2007 Acropolis Rally

2007 Acropolis Rally 54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 8 of the 2007 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
South slope of Acropolis.
Host country	Greece
Rally base	Athens, Greece
Dates run	May 31 – June 3, 2007
Stages	21 (334.44 km; 207.81 mi)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,572.33 km (977.00 mi)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team
Crews	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:

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 07	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 07	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

• François Duval - 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);

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	SSS Hippodrome 3	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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank 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

External links

• Results on official site - WRC.com
• Results on RallyBase.nl
• Results on eWRC-results.com