2007 Acropolis Rally

2007 Acropolis Rally
54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 8 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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South slope of Acropolis.
Host country  Greece
Rally base Athens, Greece
Dates run May 31 – June 3, 2007
Stages 21 (334.44 km)
Stage surface Gravel
Overall distance 1572.33 km
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
BP Ford World Rally Team
Teams 64 at start, 49 at finish

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:

Contents

Results

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
WRC
1. Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:49:22.6 0.0 10
2. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:50:01.0 38.4 8
3. Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 3:50:56.7 1:34.1 6
4. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:52:03.9 2:41.3 5
5. Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:54:15.3 4:52.7 4
6. Chris Atkinson Stéphane Prévot Subaru Impreza WRC 3:55:54.3 6:31.7 3
7. Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Škoda Fabia WRC 3:57:38.4 8:15.8 2
8. Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:18.8 8:56.2 1
PCWRC
1. (15.) Toshi Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:10:08.9 0.0 10
2. (16.) Andreas Aigner Klaus Wicha Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4:13:07.3 2:58.4 8
3. (17.) Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Agnese Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:13:21.8 3:12.9 6
4. (18.) Mark Higgins Scott Martin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4:14:50.8 4:41.9 5
5. (19.) Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:14:59.2 4:50.3 4
6. (21.) Takuma Kamada Naoki Kase Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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

Special Stages

Leg Stage Time (EEST) Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(31 May
-
1 Jun)
SS1 19:00 SSS Hippodrome 1 3.20 km M. Hirvonen 2:50.8 67.45 km/h M. Hirvonen
SS2 09:13 Schimatari 1 11.56 km M. Grönholm 10:17.6 67.38 km/h M. Grönholm
SS3 10:01 Thiva 1 23.76 km C. Atkinson 16:39.0 85.62 km/h C. Atkinson
SS4 11:17 Agia Sotira 1 15.19 km C. Atkinson 9:39.4 94.38 km/h
SS5 12:40 Olympic Properties 1 5.15 km P. Solberg 3:33.7 86.76 km/h
SS6 14:55 Schimatari 2 11.56 km M. Grönholm 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
SS8 16:59 Agia Sotira 2 15.19 km S.Loeb 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 32:47.9 89.42 km/h
SS11 10:36 Loutraki 1 9.18 km S.Loeb 7:21.1 74.92 km/h
SS12 11:41 Agia Triada 1 10.80 km P. Solberg 7:24.5 87.47 km/h
SS13 12:54 Olympic Properties 2 5.15 km P. Solberg 3:23.4 91.15 km/h
SS14 15:19 Agii Theodori 2 48.88 km M. Grönholm 32:33.0 90.1 km/h
SS15 16:52 Loutraki 2 9.18 km S.Loeb 7:14.7 76.02 km/h
SS16 17:57 Agia Triada 2 10.80 km S.Loeb 7:17.2 88.93 km/h
SS17 19:17 SSS Hippodrome 2 3.20 km S.Loeb 2:52.8 66.67 km/h
3
(3 Jun)
SS18 07:33 Avlonas 1 20.00 S.Loeb 12:05.1 99.3 km/h
SS19 08:13 Assopia 1 17.87 km M. Grönholm 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 12:00.0 100.0 km/h
SS22 12:45 Assopia 2 17.87 J. Latvala 10:47.8 99.31 km/h
SS23 14:30 Hippodrome 2 3.20 D. Sordo 2:55.4 65.68 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON
SWE
NOR
MEX
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
IRL
GBR
 Pts 
1 Marcus Grönholm 3 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 65
2 Sébastien Loeb 1 2 14 1 1 1 Ret 2 56
3 Mikko Hirvonen 5 3 1 3 5 3 2 4 49
4 Dani Sordo 2 12 25 4 3 6 3 24 28
5 Petter Solberg 6 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 5 3 26
6 Henning Solberg 14 4 3 9 11 5 4 5 24
7 Chris Atkinson 4 8 19 5 Ret 7 10 6 15
8 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret Ret 5 7 8 4 9 12 12
9 Daniel Carlsson 5 7 6 Ret 9
Manfred Stohl 10 7 12 6 10 8 7 8 9
11 Toni Gardemeister 7 6 Ret DSQ 6 8
12 Gigi Galli 13 6 7 5
13 Jan Kopecký 8 10 8 22 Ret 7 4
14 Matthew Wilson 12 Ret 26 8 12 30 12 10 1
Juho Hänninen DSQ 17 11 8 Ret 1
Pos Driver MON
SWE
NOR
MEX
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
IRL
GBR
 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Suspended (SUS)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points
MON
SWE
NOR
MEX
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
IRL
GBR
1 BP Ford World Rally Team 10 16 18 14 9 14 18 15 - - - - - - - - 114
2 Citroën Total World Rally Team 18 9 1 15 16 13 6 8 - - - - - - - - 86
3 Subaru World Rally Team 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 0 0 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - 1

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