The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022. It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category. Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen were enter under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 24 Eyvind Brynildsen Roger Eilertsen Eyvind Brynildsen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 25 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 26 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 27 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 28 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 29 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Gaurav Gill Gabriel Morales Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 31 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 32 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 34 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Drivers, Co-driver 35 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 36 Jorge Martínez Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 37 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 38 Jonathan Rieu Jules Escartefigue Jonathan Rieu Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 39 Frédéric Rosati Loris Pascaud Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 40 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 41 Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 43 Carlo Covi Michela Lorigiola Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 45 Diogo Salvi Hugo Magalhães Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 46 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 47 Giorgos Kehagias Dimitris Sainis Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 48 Panagiotis Roustemis Christos Bakloris Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 49 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 50 Alexandros Tsouloftas Ross Whittock Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 51 Chrisostomos Karellis Leonidas Mahaeras Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 52 Manos Stefanis Konstantinos Stefanis Manos Stefanis Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 53 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 54 Efthimios Halkias Andreas Vigkos Efthimios Halkias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 55 János Puskádi Barnabás Gódor János Puskádi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 56 George Vassilakis Konstantinos Soukoulis George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 57 Dionyssis Spanos Sotiris Gotovos Dionyssis Spanos Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 67 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Ilka Minor Hamed Al-Wahaibi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 58 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 59 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 60 Robert Virves Julia Thulin Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 61 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 62 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior 63 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 64 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 65 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 66 Panos Ismailos Allan Harryman Panos Ismailos Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 8 September 8:01 — Lygaria [Shakedown] 3.66 km 20:08 SS1 EKO SSS Olympic Stadium 1.95 km 9 September 7:53 SS2 Loutraki 1 17.95 km 8:46 SS3 Harvati 14.42 km 11:29 SS4 Loutraki 2 17.95 km 13:12 SS5 Dafni 14.00 km 15:10 SS6 Livadia 21.03 km 17:48 SS7 Bauxites 22.97 km 10 September 8:33 SS8 Pyrgos 1 33.20 km 9:34 SS9 Perivoli 1 17.42 km 11:08 SS10 Tarzan 1 23.37 km 14:33 SS11 Pyrgos 2 33.20 km 15:34 SS12 Perivoli 2 17.42 km 17:08 SS13 Tarzan 2 23.37 km 11 September 9:08 SS14 Eleftherochori 1 16.90 km 10:11 SS15 Elatia-Rengini 11.26 km 13:18 SS16 Eleftherochori 2 [Power Stage] 16.90 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:34:52.0 0.0 25 0 2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:35:07.0 +15.0 18 5 3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:36:41.7 +1:49.7 15 0 4 4 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:34.2 +3:42.2 12 0 5 5 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:39:01.0 +4:09.0 10 3 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:41:13.1 +6:21.1 8 0 15 7 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:51:41.0 +16:49.0 0 4 22 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:59:31.0 +24:39.0 0 1 29 9 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:06:26.4 +31:34.4 0 2 Retired SS14 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Turbo 0 0 Retired SS11 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Electrical 0 0 Retired SS9 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Alternator belt 0 0 Did not start 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37.9 SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:58.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS2 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 12:26.8 Loeb / Galmiche SS3 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 10:34.8 SS4 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:06.9 SS5 Loubet / Landais Ford Puma Rally1 7:55.6 Loubet / Landais SS6 Loubet / Landais Ford Puma Rally1 13:01.3 SS7 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 13:50.5 Loeb / Galmiche SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:06.1 SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:54.7 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS10 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:13.6 SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 24:54.1 SS12 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:50.1 SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 16:50.8 SS14 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:05.3 SS15 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:00.6 SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:54.5
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 207 Jonne Halttunen 207 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 404 2 Ott Tänak 154 Martin Järveoja 154 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 341 3 1 Thierry Neuville 131 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 131 M-Sport Ford WRT 214 4 1 Elfyn Evans 116 1 Scott Martin 116 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 112 5 Takamoto Katsuta 100 Aaron Johnston 100
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification