The 2025 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars scheduled to be held over four days from 26 to 29 June 2025. It marked the sixty-ninth running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the seventh round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The event was also be third round of the 2025 Junior WRC Championship. The 2025 event was based in Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota. Norbert Maior and Francesca Maria Maior were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category, as well as the junior category.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally, and their team, Hyundai, successfully defended their titles. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the winners in the WRC2 category. Ali Türkkan and Oytun Albayrak were the winners in the WRC3 category as well as the junior championship.
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 WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-four Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and eleven Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. A total of nine crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 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 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria 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 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy 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 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 31 Lauri Joona Samu Vaaleri Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Vela Diego Ruiloba Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 36 Pablo Sarrazin Geoffrey Combe Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Pierre-Louis Loubet Loris Pascaud M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 38 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Marco Bulacia Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 40 Sarah Rumeau Julie Amblard Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 41 Alejandro Mauro Adrián Pérez Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 42 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 43 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 44 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 45 Bruno Bulacia Gabriel Morales Bruno Bulacia Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 46 Hikaru Kogure Topi Matias Luhtinen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 47 Fabio Schwarz Bernhard Ettel Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 48 Giovanni Trentin Alessandro Franco MT Racing SRL Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 49 Giorgos Amoutzas Elias Panagiotounis Giorgos Amoutzas Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 50 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 51 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Lorcan Moore Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 52 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 53 Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Woodburn Bernhard ten Brinke Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 54 Uğur Soylu Sener Güray GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 56 Eugen Cărăgui Robert Patrick Fus Eugen Cărăgui Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 57 Cristian Dolofan Traian Pavel Cristian Dolofan Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class/Championship eligibility Tyre 58 Efthimios Halkias Nikos Komnos Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 59 Giorgos Delaportas Evangelos Panaritis Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 60 Stephanos Theocharopoulos Giorgos Kotsalis Stephanos Theocharopoulos Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 61 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver 62 Giorgos Dodos Nikos Intzoglou Giorgos Dodos Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 63 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 64 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 65 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 66 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 67 Thomas Martens Max Freeman Thomas Martens Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 68 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 70 Max Smart Malcolm Read FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 71 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 72 Claire Schönborn Michael Wenzel WRC Young Driver Program Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 29 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Nikolay Gryazin Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 26 June — After 8:01 Lamia [Shakedown] 3.62 km After 17:45 Opening ceremony, Athens SS1 After 18:05 EKO Athens SSS 1.50 km 27 June SS2 After 7:28 Aghii Theodori 1 26.76 km SS3 After 8:31 Loutraki 12.90 km 9:03 – 9:48 Regroup SS4 After 10:28 Aghii Theodori 2 26.76 km 11:16 – 11:46 Regroup 11:46 – 12:06 Remote service, Loutraki SS5 After 14:29 Thiva 19.58 km SS6 After 16:50 Stiri 24.18 km 17:48 – 18:08 Regroup SS7 After 19:31 Elatia 11.58 km 20:53 – 21:38 Flexi service A, Lamia 28 June SS8 After 8:22 Pavliani 1 24.58 km SS9 After 10:05 Karoutes 1 19.48 km SS10 After 11:32 Inohori 1 17.66 km 12:52 – 13:32 Regroup 13:32 – 14:12 Service B, Lamia SS11 After 15:22 Pavliani 2 24.58 km SS12 After 17:05 Karoutes 2 19.48 km SS13 After 18:32 Inohori 2 17.66 km 20:02 – 20:47 Flexi service C, Lamia 29 June SS14 After 8:03 Smokovo 1 26.16 km SS15 After 9:05 Tarzan 1 23.37 km 10:39 – 11:09 Regroup 11:09 – 11:24 Service D, Lamia SS16 After 12:32 Smokovo 2 26.16 km 13:22 – 14:02 Regroup SS17 After 14:15 Tarzan 2 [Power Stage] 23.37 km After 15:49 Finish After 16:45 Podium ceremony, Lamia Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:12:20.1 0.0 25 4 1 30 2 2 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:12:52.9 +32.8 17 5 5 27 3 3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:15:29.9 +3:09.8 15 2 0 17 4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:15:51.2 +3:31.1 12 3 2 17 5 5 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:21:19.6 +8:59.5 10 0 3 13 12 6 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:29:06.2 +16:46.1 0 0 0 0 15 7 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:31:20.1 +19:00.0 0 0 0 0 26 8 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:51:29.0 +39:08.9 0 0 4 4 30 9 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:56:29.2 +44:09.1 0 0 0 0 46 10 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:34:41.1 +1:22:21.0 0 1 0 1 Retired SS14 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0 0 0 Retired SS10 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Medical reasons 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages