# 2005 Acropolis Rally

The 2005 Acropolis Rally (formally the 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the eighth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 23 June and 26 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship and a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 15 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 16 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 17 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 18 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 19 | Xavier Pons | Carlos del Barrio | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 20 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | P |
| 21 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 22 | Armodios Vovos | Loris Meletopoulos | Egnatia Asfalistiki | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | — |
| 23 | Tobias Johansson | Kaj Lindström | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 24 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 25 | Kristian Sohlberg | Timo Hantunen | Red Devil Atolye Kazaz | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | M |
| 26 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Allan Harryman | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | — |
| 61 | Yorgo Philippedes | Marshall Clarke | Yorgo Philippedes | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | — |
| 62 | Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis | Nikolaos Petropoulos | Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 63 | Leonídas Kirkos | Giorgos Polizois | Leonídas Kirkos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| JWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 33 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 34 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 35 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Alan Scorcioni | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | P |
| 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 41 | Dani Sordo | Oriol Julià Pascual | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 43 | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Martin Prokop | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 128.06 km |||||
| 23 June | 18:00 | SS1 | Athens Olympic Stadium | 2.40 km |
| 24 June | 09:38 | SS2 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.44 km |
| 24 June | 10:23 | SS3 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km |
| 24 June | 10:56 | SS4 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 32.55 km |
| 24 June | 13:40 | SS5 | Eleftherohori 2 | 18.44 km |
| 24 June | 14:25 | SS6 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km |
| 24 June | 14:58 | SS7 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 32.55 km |
| 2. leg — 122.72 km |||||
| 25 June | 09:19 | SS8 | Koumaritsi 1 | 7.71 km |
| 25 June | 09:39 | SS9 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |
| 25 June | 10:28 | SS10 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km |
| 25 June | 11:41 | SS11 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km |
| 25 June | 14:33 | SS12 | Koumaritsi 2 | 7.71 km |
| 25 June | 14:53 | SS13 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km |
| 25 June | 15:42 | SS14 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km |
| 25 June | 16:55 | SS15 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km |
| 3. leg — 98.79 km |||||
| 26 June | 08:13 | SS16 | Dikastro | 26.78 km |
| 26 June | 09:14 | SS17 | Grammeni | 19.66 km |
| 26 June | 11:45 | SS18 | Pyrgos | 34.80 km |
| 26 June | 12:43 | SS19 | Perivoli | 17.55 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:53.7 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:14:29.9 | +1:36.2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:15:04.8 | +2:11.1 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:15:50.1 | +2:56.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 24 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:16:06.9 | +3:13.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:16:38.1 | +3:44.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:18:13.3 | +5:19.6 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:18:31.2 | +5:37.5 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:53.7 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:14:29.9 | +1:36.2 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:15:04.8 | +2:11.1 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:15:50.1 | +2:56.4 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:16:38.1 | +3:44.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:18:13.3 | +5:19.6 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:18:31.2 | +5:37.5 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 4:18:56.7 | +6:03.0 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:44:54.1 | +32:00.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (23 Jun) | SS1 | Athens Olympic Stadium | 2.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:15.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS2 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:07.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS3 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 8:33.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS4 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 32.55 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:50.9 | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS5 | Eleftherohori 2 | 18.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:54.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS6 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:21.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS7 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 32.55 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:10.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS8 | Koumaritsi 1 | 7.71 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:56.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS9 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:33.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS10 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:31.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS11 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:14.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS12 | Koumaritsi 2 | 7.71 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:52.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS13 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:22.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS14 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:20.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS15 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:01.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS16 | Dikastro | 26.78 km | Toni Gardemeister | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 21:00.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS17 | Grammeni | 19.66 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 14:23.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS18 | Pyrgos | 34.80 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 27:48.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS19 | Perivoli | 17.55 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:54.2 | Sébastien Loeb |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 65 | | Daniel Elena | 65 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 84 |
| 2 | | Petter Solberg | 42 | | Phil Mills | 42 | 1 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 79 |
| 3 | 2 | Toni Gardemeister | 39 | 2 | Jakke Honkanen | 39 | | BP Ford World Rally Team | 57 |
| 4 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 39 | 1 | Michael Park | 39 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 47 |
| 5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 37 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 37 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 37 |

### Junior World Rally Championship
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 15 | 1 | 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:41:21.4 | | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:44:11.8 | +2:50.4 | 8 |
| 19 | 3 | 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:44:57.0 | +3:35.6 | 6 |
| 21 | 4 | 33 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:50:00.5 | +8:39.1 | 5 |
| 22 | 5 | 34 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:51:12.6 | +9:51.2 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 | 35 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:56:36.7 | +15:15.3 | 3 |
| 27 | 7 | 43 | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Martin Prokop | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:00:14.2 | +18:52.8 | 2 |
| 28 | 8 | 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5:01:09.6 | +19:48.2 | 1 |
| 36 | 9 | 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Alan Scorcioni | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:22:11.8 | +40:50.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 41 | Dani Sordo | Oriol Julià Pascual | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine mounting | Engine mounting | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (23 Jun) | SS1 | Athens Olympic Stadium | 2.40 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:26.9 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS2 | Eleftherohori 1 | 18.44 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:20.4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS3 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:22.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS4 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 32.55 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 24:00.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS5 | Eleftherohori 2 | 18.44 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:21.2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS6 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:19.7 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (24 Jun) | SS7 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 32.55 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 23:47.9 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS8 | Koumaritsi 1 | 7.71 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5:32.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS9 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:26.5 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS10 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:55.7 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS11 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 10:12.4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS12 | Koumaritsi 2 | 7.71 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5:27.3 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS13 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:20.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS14 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 12:47.2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (25 Jun) | SS15 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 10:04.7 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS16 | Dikastro | 26.78 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 23:06.4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS17 | Grammeni | 19.66 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15:54.0 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS18 | Pyrgos | 34.80 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 30:19.6 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 3. leg (26 Jun) | SS19 | Perivoli | 17.55 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:27.3 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Guy Wilks | 23 |
| 3 | 2 | Kris Meeke | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | Dani Sordo | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | Urmo Aava | 14 |