Acropolis Rally - 3rd Day: Neuville claims his 2nd Greece win as Ogier rolls in Powerstage



At the end of Acropolis Rally, Thierry Neuville takes his second victory of the season with Dani Sordo and Ott Tanak following him.

Thierry Neuville is the winner of this year's Acropolis Rally and returns back to the top step of the podium in Greece since 2022. The Belgian was managing his lead today in order to avoid any unnecessary risk

Dani Sordo finished second overall after Ogier's roll in Powerstage and slipped behind Ogier for 4,7 seconds at the end of SS13.

Ott Tanak completes the 1-2-3 for Hyundai despite the engine issues he faced on the first two stages of Sunday, but his mechanics managed to fix his car for the Powerstage during the service. Moreover, he was the second-fastest driver in PS and took the four points from it while he topped the SuperSunday standings after Ogier's exit which means that he scored 11 points today.

Sami Pajari completes the top four and is the winner of WRC2 class in Greece despite the fact that he suffered from a puncture in Powerstage.

Robert Virves had an identical gap from Pajari at the end of Powerstage, but eventually the first one finished second in WRC2 class and fifth on the overall classification.

Yohan Rossel completes the podium in WRC2 class and follows Virves on the overall classification.

Elfyn Evans and Gregoire Munster restarted today under the SuperRally regulations following their retirements on Saturday.

Takamoto Katsuta and Adrien Fourmaux remain outside the top ten with the Japanese driver picking up a puncture and having a half spin in Powerstage.

Fourmaux was the fastest driver in Powerstage and scored the five bonus points from it.

Sebastien Ogier stole Dani Sordo's second place at the end of Stage 13, as the Frenchman was the fastest driver on the first two stages of Sunday, but he rolled his Yaris 1.6Km into Powerstage. However, he managed to complete Powerstage and secured the 13 points from Saturday classification.


Watch below the stage times:






Watch below the overall classification after the end of Acropolis Rally:





Photo Credits: Hyundai

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