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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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 | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 46 at start, 29 (+ 6 J-WRC) at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
Report
editJari-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
editEleven World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were sixteen WRC-2 entries and tend for the JWRC.
Results
editEvent standings
edit| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| Overall Classification | ||||||
| 1. | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:31:01.2 | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| 2. | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:32:51.2 | +1:50.0 | 18 | ||
| 3. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:33:15.3 | +2:14.1 | 15 | ||
| 4. | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:34:56.3 | +3:55.1 | 13 | ||
| 5. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:35:13.8 | +4:12.6 | 10 | ||
| 6. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:36:49.9 | +5:48.7 | 8 | ||
| 7. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:38:23.6 | +7:22.4 | 6 | ||
| 8. | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:38:57.8 | +7:56.6 | 4 | ||
| 9. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:39:13.0 | +8:11.8 | 4 | ||
| 10. | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:41:11.5 | +10:10.3 | 4 | ||
| WRC-2 | ||||||
| 1. (11.) | Citroën DS3 RRC | 3:46:20.3 | 0:00.0 | 25 | ||
| 2. (12.) | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:47:50.1 | +1:29.8 | 18 | ||
| 3. (13.) | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:48:33.6 | +2:13.3 | 15 | ||
| 4. (14.) | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:54:03.9 | +7:43.6 | 12 | ||
| 5. (15.) | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:05:11.8 | +18:51.5 | 10 | ||
| 6. (16.) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:07:26.7 | +21:06.4 | 8 | ||
| 7. (17.) | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:08:46.1 | +22:25.8 | 6 | ||
| 8. (18.) | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | 4:12:23.1 | +26:02.8 | 4 | ||
| 9. (19.) | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | 4:16:28.2 | +30:07.9 | 2 | ||
| 10. (20.) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:18:51.2 | +32:30.9 | 1 | ||
| Junior WRC | ||||||
| 1. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:33:17.8 | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| 2. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:34:22.0 | +1:04.2 | 26 | ||
| 3. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:41:55.2 | +8:37.4 | 15 | ||
| 4. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:49:21.4 | +16:03.6 | 12 | ||
| 5. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:51:51.2 | +18:33.4 | 10 | ||
| 6. | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:53:21.7 | +20:03.9 | 9 | ||
| Ret. | Ford Fiesta R2 | - | - | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Happy Anniversary for Latvala". WRC.com. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.