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Greece's Acropolis Rally Returns to the World Rally Championship

The historic ''Acropolis Rally,'' Greece's most important rally competition, will very soon return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), after years of absence. The details of the Greek return were determined in a memorandum signed by Lefteris Avgenakis, Greece's Minister...

Acropolis Rally Ends After 67 Years of Glory

The checkered flag will not fly to mark the end of 2019's Acropolis Rally. The famous race that promoted Greece and challenged race car drivers from all over the world will no longer be held in Greece, ending in 2018...

Greece's Acropolis Rally Roars into Action

Friday marks the opening leg of the EKO Acropolis Rally, one of the oldest and toughest on the world rally circuit. The rally, which began with an official ceremony under the Acropolis, will be completed on Sunday and is part...

Victory for Poland's Kajetanowicz at Seajets Acropolis Rally

The third race of the European Rally Championship calender took place Sunday in central Greece and it was Poland's Kajetan Kajetanowicz who took the victory at the Seajets Acropolis Rally. After three tough days on Greek gravel, Kajetanowicz along with his co-driver...

Acropolis Rally Wants Inclusion in World Rally Championships Again

Acropolis Rally organizers applied for a return to the World Rally Championships (WRC) as of 2017. The national federation in association with the regional authority of Central Greece and the City of Lamia want Greece's historic automobile event to...

Sirmacis is Youngest Winner in Acropolis Rally History, Athanassoulas Wins 2nd Place

21-year-old Latvian driver Ralfs Sirmacis, secured a sensational win at the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece held at the dirt tracks of Lamia for the first time since 2005. The victory marks the young driver's debut at the top...

SEAJETS Acropolis Rally 2016: A Weekend of Action Begins!

Spectators and local authorities gathered at the monument of ancient Spartan warrior king Leonidas at Thermopylae on Friday for the ceremonial start of the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece. A whopping 81 crews entered this year's rally made all-the-more...

Annual Acropolis Rally in Athens Takes Place this Weekend

The official ceremony of the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally 2015 will take place under the Acropolis, on Saturday, at 15:00. The stars of the European Rally Championship and the Greek Rally Championship are preparing themselves for the most demanding event....

Acropolis Rally: Latvala is Great in Greece

Volkswagen Polo R driver Jari-Matti Latvala claimed victory at the Acropolis Rally in Greece on Sunday. Latvala's win was relatively comfortable in the end, as he made the most of problems suffered by both world championship leader Sebastien Ogier and...

Acropolis Rally: Jari-Matti Latvala Dominates at End of Day Two

Jari-Matti Latvala stretched his Acropolis Rally lead to over a minute by the end of day two in Greece. With second-placed Dani Sordo electing to play it safe in the rough terrain and guarantee a runner-up spot, Latvala was able...

Acropolis Rally 2013 Begins

The 6th rally competition of the World Rally Championship, Acropolis Rally 2013, is about to begin on the afternoon of May 31. Forty-seven crews from all over the world, seven Greeks among them, will participate in the Acropolis Rally 2013....

Greek Crew Wins 12th Historic Acropolis Rally

For a second consecutive year the Greek crew of Iason Fotopoulos and Aristotelis Georgiou topped the Historic Acropolis Rally after a tough three-day course across central Greece. Under the warm applause of motorsport fans on Sunday they raised the trophy...

Sebastien Loeb Wins Acropolis Rally‎

Sebastien Loeb completed the third Acropolis Rally win of his illustrious career as he triumphed by 40 seconds in Greece on Sunday. The Frenchman, chasing his ninth world title in succession, extended his lead in the standings to 30 points...

Acropolis Rally 2012 Begins

One of the most challenging rallies on the World Rally Championship calendar begins tomorrow at the courtyard of Zappeion Hall. The dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period are once again promising motorsport fans a...

France's Sebastien Ogier Wins Acropolis Rally 2011

France's Sebastien Ogier won the Acropolis Rally on Sunday, bringing him to third place overall in the World Rally Championship 2011, after seven rounds. Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia, with their CITROEN DS3, clinched the 56th Acropolis Rally, after a...