The 2023 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023. It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Robert Virves and Julia Thulin were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their third rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Dominguez Jr and Peñate successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as winning the junior class. At the conclusion of the junior championship, the Irish crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior Rally Champions.
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, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-eight Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and thirteen Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N 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 Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris 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 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 22 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team 23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team 27 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 28 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 34 Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios Elia Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 40 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver 41 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 44 Gaurav Gill Florian Barral Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 45 Giorgos Kechagias Christos Kouzionis Giorgos Kechagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 46 Panagiotis Roustemis Nikolaos Petropoulos Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 47 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 48 Chrisostomos Karellis Elias Panagiotounis Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 49 Marios Xanthakos Nikos Karathanassis Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 50 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 51 George Vassilakis Nikos Intzoglou George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 52 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 67 Yorgo Philippedes Stuart Loudon Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre 53 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 54 Efthimios Halkias Nikos Komnos Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 WRC-3 55 Spiros Galerakis Konstantinos Soukoulis Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 56 Giorgos Delaportas Evangelos Panaritis Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 57 Eduardo Castro Carla Salvat Trías Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 58 Ali Türkkan Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 59 Diego Dominguez Jr Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 60 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 61 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 62 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 63 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 64 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 65 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC 66 Nataniel Bruun Sosa Claudio Bustos Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 7 September — After 8:01 Lamia [Shakedown] 3.62 km After 17:30 Opening ceremony, Acropolis SS1 After 19:05 EKO Super Special Stage 1.48 km 8 September SS2 After 8:23 Loutraki 1 18.10 km SS3 After 9:26 Pissia 16.43 km 11:41 – 11:56 Tyre fitting zone, Casino Loutraki SS4 After 12:19 Loutraki 2 18.10 km SS5 After 15:12 Livadia 21.03 km SS6 After 16:45 Elatia 28.32 km 17:25 – 18:10 Flexi service A, Lamia 9 September SS7 After 7:08 Pavliani 1 24.25 km SS8 After 8:41 Karoutes 1 28.49 km SS9 After 11:05 Eleftherochori 1 18.02 km 12:30 – 13:00 Flexi service B, Lamia SS10 After 14:08 Pavliani 2 24.25 km SS11 After 15:41 Karoutes 2 28.49 km SS12 After 18:05 Eleftherochori 2 18.02 km 19:15 – 20:00 Flexi service C, Lamia 10 September SS13 After 8:52 Tarzan 23.37 km SS14 After 10:05 Grammeni 1 19.67 km 12:17 – 12:32 Flexi service D, Lamia SS15 After 13:15 Grammeni 2 [Power Stage] 19.67 km After 15:55 Podium ceremony, Lamia Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:00:16.7 0.0 25 5 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01:48.4 +1:31.7 18 4 3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:01:52.6 +1:35.9 15 2 4 4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:45.1 +4:28.4 12 3 5 5 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:06:39.0 +6:22.3 10 1 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:07:37.6 +7:20.9 8 0 10 7 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:00.1 +11:43.4 1 0 17 8 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:24:07.9 +23:51.2 0 0 20 9 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:29:37.9 +29:21.2 0 0 Retired SS2 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Shakedown cancelled SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:32.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:16.8 SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:32.1 SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 12:51.7 SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 18:01.4 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:46.5 Ogier / Landais SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:00.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:47.6 SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:07.5 Ogier / Landais SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:43.5 SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:27.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS13 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:40.2 SS14 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:46.4 SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:28.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 200 Jonne Halttunen 200 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 430 2 Elfyn Evans 167 Scott Martin 167 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 339 3 Thierry Neuville 134 Martijn Wydaeghe 134 M-Sport Ford WRT 220 4 Ott Tänak 119 Martin Järveoja 119 5 Sébastien Ogier 99 Vincent Landais 99
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification