Relive the last day of the Acropolis Rally with live commentary

High temperatures, narrow and treacherous paths with loose stones... Seventh meeting of 2025 in WRC, the third consecutive on earth, the Rally The Acropolis Championship, held this weekend, is one of the most demanding of the season for drivers and cars. For the moment, Toyota leaves only crumbs to his opponents with six victories in the first six rounds, including the last two for Sébastien Ogier.

But, this seems set to change in Greece. Indeed, on the eve of the finish, on Saturday evening, the pilot Hyundai Ott Tänak was well ahead of the eight-time world champion and his French teammate Adrien fourmauxThe Estonian now has nothing left to do but finish the job this Sunday. Follow the entirety of this final day on AUTOhebdo.fr!

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Sunday June 29 (99,06 km)
07:03 – SS14: Smokovo 1 – 26,16 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak
08:05 – SS15: Tarzan 1 – 23,37 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak
11:27 – SS16: Smokovo 2 – 26,16 km: 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier
13:15 – SS17: Tarzan 2 (Power Stage) – 23,37 km: 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier

> Follow the evolution of the ranking live via the official WRC Live Timing

WRC – Acropolis Rally
Relive the last day live with commentary

14h55 -  Thank you all for following us this weekend and see you on July 17th for the Rally from Estonia! Have a nice rest of your day!

14:50 p.m. – In the WRC2 Drivers' standings, Oliver Solberg takes the lead by just three points ahead of Yohan Rossel: 85 to 82! Gus Greensmith holds the provisional third place (57 points). 

14:47 p.m. – 🔍 Here is the final overall standings in WRC2! In this category, the Acropolis Rally was won by Oliver Solberg ahead of Gus Greensmith and Frenchman Yohan Rossel:

14:44 p.m. – 🔢​ In the championship, Elfyn Evans maintains the lead with 150 points, ahead of Sébastien Ogier (141 points) and Ott Tänak (138 points). Toyota maintains a significant gap in the constructors' standings with 358 points, compared to 293 for Hyundai.

14h40 - Here are the Super Sunday standings with five points for Sébastien Ogier ahead of Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans: 

14h35 -  Discover the final general classification below: 

Victory at last! 🙌

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja take their first win of the 2025 season with a crushing performance at EKO Acropolis Rally Greece!#WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/YGOoB457yD

— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) June 29, 2025

14:27 p.m. – 🇪🇪​  Ott Tänak wins the Acropolis Rally for the first time in his career! The Estonian, who wins for the first time this season, thus ends Toyota's dominance in 2025!

14h25 -  Here is the ranking of this Sunday's Power Stage: 

14:22 pm –  🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier therefore offers the Powerstage in Sardinia and the ten points of the Super Sunday! 

14h17 - The end of the race is very strange! The Estonian doesn't fully celebrate on the podium, his mechanical problem seems to worry him

14:14 p.m. – 🔴 Tänak confirms he has a gearbox problem! It remains to be seen whether this will have any impact on the final standings.

14:12 p.m. – 🇪🇪 The Hyundai driver finishes 16″ behind Ogier!

14:10 p.m. – 🔴 Tänak loses a lot of time in this special!! 

14:09 p.m. – 🇫🇷 🔥 Provisional best time for Ogier at the finish while waiting for the Estonian!

14:08 p.m. – 🇫🇷 💬 "It was a good weekend, I'm happy with what we accomplished. It feels good to be back on the podium.", declares Fourmaux on arrival

14h05 - Only 7th time for the Frenchman at the finish

14h04 - 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux seems to be quietly securing his podium in this Power Stage

14:03 p.m. – 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak is the last to set off! 

14h00 - In a strong rhythm since this morning, Evans only takes, for the moment, provisional 3rd place in this SS17

13h57 - 🇧🇪 Neuville finished 0″6 behind Rovanperä!

13:54 p.m. – 🇫🇷 Frenchmen Adrien Fourmaux and Sébastien Ogier have left! 

13h49 - Elfyn Evans has also left

13:46 a.m. – 🇧🇪  Thierry Neuville is in the race! Will his engine hold up in this long Power Stage?

