2024 Acropolis Rally

2024 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally 2024
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Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event.
Host country	Greece
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]

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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
19	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Printsport	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Florian Barral	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
22	Lauri Joona	Janni Hussi	Lauri Joona	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
23	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov[a]	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
24	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
25	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	Georg Linnamäe	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
26	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
27	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Robert Virves	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
29	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Martin Prokop	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
32	Roberto Daprà	Luca Guglielmetti	Roberto Daprà	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Loris Pascaud	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
35	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	George Vassilakis	Tom Krawszik	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Niall Burns	HW34 by Motortune	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
38	Lambros Athanassoulas	Nikolaos Zakheos	Lambros Athanassoulas	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
39	Giorgos Kechagias	Nikolaos Petropoulos	Giorgos Kechagias	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
40	Panagiotis Roustemis	Christos Bakloris	Panagiotis Roustemis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
41	Vassileios Velanis	Elias Panagiotounis	Vassileios Velanis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
43	Giorgos Amoutzas	Giorgos Eliopoulos	Giorgos Amoutzas	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
44	Uğur Soylu	Sener Guray	Uğur Soylu	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
45	Miguel Granados	Marc Martí	Miguel Granados	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
46	Juan Carlos Peralta	Víctor Pérez Couto	Juan Carlos Peralta	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
47	Enrico Brazzoli	Martina Musiari	Enrico Brazzoli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
48	Nikos Pavlidis	Allan Harryman	Nikos Pavlidis	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
49	Burcu Çetinkaya	Fabrizia Pons	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
50	Cristian Dolofan	Traian Pavel	Cristian Dolofan	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Class eligibility	Tyre
51	Epaminondas Karanikolas	Giorgos Kakavas	Epaminondas Karanikolas	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
52	Paschalis Chatzimarkos	Marios Tsaoussoglou	Paschalis Chatzimarkos	Renault Clio Rally3	WRC-3	P
53	Efthimios Halkias	Nikos Komnos	Efthimios Halkias	Renault Clio Rally3	WRC-3	P
54	Giorgos Delaportas	Evangelos Panaritis	Giorgos Delaportas	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
55	Manos Stefanis	Konstantinos Stefanis	Manos Stefanis	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
56	Stephanos Theocharopoulos	Giorgos Kotsalis	Stephanos Theocharopoulos	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
57	Slaven Šekuljica	Damir Petrović	Slaven Šekuljica	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
58	Romet Jürgenson	Siim Oja	FIA Rally Star	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
59	Taylor Gill	Daniel Brkic	FIA Rally Star	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
60	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
61	Ali Türkkan	Burak Erdener	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
62	Petr Borodin	Roman Cheprasov	ASP Racing	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
63	Norbert Maior	Francesca Maria Maior	Norbert Maior	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
64	Tom Rensonnet	Manon Deliot	RACB National Team	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
65	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
66	Max Smart	Cameron Fair	FIA Rally Star	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
67	Fabio Schwarz	Bernhard Ettel	Armin Schwarz Driving Experience	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
68	Jose Abito Caparo	Esther Gutiérrez Porras	FIA Rally Star	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
70	Nataniel Bruun	Pablo Olmos	Nataniel Bruun	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
71	Andre Martinez	Fernando Mussano	Andre Martinez	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
72	Hubert Laskowski	Michał Kuśnierz	Hubert Laskowski	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
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]

• 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)