2008 Acropolis Rally
| 2008 Acropolis Rally of Greece 55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
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Round 7 of the 2008 World Rally Championship season
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Dani Sordo driving on the first super special stage. | |||
| Host country |
 Greece | ||
| Rally base | Schimatari | ||
| Dates run | May 30 – June 1, 2008 | ||
| Stages | 19 (365.09 km; 226.86 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,481.25 km (920.41 mi) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 60 at start, 43 at finish | ||
 Picture gallery on Wikimedia Commons | |||
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The 2008 Acropolis Rally of Greece was the seventh round of the 2008 World Rally Championship. It took place between May 29-June 1.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| WRC | ||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:54:54..7 | 10 | |
| 2. |  Petter Solberg |
 Phil Mills |
Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 | 3:56:04.2 | +1:09.5 | 8 |
| 3. |  Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:56:50.8 | +1:56.1 | 6 |
| 4. |  Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:14.4 | +4:19.7 | 5 |
| 5. |  Dani Sordo |
Marc Martí |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:44.1 | +4:49:4 | 4 |
| 6. |  Matthew Wilson |
Scott Martin |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:01:06.0 | +6:11.3 | 3 |
| 7. | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:01:42.2 | +6:47.5 | 2 |
| 8. | Henning Solberg |
Cato Menkerud |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:04:08.7 | +9:14.0 | 1 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1. (14.) |  Andreas Aigner |
 Klaus Wicha |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:16:06.7 | 10 | |
| 2. (15.) | Martin Rauam |
Silver Kutt |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:16:41.7 | +35.0 | 8 |
| 3. (16.) |  Bernardo Sousa |
Jorge Carvalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:17:04.8 | +58.1 | 6 |
| 4. (17.) | Armindo Araújo |
Miguel Ramalho |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:17:34.4 | +1:27.7 | 5 |
| 5. (18.) |  Fumio Nutahara |
Daniel Barritt |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:18:19.6 | +2:12.9 | 4 |
| 6. (19.) |  Evgeny Aksakov |
Aleksandr Kornilov |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:23:11.6 | +7:04.9 | 3 |
| 7. (20.) | Evgeniy Vertunov |
Georgy Troshkin |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:24:08.1 | +8:01.4 | 2 |
| 8. (21.) | Juho Hänninen |
Mikko Markkula |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:25:07.0 | +9:00.3 | 1 |
Special Stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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| 1 (30 MAY) |
SS1 | 09:16 | Schimatari 1 | 11.57 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
10:34.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| SS2 | 10:04 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 km | Sébastien Loeb |
17:15.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | |
| SS3 | 11:27 | Psatha 1 | 17.41 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
11:28.7 | Jari-Matti Latvala | |
| SS4 | 14:40 | Schimatari 2 | 11.57 km | Sébastien Loeb |
10:26.7 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS5 | 15:28 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 km | Sébastien Loeb |
16:53.8 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS6 | 16:51 | Psatha 2 | 17.41 km | Sébastien Loeb |
11:12.5 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS7 | 18:30 | Tatoi 1 | 4.6 km | Urmo Aava |
3:31.3 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| 2 (31 MAY) |
SS8 | 09:58 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 32.16 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
22:42.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS9 | 10:41 | Pissia 1 | 16.6 km |  Gigi Galli |
12:17.2 | Dani Sordo | |
| SS10 | 12.09 | Aghia Triada 1 | 10.8 km | Gigi Galli |
7:46.1 | Dani Sordo | |
| SS11 | 15:10 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 32.16 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
22:36.1 | Dani Sordo | |
| SS12 | 15:53 | Pissia 2 | 16.6 km | Urmo Aava |
12:13.9 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS13 | 17:21 | Aghia Triada 2 | 10.8 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
7:45.4 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| 3 (1 JUN) |
SS14 | 06:53 | Avlonas 1 | 15.14 km |  Chris Atkinson |
9:09.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS15 | 07:32 | Assopia 1 | 18.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
11:39.9 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS16 | 08:35 | Aghia Sotira 1 | 15.2 km | Gigi Galli |
9:47.2 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS17 | 11:17 | Avlonas 2 | 15.14 km | Gigi Galli |
9:00.9 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS18 | 11:56 | Assopia 2 | 18.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
11:26.6 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS19 | 12:59 | Aghia Sotira 2 | 15.2 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
9:52.2 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS20 | 14:30 | Tatoi 2 | 4.6 km | Dani Sordo |
3:33.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
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