13:44 p.m. – Provisional best time for Rovanperä at the finish in 16:38.6 

13h43 - Josh McErlean, who will be the best driver M-Sport in Greece, left

13h42 - Logically, Kastuta concedes 1'47 at the finish

13h38 - Martins Sesks took off

13:36 – Pajari finishes in 16:53.7 

13h35 - Katsuta stopped to change the wheel and then drove off again.

13:34 p.m. – It's done! In WRC2, Oliver Solberg wins the Acropolis Rally!

13:30 p.m. – 🔴 Katsuta has a front left tire! 

13h25 - Kalle Rovanperä has left

13h19 - Sami Pajari set off, like this morning, he is the first of the Rally1s in the race

13h15 - ​ The Power Stage is underway! WRC2 leader Oliver Solberg leads the way

13h12 - So far, Tänak is the best driver on this Super Sunday ahead of Seb Ogier and Elfyn Evans.

13h05 - The Power Stage will start in 10 minutes!

12:49 p.m. – Overall in the category, the Swede now has a lead of 1:15 over the Briton and 1:21 over the Frenchman! The PH-Sport rider can therefore still hope to take second place by a hair's breadth! 

12:42 – In WRC2, Gus Greensmith got the better of Yohan Rossel by just 1 seconds in this 2th special! Oliver Solberg, relegated to 16 seconds, completes the podium.

12h35 - ⚠️ Join us now in 30 minutes to follow the Power Stage! The start will be at 13:15 p.m.

12:32 p.m. – 🔍 The rankings at the end of this SS16 of the Acropolis Rally: 

12:28 p.m. – 🏁 End of SS16! Sébastien Ogier takes his first stage win of the day, just ahead of Ott Tänak, who has never been so close to a first victory in Greece!

12:23 – Oh Tänak! Only 1 seconds behind the eight-time world champion at the finish!

12:20 p.m. – 🇫🇷 Ogier takes the lead by 3 seconds while waiting for the Estonian! 

12h18 - Once again, it will be between Ogier and Tänak!

12:16 p.m. – 🇫🇷 Fastest time for Fourmaux at the finish! 6 seconds better than Evans!

12h16 - Tänak is on time with Ogier

12h14 - Fourmaux is ahead of Evans, and Ogier is ahead of his compatriot

12:13 – Evans is 17″ ahead of McErlean! He takes the provisional lead!

12h12 - ???? “I had an engine problem. I was losing power all the time. I got some back towards the end. I tried to save the tires. I hope we can fix that for the Power Stage,” explains the Belgian

12h10 - Neuville concedes 1'01 on McErlean at the finish

12h07 - Evans and Fourmaux are ahead of the Irishman at the halfway stage

12:06 – 21:25.7 for McErlean, provisional best time!

12:05 p.m. – 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak is in the race!

12h04 - Technical problem on the Hyundai of the reigning world champion, according to his team on the radio

12h02 - Sesks only 1″ behind Katsuta at the finish

12:01 – 🔴 It’s confirmed, Neuville has a problem! The Hyundai driver stops in the middle of the special stage, restarts his car and sets off again!

12:01 p.m. – 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier is off

12h00 - Rovanperä loses 1'08 on his compatriot

11h59 - Katsuta finally assures on arrival that he had no problems, he just drove slowly

11:58 a.m. – 🔴 Neuville also seems to have had a problem! The Belgian is already 1 minute behind Pajari!

11:57 a.m. – 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux has left

11h56 - 2'31 late arrival for Katsuta!

11h53 - There are a lot of loose stones all along this SS16. Punctures cannot be ruled out.

11h52 - Elfyn Evans has taken off. Will the Welshman attack to try and get closer to Fourmaux?

11h50 - Katsuta will lose more than 2 minutes to his teammate at the finish!

11:49 – 21:31.0 for Pajari at the finish!

11h48 - 🇧🇪 Very comfortable and in the rhythm of the best this morning, Thierry Neuville is in the race

11h45 - Josh McErlean, M-Sport's top driver this weekend, is gone

11h42 - Like this morning, Pajari made a good impression in this long special. His teammates were much slower.

