2013 Acropolis Rally

Sébastien Ogier Acropolis Rally 2013 001.jpg Sébastien Ogier during Rally 2013 Acropolis Rally 59th Acropolis Rally 6 2013 World Rally Championship season 2013 Rally Argentina 2013 Rally d'Italia GRE Greece Loutraki, Corinthia May 31 June 2, 2013 14 306.53 Gravel FIN Jari-Matti Latvala DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 46 29 (+ 6 J-WRC) The 2013 Acropolis Rally was the sixth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Loutraki, Corinthia, and started on 31 May and was concluded on 2 June after fourteen special stages, totaling 306 competitive kilometres. Report Jari-Matti Latvala took his first win of the 2013 season, and his first win for Volkswagen on the Acropolis Rally. The opening forty-seven kilometre stage proved to be difficult, claiming three high-profile victims in Sébastien Ogier, Mads Østberg and Mikko Hirvonen in short order, and Evgeny Novikov emerged as the surprise early leader, building up a thirty-second advantage at the end of the first leg. The Russian's lead was short-lived, as he developed a puncture early in the second leg and was forced to limp back to the service park. Latvala took control of the rally while Andreas Mikkelsen in the third factory-supported Polo R began to work his way up through the points-paying positions. He ultimately missed out on a podium finish of his own, as Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville each took their second podium finish of the season with second and third place respectively. Latvala's result was briefly challenged by Citroën, who believed his car was in violation of the technical regulations, but the protest was dismissed and Latvala's result was confirmed, allowing him to secure second place in the drivers' championship standings behind team-mate Ogier.Happy Anniversary for Latvala http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/wrc-wrap-happy-anniversary-for-latvala/?fid=18638 WRC.com 2 June 2013 4 September 2013 6 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006030720/http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/wrc-wrap-happy-anniversary-for-latvala/?fid=18638 dead Entry list Eleven World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were sixteen WRC-2 entries and tend for the JWRC. Notable entrants No. Car number Entrant Class Entries registered to score manufacturer points Driver Co-driver Car Tyre Tyre supplier 2 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 3 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 4 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Jonas Andersson (co-driver) Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 5 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC RUS Evgeny Novikov AUT Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 6 GBR Qatar World Rally Team WRC QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah ITA Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 7 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport WRC FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC Michelin 8 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport WRC FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC Michelin 9 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC NOR Andreas Mikkelsen FIN Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC Michelin 10 FRA Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC UAE Khalid Al Qassimi GBR Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 11 GBR Qatar World Rally Team WRC BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 21 CZE Jipocar Czech National Team WRC CZE Martin Prokop CZE Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC DMACK 36 UAE Skydive Dubai Rally Team WRC-2 UAE Rashid al Ketbi DEU Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 DMACK 37 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli WRC-2 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli ITA Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 38 MEX Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Alex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Michelin 40 KAZ Arman Smailov WRC-2 KAZ Arman Smailov RUS Andrei Rusov Subaru Impreza WRX STi Michelin 41 PER Nicolàs Fuchs WRC-2 PER Nicolàs Fuchs ARG Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X DMACK 45 ESP Alexander Villanueva WRC-2 ESP Alexander Villanueva ESP Oscar Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Michelin 46 ITA Marco Vallario WRC-2 ITA Marco Vallario ITA Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X DMACK 48 QAT Seashore Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari IRE Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 49 UKR Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko EST Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works S2000 Pirelli 50 UKR Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 UKR Valeriy Gorban UKR Volodymir Korsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 Pirelli 71 JOR Motortune Racing WRC-2 JOR Ala'a Rasheed LBN Joseph