2013 Acropolis Rally

2013 Acropolis Rally
*59th Acropolis Rally*
2013 Acropolis Rally; 59th Acropolis Rally
Round 6 of the 2013 World Rally Championship season
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	Sébastien Ogier during Rally
Host country	Greece
Rally base	Loutraki, Corinthia
Dates run	May 31 – June 2, 2013
Stages	14 (306.53 km; 190.47 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Jari-Matti Latvala ; Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews	46 at start, 29 (+ 6 J-WRC) at finish

Last updated March 21, 2023

The 2013 Acropolis Rally was the sixth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Loutraki, Corinthia, and started on 31 May and was concluded on 2 June after fourteen special stages, totaling 306 competitive kilometres.

Report

Jari-Matti Latvala took his first win of the 2013 season, and his first win for Volkswagen on the Acropolis Rally. The opening forty-seven kilometre stage proved to be difficult, claiming three high-profile victims in Sébastien Ogier, Mads Østberg and Mikko Hirvonen in short order, and Evgeny Novikov emerged as the surprise early leader, building up a thirty-second advantage at the end of the first leg. The Russian's lead was short-lived, as he developed a puncture early in the second leg and was forced to limp back to the service park. Latvala took control of the rally while Andreas Mikkelsen in the third factory-supported Polo R began to work his way up through the points-paying positions. He ultimately missed out on a podium finish of his own, as Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville each took their second podium finish of the season with second and third place respectively. Latvala's result was briefly challenged by Citroën, who believed his car was in violation of the technical regulations, but the protest was dismissed and Latvala's result was confirmed, allowing him to secure second place in the drivers' championship standings behind team-mate Ogier.^[1]

Entry list

Eleven World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were sixteen WRC-2 entries and tend for the JWRC.

Notable entrants
No.	Entrant	Class	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Tyre
2	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
3	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
4	Qatar M-Sport WRT	WRC	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
5	Qatar M-Sport WRT	WRC	Evgeny Novikov	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
6	Qatar World Rally Team	WRC	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
7	Volkswagen Motorsport	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	M
8	Volkswagen Motorsport	WRC	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	M
9	Volkswagen Motorsport II	WRC	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	M
10	Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT	WRC	Khalid Al Qassimi	Scott Martin	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
11	Qatar World Rally Team	WRC	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
21	Jipocar Czech National Team	WRC	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	D
36	Skydive Dubai Rally Team	WRC-2	Rashid al Ketbi	Karina Hepperle	Škoda Fabia S2000	D
37	Lorenzo Bertelli	WRC-2	Lorenzo Bertelli	Mitia Dotta	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
38	Moto Club Igualda	WRC-2	Ricardo Triviño	Alex Haro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	M
40	Arman Smailov	WRC-2	Arman Smailov	Andrei Rusov	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	M
41	Nicolàs Fuchs	WRC-2	Nicolàs Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	D
45	Alexander Villanueva	WRC-2	Alexander Villanueva	Oscar Sanchez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	M
46	Marco Vallario	WRC-2	Marco Vallario	Antonio Pascale	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	D
48	Seashore Qatar Rally Team	WRC-2	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
49	Mentos Ascania Racing	WRC-2	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	P
50	Mentos Ascania Racing	WRC-2	Valeriy Gorban	Volodymir Korsia	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	P
71	Motortune Racing	WRC-2	Ala'a Rasheed	Joseph Matar	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
72	Juan Carlos Alonso	WRC-2	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	D
74	Robert Kubica	WRC-2	Robert Kubica	Maciek Baran	Citroën DS3 RRC	M
76	Bosowa Rally Team	WRC-2	Subhan Aksa	Nicola Arena	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
82	MM Motorsport	WRC-2	Yuriy Protasov	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
83	Oleksiy Tamrazov	WRC-2	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Pavlo Cherepin	Ford Fiesta RRC	M
100	Sander Pärn	J-WRC	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Ford Fiesta R2	H
102	Pontus Tidemand	J-WRC	Pontus Tidemand	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta R2	H
103	Styllex Motorsport	J-WRC	Martin Koči	Petr Starý	Ford Fiesta R2	H
104	Andreas Amberg	J-WRC	Andreas Amberg	Mikko Lukka	Ford Fiesta R2	H
105	ACSM Rallye Team	J-WRC	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	H
106	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	J-WRC	Murat Bostancı	Onur Vatansever	Ford Fiesta R2	H
107	Michaël Burri	J-WRC	Michaël Burri	Gabin Moreau	Ford Fiesta R2	H
108	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	J-WRC	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Mikael Korhonen	Ford Fiesta R2	H
109	Marius Aasen	J-WRC	Marius Aasen	Marlene Engan	Ford Fiesta R2	H
110	Yeray Lemes	J-WRC	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Ford Fiesta R2	H

Icon	Class
WRC	WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points
WRC	Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points
WRC-2	Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship
WRC-3	Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship
J-WRC	Registered to take part in Junior WRC championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall Classification
1.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3:31:01.2	0.0	25
2.	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:32:51.2	+1:50.0	18
3.	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsou	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:33:15.3	+2:14.1	15
4.	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3:34:56.3	+3:55.1	13
5.	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:35:13.8	+4:12.6	10
6.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:36:49.9	+5:48.7	8
7.	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:38:23.6	+7:22.4	6
8.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarno Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:38:57.8	+7:56.6	4
9.	Evgeny Novikov	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:39:13.0	+8:11.8	4
10.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3:41:11.5	+10:10.3	4
WRC-2
1. (11.)	Robert Kubica	Maciek Baran	Citroën DS3 RRC	3:46:20.3	0:00.0	25
2. (12.)	Yuriy Protasov	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RRC	3:47:50.1	+1:29.8	18
3. (13.)	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Ford Fiesta RRC	3:48:33.6	+2:13.3	15
4. (14.)	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Pavlo Cherepin	Ford Fiesta RRC	3:54:03.9	+7:43.6	12
5. (15.)	Rashid al Ketbi	Karina Hepperle	Škoda Fabia S2000	4:05:11.8	+18:51.5	10
6. (16.)	Nicolàs Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4:07:26.7	+21:06.4	8
7. (17.)	Arman Smailov	Andrei Rusov	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	4:08:46.1	+22:25.8	6
8. (18.)	Valeriy Gorban	Volodymir Korsia	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	4:12:23.1	+26:02.8	4
9. (19.)	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	4:16:28.2	+30:07.9	2
10. (20.)	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	4:18:51.2	+32:30.9	1
Junior WRC
1.	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	4:33:17.8	0.0	26
2.	Pontus Tidemand	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta R2	4:34:22.0	+1:04.2	26
3.	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Ford Fiesta R2	4:41:55.2	+8:37.4	15
4.	Michael Burri	Gabin Moreau	Ford Fiesta R2	4:49:21.4	+16:03.6	12
5.	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Mikael Korhonen	Ford Fiesta R2	4:51:51.2	+18:33.4	10
6.	Martin Koči	Petr Starý	Ford Fiesta R2	4:53:21.7	+20:03.9	9
Ret.	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Ford Fiesta R2	-	-	1

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