September
9:08
SS14
Eleftherochori 1
16.90 km
10:11
SS15
Elatia-Rengini
11.26 km
13:18
SS16
Eleftherochori 2 [Power Stage ]
16.90 km
Source: [ 2]
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points