The organizers of Acropolis Rally Greece announced the route of their event which will be held on June 25-29.
The recce will last three days starting on Monday 22 June and ending on Wednesday 24 June. The Shakedown will be held on Thursday and will be crucial for the crews as they will have to make their final adjustments to their cars. Afterwards, the crews will head to Athens for a superspecial stage.
The real action starts on Friday with six stages and 137,73 competitive kilometers. The morning loop will start with the iconic "Bauxites" which will be followed by "Parnassos Mt". The latter will be the longest stage of the rally with 30,05 competitive kilometers. The first pass from "Stiri" will define which crew will be leading Acropolis Rally at the end of the morning loop. The action resumes with "Elikon Mt" stage after the crews returning back to the "Stiri" stage for the second pass. The day ends with "Thiva" stage which was at last year's itinerary.
Saturday includes six stages and 107,40 kilometers. The opening stage of the rally is "Ghymno" which will be running twice. Afterwards, the crews will head to "Kolines" which is the longest stage of the day with 20,60 kilometers. This stage will be followed by "Menalo Mt" and "Kefalari" before the crews will head back to the Service Park in Loutraki. The second loop has only two stages which are the second passes from "Ghymno" and "Menalo Mt".
Sunday contains four stages and 84 kilometers. The opening stage is "Aghii Theodori" which is the longest stage of the day with 25,39 kilometers. The first pass from "Loutraki" will be crucial for the crews in order to make the final changes to their pacenotes as the second pass from it will host the Powerstage. The penultimate stage of the rally is the second pass from "Aghii Theodori".
In total, the Acropolis Rally Greece includes 17 stages and 329,13 competitive kilometers.
Photo Credits: Hyundai
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