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
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Hippodrome (2.60 km) | 2:04.5 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
75.2 km/h 0.92 s/km |
2:04.5 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
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The rear of the car doesnt have so much tracktion, but it was not bad. | ||||||
SS2 Thiva (30.53 km) | 22:26.3 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
81.6 km/h 1.67 s/km |
24:30.8 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
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"Oh my god, completely crazy, absolutely no grip. I almost crashed two or three times on the beginning, so I stayed more calm later." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS3 New Amfissa 1 (14.28 km) | 9:48.6 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
87.3 km/h 0.93 s/km |
34:19.4 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
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Very fast stage, not the best for the start of the day, too fast. I was too cautious in some places. Today will be difficult. I don't want to take much risk. The car feels better than yesterday. | ||||||
SS4 Drossochori 1 (25.10 km) | 22:05.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
68.2 km/h |
56:24.5 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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Crazy stage, a lot of stones I had to avoid. But it was better than to lose the time with puncture. I lost concentration in some corners because the road couldn't be seen. Lot of rocks. | ||||||
SS5 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22.50 km) | 16:08.0 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
83.7 km/h |
1:12:32.5 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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This is all about surviving. I have never seen in my life something like that. It wasn't so rough prevous year, the rocks are everywhere. Enjoying, but suffering in once. | ||||||
SS6 New Amfissa 2 (14.28 km) | 9:44.7 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
87.9 km/h 0.53 s/km |
1:22:17.2 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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"It was OK, I needed to manage car an tyres so I was not pushing too much. We put the car higher in the service to avoid stones and rocks." | ||||||
SS7 Drossochori 2 (25.10 km) | 21:41.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
69.4 km/h 0.23 s/km |
1:43:58.6 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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"It was careful trying to not making a puncture. We have very hard compound so our performance was not the best, but we mainly want to save the tyres." | ||||||
SS8 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22.50 km) | 16:00.6 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
84.3 km/h |
1:59:59.2 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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"We have a good gap from the others. I had hard tyres for this loop and I lost with that some time on the previous stages, but here it was advantage." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS9 Grameni 1 (21.97 km) | 18:06.0 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
72.8 km/h 2.06 s/km |
2:18:05.2 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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"Difficult, in few places difficult for the concentration." | ||||||
SS10 Divri 1 (18.53 km) | 13:17.6 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
83.6 km/h 1.27 s/km |
2:31:22.8 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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It felt little bit better now. I didn't take many risk, but we improve and it's under control now. In the previous stage the main mistake was in me. | ||||||
SS11 Grameni 2 (21.97 km) | 17:40.6 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
74.6 km/h 2.07 s/km |
2:49:03.4 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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I don't like this stage, it's difficult to get the grip. I drove carefully, it was about survival. | ||||||
SS12 Divri 2 (18.53 km) | 13:06.0 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
84.9 km/h 1.57 s/km |
3:02:09.4 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
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"Sometimes the dream comes true. Winning Acropolis is absolutely great, thanks to my sponsors that they believe in me so many years. I dedicate this to them and to my team." |