64. EKO Acropolis Rally 2018
31. 5. – 3. 6. 2018, Lamia • OMAE • gravel 237.89 km • total distance including road sections - 867.72 km • Other years
Greece gravel championship crews run all the rally as 1 round with different regulations
#3
Škoda Fabia R5 
KI ***
KI ***
Mol Racing Team
RC2
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC2
2. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Hippodrome (2.60 km) | 2:02.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
76.7 km/h |
2:02.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
|
| Good stage, good warm up for us. We wanted to keep the tyres for next stage. But good fun for spectators. | ||||||
| SS2 Thiva (30.53 km) | 22:37.2 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
81.0 km/h 2.02 s/km |
24:39.3 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
|
| "I liked this stage, it was too much slippery sometimes. Feeling was good, only too much sliding." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS3 New Amfissa 1 (14.28 km) | 10:01.5 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
85.5 km/h 1.83 s/km |
34:40.8 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| This stage was quite OK, the road was really slippery, but it's part of this sport. | ||||||
| SS4 Drossochori 1 (25.10 km) | 22:27.3 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
67.1 km/h 0.88 s/km |
57:08.1 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| It's just start of the rally, unfortunately our start position is not good, we have to clean the road. | ||||||
| SS5 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22.50 km) | 16:22.9 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
82.4 km/h 0.66 s/km |
1:13:31.0 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "I liked the stage, the time is not the best but in the second loop it will be much better. We want to go step by step." | ||||||
| SS6 New Amfissa 2 (14.28 km) | 9:44.6 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
87.9 km/h 0.53 s/km |
1:23:15.6 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| I thought this stage would be cleaner now, but it wasn't. The car was sliding quite wide and we couldn't keep the line. | ||||||
| SS7 Drossochori 2 (25.10 km) | 21:35.7 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
69.7 km/h |
1:44:51.3 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "It was OK, much more clean. Sometimes the dust was under the trees, but the feeling was OK. Last kilometer I realised our brakes have gone." | ||||||
| SS8 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22.50 km) | 16:12.6 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
83.3 km/h 0.53 s/km |
2:01:03.9 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "Extremely difficult, very slippery. Before the stage we had a problem with brakes. We repaired it, but the tyres in the last stage were absolutely worn so we tried mainly to get through." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Grameni 1 (21.97 km) | 17:44.8 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
74.3 km/h 1.10 s/km |
2:18:48.7 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "Very good warm-up for me. This stage was very difficult, we had clean line, sometimes too hard on brakes, but it was OK." | ||||||
| SS10 Divri 1 (18.53 km) | 13:25.0 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
82.9 km/h 1.67 s/km |
2:32:13.7 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "We had a big big moment in the stage, few kilometers before the finish we went off the road, the engine stopped and we lost a lot of time." | ||||||
| SS11 Grameni 2 (21.97 km) | 17:25.9 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
75.6 km/h 1.40 s/km |
2:49:39.6 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| The feeling was OK, we put four new tyres on the car and it's different. We jumped little bit too much, but then nothing. | ||||||
| SS12 Divri 2 (18.53 km) | 12:58.9 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
85.6 km/h 1.19 s/km |
3:02:38.5 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| It is unbeliavable for us, before the rally I didn't think we could reach this position. | ||||||
