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
#16
Ford Fiesta WRC 
X1 ***
X1 ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Cosmote 5G Athens Stage (0.98 km) | 55.3 | 21.
9. class RC1 21. WRC |
63.8 km/h 3.88 s/km |
55.3 | 21.
9. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "We have a lot of spectators, so it's really nice. It was a bit too short, but still enjoyable! The biggest challenge tomorrow will be to play with the road conditions. I think the most difficult will be Saturday and Sunday." | ||||||
| SS2 Aghii Theodori 1 (17.54 km) | 13:27.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
78.2 km/h 0.66 s/km |
14:22.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's rough in the stage. You really need a tidy drive, but I was struggling a bit with the set-up. I hope we will find something for the next stage." | ||||||
| SS3 Loutraki (19.40 km) | 13:20.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
87.2 km/h 0.85 s/km |
27:43.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS4 Aghii Theodori 2 (17.54 km) | 13:22.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
78.7 km/h 0.68 s/km |
41:05.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was really tough. It was really rough, so some places we were enjoying, but I would say 75 per cent was really hard. It's part of the rally and it's what were expecting coming here." | ||||||
| SS5 Thiva (23.27 km) | 15:42.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
88.9 km/h 0.75 s/km |
56:48.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It wasn’t too bad, but I had some understeer in the dirty parts. On the dry, it was better with the hard [compound tyres]. I was a bit careful in some places, but it's not a bad stage and for sure I was enjoying a lot." | ||||||
| SS6 Elatia (11.65 km) | 6:02.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
115.6 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:02:51.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I am struggling with the set-up since the issue on the first stage. It's been quite a strong day, we had no issues with the car. We just need to find different set-ups for different stages. It's not easy, but it's good knowledge for me." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Pavliani 1 (24.25 km) | 19:56.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
73.0 km/h 1.18 s/km |
1:22:47.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was really difficult. The grip was changing all the time and I didn't take the confidence in the stage. I have never spent so much time in first gear in a stage, so it was really, really slow!" | ||||||
| SS8 Gravia (24.81 km) | 21:07.5 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
70.5 km/h 1.27 s/km |
1:43:55.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I went straight in a barrier in a slow corner, It was quite tight and I just lost the grip. It probably is the same for everybody, but it was really difficult to drive - there is no grip." | ||||||
| SS9 Bauxites (22.97 km) | 14:11.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
97.1 km/h 1.19 s/km |
1:58:06.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS10 Eleftherohori 1 (18.14 km) | 11:27.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
95.0 km/h 1.22 s/km |
2:09:34.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was really difficult. The grip was changing a lot and I had two hot moments under braking. It's really difficult to have the confidence on these kinds of conditions. I wasn't happy with my pace notes, but I was enjoying also." | ||||||
| SS11 Pavliani 2 (24.25 km) | 19:27.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
74.7 km/h 0.71 s/km |
2:29:02.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Honestly, we changed something on the set-up during service and it's much better. It was the differentials. It looks to be better, but we need to have a look on the second stage." | ||||||
| SS12 Eleftherohori 2 (18.14 km) | 11:09.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
97.5 km/h 1.53 s/km |
2:40:12.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "No issues. It was a clean stage for us. It wasn’t the perfect day, but we are learning and taking a lot of experience on this event." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS13 Tarzan 1 (23.37 km) | 17:51.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
78.5 km/h 1.25 s/km |
3:01:03.9 3:00 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| Penalty 3:00 - Late (18 min) at TC | ||||||
| "We have been late. We had an engine issue on the road section, so we needed to fix it before the stage. We noticed only before the stage, so we lost a lot of time [with the time penalty] and lost the fight for sure. It was the spark plugs. We only changed that. We tried to have a clean drive here." | ||||||
| SS14 Pyrgos (33.20 km) | 25:26.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
78.3 km/h 0.07 s/km |
3:26:30.5 3:00 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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| SS15 Tarzan 2[Power Stage] (12.68 km) | 8:48.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
86.4 km/h 1.08 s/km |
3:35:19.0 3:00 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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| spin | ||||||
| “We made a mistake, I spun and we have to reverse. But at the end at least I try.” | ||||||
