2013 Acropolis Rally

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.

2013 Acropolis Rally 59th Acropolis Rally
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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
Statistics
Crews	46 at start, 29 (+ 6 J-WRC) at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport

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