2005 Acropolis Rally
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| 2005 Acropolis Rally 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
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Round 8 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Rally winner Sébastien Loeb. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Lamia | ||
| Dates run | June 23, 2005 – June 26, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 19 (349.57 km; 217.21 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,065.57 km (662.11 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 88 at start, 54 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
The 2005 Acropolis Rally (formally the 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the eighth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 23 June and 26 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship and a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.[1][2]
Background
[edit | edit source]Entry list
[edit | edit source]Itinerary
[edit | edit source]All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 1. leg — 128.06 km | ||||
| 23 June | 18:00 | SS1 | Athens Olympic Stadium | 2.40 km |
| 24 June | 09:38 | SS2 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.44 km |
| 10:23 | SS3 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | |
| 10:56 | SS4 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 32.55 km | |
| 13:40 | SS5 | Eleftherohori 2 | 18.44 km | |
| 14:25 | SS6 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | |
| 14:58 | SS7 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 32.55 km | |
| 2. leg — 122.72 km | ||||
| 25 June | 09:19 | SS8 | Koumaritsi 1 | 7.71 km |
| 09:39 | SS9 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | |
| 10:28 | SS10 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | |
| 11:41 | SS11 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | |
| 14:33 | SS12 | Koumaritsi 2 | 7.71 km | |
| 14:53 | SS13 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
| 15:42 | SS14 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | |
| 16:55 | SS15 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | |
| 3. leg — 98.79 km | ||||
| 26 June | 08:13 | SS16 | Dikastro | 26.78 km |
| 09:14 | SS17 | Grammeni | 19.66 km | |
| 11:45 | SS18 | Pyrgos | 34.80 km | |
| 12:43 | SS19 | Perivoli | 17.55 km | |
| Source:[4] | ||||
Results
[edit | edit source]Overall
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Monaco Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:53.7 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Finland Toni Gardemeister | Finland Jakke Honkanen | United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:14:29.9 | +1:36.2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Spain Carlos Sainz | Spain Marc Martí | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:15:04.8 | +2:11.1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | Finland Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:15:50.1 | +2:56.4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 24 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | Finland Jarmo Lehtinen | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:16:06.9 | +3:13.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Finland Harri Rovanperä | Finland Risto Pietiläinen | Japan Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:16:38.1 | +3:44.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Italy Gianluigi Galli | Italy Guido D'Amore | Japan Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:18:13.3 | +5:19.6 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Estonia Markko Märtin | United Kingdom Michael Park | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:18:31.2 | +5:37.5 | 1 | |
| Source:[5] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
[edit | edit source]Classification
[edit | edit source]Special stages
[edit | edit source]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| 1. leg (23 Jun) | SS1 | Athens Olympic Stadium | 2.40 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:15.4 | ||
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS2 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.44 km | Finland Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:07.7 | Finland Marcus Grönholm |
| SS3 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 8:33.2 | ||
| SS4 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 32.55 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:50.9 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | ||
| SS5 | Eleftherohori 2 | 18.44 km | Finland Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:54.0 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS6 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Spain Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:21.5 | ||
| SS7 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 32.55 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:10.6 | |||
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS8 | Koumaritsi 1 | 7.71 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:56.1 | ||
| SS9 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:33.9 | |||
| SS10 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:31.0 | |||
| SS11 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:14.1 | |||
| SS12 | Koumaritsi 2 | 7.71 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:52.1 | |||
| SS13 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:22.2 | |||
| SS14 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:20.6 | |||
| SS15 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:01.2 | |||
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS16 | Dikastro | 26.78 km | Finland Toni Gardemeister | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 21:00.4 | |
| SS17 | Grammeni | 19.66 km | Citroën Xsara WRC | 14:23.4 | |||
| SS18 | Pyrgos | 34.80 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 27:48.1 | ||
| SS19 | Perivoli | 17.55 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:54.2 |
Championship standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 65 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Monaco Daniel Elena | 65 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 84 | |||||
| 2 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Norway Petter Solberg | 42 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | United Kingdom Phil Mills | 42 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 79 | ||||
| 3 | File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | Finland Toni Gardemeister | 39 | File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | Finland Jakke Honkanen | 39 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team | 57 | |||
| 4 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Estonia Markko Märtin | 39 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | United Kingdom Michael Park | 39 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Japan Subaru World Rally Team | 47 | |||
| 5 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 37 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Finland Timo Rautiainen | 37 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Japan Mitsubishi Motors | 37 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
[edit | edit source]Classification
[edit | edit source]Special stages
[edit | edit source]Championship standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | File:1uparrow green.svg 3 | Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson | 25 |
| 2 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | United Kingdom Guy Wilks | 23 |
| 3 | File:1downarrow red.svg 2 | United Kingdom Kris Meeke | 19 |
| 4 | File:1downarrow red.svg 2 | Spain Dani Sordo | 15 |
| 5 | File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | Estonia Urmo Aava | 14 |
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