11h41 - Martins Sesks took off

11:38 – Is Katsuta having a problem? He's really slow at the moment.

11h35 - The Finn finally got it

11h31 - Takamoto Katsuta left, before Rovanperä visibly

11h27 - ​ SS15 is underway! Sami Pajari is once again the first to set off

11h21 - Ott Tänak is now very close to his first victory in Greece. The Estonian dominated masterfully this weekend.

11h15 - 🔴 We are back to follow the last two special stages of the day and therefore of this Greek event! SS16, 26,16 km long, will start in just over 10 minutes

9h17 - ⚠️ See you now in a little over two hours to follow the ES16 together

9:14 a.m. – Overall in the category, the PH-Sport rider has consolidated his third place, now 16 seconds ahead of the Pole. But, more importantly, he's now 3 seconds behind the Briton for second place! He looks set to become Oliver Solberg's runner-up...

9:09 a.m. – 🔴 In WRC2, Yohan Rossel has secured his second consecutive scratch in this fifteenth special! The Frenchman is just a hair ahead of Robert Virves (0 seconds) and Gus Greensmith by 1 seconds! 

9:04 a.m. – 🔍 The rankings after this SS15 of the Acropolis Rally: 

9:00 a.m. – 🏁 End of SS15! The Estonian takes his second scratch of the day and leaves nothing to his rivals! He beat Sébastien Ogier, a solid second overall, and Elfyn Evans

8h58 - ???? "We're managing. This was the stage to attack, and luckily, he (Ogier) didn't. Where it was flowing, I attacked. I had a good feeling with the car.", smiles the hot Hyundai driver

8:55 a.m. – 🇪🇪 🔥 Impressive Ott Tänak again! Best time at the finish for the Estonian in 16:52.7!

8h54 - ???? "I had a calm start, there were stones everywhere. It won't be over until we cross the finish line.", Ogier advances on his side

8h52 - ???? "I know Kalle had a puncture and I avoided that risk. I just went really slowly, that's all. The grip is also quite low.", Fourmaux admits on arrival

8:51 a.m. – 🇫🇷 The eight-time world champion sets the best time in 16:57.2! 

8h49 - Ogier, himself, is ahead of his teammate

8h48 - Fourmaux 22 seconds behind Evans at the finish!

8:47 a.m. – 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak is in the race

8:45 a.m. – 🔴 🇫🇷 Fourmaux seems to have a problem! He is more than 20 seconds behind the leader at the first intermediates

8:43 – 10″ better at the finish for Evans, who takes the provisional lead 

8:42 a.m. – 🇫🇷 Seb Ogier also set off

8h41 - At the finish, Thierry Neuville explained that he had broken a suspension and had to slow down his pace.

8:41 a.m. – 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux has left

8:40 a.m. – 🇧🇪​ Only 0 seconds better at the finish for the Hyundai driver! It was close!

8h38 - Neuville is logically ahead of the Japanese's time

8h35 - Elfyn Evans took off

8:31 – Katsuta provisional best time in 17:11.5 

8h29 - The Belgian is in good shape this Sunday morning and should still be on the attack.

8h28 - 🇧🇪​ Josh McErlean and Thierry Neuville are in the race in turn

8h26 - Coming back to Rally1, in this SS15, Rovanperä will concede more than 2 minutes to his teammate

8:23 a.m. – 🇫🇷 Overall in WRC2, the PH-Sport driver is now provisionally on the podium, just 6 seconds behind the Briton, currently second! Polish driver Kajetan Kajetanowicz is relegated to fourth place, 8 seconds behind. 

8:22 a.m. – 🔴 Note, in WRC2, in the previous special (SS14), Yohan Rossel's enormous time! The Frenchman beat Oliver Solberg by 14 seconds and Gus Greensmith by 9 seconds! 

8:21 – Pajari finishes in 17:31.3

8h20 - Martins Sesks is gone

8h17 - The Finn left after changing the wheel

8:15 a.m. – 🔴 Puncture for Rovanperä who is definitely having a very bad weekend

8h13 - This is also the case for the third Toyota driver, Takamoto Katsuta.

