Acropolis Rally 2022
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Pierre-Louis Loubet takes the best time… and the lead in the Acropolis Rally! Incredible performance from the Frenchman! He passes Loeb for 1″9 overall! This is the first time that Corsica has scored a WRC scratch and led a rally!
The classification of SS5:
The general classification after SS5:
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9″7 behind for Gus Greensmith on Lappi. His co-pilot, Jonas Andersson, declares that his notes are soaked…
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Dani Sordo signs the 5th provisional time, 5″8 behind Lappi. The Spaniard is in difficulty with his notes on this brand new special.
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Sébastien Loeb drops some time and finishes 6″6 behind Lappi’s time. The Alsatian missed a hairpin by going too wide and lost a handful of seconds...
He remains temporarily in the lead in the general standings ahead of Lappi, but Loubet is arriving and could take the lead of the rally!
Loeb: “I was a little too late after a hard left turn to brake in a hairpin and I couldn’t get the car to turn. I had to backtrack. »
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And just behind, Esapekka Lappi continues to go faster and faster and signs the new provisional best time, one second faster than Breen.
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After his mishap during SS4 (puncture) which cost him almost 2 minutes, Craig Breen is desperate to catch up. Despite the frustration, the Irishman set the best time with 2”2 ahead of Neuville.
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Takamoto Katsuta is finally in the rhythm! After a complicated morning, the Japanese is only 3 seconds behind Neuville's time on this 5th special.
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Thierry Neuville is once again faster than his three rivals with a time of 8’02”1, or 2”4 faster than Elfyn Evans.
Neuville: “I don’t know about my time, but I did what I could. The behavior was completely different here compared to the other stages – it was a different profile. For this kind of stage, I have to work on the chassis. »
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Elfyn Evans sets the best time, in 8’04″5, 2″1 better than Tänak!
Evans: “It was really horrible. The grip was very, very bad and it's going to be a massive wipeout for everyone coming in. It was difficult to find confidence here. »
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Ott Tänak took advantage of the first sweep achieved by Rovanperä to improve the best time, with a 5″ lead over the Finn.
Tanak: “Yeah, that’s a lot of cleaning. We could follow Kalle's lines but without a hybrid and with a lot of uphill hairpins, it was a big struggle. »
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First to cross the line, Kalle Rovanperä recorded a time of 8’11”8 on this 13,9 kilometer special.
Rovanperä: “There was no grip. A really difficult stage with a lot of cleaning and even less grip than in this morning's stages. Not easy. »
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After a timid start on the first two specials, Elfyn Evans passed the second on SS4 and went for the limits! The Welshman, still looking for a victory this season, is currently 7th overall.
Elfyn Evans was not shy to use every ounce of power through SS4! 😱🇬🇷#WRC | #WRCLive | #AcropolisRally pic.twitter.com/2zpOUEO2cs
- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) September 9, 2022
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Kalle Rovanperä sets off, let's go for the 5th special stage of the Acropolis Rally!
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Here is the general classification before the start of SS5:
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If you are joining us just now, first of all welcome to this live text, and here is the summary of the previous special (SS4) with a 3rd consecutive best time for… Sébastien Loeb!
The Frenchman is currently leading the Acropolis Rally, ahead of Thierry Neuville and the surprising Pierre-Louis Loubet!
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The start of SS5 (Dafni – 13,99 km) is scheduled for 12:12 p.m.
