65. EKO Acropolis Rally of Gods 2021
9. 9. – 12. 9. 2021, Lamia • Motorsport Greece + OMAE • gravel 292.19 km • total distance including road sections - 1285.85 km • Other years
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
OM5***
OM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Cosmote 5G Athens Stage (0.98 km) | 54.5 | 17.
7. class RC1 17. WRC |
64.7 km/h 3.06 s/km |
54.5 | 17.
7. class RC1 17. WRC |
|
| "It's been in my top three rallies to do before I die! All good. We'll see what tomorrow brings, but it looks fun." | ||||||
| SS2 Aghii Theodori 1 (17.54 km) | 13:32.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
77.7 km/h 0.97 s/km |
14:27.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "There wasn't much grip and the second spare [wheel] was tricky. I couldn't find a rhythm and I just couldn't keep a clean line. Not a good stage." | ||||||
| SS3 Loutraki (19.40 km) | 13:22.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
87.0 km/h 0.94 s/km |
27:50.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's the same here. I could have dealt with it a bit better on the first one and I tried to deal with it here. The rear is hard to keep in a straight line, but I'm doing the best I can." | ||||||
| SS4 Aghii Theodori 2 (17.54 km) | 13:21.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
78.8 km/h 0.61 s/km |
41:11.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I think there's some damage on the front fight. I’m not sure where it came from, maybe a puncture." | ||||||
| SS5 Thiva (23.27 km) | 16:01.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
87.1 km/h 1.56 s/km |
57:12.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| spin | ||||||
| "I had a spin quite early on. I turned in a bit too early and it just pulled me round. Not a good stage, and I think I had a rear left puncture at the end." | ||||||
| SS6 Elatia (11.65 km) | 6:07.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.0 km/h 0.84 s/km |
1:03:20.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's not been a good day at the office, and I think the damper has lost all its oil in that one as well. Glad to see the end of the day and we'll go again for tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Pavliani 1 (24.25 km) | 19:48.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
73.5 km/h 0.85 s/km |
1:23:08.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It seemed better than yesterday. Still not great - in the twisty sections I'm sometimes struggling with the rhythm." | ||||||
| SS8 Gravia (24.81 km) | 21:00.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
70.8 km/h 1.00 s/km |
1:44:09.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The first half was good, but once we got through the forest section, [the tyres] were gone. The last half of the stage was just purely manic and it was very tricky." | ||||||
| SS9 Bauxites (22.97 km) | 14:13.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.9 km/h 1.27 s/km |
1:58:23.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's cleaning, but that's rallying. I had a spin two thirds of the way through the stage - I was too fast in a braking right into a hairpin left. Thankfully I managed to turn it around and only lost maybe three seconds." | ||||||
| SS10 Eleftherohori 1 (18.14 km) | 11:28.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
94.8 km/h 1.28 s/km |
2:09:51.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I didn't expect it to be so muddy in places. Two softs [tyres] in there would have been a better option, but I didn't have a good stage in there. I struggled to find the rhythm and I had one big moment. Thankfully there was nothing on the inside, or that would have been a big plane crash." | ||||||
| SS11 Pavliani 2 (24.25 km) | 19:30.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
74.6 km/h 0.83 s/km |
2:29:22.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was quite different to this morning. Kind of slippery in places, but I didn't have the best run. I'm pretty sure softs [tyres] would have been the better option in there." | ||||||
| SS12 Eleftherohori 2 (18.14 km) | 11:05.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
98.1 km/h 1.30 s/km |
2:40:27.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I just didn't do a good stage. I couldn't find the rhythm on the first pass, and even with the changes I couldn't find a rhythm on the second." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS13 Tarzan 1 (23.37 km) | 18:29.9 | 14.
8. class RC1 14. WRC |
75.8 km/h 2.88 s/km |
2:58:57.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It wasn't a good stage. I was struggling to find a line and the grip. Not good enough." | ||||||
| SS14 Pyrgos (33.20 km) | 26:09.8 | 10.
8. class RC1 10. WRC |
76.1 km/h 1.37 s/km |
3:25:07.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Thankfully there's not as much to fight for, so we don't have to be in a battle. The notes in this stage and the last one were shocking - I'm driving more on sight than I am on my pace notes." | ||||||
| SS15 Tarzan 2[Power Stage] (12.68 km) | 9:02.1 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
84.2 km/h 2.15 s/km |
3:34:09.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| “I hope for a little more this weekend. But unfortunately it doesn’t come. We had a good battle with Adrien, but now there are big gaps so didn’t take any risks. We are 5th and I want to thank the team.” | ||||||
