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 1973 Acropolis Rally results Finish Totaltime Group Car # DriverCo-driver Car Mfr.points Overall Ingroup 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 Miltos Andriopoulos Alpine Renault A110 1800 Source: Independent WRC archive
Championship standings after the event 1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 6 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
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship 1973 Acropolis Rally at Rallye-info