2008 Acropolis Rally
| 2008 Acropolis Rally of Greece 55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 7 of  the 2008 World Rally Championship season 
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| Dani Sordo driving on the first super special stage. | |||
| Host country |  Greece | ||
| Rally base | Schimatari | ||
| Dates run | May 30 – June 1, 2008 | ||
| Stages | 19 (365.09 km; 226.86 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,481.25 km (920.41 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 60 at start, 43 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb  Citroën Total World Rally Team | ||
The 2008 Acropolis Rally of Greece was the seventh round of the 2008 World Rally Championship. It took place between May 29-June 1.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1. |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:54:54..7 | 10 | |
| 2. |  Petter Solberg |  Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 | 3:56:04.2 | +1:09.5 | 8 | 
| 3. |  Mikko Hirvonen |  Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:56:50.8 | +1:56.1 | 6 | 
| 4. |  Urmo Aava |  Kuldar Sikk | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:14.4 | +4:19.7 | 5 | 
| 5. |  Dani Sordo |  Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:44.1 | +4:49:4 | 4 | 
| 6. |  Matthew Wilson |  Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:01:06.0 | +6:11.3 | 3 | 
| 7. |  Jari-Matti Latvala |  Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:01:42.2 | +6:47.5 | 2 | 
| 8. |  Henning Solberg |  Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:04:08.7 | +9:14.0 | 1 | 
| PWRC | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 
| 1. (14.) |  Andreas Aigner |  Klaus Wicha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:16:06.7 | 10 | |
| 2. (15.) |  Martin Rauam |  Silver Kutt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:16:41.7 | +35.0 | 8 | 
| 3. (16.) | .svg.png) Bernardo Sousa | .svg.png) Jorge Carvalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:17:04.8 | +58.1 | 6 | 
| 4. (17.) | .svg.png) Armindo Araújo | .svg.png) Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:17:34.4 | +1:27.7 | 5 | 
| 5. (18.) |  Fumio Nutahara |  Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:18:19.6 | +2:12.9 | 4 | 
| 6. (19.) |  Evgeny Aksakov |  Aleksandr Kornilov | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:23:11.6 | +7:04.9 | 3 | 
| 7. (20.) |  Evgeniy Vertunov |  Georgy Troshkin | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:24:08.1 | +8:01.4 | 2 | 
| 8. (21.) |  Juho Hänninen |  Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:25:07.0 | +9:00.3 | 1 | 
Special Stages
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (30 MAY) | SS1 | 09:16 | Schimatari 1 | 11.57 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:34.3 |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 
| SS2 | 10:04 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 km |  Sébastien Loeb | 17:15.2 |  Jari-Matti Latvala | |
| SS3 | 11:27 | Psatha 1 | 17.41 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:28.7 |  Jari-Matti Latvala | |
| SS4 | 14:40 | Schimatari 2 | 11.57 km |  Sébastien Loeb | 10:26.7 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS5 | 15:28 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 km |  Sébastien Loeb | 16:53.8 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS6 | 16:51 | Psatha 2 | 17.41 km |  Sébastien Loeb | 11:12.5 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS7 | 18:30 | Tatoi 1 | 4.6 km |  Urmo Aava | 3:31.3 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| 2 (31 MAY) | SS8 | 09:58 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 32.16 km |  Mikko Hirvonen | 22:42.1 |  Sébastien Loeb | 
| SS9 | 10:41 | Pissia 1 | 16.6 km |  Gigi Galli | 12:17.2 |  Dani Sordo | |
| SS10 | 12.09 | Aghia Triada 1 | 10.8 km |  Gigi Galli | 7:46.1 |  Dani Sordo | |
| SS11 | 15:10 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 32.16 km |  Mikko Hirvonen | 22:36.1 |  Dani Sordo | |
| SS12 | 15:53 | Pissia 2 | 16.6 km |  Urmo Aava | 12:13.9 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS13 | 17:21 | Aghia Triada 2 | 10.8 km |  Mikko Hirvonen | 7:45.4 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| 3 (1 JUN) | SS14 | 06:53 | Avlonas 1 | 15.14 km | .svg.png) Chris Atkinson | 9:09.6 |  Sébastien Loeb | 
| SS15 | 07:32 | Assopia 1 | 18.52 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:39.9 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS16 | 08:35 | Aghia Sotira 1 | 15.2 km |  Gigi Galli | 9:47.2 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS17 | 11:17 | Avlonas 2 | 15.14 km |  Gigi Galli | 9:00.9 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS18 | 11:56 | Assopia 2 | 18.52 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:26.6 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS19 | 12:59 | Aghia Sotira 2 | 15.2 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:52.2 |  Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS20 | 14:30 | Tatoi 2 | 4.6 km |  Dani Sordo | 3:33.0 |  Sébastien Loeb | 
External links
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