1973 Acropolis Rally

The 1973 Acropolis Rally (formally the 21st Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central Greece, the Acropolis is a long-standing event on the WRC calendar.

1973 Acropolis Rally
21st Acropolis Rally
Round 6 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Greece
Rally baseAthens, Greece
Dates run23 May 1973 28 May 1973
Length549 km (341 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel (some asphalt)
Overall distance3,358 km (2,087 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Luc Thérier
France Christian Delferrier
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Crews83 at start, 11 at finish

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. In Greece, the Alpine Renault team had another strong showing, with their fourth win of the year. Driver Jean-Luc Thérier became the first driver to win two WRC rallies with his victory here.

Results

1973 Acropolis Rally results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 17 h : 37 m : 58 s41 France Jean-Luc Thérier
France Christian Delferrier
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 27 h : 44 m : 59 s412 Finland Rauno Aaltonen
United Kingdom Robin Turvey
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 15
3 37 h : 45 m : 56 s45 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Vial
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
4 47 h : 57 m : 21 s43 Sweden Håkan Lindberg
Sweden Arne Hertz
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
5 18 h : 34 m : 57 s219 Austria Georg Fischer
Austria Hans Siebert
Germany Volkswagen 1303S 8
6 18 h : 40 m : 14 s121 Austria Richard Bochnicek
Austria Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer
France Citroën DS 23 6
7 28 h : 43 m : 26 s29 United Kingdom Chris Sclater
Netherlands Bob de Jong
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600 4
8 29 h : 40 m : 1 s126 Austria Helmut Doppelreiter
Austria Ossi Schurek
Germany Volkswagen 1303S
9 39 h : 43 m : 47 s242 Greece Ioánnis Psihas
Greece Andreas Papatriantifillou
Japan Toyota Corolla 2
10 310 h : 16 m : 59 s156 Greece Ioánnis Bardopoulos
Greece Theodoros Karelas
Germany Audi 80 GL 1
11 411 h : 15 m : 11 s2 Sweden Ted Hansson
Sweden Mats Andersson
Germany Opel Ascona 19
Retired (accident) 22 Germany Achim Warmbold
France Jean Todt
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 24 Sweden Ove Andersson
Sweden Gunnar Häggborn
Japan Toyota Celica
Retired (mechanical) 26 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Fergus Sager
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 27 Sweden Harry Källström
Sweden Claes Billstam
Germany Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 28 Italy Alcide Paganelli
Italy Ninni Russo
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (illness) 410 France Bernard Darniche
France Alain Mahé
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (accident) 211 Austria Günther Janger
Austria Harald Gottlieb
Germany Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 215 United Kingdom Tony Fall
United Kingdom Mike Wood
Germany Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 216 United Kingdom Will Sparrow
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 417 Greece Siroco (driver)
Greece Miltos Andriopoulos
France Alpine Renault A110 1800

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 6
After round 6 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 92 France Alpine Renault 1147
2 43 Italy Fiat 284
3 33 France Citroën 733
4 22 Japan Datsun 634
5 20 Sweden Saab 542
6 16 United States Ford 376
7 14 Germany Volkswagen 1515
8 13 Italy Lancia 1317
9 13 France Peugeot 1613
10 8 Germany Porsche 927
11 5 Germany Opel 1125
12 4 Germany BMW 828
4 Japan Mitsubishi 174
4 Sweden Volvo 444
15 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 183
16 2 Japan Toyota 1025
17 1 Germany Audi 202

References

  1. "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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