2024 Acropolis Rally
2024 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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![]() Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
Dates run | 5 – 8 September 2024 | ||
Start location | Athens, Attica | ||
Finish location | Eleftherochori, Phthiotis | ||
Stages | 15 (305.30 km; 189.70 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,086.94 km (675.39 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,392.24 km (865.10 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 72 |
The 2024 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally 2024) is an upcoming motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 5 to 8 September 2024.[2] It would mark the sixty-eighth running of the Rally Finland, and would be the tenth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event would also be the final round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event is planned to be based in Lamia in Central Greece, and is set to be contested over fifteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.30 km (189.70 mi).[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen are the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, as well as the junior category.[6]
Background
Entry list
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 as well as the Junior World Rally Championship, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nineteen Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of fourteen crews would be participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[7]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
28 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
30 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
36 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
37 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
38 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
41 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
43 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
44 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
46 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
47 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
48 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
49 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
50 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Class eligibility | Tyre |
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51 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
52 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Clio Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
53 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Clio Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
54 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
55 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
56 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
57 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
58 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
59 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
60 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P |
61 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
62 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
63 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
64 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
65 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
66 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
67 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
68 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
70 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
71 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P |
72 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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5 September | — | After 9:01 | Lamia [Shakedown] | 3.62 km |
![]() | After 17:30 | Opening ceremony, Lamia | — | |
6 September | SS1 | After 7:58 | Ano Pavliani 1 | 22.47 km |
SS2 | After 9:09 | Dafni 1 | 21.67 km | |
SS3 | After 11:17 | Tarzan 1 | 23.37 km | |
![]() | 12:42 – 13:16 | Regroup, Lamia | — | |
![]() | 13:16 – 13:46 | Flexi service A, Lamia | — | |
SS4 | After 14:29 | Ano Pavliani 2 | 22.47 km | |
SS5 | After 15:40 | Dafni 2 | 21.67 km | |
SS6 | After 17:48 | Tarzan 2 | 23.37 km | |
![]() | 19:23 – 20:08 | Flexi service B, Lamia | — | |
7 September | SS7 | After 8:16 | Rengini | 28.67 km |
SS8 | After 10:37 | Thiva | 20.95 km | |
SS9 | After 13:05 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 25.87 km | |
![]() | 13:53 – 15:03 | Regroup, Loutraki | — | |
![]() | 15:03 – 15:18 | Tyre fitting zone, Loutraki | — | |
SS10 | After 15:46 | Loutraki | 12.90 km | |
SS11 | After 17:05 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 25.87 km | |
![]() | 20:20 – 21:02 | Regroup, Schimatari | — | |
SS12 | After 21:05 | EKO SSS | 1.97 km | |
8 September | ![]() | 6:00 – 6:45 | Flexi service C, Lamia | — |
SS13 | After 8:59 | Inohori | 17.47 km | |
SS14 | After 10:05 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.29 km | |
![]() | 11:20 – 12:15 | Regroup, Lamia | — | |
![]() | 12:15 – 12:30 | Flexi service D, Lamia | — | |
SS15 | After 13:15 | Eleftherohori 2 [Power Stage] | 18.29 km | |
![]() | After 14:55 | Finish, Lamia | — | |
![]() | After 16:00 | Podium ceremony, Lamia | — | |
Source:[1] |
Notes
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Victory in Greece cements Rovanperä's title ambitions". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Title-hunting Mikkelsen strengthens WRC2 bid in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Perfect Dominguez keeps WRC3 title fight alive". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Entry list EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Greek and English)
- 2024 Acropolis Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Acropolis Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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