WRC EKO Acropolis Rally Greece

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Date & Time
Thu 25th June 2026 12:00am Local
Thu 25th June 2026 12:00am UTC

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League
WRC

Season
2026

Round
Round 8

Status
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The Acropolis Rally of Greece is a rally competition that is part of the World Rally Championship (WRC). The rally is held on very dusty, rough, rocky and fast mountain roads in mainland Greece, usually during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is best known for being extremely tough on the competing cars and drivers.
The Acropolis Rally has been held since 1951 by the Greek Motorsports Organization Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA), making it one of the longest-standing competitions in world rallying. Many world renown drivers have won this event including Walter Röhrl, Björn Waldegård, Ari Vatanen, Stig Blomqvist, Juha Kankkunen, Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae, among others.
Due to the nature of the race, with a mix of rough, twisty, fast mountain stages and coupled with blistering heat and choking dust, the Acropolis Rally is one of the toughest on the European and World Rally circuits. The cars used in the race must be built with extra sturdiness in order to cope with the fast but rock-strewn stages. Drivers and co-drivers also have to contend with the pounding terrain and high summer temperatures which often reached 50 °C within the cockpit. Many drivers rate the event as a test of skill, patience, bravery and endurance in the past, going as far as comparing the Acropolis with the infamous Safari Rally.

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Result List

01	Sébastien Ogier	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	03:36:40.7
02	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team	03:37:39.0
03	Takamoto Katsuta	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	03:39:45.5
04	Sami Pajari	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	03:41:42.9
05	Elfyn Evans	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	03:42:35.6
06	Josh McErlean	M-Sport World Rally Team	3:42:36.2
07	Adrien Fourmaux	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team	03:42:49.4
08	Mārtiņš Sesks	M-Sport World Rally Team	03:44:46.5
16	Oliver Solberg	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	03:52:11.9
20	Jon Armstrong	M-Sport World Rally Team	03:54:44.3

Result Description

Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais won the 2026 EKO Acropolis Rally Greece for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT after a dramatic final-day battle with Thierry Neuville. The legendary "Rally of the Gods" served as the eighth round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and took place from 25 to 28 June 2026.
Heading into Sunday's final leg, Thierry Neuville held a narrow 4.1-second lead over Ogier. Ogier immediately pushed ahead on the opening Aghii Theodori test. The definitive turning point occurred during the second pass of the same stage (SS16), where Neuville suffered two rear tyre punctures. The deflations cost Neuville 53.5 seconds, effectively handing the victory to Ogier. This marked Ogier’s 69th career WRC win and his second triumph in Greece.

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Driver Standings after Greece
Pos /Driver /Team /Points

1 /Elfyn Evans /Toyota Gazoo Racing /158
2 /Takamoto Katsuta /Toyota Gazoo Racing /151
3 /Sébastien Ogier /Toyota Gazoo Racing /125
4 /Sami Pajari /Toyota Gazoo Racing /114
5 /Oliver Solberg /Toyota Gazoo Racing /103
6 /Adrien Fourmaux /Hyundai Shell Mobis /97
7 /Thierry Neuville /Hyundai Shell Mobis /95
8 /Hayden Paddon /Hyundai Shell Mobis /21
9 Esapekka Lappi /Hyundai Shell Mobis /21

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