Matar Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 72 ARG Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 ARG Juan Carlos Alonso ARG Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X DMACK 74 POL Robert Kubica WRC-2 POL Robert Kubica POL Maciek Baran Citroën DS3 RRCMichelin 76 IDN Bosowa Rally Team WRC-2 IDN Subhan Aksa ITA Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 82 EST MM Motorsport WRC-2 UKR Yuriy Protasov EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 83 UKR Oleksiy Tamrazov WRC-2 UKR Oleksiy Tamrazov UKR Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC Michelin 100 EST Sander PärnJ-WRC EST Sander Pärn EST Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 102 SWE Pontus TidemandJ-WRC SWE Pontus Tidemand NOR Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 103 SVK Styllex MotorsportJ-WRC SVK Martin Koči CZE Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 104 FIN Andreas AmbergJ-WRC FIN Andreas Amberg FIN Mikko Lukka Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 105 ESP ACSM Rallye TeamJ-WRC ESP José Antonio Suárez ESP Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 106 TUR Castrol Ford Team TürkiyeJ-WRC TUR Murat Bostancı TUR Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 107 CHE Michaël BurriJ-WRC CHE Michaël Burri FRA Gabin Moreau Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 108 FIN Niko-Pekka NieminenJ-WRC FIN Niko-Pekka Nieminen FIN Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 109 NOR Marius AasenJ-WRC NOR Marius Aasen NOR Marlene Engan Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook 110 ESP Yeray LemesJ-WRC ESP Yeray Lemes ESP Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 Hankook Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championshipJ-WRC Registered to take part inJunior WRC championship Results Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall Classification 1. FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:31:01.2 0.0 25 2. ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:51.2 +1:50.0 18 3. BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsou Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:33:15.3 +2:14.1 15 4. NOR Andreas Mikkelsen FIN Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:34:56.3 +3:55.1 13 12 points for fourth place and 1 points for Power Stage 5. QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah ITA Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:35:13.8 +4:12.6 10 6. NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:36:49.9 +5:48.7 8 7. CZE Martin Prokop CZE Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:38:23.6 +7:22.4 6 8. FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarno Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3:38:57.8 +7:56.6 4 9. RUS Evgeny Novikov AUT Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:39:13.0 +8:11.8 4 2 points for ninth place and 2 points for Power Stage 10. FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:41:11.5 +10:10.3 4 1 points for tenth place and 3 points for Power Stage WRC-2 1. (11.) POL Robert Kubica POL Maciek Baran Citroën DS3 RRC 3:46:20.3 0:00.0 25 2. (12.) UKR Yuriy Protasov EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RRC 3:47:50.1 +1:29.8 18 3. (13.) QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari IRL Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC 3:48:33.6 +2:13.3 15 4. (14.) UKR Oleksiy Tamrazov UKR Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC 3:54:03.9 +7:43.6 12 5. (15.) UAE Rashid al Ketbi GER Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 4:05:11.8 +18:51.5 10 6. (16.) PER Nicolàs Fuchs ARG Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:07:26.7 +21:06.4 8 7. (17.) KAZ Arman Smailov RUS Andrei Rusov Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:08:46.1 +22:25.8 6 8. (18.) UKR Valeriy Gorban UKR Volodymir Korsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 4:12:23.1 +26:02.8 4 9. (19.) UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko EST Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works S2000 4:16:28.2 +30:07.9 2 10. (20.) ARG Juan Carlos Alonso ARG Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:18:51.2 +32:30.9 1 Junior WRC 1. ESP José Antonio Suárez ESP Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 4:33:17.8 0.0 26 25 points for first place, 1 points for stage wins 2. SWE Pontus Tidemand NOR Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 4:34:22.0 +1:04.2 26 18 points for second place, 8 points for stage wins 3. EST Sander Pärn EST Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 4:41:55.2 +8:37.4 15 4. SWI Michael Burri FRA Gabin Moreau Ford Fiesta R2 4:49:21.4 +16:03.6 12 5. FIN Niko-Pekka Nieminen FIN Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 4:51:51.2 +18:33.4 10 6. SVK Martin Koči CZE Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 4:53:21.7 +20:03.9 9 Ret. ESP Yeray Lemes ESP Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 - - 1 1 point for stage win References Acropolis Category:Acropolis Rally Rally Acropolis