2005 Acropolis Rally

2005 Acropolis Rally
*52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece*
2005 Acropolis Rally; 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 8 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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	Rally winner Sébastien Loeb.
Host country	Greece
Rally base	Lamia
Dates run	June 23, 2005 – June 26, 2005
Stages	19 (349.57 km; 217.21 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,065.57 km (662.11 miles)
Statistics
Crews	88 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Citroën Total WRT; Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2005 Acropolis Rally (formally the 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the eighth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 23 June and 26 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship and a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.^[1]^[2]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
2	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
4	Roman Kresta	Jan Možný	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	P
6	Chris Atkinson	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	P
7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
11	Armin Schwarz	Klaus Wicha	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Janne Tuohino	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
14	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	OMV World Rally Team	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
15	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
16	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Rally Team Olsbergs	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
17	Antony Warmbold	Michael Orr	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
18	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
19	Xavier Pons	Carlos del Barrio	OMV World Rally Team	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
20	Mark Higgins	Trevor Agnew	Stobart VK Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	P
21	Stéphane Sarrazin	Denis Giraudet	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	P
22	Armodios Vovos	Loris Meletopoulos	Egnatia Asfalistiki	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	—
23	Tobias Johansson	Kaj Lindström	Rally Team Olsbergs	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
24	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
25	Kristian Sohlberg	Timo Hantunen	Red Devil Atolye Kazaz	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	M
26	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	—
61	Yorgo Philippedes	Marshall Clarke	Yorgo Philippedes	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	—
62	Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis	Nikolaos Petropoulos	Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
63	Leonídas Kirkos	Giorgos Polizois	Leonídas Kirkos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
JWRC entries
31	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
32	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
33	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	P
36	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
37	Alan Scorcioni	Silvio Stefanelli	Alan Scorcioni	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
38	Luca Betti	Giovanni Agnese	Luca Betti	Renault Clio S1600	P
39	Luca Cecchettini	Massimo Daddoveri	Luca Cecchettini	Fiat Punto S1600	P
40	Conrad Rautenbach	Carl Williamson	Conrad Rautenbach	Citroën C2 S1600	P
41	Dani Sordo	Oriol Julià Pascual	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	P
43	Martin Prokop	Petr Gross	Martin Prokop	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
Source:^[3]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
1. leg — 128.06 km
23 June	18:00	SS1	Athens Olympic Stadium	2.40 km
24 June	09:38	SS2	Eleftherohori 1	18.44 km
	10:23	SS3	Rengini 1	11.84 km
	10:56	SS4	Elatia — Zeli 1	32.55 km
	13:40	SS5	Eleftherohori 2	18.44 km
	14:25	SS6	Rengini 2	11.84 km
	14:58	SS7	Elatia — Zeli 2	32.55 km
2. leg — 122.72 km
25 June	09:19	SS8	Koumaritsi 1	7.71 km
	09:39	SS9	Pavliani 1	24.45 km
	10:28	SS10	Stromi 1	14.61 km
	11:41	SS11	Amfissa 1	14.59 km
	14:33	SS12	Koumaritsi 2	7.71 km
	14:53	SS13	Pavliani 2	24.45 km
	15:42	SS14	Stromi 2	14.61 km
	16:55	SS15	Amfissa 2	14.59 km
3. leg — 98.79 km
26 June	08:13	SS16	Dikastro	26.78 km
	09:14	SS17	Grammeni	19.66 km
	11:45	SS18	Pyrgos	34.80 km
	12:43	SS19	Perivoli	17.55 km
Source:^[4]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:12:53.7		10
2	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:14:29.9	+1:36.2	8
3	2	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:15:04.8	+2:11.1	6
4	7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:50.1	+2:56.4	5
5	24	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:16:06.9	+3:13.2	4
6	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:16:38.1	+3:44.4	3
7	10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:18:13.3	+5:19.6	2
8	8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:18:31.2	+5:37.5	1
Source:^[5]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:12:53.7		10
2	2	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:14:29.9	+1:36.2	8
3	3	2	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:15:04.8	+2:11.1	6
4	4	7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:50.1	+2:56.4	5
6	5	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:16:38.1	+3:44.4	3
7	6	10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:18:13.3	+5:19.6	2
8	7	8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:18:31.2	+5:37.5	1
9	8	5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	4:18:56.7	+6:03.0	0
18	9	11	Armin Schwarz	Klaus Wicha	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:44:54.1	+32:00.4	0
Retired SS17		4	Roman Kresta	Jan Možný	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Mechanical		0
Retired SS7		6	Chris Atkinson	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	Engine		0
Retired SS3		12	Janne Tuohino	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Mechanical		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun)	SS1	Athens Olympic Stadium	2.40 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:15.4	Sébastien Loeb
1. leg (24 Jun)	SS2	Eleftherohori 1	18.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	11:07.7	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Rengini 1	11.84 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	8:33.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS4	Elatia — Zeli 1	32.55 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	21:50.9	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS5	Eleftherohori 2	18.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	10:54.0	Marcus Grönholm
	SS6	Rengini 2	11.84 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:21.5	Marcus Grönholm
	SS7	Elatia — Zeli 2	32.55 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	21:10.6	Sébastien Loeb
2. leg (25 Jun)	SS8	Koumaritsi 1	7.71 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:56.1
	SS9	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:33.9
	SS10	Stromi 1	14.61 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:31.0
	SS11	Amfissa 1	14.59 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:14.1
	SS12	Koumaritsi 2	7.71 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:52.1
	SS13	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:22.2
	SS14	Stromi 2	14.61 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:20.6
	SS15	Amfissa 2	14.59 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:01.2
3. leg (26 Jun)	SS16	Dikastro	26.78 km	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	21:00.4
	SS17	Grammeni	19.66 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:23.4
	SS18	Pyrgos	34.80 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	27:48.1
	SS19	Perivoli	17.55 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	14:54.2

