# Rally van Griekenland 1998

De Rally van Griekenland 1998, formeel 45th Acropolis Rally, was de 45e editie van de Rally van Griekenland en de achtste ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 1998. Het was de 301e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start was in Athene en de finish in Delphi.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Zondag 7 juni | 7 | 132,18 kilometer |
| 2 | Maandag 8 juni | 5 | 128,29 kilometer |
| 3 | Dinsdag 9 juni | 5 | 128,29 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 17 | 388,76 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 3 | Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 | A8 | 4:26:31,6 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 3 | Nicky Grist | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | C | | = | 10 |
| 2. | 6 | Didier Auriol | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:26:51,6 | + 20,0 | 6 |
| 2. | 6 | Denis Giraudet | Toyota Castrol Team | C | | + 20,0 | 6 |
| 3. | 7 | Juha Kankkunen | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 4:27:15,9 | + 44,3 | 4 |
| 3. | 7 | Juha Repo | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | | + 24,3 | 4 |
| 4. | 5 | Carlos Sainz | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:28:09,3 | + 1:37,7 | 3 |
| 4. | 5 | Luís Moya | Toyota Castrol Team | C | | + 53,4 | 3 |
| 5. | 9 | Freddy Loix | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:29:20,0 | + 2:48,4 | 2 |
| 5. | 9 | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Toyota Castrol Belgium | A8 | | + 1:10,7 | 2 |
| 6. | 4 | Piero Liatti | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 | A8 | 4:37:18,0 | + 10:46,4 | 1 |
| 6. | 4 | Fabrizia Pons | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | C | | + 7:58,0 | 1 |
| 7. | 14 | Rui Madeira | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:39:08,1 | + 12:30,2 | |
| 7. | 14 | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | H.F. Grifone Srl | A8 | | + 1:43,8 | |
| 8. | 15 | Leonídas Kirkos | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 4:40:33,5 | + 14:01,9 | |
| 8. | 15 | Ioánnis Stavropoulos | Leonídas Kirkos | A8 | | + 1:31,7 | |
| 9. | 17 | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Subaru Impreza 555 | A8 | 4:41:52,5 | + 15:20,9 | |
| 9. | 17 | Freddy Delorme | Procar Rally Team | A8 | | + 1:19,0 | |
| 10. | 19 | Volkan Işık | Toyota Celica GT-Four | A8 | 4:43:38,3 | + 17:06,7 | |
| 10. | 19 | Ilham Dökümcü | Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | A8 | | + 1:45,8 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | A8 | 3 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
| DNF | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | 3 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
| DNF | 2 | Richard Burns | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | A8 | 15 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 2 | Robert Reid | Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | 15 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 8 | Bruno Thiry | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 5 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 8 | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | 5 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 10 | Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | A8 | 11 | Aandrijfas | Aandrijfas |
| DNF | 10 | Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi Ralliart | A8 | 11 | Aandrijfas | Aandrijfas |
| DNF | 11 | Thomas Rådström | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 11 | Gunnar Barth | Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | A8 | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 12 | Aris Vovos | Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97 | A8 | 6 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 12 | Ioánnis Alvanos | Armodios Vovos | A8 | 6 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 18 | Isolde Holderied | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 15 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 18 | Anne-Chantal Pauwels | H.F. Grifone Srl | A8 | 15 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 21 | Abdullah Bakhashab | Toyota Celica GT-Four | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 21 | Arne Hertz | Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 24 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | N4 | 12 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 24 | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | N4 | 12 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 26 | Kenneth Eriksson | Hyundai Coupé Kit Car | A7 | 6 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
| DNF | 26 | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Motorsport | A7 | 6 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
2-liter top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder / constructeur | Pnt. |
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä / Seat | 10 |
| 2 | Oriol Gómez / Seat | 6 |
| 3 | "Dim" / Renault | 3 |
| PWRC top drie |||
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 13 |
| 2 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | 8 |
| 3 | Luís Climent | 5 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 7 jun | 1 | 10:03 | Pateras | 22,29 km | Bruno Thiry | 14:02,6 | 95,23 km/u | Bruno Thiry |
| 1 | 7 jun | 2 | 11:06 | Skourta | 20,65 km | Neutralisatie | Neutralisatie | Neutralisatie | | Bruno Thiry |
| 1 | 7 jun | 3 | 12:26 | Pili | 20,11 km | Juha Kankkunen | 12:43,1 | 94,87 km/u | Bruno Thiry |
| 1 | 7 jun | 4 | 13:09 | Thiva | 18,29 km | Bruno Thiry | 14:49,8 | 74,00 km/u | Bruno Thiry |
| 1 | 7 jun | 5 | 15:28 | Evangelistria | 22,74 km | Colin McRae | 17:04,0 | 79,95 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 1 | 7 jun | 6 | 16:47 | Livadia | 11,40 km | Didier Auriol | 9:20,9 | 73,17 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 1 | 7 jun | 7 | 17:18 | Karakolithos | 16,70 km | Richard Burns | 9:52,7 | 101,43 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 8 jun | 8 | 8:42 | Bauxites - Karoutes 1 | 28,61 km | Colin McRae | 17:48,2 | 96,42 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 8 jun | 9 | 10:05 | Stromi - Inohori 1 | 22,49 km | Freddy Loix | 18:14,6 | 73,97 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 8 jun | 10 | 11:58 | Drimea 1 | 25,14 km | Carlos Sainz | 17:08,1 | 88,03 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 8 jun | 11 | 13:01 | Pavliani 1 | 24,83 km | Carlos Sainz | 20:48,2 | 71,61 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 2 | 8 jun | 12 | 14:57 | Gravia 1 | 27,22 km | Carlos Sainz | 19:36,8 | 83,27 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 3 | 9 jun | 13 | 8:42 | Bauxites - Karoutes 2 | 28,61 km | Didier Auriol | 17:28,6 | 98,22 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 3 | 9 jun | 14 | 10:05 | Stromi - Inohori 2 | 22,49 km | Didier Auriol | 18:02,1 | 74,82 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 3 | 9 jun | 15 | 11:58 | Drimea 2 | 25,14 km | Colin McRae | 17:00,6 | 88,68 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 3 | 9 jun | 16 | 13:01 | Pavliani 2 | 24,83 km | Colin McRae | 20:43,7 | 71,87 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 3 | 9 jun | 17 | 14:57 | Gravia 2 | 27,22 km | Carlos Sainz | 20:00,3 | 81,64 km/u | Colin McRae |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Colin McRae | 4 |
| Carlos Sainz | 4 |
| Didier Auriol | 3 |
| Bruno Thiry | 2 |
| Richard Burns | 1 |
| Juha Kankkunen | 1 |
| Freddy Loix | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | 1 | Colin McRae | 36 |
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | 31 |
| = | 3 | Tommi Mäkinen | 24 |
| 1 | 4 | Juha Kankkunen | 24 |
| 1 | 5 | Didier Auriol | 21 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| 1 | 1 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota Castrol Team | 47 |
| 2 | 3 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 45 |
| = | 4 | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | 33 |
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.