2005 Acropolis Rally

2005 Acropolis Rally
52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 8 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Rally winner Sébastien Loeb.
Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia
Dates runJune 23, 2005 – June 26, 2005
Stages19 (349.57 km; 217.21 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,065.57 km (662.11 miles)
Statistics
Crews88 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2005 Acropolis Rally (formally the 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the eighth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 23 June and 26 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship and a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.[1][2]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
15 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
17 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
18 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
19 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
20 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Stobart VK Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 P
21 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
22 Armodios Vovos Loris Meletopoulos Egnatia Asfalistiki Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 —
23 Tobias Johansson Kaj Lindström Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
24 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
25 Kristian Sohlberg Timo Hantunen Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 M
26 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC '03 —
61 Yorgo Philippedes Marshall Clarke Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 —
62 Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis Nikolaos Petropoulos Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
63 Leonídas Kirkos Giorgos Polizois Leonídas Kirkos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
JWRC entries
31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 P
35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 P
36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 P
39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 P
40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 P
41 Dani Sordo Oriol Julià Pascual Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 P
43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
Source:[3]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 128.06 km
23 June 18:00 SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km
24 June 09:38 SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km
10:23 SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km
10:56 SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km
13:40 SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km
14:25 SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km
14:58 SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km
2. leg — 122.72 km
25 June 09:19 SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km
09:39 SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km
10:28 SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km
11:41 SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km
14:33 SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km
14:53 SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km
15:42 SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km
16:55 SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km
3. leg — 98.79 km
26 June 08:13 SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km
09:14 SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km
11:45 SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km
12:43 SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km
Source:[4]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:53.7 10
2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:14:29.9 +1:36.2 8
3 2 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:04.8 +2:11.1 6
4 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:50.1 +2:56.4 5
5 24 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:16:06.9 +3:13.2 4
6 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:38.1 +3:44.4 3
7 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:18:13.3 +5:19.6 2
8 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:31.2 +5:37.5 1
Source:[5]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:53.7 10
2 2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:14:29.9 +1:36.2 8
3 3 2 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:04.8 +2:11.1 6
4 4 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:50.1 +2:56.4 5
6 5 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:38.1 +3:44.4 3
7 6 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:18:13.3 +5:19.6 2
8 7 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:31.2 +5:37.5 1
9 8 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:18:56.7 +6:03.0 0
18 9 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:44:54.1 +32:00.4 0
Retired SS17 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Engine 0
Retired SS3 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun) SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:15.4 Sébastien Loeb
1. leg (24 Jun) SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:07.7 Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:33.2
SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:50.9 Mikko Hirvonen
SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 10:54.0 Marcus Grönholm
SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 8:21.5
SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:10.6 Sébastien Loeb
2. leg (25 Jun) SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:56.1
SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:33.9
SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:31.0
SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:14.1
SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:52.1
SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:22.2
SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:20.6
SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:01.2
3. leg (26 Jun) SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:00.4
SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:23.4
SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 27:48.1
SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:54.2

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 65 Daniel Elena 65 1 Citroën Total WRT 84
2 Petter Solberg 42 Phil Mills 42 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 79
3 2 Toni Gardemeister 39 2 Jakke Honkanen 39 BP Ford World Rally Team 57
4 1 Markko Märtin 39 1 Michael Park 39 Subaru World Rally Team 47
5 1 Marcus Grönholm 37 1 Timo Rautiainen 37 Mitsubishi Motors 37

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41:21.4 10
17 2 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:11.8 +2:50.4 8
19 3 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:57.0 +3:35.6 6
21 4 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:50:00.5 +8:39.1 5
22 5 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 4:51:12.6 +9:51.2 4
26 6 35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:56:36.7 +15:15.3 3
27 7 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:00:14.2 +18:52.8 2
28 8 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 5:01:09.6 +19:48.2 1
36 9 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:22:11.8 +40:50.4 0
Retired SS18 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS18 41 Dani Sordo Oriol Julià Pascual Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS2 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 Engine mounting 0
Source:[7]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun) SS1 Athens Olympic Stadium 2.40 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:26.9 Guy Wilks
1. leg (24 Jun) SS2 Eleftherohori 1 18.44 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:20.4 Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS3 Rengini 1 11.84 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:22.8
SS4 Elatia — Zeli 1 32.55 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 24:00.8
SS5 Eleftherohori 2 18.44 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:21.2
SS6 Rengini 2 11.84 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:19.7
SS7 Elatia — Zeli 2 32.55 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:47.9
2. leg (25 Jun) SS8 Koumaritsi 1 7.71 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 5:32.8
SS9 Pavliani 1 24.45 km Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:26.5
SS10 Stromi 1 14.61 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:55.7
SS11 Amfissa 1 14.59 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 10:12.4
SS12 Koumaritsi 2 7.71 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 5:27.3
SS13 Pavliani 2 24.45 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:20.8
SS14 Stromi 2 14.61 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 12:47.2
SS15 Amfissa 2 14.59 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 10:04.7
3. leg (26 Jun) SS16 Dikastro 26.78 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 23:06.4
SS17 Grammeni 19.66 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:54.0
SS18 Pyrgos 34.80 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 30:19.6
SS19 Perivoli 17.55 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:27.3

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 3 Per-Gunnar Andersson 25
2 1 Guy Wilks 23
3 2 Kris Meeke 19
4 2 Dani Sordo 15
5 2 Urmo Aava 14

References

  1. ^ "Longest winning streaks". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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