1973 Acropolis Rally
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The 1973 Acropolis Rally was the 21st running of the Acropolis Rally, and the fifth 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.
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.
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
season. Run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, the Acropolis is a long-standing event on the WRC calendar.
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
Jean-Luc Thérier
Jean-Luc Thérier is a French former rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events...
became the first driver to win two WRC rallies with his victory here.
Results
| Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver Co-driver |
Car | Mfr. points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | In group |
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| 1 | 1 | 7 h : 37 m : 58 s | 4 | 1 |  Jean-Luc ThérierJean-Luc Thérier Jean-Luc Thérier is a French former rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events... Christian Delferrier |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |
20 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 h : 44 m : 59 s | 4 | 12 |  Rauno AaltonenRauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Before WRC was established Aaltonen competed in the European Rally Championship. He won the championship in 1965, with Tony... Robin Turvey |
 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye |
15 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 h : 45 m : 56 s | 4 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship... Michel Vial |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |
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| 4 | 4 | 7 h : 57 m : 21 s | 4 | 3 |  Håkan Lindberg Arne HertzArne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye |
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| 5 | 1 | 8 h : 34 m : 57 s | 2 | 19 |  Georg Fischer Hans Siebert |
 Volkswagen 1303S |
8 |
| 6 | 1 | 8 h : 40 m : 14 s | 1 | 21 | Richard Bochnicek Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer |
Citroën DS 23 |
6 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 h : 43 m : 26 s | 2 | 9 | Chris Sclater Bob de Jong |
Ford Escort RS1600 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 h : 40 m : 1 s | 1 | 26 | Helmut Doppelreiter Ossi Schurek |
Volkswagen 1303S |
|
| 9 | 3 | 9 h : 43 m : 47 s | 2 | 42 |  Ioánnis Psihas Andreas Papatriantifillou |
 Toyota CorollaToyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
2 |
| 10 | 3 | 10 h : 16 m : 59 s | 1 | 56 | Ioánnis Bardopoulos Theodoros Karelas |
Audi 80 GL |
1 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 h : 15 m : 11 s | 2 | Ted Hansson Mats Andersson |
Opel Ascona 19 |
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| Retired (accident) | 2 | 2 | Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold is a German former rally driver. He won the West German Rally Championship in 1971 and 1980, and scored two outright victories during the inaugural World Rally Championship season in 1973 at the Rally of Poland and Austrian Alpine Rally events.Aside from his first WRC race, his... Jean TodtJean Todt Jean Todt was born on February 25, 1946, in Pierrefort, Cantal, France. After a successful career as a rally co-driver he made his reputation in motor sport management, first with Peugeot Talbot Sport, then with Scuderia Ferrari, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari from 2004... |
BMW 2002 |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 4 | Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... Gunnar Häggborn |
Toyota Celica Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".... |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 6 | Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979... Fergus Sager |
BMW 2002 |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 7 | Harry Källström Harry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... Claes Billstam |
Volkswagen 1303S |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 8 | Alcide Paganelli Ninni Russo |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye |
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| Retired (illness) | 4 | 10 | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... Alain Mahé |
Alpine Renault A110 1800 |
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| Retired (accident) | 2 | 11 | Günther Janger Harald Gottlieb |
Volkswagen 1303S |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 15 | Tony Fall Tony Fall Richard Anthony Fall was a British rally driver. He was born in Bradford. He began his rallying career as a club rally driver in a Mini. He was considerably better than his peers, however, and was soon spotted by the BMC team; this led to a drive in their works team alongside Paddy Hopkirk, Timo... Mike Wood |
Volkswagen 1303S |
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| Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 16 | Will Sparrow Henry Liddon |
Ford Escort RS1600 | |||
| Retired (mechanical) | 4 | 17 | Siroco (driver) Miltos Andriopoulos |
Alpine Renault A110 1800 |
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Championship standings
| After round 6 | Team | Season end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Points | Position | Points | |
| 1 | 92 | Alpine Renault |
1 | 147 |
| 2 | 43 | Fiat Fiat FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli... |
2 | 84 |
| 3 | 33 | Citroën Citroën Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that... |
7 | 33 |
| 4 | 22 | Datsun Datsun Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd... |
6 | 34 |
| 5 | 20 | Saab Saab Automobile Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab , is a Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Swedish Automobile NV, formerly Spyker Cars NV. It is the exclusive automobile Royal Warrant holder as appointed by the King of Sweden... |
5 | 42 |
| 6 | 16 |  FordFord Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
3 | 76 |
| 7 | 14 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is... |
15 | 15 |
| 8 | 13 | Lancia Lancia Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Some modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more... |
13 | 17 |
| 9 | 13 | Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion... |
16 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | Porsche Porsche Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry.... |
9 | 27 |
| 11 | 5 | Opel Opel Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929... |
11 | 25 |
| 12 | 4 | BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands... |
8 | 28 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Volvo Volvo Cars Volvo Car Corporation, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish automobile manufacturer founded in 1927, in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo was originally formed as a subsidiary company to the ball bearing maker SKF. When Volvo AB was introduced on the Swedish... |
4 | 44 | |
| 15 | 3 |  ŠkodaŠkoda Auto Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group... |
18 | 3 |
| 16 | 2 | Toyota |
10 | 25 |
| 17 | 1 | Audi Audi Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group.... |
20 | 2 |
See also
- 1973 World Rally Championship season
- Acropolis Rally
- 16ème Rallye du Maroc at Rallybase
- Acropolis 1973 at Jonkka's World Rally Archive
- 1973 Acropolis Rally, WRC Round 6 at Rallye-info