2022 Acropolis Rally | |
Native Name: | EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 |
Round: | 10 |
Season No: | 13 |
Championship: | 2022 World Rally Championship |
Previous Round: | 2022 Ypres Rally |
Next Round: | 2022 Rally New Zealand |
Rallybase: | Lamia, Central Greece |
Start: | Athens, Attica |
Finish: | Lamia, Central Greece |
Startdate: | 8 |
Enddate: | 11 September 2022 |
Stages: | 16 |
Stagekm: | 303.30 |
Stagekm Note: | [1] |
Transportkm: | 888.07 |
Overallkm: | 1,189.42 |
Surface: | Gravel |
Driver1: | Thierry Neuville |
Codriver1: | Martijn Wydaeghe |
Team1: | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT |
Time1: | 3:34:52.0 |
Driver2: | Emil Lindholm |
Codriver2: | Reeta Hämäläinen |
Team2: | Toksport WRT 2 |
Time2: | 3:42:38.6 |
Driver3: | Diego Dominguez Jr. |
Codriver3: | Rogelio Peñate |
Time3: | 4:02:20.1 |
Driverj: | Robert Virves |
Codriverj: | Julia Thulin |
Timej: | 3:55:38.4 |
Powerstage Driver: | Ott Tänak |
Powerstage Codriver: | Martin Järveoja |
Powerstage Team: | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT |
Powerstage Time: | 9:54.5 |
Crewsreg: | 70 |
Teamsstart: | 67 |
Teamsfinish: | 53 |
The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022.[2] It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 303.32NaN2.[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[6] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[8] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion.[9]
The 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 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen were enter under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[10] [11]
20 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
21 | Yohan Rossel | Valentin Sarreaud | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
22 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
23 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
24 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Roger Eilertsen | Eyvind Brynildsen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
25 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
26 | Chris Ingram | Craig Drew | Chris Ingram | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | ||
27 | Bruno Bulacia | Marc Martí | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | ||
28 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Junior Driver, Co-driver | ||
29 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
30 | Gaurav Gill | Gabriel Morales | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
31 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver | ||
32 | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Martin Prokop | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
34 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Drivers, Co-driver | ||
35 | Armin Kremer | Timo Gottschalk | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
36 | Jorge Martínez | Alberto Alvarez Nicholson | Jorge Martínez | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
37 | Jean-Michel Raoux | Laurent Magat | Jean-Michel Raoux | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | ||
38 | Jonathan Rieu | Jules Escartefigue | Jonathan Rieu | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
39 | Frédéric Rosati | Loris Pascaud | Frédéric Rosati | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
40 | Fabrizio Arengi | Massimiliano Bosi | Fabrizio Arengi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
41 | Eduardo Castro | Fernando Mussano | Eduardo Castro | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
43 | Carlo Covi | Michela Lorigiola | Carlo Covi | Škoda Fabia R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | ||
45 | Diogo Salvi | Hugo Magalhães | Diogo Salvi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
46 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Jordi Hereu | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
47 | Giorgos Kehagias | Dimitris Sainis | Giorgos Kehagias | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
48 | Panagiotis Roustemis | Christos Bakloris | Panagiotis Roustemis | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | ||
49 | Lambros Athanassoulas | Nikolaos Zakheos | Lambros Athanassoulas | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
50 | Alexandros Tsouloftas | Ross Whittock | Alexandros Tsouloftas | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
51 | Chrisostomos Karellis | Leonidas Mahaeras | Chrisostomos Karellis | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
52 | Manos Stefanis | Konstantinos Stefanis | Manos Stefanis | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
53 | Vassileios Velanis | Ioannis Velanis | Vassileios Velanis | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
54 | Efthimios Halkias | Andreas Vigkos | Efthimios Halkias | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
55 | János Puskádi | Barnabás Gódor | János Puskádi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | ||
56 | George Vassilakis | Konstantinos Soukoulis | George Vassilakis | Ford Fiesta R5 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | ||
57 | Dionyssis Spanos | Sotiris Gotovos | Dionyssis Spanos | Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
67 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Ilka Minor | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver |
58 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | |
59 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | |
60 | Robert Virves | Julia Thulin | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | |
61 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | |
62 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | |
63 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | |
64 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | |
65 | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Giorgos Kakavas | Epaminondas Karanikolas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | |
66 | Panos Ismailos | Allan Harryman | Panos Ismailos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | |
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).