The 2024 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 5 to 8 September 2024.[2] It marked the sixty-eighth running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.30 km (189.70 mi).[1]
2024 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Greece | ||
Rally base | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
Dates run | 5 – 8 September 2024 | ||
Start location | Athens, Attica | ||
Finish location | Eleftherochori, Phthiotis | ||
Stages | 15 (305.30 km; 189.70 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,086.94 km (675.39 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,392.24 km (865.10 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 72 | ||
Crews | 70 at start, 52 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:38:04.2 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:01:05.3 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 36:37.0 | ||
Power Stage winner | Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT 10:43.8 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport 3:45:05.3 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Norbert Maior Francesca Maria Maior 4:02:05.7 | ||
J-WRC winner | Norbert Maior Francesca Maria Maior 4:02:05.7 |
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Diego Domínguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, as well as the junior category.[6]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the manufacturer's winners.[7] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen recorded identical total time with Robert Virves and Aleks Lesk, but Pajari and Mälkönen were the category winners as they were faster in SS1.[8] Norbert Maior and Francesca Maria Maior were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as the junior championship.[9] The Estonian crew of Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja became the 2024 Junior Rally Champions.[10]
Background
editEntry list
editThe 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, World Rally Championship-3 as well as the Junior World Rally Championship, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nineteen Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of fourteen crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[11]
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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5 September | — | After 9:01 | Lamia [Shakedown] | 3.62 km |
After 17:30 | Opening ceremony, Lamia | — | ||
6 September | SS1 | After 7:58 | Ano Pavliani 1 | 22.47 km |
SS2 | After 9:09 | Dafni 1 | 21.67 km | |
SS3 | After 11:30 | Tarzan 1 | 23.37 km | |
12:42 – 13:16 | Regroup, Lamia | — | ||
13:16 – 13:46 | Flexi service A, Lamia | — | ||
SS4 | After 14:29 | Ano Pavliani 2 | 22.47 km | |
SS5 | After 15:40 | Dafni 2 | 21.67 km | |
SS6 | After 17:48 | Tarzan 2 | 23.37 km | |
19:23 – 20:08 | Flexi service B, Lamia | — | ||
7 September | SS7 | After 8:16 | Rengini | 28.67 km |
SS8 | After 10:37 | Thiva | 20.95 km | |
SS9 | After 13:05 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 25.87 km | |
13:53 – 15:03 | Regroup, Loutraki | — | ||
15:03 – 15:18 | Tyre fitting zone, Loutraki | — | ||
SS10 | After 15:46 | Loutraki | 12.90 km | |
SS11 | After 17:05 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 25.87 km | |
20:20 – 21:02 | Regroup, Schimatari | — | ||
SS12 | After 21:05 | EKO SSS | 1.97 km | |
8 September | 6:00 – 6:45 | Flexi service C, Lamia | — | |
SS13 | After 8:59 | Inohori | 17.47 km | |
SS14 | After 10:05 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.29 km | |
11:20 – 12:15 | Regroup, Lamia | — | ||
12:15 – 12:30 | Flexi service D, Lamia | — | ||
SS15 | After 13:15 | Eleftherohori 2 [Power Stage] | 18.29 km | |
After 14:55 | Finish, Lamia | — | ||
After 16:00 | Podium ceremony, Lamia | — | ||
Source:[1] |
Report
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editStage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Katsuta / Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:39.1 | — |
SS1 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 16:33.2 | Ogier / Landais |
SS2 | Katsuta / Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 16:45.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
SS3 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 17:06.3 | Ogier / Landais |
SS4 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 16:11.0 | |
SS5 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 16:27.2 | Tänak / Järveoja |
SS6 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 16:56.9 | |
SS7 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 17:51.3 | Sordo / Carrera |
SS8 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 14:53.9 | |
SS9 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 18:14.1 | Neuville / Wydaeghe |
SS10 | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 9:07.0 | |
SS11 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 17:49.0 | |
SS12 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:44.6 | |
SS13 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 14:00.6 | |
SS14 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 11:38.6 | |
SS15 | Fourmaux / Coria | Ford Puma Rally1 | 10:43.8 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Thierry Neuville | 192 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 192 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 445 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 158 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 158 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 410 | ||||
3 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 154 | 1 | Vincent Landais | 154 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 226 | ||||
4 | Elfyn Evans | 140 | Scott Martin | 140 | ||||||||
5 | Adrien Fourmaux | 130 | Alexandre Coria | 130 |
WRC-2 Rally2
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
editPos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | Oliver Solberg | 111 | Elliott Edmondson | 111 | 1 | DG Sport Compétition | 209 | Sami Pajari | 118 | Enni Mälkönen | 118 | |||||||||
2 | Sami Pajari | 108 | Enni Mälkönen | 108 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 178 | Lauri Joona | 78 | Janni Hussi | 78 | |||||||||
3 | Yohan Rossel | 86 | Janni Hussi | 58 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | Jan Solans | 62 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 62 | ||||||||||
4 | Lauri Joona | 58 | Arnaud Dunand | 53 | Toksport WRT 2 | 72 | Nikolay Gryazin | 55 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 55 | ||||||||||
5 | Jan Solans | 52 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 52 | Mikko Heikkilä | 55 | Kristian Temonen | 55 |
WRC-3 Rally3
editClassification
editPosition | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
17 | 1 | 63 | Norbert Maior | Francesca Maria Maior | Norbert Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:02:05.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
19 | 2 | 58 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:03:11.8 | +1:06.1 | 18 |
22 | 3 | 64 | Tom Rensonnet | Manon Deliot | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:09:17.1 | +7:11.4 | 15 |
23 | 4 | 68 | Jose Abito Caparo | Esther Gutiérrez Porras | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:12:23.0 | +10:17.3 | 12 |
25 | 5 | 61 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:12:41.1 | +10:35.4 | 10 |
27 | 6 | 70 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:15:21.5 | +13:15.8 | 8 |
28 | 7 | 53 | Efthimios Halkias | Nikos Komnos | Efthimios Halkias | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:15:44.8 | +13:39.1 | 6 |
