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
#1
Ford Fiesta R5 
02R***
02R***
Russian Performance Motorsport
RC2
Final results
21. overall
19. class RC2
19. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Hippodrome (2.60 km) | 2:14.9 | 25.
21. class RC2 20. ERC |
69.4 km/h 4.92 s/km |
2:14.9 | 25.
21. class RC2 20. ERC |
|
| puncture | ||||||
| "In first corner tyre went of the rim. Now we have zero spare..." | ||||||
| SS2 Thiva (30.53 km) | 21:35.4 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
84.8 km/h |
23:50.3 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
|
| "It’s a big surprise. I did some mistakes. The road was really clean for us, better than for guys in front of us. I was in stage mode as we lost a lot of seconds and we needed to get some time back." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS3 New Amfissa 1 (14.28 km) | 9:35.3 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
89.4 km/h |
33:25.6 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
|
| We took it easy. Conditions are quite different, it's really rough. This is a long loop so we try to drive carefully. | ||||||
| SS4 Drossochori 1 (25.10 km) | 41:29.2 | 60.
24. class RC2 25. ERC |
36.3 km/h 46.38 s/km |
1:14:54.8 | 46.
23. class RC2 25. ERC |
|
| stopped | ||||||
| "Something like in Azores last year. I tried to go more carefuly and slowly and hit something inside the corner. One driveshaft is broken now, we have to discuss with the team." | ||||||
| broken wheel | ||||||
| SS5 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22.50 km) |
23:08.0 [N] |
41.
21. class RC2 21. ERC |
58.4 km/h 18.67 s/km |
1:38:02.8 [SR] |
45.
23. class RC2 24. ERC |
|
| SS6 New Amfissa 2 (14.28 km) |
16:37.1 [N] |
55.
21. class RC2 20. ERC |
51.6 km/h 29.41 s/km |
1:54:39.9 [SR] |
48.
23. class RC2 23. ERC |
|
| SS7 Drossochori 2 (25.10 km) |
28:35.7 [N] |
42.
20. class RC2 19. ERC |
52.7 km/h 16.73 s/km |
2:23:15.6 [SR] |
46.
22. class RC2 22. ERC |
|
| SS8 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22.50 km) |
23:00.6 [N] |
37.
18. class RC2 18. ERC |
58.7 km/h 18.67 s/km |
2:46:16.2 [SR] |
45.
22. class RC2 21. ERC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Grameni 1 (21.97 km) | 17:25.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
75.7 km/h 0.21 s/km |
3:03:41.6 [SR] |
43.
22. class RC2 21. ERC |
|
| "In very narrow part between two trees I was driving carefully but there was a lot of dust and I touched the tree with the rear." | ||||||
| SS10 Divri 1 (18.53 km) | 12:54.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
86.2 km/h |
3:16:35.7 [SR] |
37.
21. class RC2 21. ERC |
|
| It was OK, in the previous stage we had a problem with brakes and struggled for few last kilometers, but now it was good. We changed the wheel and it's OK. | ||||||
| SS11 Grameni 2 (21.97 km) | 16:55.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
77.9 km/h |
3:33:30.8 [SR] |
31.
20. class RC2 20. ERC |
|
| "We did really good job here, good pace. Thanks to Pirelli for amazing tyres." | ||||||
| SS12 Divri 2 (18.53 km) | 12:36.9 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
88.1 km/h |
3:46:07.7 [SR] |
30.
20. class RC2 19. ERC |
|
| "We had a great speed and confidence, great car, great tyres, great team, great everything. Now we need to focus on the next rally." | ||||||
