2007 Acropolis Rally 54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
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Round 8 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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South slope of Acropolis. | |||
Host country | |||
Rally base | Athens, Greece | ||
Dates run | May 31 – June 3, 2007 | ||
Stages | 21 (334.44 km; 207.81 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,572.33 km (977.00 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | |||
Crews | 64 at start, 49 at finish |
Results of Acropolis Rally (54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece), 8th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 31 - June 3:
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Leg | Stage | Time (EEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (31 May - 1 Jun) | SS1 | 19:00 | SSS Hippodrome 1 | 3.20 km | 2:50.8 | 67.45 km/h | ||
SS2 | 09:13 | Schimatari 1 | 11.56 km | 10:17.6 | 67.38 km/h | |||
SS3 | 10:01 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 km | 16:39.0 | 85.62 km/h | |||
SS4 | 11:17 | Agia Sotira 1 | 15.19 km | 9:39.4 | 94.38 km/h | |||
SS5 | 12:40 | Olympic Properties 1 | 5.15 km | 3:33.7 | 86.76 km/h | |||
SS6 | 14:55 | Schimatari 2 | 11.56 km | 10:10.1 | 68.21 km/h | |||
SS7 | 15:43 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 km | 16:13.2 | 87.89 km/h | |||
SS8 | 16:59 | Agia Sotira 2 | 15.19 km | 9:25.6 | 96.68 km/h | |||
SS9 | 18:00 | Imittos 1 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - | ||
2 (2 Jun) | SS10 | 09:03 | Agii Theodori 1 | 48.88 km | 32:47.9 | 89.42 km/h | ||
SS11 | 10:36 | Loutraki 1 | 9.18 km | 7:21.1 | 74.92 km/h | |||
SS12 | 11:41 | Agia Triada 1 | 10.80 km | 7:24.5 | 87.47 km/h | |||
SS13 | 12:54 | Olympic Properties 2 | 5.15 km | 3:23.4 | 91.15 km/h | |||
SS14 | 15:19 | Agii Theodori 2 | 48.88 km | 32:33.0 | 90.1 km/h | |||
SS15 | 16:52 | Loutraki 2 | 9.18 km | 7:14.7 | 76.02 km/h | |||
SS16 | 17:57 | Agia Triada 2 | 10.80 km | 7:17.2 | 88.93 km/h | |||
SS17 | 19:17 | SSS Hippodrome 2 | 3.20 km | 2:52.8 | 66.67 km/h | |||
3 (3 Jun) | SS18 | 07:33 | Avlonas 1 | 20.00 | 12:05.1 | 99.3 km/h | ||
SS19 | 08:13 | Assopia 1 | 17.87 km | 10:58.6 | 97.68 km/h | |||
SS20 | 08:46 | Imittos 2 | 11.43 km | CANCELLED | - | - | ||
SS21 | 12:05 | Avlonas 2 | 20.00 km | 12:00.0 | 100.0 km/h | |||
SS22 | 12:45 | Assopia 2 | 17.87 | 10:47.8 | 99.31 km/h | |||
SS23 | 14:30 | SSS Hippodrome 3 | 3.20 | 2:55.4 | 65.68 km/h |
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Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | |||
1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 |
2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 |
3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 |
4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 |
5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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