The story continues!
For more than half a century Athens,Greece remains faithful to its appointment with major sport events. The heart of the World Rally Championship keeps its beat for a week every year with the conduct of the Acropolis Rally!
With 57 years of history, the Acropolis Rally can be identified as anything except “old”. The Greek round of the World Rally Championship was, is and will remain one of the toughest tests in the WRC (World Rally Championship), perhaps the most popular form of motorsport worldwide. Thirteen countries, three factory teams, dozens of entries from every corner of the earth make up the puzzle of the organization, which in 2011 will take place in Greece from the 16th till the 19th of June.
Seven-times world champion, Sébastien Loeb, the champion of 2003, Petter Solberg, the Formula 1 world champion of 2007, Kimi Räikkönen, and all the protagonists of the championship, such as Jari Matti Latvala, Sébastien Ogier, Mikko Hirvonen and more, together with the Greek participants, will compete for three consecutive days on the Greek mountains, in a route of approximately 1,200 kilometers that will take them through Athens, Viotia, Fthiotida and back in the Peloponnese after 17 special stages.
During the 3 days of competition (17th 18th and 19th of June), all teams will “camp” in Loutraki, at the Army School of Engineering, an area with free access to spectators throughout the duration of the race.
This year the Organisation’s decision to conduct a night-special stage caused a sensation even at international level since it will be the first that will take place in a World Rally Championship event after many years. The night-special stage is ‘Nea Politeia’ (length 17.7 km) in Loutraki, and is expected to start at 21:33 on Saturday the 18th of June.
The last stage of the rally, ‘Neo Loutraki’, with a start time of 14:11 on Sunday the 19th of June, will be broadcasted live from National Television (NET) and also worldwide.
Detailed information, program and maps of the rally, can be found at the official site of Acropolis Rally
