Ott Tänak sets the new best time in 9'54″5, 3 seconds better than Rovanperä! The Estonian was at the limit throughout the special to pocket the 5 points for the Power Stage! It's a new podium for him, after his two victories in Finland and Ypres.

Dani Sordo arrives 22″5 behind Rovanperä and signs a 3rd podium in 3 rallies contested this season! Very good performance from the “luxury freelancer” at Hyundai!

Pierre-Louis Loubet crossed the line 25″8 behind Rovanperä and finished 4th in the Acropolis Rally! An excellent rally from the young Corsican, only thwarted by a puncture on Saturday morning which cost him more than a minute. 

Two first stage victories, leading a WRC rally for the first time in his career, it's a rally the Frenchman will remember. “It’s a big stage this weekend. I think everyone will learn a lot during the season and we have progressed quite well. A big thank you to the team – they did an incredible job on my car all weekend. »

Craig Breen finishes this Acropolis Rally by recording the 2nd provisional time, 3″ behind Rovanperä’s time. After losing almost 4 minutes on Friday with a puncture, the Irishman gradually moved up the rankings and should take 2th place.

Breen: “The last part of the stage was incredibly rough and I struggled in some places. Our speed was good and we didn't make any mistakes. I'm disgusted with what happened on Friday but that's how the cards were dealt this time. »

New best time for Kalle Rovanperä! The world championship leader achieved a 9'57″5, 8″4 better than Greensmith! The Finn, in difficulty throughout the rally, only had the Power Stage points to go after his accident yesterday morning.

Rovanperä: “I don’t think it will be the fastest time. I had to push all over the rough parts, but I tried, so let's see what happens. I've had a lot of good and bad weekends, but this is one of the worst. »

Esapekka Lappi finishes the Acropolis Rally 1″2 behind Greensmith in the Power Stage. A frustrating rally for the Finn, who was 2nd before his retirement on Saturday…

Yohan Rossel's Citroën C3 is still at a standstill in the special, the Frenchman will unfortunately have to retire...He was in 3rd place in WRC2.

The reference time achieved this morning on the same special? 10'05″3, signed Ott Tänak!

Gus Greensmith logically took the best time in the Power Stage in 10'05″9. The Briton tried to start without a spare wheel on this special and gave everything to try to score a few points on this Power Stage.

Greensmith: “The lines were quite narrow, even with a few cars in front of us. The road will continue to get faster and faster, but I gave it a good shot, so we'll see. »

Meanwhile, the first Rally1 drivers took the start, this is the case for Greensmith and Lappi.

Emil Lindholm crosses the line 4″3 behind Gryazin and wins the Acropolis Rally in WRC2! Second victory of the season for the Finn after the Rally Finland!

Lindholm: “This win came from our pace and I’m so happy, honestly. I knew coming here that it could be a good rally for us, but there are always question marks and a lot of risks. We handled it really well and I'm very grateful to the team for giving us a car that can survive in these conditions. »

Nikolay Gryazin finished the special with a first reference time of 10'40″3. The Russian will score his third podium of the season after Monte-Carlo and his victory in Sardinia.

It seems to be over for Yohan Rossel, who still hasn't left...

Emil Lindholm, leader of the WRC2 category, has just started.

The main news of the morning was the retirement of Elfyn Evans even before the start of SS14 after a problem with his turbo.

ℹ️ A technical issue means that Elfyn and Scott will not start SS14.

#WRC #AcropolisRally

- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) September 11, 2022

It's Nikolay Gryazin's turn to start the Power Stage. The Russian driver from Skoda is currently 2nd in the WRC2 category.