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	65		Daniel Elena	65	1	Citroën Total WRT	84
2		Petter Solberg	42		Phil Mills	42	1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	79
3	2	Toni Gardemeister	39	2	Jakke Honkanen	39		BP Ford World Rally Team	57
4	1	Markko Märtin	39	1	Michael Park	39		Subaru World Rally Team	47
5	1	Marcus Grönholm	37	1	Timo Rautiainen	37		Mitsubishi Motors	37

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
15	1	31	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:41:21.4		10
17	2	32	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:44:11.8	+2:50.4	8
19	3	36	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:44:57.0	+3:35.6	6
21	4	33	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:50:00.5	+8:39.1	5
22	5	34	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	4:51:12.6	+9:51.2	4
26	6	35	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	4:56:36.7	+15:15.3	3
27	7	43	Martin Prokop	Petr Gross	Martin Prokop	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:00:14.2	+18:52.8	2
28	8	40	Conrad Rautenbach	Carl Williamson	Conrad Rautenbach	Citroën C2 S1600	5:01:09.6	+19:48.2	1
36	9	37	Alan Scorcioni	Silvio Stefanelli	Alan Scorcioni	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:22:11.8	+40:50.4	0
Retired SS18		38	Luca Betti	Giovanni Agnese	Luca Betti	Renault Clio S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS18		41	Dani Sordo	Oriol Julià Pascual	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS2		39	Luca Cecchettini	Massimo Daddoveri	Luca Cecchettini	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine mounting		0
Source:^[7]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (23 Jun)	SS1	Athens Olympic Stadium	2.40 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	2:26.9	Guy Wilks
1. leg (24 Jun)	SS2	Eleftherohori 1	18.44 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:20.4	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS3	Rengini 1	11.84 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:22.8
	SS4	Elatia — Zeli 1	32.55 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	24:00.8
	SS5	Eleftherohori 2	18.44 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:21.2
	SS6	Rengini 2	11.84 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:19.7
	SS7	Elatia — Zeli 2	32.55 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	23:47.9
2. leg (25 Jun)	SS8	Koumaritsi 1	7.71 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	5:32.8
	SS9	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:26.5
	SS10	Stromi 1	14.61 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:55.7
	SS11	Amfissa 1	14.59 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	10:12.4
	SS12	Koumaritsi 2	7.71 km	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	5:27.3
	SS13	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:20.8
	SS14	Stromi 2	14.61 km	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	12:47.2
	SS15	Amfissa 2	14.59 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	10:04.7
3. leg (26 Jun)	SS16	Dikastro	26.78 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	23:06.4
	SS17	Grammeni	19.66 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	15:54.0
	SS18	Pyrgos	34.80 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	30:19.6
	SS19	Perivoli	17.55 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	16:27.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1	3	Per-Gunnar Andersson	25
2	1	Guy Wilks	23
3	2	Kris Meeke	19
4	2	Dani Sordo	15
5	2	Urmo Aava	14

References

^ "Longest winning streaks". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[2005-record-wins-1] "Longest winning streaks". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.

[2005-Greece-2] "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.

[grcdrivers_2005-3] "Acropolis Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.

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[grcwrc_2005-6] "Acropolis Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

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