EKO Acropolis Rally 2023

EKO Acropolis Rally 2023


07. 09. 2023 - 11. 09. 2023

Neuville Thierry
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
BEL
BEL
Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid
P1
RC1
BEL
BEL
Wydaeghe Martijn
SS
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
1 EKO Super Special Stage 1.48 00:01:33.3 3. 00:00:00.4
0.27
57.11 3. 00:01:33.3 00:00:00.4
2 Loutraki 1 10.37 00:05:34.4 1. 00:00:00.0
0.00
111.64 1. 00:07:07.7 00:00:00.0
3 Pissia 16.43 00:11:19.9 2. 00:00:03.1
0.19
87.00 1. 00:18:27.6 00:00:00.0
4 Loutraki 2 10.37 00:05:34.3 2. 00:00:02.2
0.21
111.67 1. 00:24:01.9 00:00:00.0
5 Livadia 21.03 00:12:57.6 2. 00:00:05.9
0.28
97.36 1. 00:36:59.5 00:00:00.0
6 Elatia 28.32 00:18:10.9 4. 00:00:09.5
0.34
93.46 1. 00:55:10.4 00:00:00.0
7 Pavliani 1 24.25 00:19:58.4 3. 00:00:11.9
0.49
72.85 2. 01:15:08.8 00:00:07.8
8 Karoutes 1 28.49 00:17:00.5 1. 00:00:00.0
0.00
100.50 1. 01:32:09.3 00:00:00.0
9 Eleftherohori 1 18.02 00:10:49.1 2. 00:00:01.5
0.08
99.94 1. 01:42:58.4 00:00:00.0
10 Pavliani 2 24.25 00:29:07.5 43. 00:10:00.0
24.74
49.96 15. 02:12:05.9 00:09:48.9
11 Karoutes 2 28.49 00:26:43.5 43. 00:10:00.0
21.06
63.96 21. 02:38:49.4 00:19:48.7
12 Eleftherohori 2 18.02 00:20:27.4 42. 00:10:00.0
33.30
52.85 25. 02:59:16.8 00:29:36.3
13 Tarzan 23.37 00:16:55.2 3. 00:00:15.0
0.64
82.87 22. 03:16:12.0 00:29:20.1
14 Grammeni 1 9 00:06:53.0 4. 00:00:06.6
0.73
78.45 21. 03:23:05.0 00:29:16.4
15 Grammeni 2 (Power Stage) 9 00:06:32.9 6. 00:00:04.8
0.53
82.46 20. 03:29:37.9 00:29:21.2
Information
Date and time SS Information
10.09.2023 14:09 15 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's cleaning a bit in there, so I don't think it's good enugh. What to say? I enjoyed the driving, the car was feeling really nice and that's the positive thing. Other than that, luck wasn't with us this weekend. We were managing the lead and we had a good tyre strategy as well. Everything was perfect until this hole yesterday which obviously cost us another victory.
10.09.2023 14:09 14 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's hard. It could have been another podium, maybe even a victory, so it's disappointing and obviously it dents all our chances for a good result this season. We did what we could, the luck wasn't with us and now we go ahead. We're just going to enjoy and see if we can win the Power Stage.
10.09.2023 14:09 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's quite tricky. I just drove through, not much to say to be honest.
09.09.2023 19:09 10 retired (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): technical problem - steering in SS 10
09.09.2023 19:09 10 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): damaged steering after hitting a hole
09.09.2023 19:09 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We had a good stage but it's getting too rough in there. It wll be difficult to survive the second pass. Nothing is done, the rally is still long and, like I've said, this afternoon is going to be rough.
09.09.2023 19:09 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was okay. I had a good stage but I was a bit too hard on the tyres in the beginning, so I lost them towards the end and had to reduce the speed. Now, if we have enough tyres left for the last one, it was a good loop.
09.09.2023 19:09 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good stage. I don't know, I couldn't really do more to be honest. I didn't know if it was fast or not. From the driving it was quite close on the edge but I didn't feel like the speed was so high, so maybe we need to find something more on the traction.
08.09.2023 16:09 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I have a broken rear diff. I couldn't do more. We have something broken on the rear - mechanical - from the start.
08.09.2023 15:09 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Tough to make a choice before the stage which tyres to go with, I said I would go all in. The conditions are tricky in there and what we can take now is good to have for tomorrow. It wasn't a nice stage to be honest, very rough in there and I was crashing through a lot.
08.09.2023 12:09 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was a good run but I got kicked out of the line a couple of times due to the ruts. The soft tyre is moving a lot, it was a bit too hard for the soft tyre.
08.09.2023 12:09 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I was crashing through a lot. I had to take it steady in some of the compressions, I could have rolled the car over the front if I wanted so I had to be careful.
08.09.2023 12:09 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The road position is improving, that's for sure. There were already some lines that I really could benefit from. That is working well but it's getting quicker and quicker behind. We had a good stage but we need to work on the car. Obviously, without shakedown, there are a few adjustments to do.
07.09.2023 22:09 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We're gonna try. I haven't felt this good for a long time in the car, so I am looking forward. We had great speed in the last two events, that's for sure, and there's more to come. There's a tough rally ahead but I am sure we will enjoy it.