31 | 8 | 66 | Max Smart | Cameron Fair | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:19:52.1 | +17:46.4 | 4 |
32 | 9 | 52 | Paschalis Chatzimarkos | Marios Tsaoussoglou | Paschalis Chatzimarkos | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:19:55.9 | +17:50.2 | 2 |
34 | 10 | 59 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:24:33.2 | +22:27.5 | 1 |
35 | 11 | 55 | Manos Stefanis | Konstantinos Stefanis | Manos Stefanis | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:24:49.2 | +22:43.5 | 0 |
36 | 12 | 56 | Stephanos Theocharopoulos | Giorgos Kotsalis | Stephanos Theocharopoulos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:25:43.7 | +23:38.0 | 0 |
37 | 13 | 51 | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Giorgos Kakavas | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:26:29.0 | +24:23.3 | 0 |
45 | 14 | 72 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:53:31.8 | +51:26.1 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 62 | Petr Borodin | Roman Cheprasov | ASP Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Crash | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 67 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | ||
Retired SS7 | 57 | Slaven Šekuljica | Damir Petrović | Slaven Šekuljica | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 54 | Giorgos Delaportas | Evangelos Panaritis | Giorgos Delaportas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Rolled | 0 |
Special stages
editStage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Maior / Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:56.6 | — |
SS1 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS2 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:57.5 | Türkkan / Erdener |
SS3 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:36.1 | Maior / Maior |
SS4 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:58.0 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS5 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:56.9 | |
SS6 | Maior / Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:34.1 | Maior / Maior |
SS7 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:48.3 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS8 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:07.8 | |
SS9 | Borodin / Cheprassov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 20:14.7 | |
SS10 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:49.6 | |
SS11 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:58.4 | Maior / Maior |
SS12 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:56.2 | |
SS13 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:05.2 | |
SS14 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:50.2 | |
SS15 | Laskowski / Kuśnierz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:33.2 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 75 | Rogelio Peñate | 75 | ||||
2 | 3 | Romet Jürgenson | 61 | 3 | Siim Oja | 61 | ||
3 | 11 | Mattéo Chatillon | 49 | 11 | Maxence Cornuau | 49 | ||
4 | 2 | Mattéo Chatillon | 48 | 2 | Maxence Cornuau | 48 | ||
5 | 2 | Jan Černý | 47 | 2 | Ondřej Krajča | 47 |
J-WRC Rally3
editClassification
editPosition | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
17 | 1 | 63 | Norbert Maior | Francesca Maria Maior | Norbert Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:02:05.7 | 0.0 | 50 | 1 |
19 | 2 | 58 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:03:11.8 | +1:06.1 | 36 | 3 |
22 | 3 | 64 | Tom Rensonnet | Manon Deliot | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:09:17.1 | +7:11.4 | 30 | 0 |
23 | 4 | 68 | Jose Abito Caparo | Esther Gutiérrez Porras | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:12:23.0 | +10:17.3 | 24 | 0 |
25 | 5 | 61 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:12:41.1 | +10:35.4 | 20 | 7 |
27 | 6 | 70 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:15:21.5 | +13:15.8 | 16 | 0 |
31 | 7 | 66 | Max Smart | Cameron Fair | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:19:52.1 | +17:46.4 | 12 | 0 |
34 | 8 | 59 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:24:33.2 | +22:27.5 | 8 | 0 |
38 | 9 | 60 | Diego Domínguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Domínguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:27:06.1 | +25:00.4 | 4 | 1 |
45 | 10 | 72 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:53:31.8 | +51:26.1 | 2 | 1 |
47 | 11 | 71 | Andre Martinez | Fernando Mussano | Andre Martinez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:08:16.0 | +1:06:10.3 | 0 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 62 | Petr Borodin | Roman Cheprasov | ASP Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Crash | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 67 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
editStage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
---|---|---|---|---|
SD | Maior / Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:56.6 | — |
SS1 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS2 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:57.5 | Türkkan / Erdener |
SS3 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:36.1 | Maior / Maior |
SS4 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:58.0 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS5 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:56.9 | |
SS6 | Dominguez / Penãte | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:25.0 | Maior / Maior |
SS7 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:48.3 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS8 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:07.8 | |
SS9 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 20:13.4 | |
SS10 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:49.6 | |
SS11 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:58.4 | Maior / Maior |
SS12 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:56.2 | |
SS13 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:05.2 | |
Dominguez / Penãte | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |||
SS14 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:50.2 | |
SS15 | Laskowski / Kuśnierz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:33.2 |
Championship standings
edit- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Romet Jürgenson | 108 | Siim Oja | 108 | ||||
2 | 5 | Norbert Maior | 80 | 5 | Francesca Maior | 80 | ||
3 | 1 | Taylor Gill | 69 | 1 | Daniel Brkic | 69 | ||
4 | Ali Türkkan | 68 | Burak Erdener | 68 | ||||
5 | 3 | Tom Rensonnet | 59 | 5 | Conor Mohan | 49 |
Notes
edit- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Victory in Greece cements Rovanperä's title ambitions". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Title-hunting Mikkelsen strengthens WRC2 bid in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Perfect Dominguez keeps WRC3 title fight alive". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Neuville triumphs in Greece to extend WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Pajari prevails on countback for Acropolis WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Magical Maior takes breakthrough WRC3 victory in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Jürgenson seals FIA Junior WRC title in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Entry list EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek and English)
- 2024 Acropolis Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Acropolis Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)