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| 2022 Acropolis Rally EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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 The rally returned to the Olympic Stadium of Greece (Citroën Xsara WRC pictured in the stadium) for the first time since 2006.[1] | |||
| Host country |  Greece | ||
| Rally base | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
| Dates run | 8 – 11 September 2022 | ||
| Start location | Athens, Attica | ||
| Finish location | Lamia, Central Greece | ||
| Stages | 16 (303.30 km; 188.46 miles)[2] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 888.07 km (551.82 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,189.42 km (739.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 70 | ||
| Crews | 67 at start, 53 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT3:34:52.0 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT9:54.5 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 23:42:38.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate4:02:20.1 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Robert Virves Julia Thulin3:55:38.4 | ||
The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022.[3] It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 303.30 km (188.46 mi).[2]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion.[10]
- ^ Evans, David (30 May 2022). "Acropolis returns to olympic stadium after 15-year absence". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Itinerary Acropolis Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Masterful Rovanperä bags Greece win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen pips team-mate on final day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "WRC3 winner Rossel disqualified from Acropolis". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Neuville triumphs as Hyundai makes history in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Lindholm wins WRC2 in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Victory at last for WRC3 star Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.