8h10 - Rovanperä is in the race in turn

8h06 - ​ SS15 is underway! Sami Pajari is once again the first to set off

8:04 a.m. – 🔍 The rankings after this SS14 of the Acropolis Rally: 

8:03 a.m. – 🏁 End of SS14! The Estonian thus sets his first scratch of the day, 1 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier, his closest pursuer in the standings! 

8:01 a.m. – 🇪🇪 🔥 Ott Tänak leaves only crumbs for his rivals! He wins this SS14 ahead of the Frenchman

7h59 - Please note that SS15 will follow immediately after. This will serve as the stage for the Power Stage this afternoon.

7:56 – 15 seconds better at the finish for Ogier! He takes the lead while waiting for Tänak!

7:53 a.m. – 🇫🇷 Fourmaux finishes only 6 seconds behind his teammate

7h51 - Tänak is slightly ahead of Ogier

7:49 – Evans is behind Neuville by only 0 seconds!

7h47 - Ogier is ahead of the Hyundai driver's times!

7:45 a.m. – 21 seconds better than Pajari for Neuville at the finish! The Belgian takes the provisional lead

7h43 - Fourmaux does not seem to be taking any risks this morning, he is behind the two men mentioned previously in the first intermediaries

7h41 - Neuville and Evans are on the same pace

7h39 - 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak, like yesterday, is the last to set off

7h37 - Sesks loses 26 seconds to Pajari!

7h35 - 🇫🇷 It's on for Sébastien Ogier

7h33 - Katsuta finished 24 seconds behind Pajari. It's no surprise, as his spin cost him a lot of time.

7:32 a.m. – 🇫🇷​ Adrien Fourmaux has set off

7:31 a.m. – 🔴​ Katsuta spins out at the very end of the special!

7h29 - Rovanperä drops 10 seconds to Pajari! The gaps are already huge

7h27 - Elfyn Evans, provisional fourth, has left

7:25 – Pajari finishes in 21:44.4 

7h23 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville has set off, he is logically ahead of Pajari

7h21 - Josh McErlean is in the race

7h19 - Pajari, who started first, is in the lead at the first intermediate stages

7h17 - The sweep should still be significant on these last four special stages

7h15 - Martins Sesks is the first M-Sport driver to start

7h12 - Takamoto Katsuta is also in the race. The Japanese driver crashed yesterday, as did his Finnish teammate. The latter narrowly avoided a ravine.

7h10 - Rovanperä, second in the championship behind Evans, is going to have a very bad run this weekend. He should logically see Sébastien Ogier overtake him.

7h08 - Local gentleman driver Jourdan Serderidis, who is ill, will also not take part in this final day.

7h07 - Kalle Rovanperä, another Toyota driver, is the second to start this Sunday.

7h05 - The M-Sport driver had to retire very late on Saturday evening due to a problem with his steering rack and handbrake.

7h04 - Unfortunately, note the withdrawal of Luxembourger Grégoire Munster, sixth in the provisional ranking after Saturday's match.

7h03 - ​ SS14 is underway! Sami Pajari is the first to set off

6h55 - Here is the starting order for this last day in Greece:

1) Sami Pajari
2) Kalle Rovanperä
3) Takamoto Katsuta
4) Martins Sesks
5) Josh McErlean
6) Thierry Neuville
7) Elfyn Evans
8) Adrien Fourmaux
9) Sébastien Ogier
10) Ott Tanak

6h50 -  A quick update on the French before the start of this SS14. In Rally1, Sébastien Ogier and Adrien Fourmaux are well on their way to finishing second and third in the Greek event. In Rally2, Yohan Rossel is fourth heading into the final four stages. The PH-Sport driver is just 15 seconds off the podium. It therefore still seems within reach.

6h45 -  Here is the general classification of this Acropolis Rally before the start of this last day of racing:

6h40 -   Hello everyone ! Welcome to our live commentary to follow the final day of the Acropolis Rally together. Four special stages are scheduled for this Sunday. Starting with SS14 (Smokovo 1 – 26,16 km), which will start at 7:03 a.m.