Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja - EKO Acropolis Rally of Gods 2021

65. EKO Acropolis Rally of Gods 2021

WRC #9 • WRC2 #9 • WRC3 #9

9. 9. – 12. 9. 2021, Lamia • Motorsport Greece + OMAE • gravel 292.19 km • total distance including road sections - 1285.85 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Cosmote 5G Athens Stage (0.98 km)	52.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	67.2 km/h 1.02 s/km	52.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The roads at the first day on the recce were incredible. It was difficult to see the nice roads as the weather was tricky. It will be a big challenge."
SS2 Aghii Theodori 1 (17.54 km)	13:15.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	79.3 km/h	14:08.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"A clean stage, no troubles. Next time it will probably be a bit more rough, so we will need to adjust [the set-up] for sure."
SS3 Loutraki (19.40 km)	13:09.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	88.4 km/h 0.27 s/km	27:18.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"In the twisty [sections], the engine is stalling as normal. I struggled to manage it, and also the temperature feels it is overheating a bit, so it's quite difficult to drive at the moment."
SS4 Aghii Theodori 2 (17.54 km)	13:11.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	79.8 km/h 0.05 s/km	40:29.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Challenge is good. I did change the set-up - it's a bit more rough now."
SS5 Thiva (23.27 km)	15:32.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	89.9 km/h 0.31 s/km	56:01.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I am really struggling with the car today, I am trying my best but it's not too enjoyable."
SS6 Elatia (11.65 km)	5:59.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	116.7 km/h 0.11 s/km	1:02:00.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Today I really struggled. I tried really hard on this one but I had no feeling - I can't go through the whole rally like this. It's difficult, but I will keep pushing."
2. leg
SS7 Pavliani 1 (24.25 km)	19:33.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	74.4 km/h 0.23 s/km	1:21:34.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Quite surprised at the time. I don't know - I really struggled and was just driving through but obviously it worked. Not a good improvement from yesterday."
SS8 Gravia (24.81 km)	20:43.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	71.8 km/h 0.30 s/km	1:42:17.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It was difficult. In the second part, the grip dropped so much that it made it feel like a puncture, but it's just the surface."
SS9 Bauxites (22.97 km)	13:48.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	99.8 km/h 0.20 s/km	1:56:06.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"This one was quite okay. It's a nice stage."
SS10 Eleftherohori 1 (18.14 km)	11:23.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	95.5 km/h 1.01 s/km	2:07:29.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"All okay..."
SS11 Pavliani 2 (24.25 km)	19:11.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	75.8 km/h 0.05 s/km	2:26:41.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It's okay. I think we had a good tyre choice. It was a little bit on the limit, but we managed okay."
SS12 Eleftherohori 2 (18.14 km)	10:42.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	101.7 km/h	2:37:23.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I managed to do some changes which finally helped something. I felt the car a bit more playful now and the tyre choice was good."
3. leg
SS13 Tarzan 1 (23.37 km)	17:36.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	79.6 km/h 0.60 s/km	2:55:00.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"For us, it's okay, but we are carrying some electrical issue so I am trying to manage at the moment. It's far from perfect."
SS14 Pyrgos (33.20 km)	25:24.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	78.4 km/h	3:20:24.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Good stage - it was not disturbing so much, just a bit under visibility. Basically I had no control of the wipers and in the previous stage it was raining."
SS15 Tarzan 2[Power Stage] (12.68 km)	8:41.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	87.5 km/h 0.56 s/km	3:29:06.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"We were really close at the start of this stage - there was an issue again and a lot of smoke and we couldn't start the car until a few seconds before the start. We are really lucky. Thanks to the weather guys - they have done a great job with the weather and thanks to them we have always been on the right tyres."

65. EKO Acropolis Rally of Gods 2021

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