ERC – Al-Attiyah leads the Acropolis Rally

Nasser Al-Attiyah took the lead in the Acropolis Rally after taking advantage of the retirement of Nikolay Gryazin who saw his Skoda go up in smoke.

Published on 03/06/2017 à 17:26

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ERC – Al-Attiyah leads the Acropolis Rally

Nasser Al-Attiyah (Ford Fiesta R5) took the lead Rally from the Acropolis at the end of the 6th special which concluded the first stage. The 2014 champion of WRC 2 took advantage of the retirement of Nikolay Gryazin who saw his Skoda Fabia R5 go up in smoke after a fire broke out. The crew was fortunately unhurt.

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Victory is still far from over since Nasser Al-Attiyah only has an 8s lead over Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda). Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Ford) completes the provisional podium, running half a minute behind the leader. The Russian lost ground being slowed down by two punctures.

Local driver Socratis Tsolakidis (Skoda) and Turk Murat Bostanci (Ford) complete the top five, separated by a minute.

Zelindo Melegari (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) leads theERC 2 while evolving on the outskirts of the top ten. The Italian is ahead of ERC 2 leader Bugra Banaz (Ford Fiesta R3).

Acropolis Rally results

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