1973 Acropolis Rally
| 1973 Acropolis Rally 21st Acropolis Rally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 6 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Greece | ||
| Rally base | Athens, Greece | ||
| Dates run | 23 May 1973 – 28 May 1973 | ||
| Length | 549 km (341 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel (some asphalt) | ||
| Overall distance | 3,358 km (2,087 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 83 at start, 11 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Jean-Luc Thérier Christian Delferrier Alpine Renault Alpine Renault A110 1800 | ||
The 1973 Acropolis Rally (formally the 21st Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central Greece, the Acropolis is a long-standing event on the WRC calendar.
Report
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. In Greece, the Alpine Renault team had another strong showing, with their fourth win of the year. Driver Jean-Luc Thérier became the first driver to win two WRC rallies with his victory here.
Results
| Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver Co-driver |
Car | Mfr. points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | In group | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7 h : 37 m : 58 s | 4 | 1 | Jean-Luc Thérier Christian Delferrier |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 h : 44 m : 59 s | 4 | 12 | Rauno Aaltonen Robin Turvey |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 h : 45 m : 56 s | 4 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 h : 57 m : 21 s | 4 | 3 | Håkan Lindberg Arne Hertz |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 h : 34 m : 57 s | 2 | 19 | Georg Fischer Hans Siebert |
Volkswagen 1303S | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 8 h : 40 m : 14 s | 1 | 21 | Richard Bochnicek Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer |
Citroën DS 23 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 h : 43 m : 26 s | 2 | 9 | Chris Sclater Bob de Jong |
Ford Escort RS1600 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 h : 40 m : 1 s | 1 | 26 | Helmut Doppelreiter Ossi Schurek |
Volkswagen 1303S | |
| 9 | 3 | 9 h : 43 m : 47 s | 2 | 42 | Ioánnis Psihas Andreas Papatriantifillou |
Toyota Corolla | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 10 h : 16 m : 59 s | 1 | 56 | Ioánnis Bardopoulos Theodoros Karelas |
Audi 80 GL | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 h : 15 m : 11 s | 2 | Ted Hansson Mats Andersson |
Opel Ascona 19 | ||
| Retired (accident) | 2 | 2 | Achim Warmbold Jean Todt |
BMW 2002 | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 4 | Ove Andersson Gunnar Häggborn |
Toyota Celica | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 6 | Björn Waldegård Fergus Sager |
BMW 2002 | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 7 | Harry Källström Claes Billstam |
Volkswagen 1303S | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 8 | Alcide Paganelli Ninni Russo |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |||
| Retired (illness) | 4 | 10 | Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé |
Alpine Renault A110 1800 | |||
| Retired (accident) | 2 | 11 | Günther Janger Harald Gottlieb |
Volkswagen 1303S | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 15 | Tony Fall Mike Wood |
Volkswagen 1303S | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 16 | Will Sparrow Henry Liddon |
Ford Escort RS1600 | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 4 | 17 | Siroco (driver) Miltos Andriopoulos |
Alpine Renault A110 1800 | |||
Source: Independent WRC archive[1]
Championship standings after the event
| After round 6 | Team | Season end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Points | Position | Points | |
| 1 | 92 | Alpine Renault | 1 | 147 |
| 2 | 43 | Fiat | 2 | 84 |
| 3 | 33 | Citroën | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | 22 | Datsun | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | 20 | Saab | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | 16 | Ford | 3 | 76 |
| 7 | 14 | Volkswagen | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | 13 | Lancia | 13 | 17 |
| 9 | 13 | Peugeot | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | Porsche | 9 | 27 |
| 11 | 5 | Opel | 11 | 25 |
| 12 | 4 | BMW | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi | 17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Volvo | 4 | 44 | |
| 15 | 3 | Škoda | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | 2 | Toyota | 10 | 25 |
| 17 | 1 | Audi | 20 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-14.