Elfyn Evans - Scott Martin - 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)	52.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	67.7 km/h 0.61 s/km	52.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It's always good to get off to a nce start, even if it’s very short. It's good to start well."
SS2 Aghii Theodori 1 (17.54 km)	13:17.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	79.2 km/h 0.07 s/km	14:09.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Pretty low [grip] to be honest. It was not so easy to follow Seb's lines either, they were quite faint."
SS3 Loutraki (19.40 km)	14:18.4	17. 9. class RC1 17. WRC	81.4 km/h 3.81 s/km	29:07.6 0:40	16. 9. class RC1 16. WRC
		Penalty 0:40 - Late (4 min) at TC
gearbox issue
"Some issues... we need to go and see if we can sort something.
SS4 Aghii Theodori 2 (17.54 km)	13:40.3	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	77.0 km/h 1.71 s/km	44:17.9 2:10	17. 8. class RC1 17. WRC
		Penalty 1:30 - Late (9 min) at TC
"I don't think there's a lot we can do at the moment, but we try."
SS5 Thiva (23.27 km)	16:15.2	15. 9. class RC1 15. WRC	85.9 km/h 2.15 s/km	1:00:33.1 2:10	17. 8. class RC1 17. WRC
"Difficult still..."
SS6 Elatia (11.65 km)	6:10.7	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	113.1 km/h 1.08 s/km	1:06:43.8 2:10	16. 7. class RC1 16. WRC
"There's not a lot somebody can do when it's like this. We tried everything we can, but unfortunately it's like it is today. Now we can get back to the service park and sort it for tomorrow."
2. leg
SS7 Pavliani 1 (24.25 km)	19:37.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	74.1 km/h 0.41 s/km	1:26:21.5 2:10	13. 7. class RC1 13. WRC
SS8 Gravia (24.81 km)	20:53.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	71.3 km/h 0.69 s/km	1:47:14.6 2:10	13. 7. class RC1 13. WRC
"We're obviously trying, but the grip is so, so low. Coming down the hill for the last half, I was really surprised by that."
SS9 Bauxites (22.97 km)	13:59.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	98.5 km/h 0.65 s/km	2:01:13.9 2:10	9. 7. class RC1 9. WRC
"It's going to be faster with every car I think. As expected really."
SS10 Eleftherohori 1 (18.14 km)	11:18.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.3 km/h 0.71 s/km	2:12:31.9 2:10	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I didn’t have the best stage to be honest. Very changeable grip, so I probably didn't take the risk needed for a good stage in there."
SS11 Pavliani 2 (24.25 km)	19:18.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	75.3 km/h 0.33 s/km	2:31:50.5 2:10	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"Pretty tricky now on the hard tyre. It's polished quite a lot now so it's not quite so abrasive and actually really difficult to gain confidence."
SS12 Eleftherohori 2 (18.14 km)	10:54.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	99.8 km/h 0.67 s/km	2:42:44.7 2:10	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It was quite tricky in places, but it was okay. I got caught out a few times by this very polished clay and lost the rear, but it's all okay."
3. leg
SS13 Tarzan 1 (23.37 km)	18:08.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	77.3 km/h 1.94 s/km	3:00:52.7 2:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It started off pretty bad - not the ideal tyre choice for there. Really quite mixed grip, like expected, but it still doesn't make it any easier."
SS14 Pyrgos (33.20 km)	25:38.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	77.7 km/h 0.43 s/km	3:26:31.3 2:10	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"No grip at all on this last section, and also the notes were a bit brave in places. We wrote them in thick fog, so a few surprises in there."
SS15 Tarzan 2[Power Stage] (12.68 km)	8:36.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	88.5 km/h 0.09 s/km	3:35:07.3 2:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"There's a lot of ifs and buts in rallying. The feeling in the car was generally quite good but you can never predict these things and you can never say what if. Not our weekend this time, but there we go."

65. EKO Acropolis Rally of Gods 2021

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