2023 Acropolis Rally
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 307.69 km (191.19 mi).
| 2023 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event. | |||
| Host country | Greece | ||
| Rally base | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
| Dates run | 7 – 10 September 2023 | ||
| Start location | Athens, Attica | ||
| Finish location | Kalamaki, Central Greece | ||
| Stages | 15 (270.89 km; 168.32 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 989.26 km (614.70 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,260.15 km (783.02 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 72 | ||
| Crews | 69 at start, 52 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:00:16.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:28.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 3:09:57.7 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr Rogelio Peñate 3:24:38.9 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Diego Dominguez Jr Rogelio Peñate 3:24:38.9 | ||
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.