2007 Acropolis Rally
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Results of Acropolis Rally (54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece), 8th round of 2007 World Rally Championship
, was run on May 31 - June 3:
- engine failure (SS4/5); Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical, his car burned down (SS10); Kristian Sohlberg
- tyre problems (SS12/13); Juho Hanninen
- steering arm/fuel pump failure (SS19);
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...
, was run on May 31 - June 3:
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1. |  Marcus GrönholmMarcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
Timo Rautiainen Timo Rautiainen (co-driver) Timo Rautiainen is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Grönholm from 1995 to 2007. Rautiainen and Grönholm drove for Peugeot and Ford in the World Rally Championship, and won 30 world rallies and two drivers' world championship titles together... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:49:22.6 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
 Daniel ElenaDaniel Elena Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:50:01.0 | 38.4 | 8 |
| 3. |  Petter SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
 Phil MillsPhil Mills Phil Mills is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship , as co-driver to Petter Solberg.... |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:50:56.7 | 1:34.1 | 6 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:52:03.9 | 2:41.3 | 5 |
| 5. | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud is a rally co-driver. He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud. In addition to Henning Solberg, he has co-driven for Petter Solberg, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:54:15.3 | 4:52.7 | 4 |
| 6. |  Chris AtkinsonChris Atkinson Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina... |
 Stéphane Prévot |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:55:54.3 | 6:31.7 | 3 |
| 7. |  Jan KopeckýJan Kopecký Jan Kopecký is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with Škoda Motorsport.... |
Filip Schovánek |
Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:57:38.4 | 8:15.8 | 2 |
| 8. |  Manfred StohlManfred Stohl Manfred Stohl is an Austrian rally driver who debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1991. Stohl's co-driver is fellow Austrian Ilka Minor.- Career :... |
Ilka Minor |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:18.8 | 8:56.2 | 1 |
| PCWRC | ||||||
| 1. (15.) |  Toshi AraiToshi Arai is a Japanese rally driver and team owner. He made his debut in 1987, and drove for the Subaru World Rally Team in the Group N World Rally Championship from 1997–2000 and 2002–2003, and the Group A Championship in 2000–2001.... |
 Tony Sircombe |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:10:08.9 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (16.) | Andreas Aigner Andreas Aigner Andreas Aigner is an Austrian rally driver. He won the Production World Rally Championship in the 2008 season.-Career:... |
 Klaus Wicha |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:13:07.3 | 2:58.4 | 8 |
| 3. (17.) |  Mirco BaldacciMirco Baldacci Mirco Baldacci is a rally driver from San Marino, who scored two World Rally Championship points by finishing seventh on the 2006 Rally Australia.-Career:... |
 Giovanni Agnese |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:13:21.8 | 3:12.9 | 6 |
| 4. (18.) | Mark Higgins Mark Higgins Mark Higgins is British rally driver competing in the British Rally Championship. His current co-driver is Rory Kennedy.-Career:Higgins was born on the Isle of Man... |
Scott Martin Scott Martin Scott Martin is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve his discus technique... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:14:50.8 | 4:41.9 | 5 |
| 5. (19.) |  Nasser Al-AttiyahNasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011... |
Chris Patterson Chris Patterson Chris Patterson is a professional rally racing co-driver.He competed first time in the World Rally Championship in 1993 and has won the 2006 Production World Rally Championship with Nasser Al-Attiyah. Patterson is recognized as one of the world's most experienced rally navigators... |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:14:59.2 | 4:50.3 | 4 |
| 6. (21.) | Takuma Kamada |
Naoki Kase |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:16:31.5 | 6:22.6 | 3 |
| 7. (23.) |  Gabriel Pozzo |
Daniel Stillo |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:19:44.2 | 9:35.3 | 2 |
| 8. (25.) | Simone Campedelli |
Danilo Fappani |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:20:51.3 | 10:42.4 | 1 |
Retirements
François DuvalFrançois Duval
François Duval is a Belgian rally driver.-1999–2004:With victories in four events Duval won the Belgian Citroën Saxo Challenge title in 1999...
- engine failure (SS4/5); Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical, his car burned down (SS10); Kristian Sohlberg
Kristian Sohlberg
Kristian Sohlberg is a Finnish rally driver, who scored three World Rally Championship points during his career with a best finish of sixth on the 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna.-Career:...
- tyre problems (SS12/13); Juho Hanninen
Juho Hänninen
Juho Ville Matias Hänninen is a Finnish rally driver. He is the current Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion and 2011 Super 2000 World Rally Championship champion with co-driver Mikko Markkula driving a works entered Fabia S2000 for Red Bull Škoda...
- steering arm/fuel pump failure (SS19);
Special Stages
| Leg | Stage | Time (EEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (31 May - 1 Jun) |
SS1 | 19:00 | SSS Hippodrome 1 | 3.20 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
2:50.8 | 67.45 km/h | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
| SS2 | 09:13 | Schimatari 1 | 11.56 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
10:17.6 | 67.38 km/h | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
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| SS3 | 10:01 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 km | C. Atkinson Chris Atkinson Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina... |
16:39.0 | 85.62 km/h | C. Atkinson Chris Atkinson Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina... |
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| SS4 | 11:17 | Agia Sotira 1 | 15.19 km | C. Atkinson Chris Atkinson Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina... |
9:39.4 | 94.38 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 12:40 | Olympic Properties 1 | 5.15 km | P. Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
3:33.7 | 86.76 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:55 | Schimatari 2 | 11.56 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
10:10.1 | 68.21 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:43 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 km |  D. Sordo |
16:13.2 | 87.89 km/h | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
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| SS8 | 16:59 | Agia Sotira 2 | 15.19 km | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
9:25.6 | 96.68 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 18:00 | Imittos 1 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - | ||
| 2 (2 Jun) |
SS10 | 09:03 | Agii Theodori 1 | 48.88 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
32:47.9 | 89.42 km/h | |
| SS11 | 10:36 | Loutraki 1 | 9.18 km | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:21.1 | 74.92 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 11:41 | Agia Triada 1 | 10.80 km | P. Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
7:24.5 | 87.47 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 12:54 | Olympic Properties 2 | 5.15 km | P. Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
3:23.4 | 91.15 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 15:19 | Agii Theodori 2 | 48.88 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
32:33.0 | 90.1 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 16:52 | Loutraki 2 | 9.18 km | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:14.7 | 76.02 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 17:57 | Agia Triada 2 | 10.80 km | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:17.2 | 88.93 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 19:17 | SSS Hippodrome 2 | 3.20 km | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
2:52.8 | 66.67 km/h | ||
| 3 (3 Jun) |
SS18 | 07:33 | Avlonas 1 | 20.00 | S.Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
12:05.1 | 99.3 km/h | |
| SS19 | 08:13 | Assopia 1 | 17.87 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
10:58.6 | 97.68 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 08:46 | Imittos 2 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - | ||
| SS21 | 12:05 | Avlonas 2 | 20.00 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
12:00.0 | 100.0 km/h | ||
| SS22 | 12:45 | Assopia 2 | 17.87 | J. Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
10:47.8 | 99.31 km/h | ||
| SS23 | 14:30 | Hippodrome 2 | 3.20 | D. Sordo |
2:55.4 | 65.68 km/h |
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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FRA |
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| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team BP Ford World Rally Team The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson... |
10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën Total World Rally Team The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.-Management:* Olivier Quesnel – team director* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – technical director-1990-1998 Seasons:... |
18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003... |
8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Munchi's Ford World Rally Team The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team is a private team currently competing in the World Rally Championship. The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
External links
- Results on official site - WRC.com
- Results on RallyBase.nl
- Results on eWRC-results.com