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
#6
Ford Fiesta R5 
PX1***
PX1***
RC2
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC2
4. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Hippodrome (2.60 km) | 2:03.9 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
75.5 km/h 0.69 s/km |
2:03.9 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| It was really good fun. We were waiting for a long time, rally finally started. It was clean run, no drama. Rally will really start on stage two. | ||||||
| SS2 Thiva (30.53 km) | 22:19.9 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
82.0 km/h 1.46 s/km |
24:23.8 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "It was pretty good, but we have spun in one corner. It was pretty good speed, no drama, I am happy." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS3 New Amfissa 1 (14.28 km) | 9:35.5 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
89.3 km/h 0.01 s/km |
33:59.3 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| Clean run, but it's rough, lot of stones in the line. I tried to avoid any mistake. | ||||||
| SS4 Drossochori 1 (25.10 km) | 24:54.5 | 27.
19. class RC2 19. ERC |
60.5 km/h 6.75 s/km |
58:53.8 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
|
| "We had a slow puncture so we had to stop and change it. It was a tricky place. My plan was to get steady in the stage, there is a lot of rocks, unfortunately we got the puncture." | ||||||
| SS5 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22.50 km) | 16:41.8 | 10.
10. class RC2 10. ERC |
80.9 km/h 1.50 s/km |
1:15:35.6 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
|
| "We had no intercom, Veronica had to show the corners on her fingers. First kilometers we tried it with phone but then we lost the connection. But still we are not very far from the guys. The road is so rough, I have never seen something like that." | ||||||
| SS6 New Amfissa 2 (14.28 km) | 9:37.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
89.1 km/h |
1:25:12.7 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
|
| "We tried to get back on time, we have no choice. We have to save the tyres now." | ||||||
| SS7 Drossochori 2 (25.10 km) | 21:42.3 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
69.4 km/h 0.26 s/km |
1:46:55.0 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "I think no tyres left, no grip at all. Completely worn, we would need much harder compound." | ||||||
| SS8 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22.50 km) | 16:17.1 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
82.9 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:03:12.1 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| Absolutely no tyres left, but it's life. | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Grameni 1 (21.97 km) | 17:40.6 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
74.6 km/h 0.91 s/km |
2:20:52.7 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| It wasn't bad. It felt like we have only front drive but it's maybe only so slippery road. Lot of time in the limiter. | ||||||
| SS10 Divri 1 (18.53 km) | 13:12.5 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
84.2 km/h 0.99 s/km |
2:34:05.2 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| I need bigger push, but there is still a lot of cleaning. In the next loop it's still possible. | ||||||
| SS11 Grameni 2 (21.97 km) | 17:23.2 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
75.8 km/h 1.28 s/km |
2:51:28.4 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "Some misunderstaning in the pacenotes so we had to back off for a a while, but good push. We lost three minutes yesterday and now we loose less so we could be in the lead, but..." | ||||||
| SS12 Divri 2 (18.53 km) | 13:16.2 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
83.8 km/h 2.12 s/km |
3:04:44.6 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| Only with front wheel drive now, it happened already on the first stage of the day but we didn't change the diff in the service and now it has gone. | ||||||
