The third day of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece has come to an end. Andreas Mikkelsen regained the event lead on the day.
SS7, Pavliani 1
Andreas Mikkelsen claimed the first stage win of the third day of the event. Posting a time 21.5 seconds faster than Marco Bulicia on the stage. Yohan Rossel finished third fastest on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Bulicia. Adrien Fourmaux set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.5 seconds slower than Rossel. Gus Greensmith rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 6 seconds slower than Fourmaux.
SS8, Karoutes 1
Andreas Mikkelsen also took the stage win on the eighth stage of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. With Mikkelsen posting a time 16.3 seconds faster than Marco Bulicia. Lauri Joona finished third fastest on the stage, 1.3 seconds slower than Bulicia. Kajetan Kajetanowicz set the fourth fastest time on the outing, 2.3 seconds slower than Joona. Yohan Rossel rounded out the top five on the stage, 0.2 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz.
SS9, Eleftherohori 1
Andreas Mikkelsen also won the ninth stage of the event. Positing a time 7.3 seconds faster than Gus Greensmith to sweep the morning stages. Sami Pajari finished third fastest on the stage, 1.2 seconds slower than Greensmith. Yohan Rossel set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 9.1 seconds slower than Pajari. Grégoire Munster rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 8.8 seconds slower than Rossel.
SS10, Pavliani 2
Andreas Mikkelsen picked up where he left off, taking the stage win on the tenth stage of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. With Mikkelsen posting a time 22.3 seconds faster than Adrien Fourmaux to win his fourth consecutive stage. Gus Greensmith finished third fastest on the stage, 6 seconds slower than Fourmaux. Grégoire Munster set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 16.3 seconds slower than Greensmith. Alejandro Cachón rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 11.8 seconds slower than Munster.
SS11, Karoutes 2
Andreas Mikkelsen also took the stage win on SS11. Posting a time 2.7 seconds faster than Adrien Fourmaux to take his fifth consecutive stage win. Gus Greensmith finished with the third fastest time on the stage, 0.2 seconds slower than Fourmaux. Grégoire Munster set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.2 seconds slower than Greensmith. Yohan Rossel rounded out the top five on the stage, 2.5 seconds slower than Munster.
SS12, Eleftherohori 2
Andreas Mikkelsen claimed the stage win on the 12th stage of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. With Mikkelsen posting a time 5.2 seconds faster than Gus Greensmith to complete the sweep of the day and take the WRC2 class lead. Adrien Fourmaux finsihed third fastest on the stage, 11.2 seconds slower than Greensmith. Grégoire Munster set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.1 seconds slower than Fourmaux. Kajetan Kajetanowicz rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1 second slower than Munster.
Retirements
Nikolay Gryazin, Sami Pajari and Marco Bulicia would all retire on the third day of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. Gryazin retired from the class lead on SS8 due to a mechanical issue. Bulicia retired just one stage later due to a mechanical issue also. Sami Pajari retired on SS12 also due to a mechanical issue. All three drivers are scheduled to return for the final day of the event.
Mikkelsen Comes Back
Andreas Mikkelsen had a disappointing second day of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. As the WRC2 championship leader experienced 3 punctures on the day, dropping him to 13th in class heading into day three. Mikkelsen did what should’ve been impossible. As the Norwegian won all the stages on the day to take the class lead heading into the final day. Mikkelsen showed today why he deserves both the WRC2 championship and another chance at the sports top level.
What To Expect From Day Four
Andreas Mikkelsen leads the WRC2 class by 0.4 seconds heading into the final day of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece. Gus Greensmith sits second, due to how close the gap is there will definitely be a battle for first between Mikkelsen and Greensmith. Yohan Rossel sits a minute and 4.8 seconds behind Greensmith heading into the final day, so don’t expect much from Rossel. As he will likely try to hold onto the final podium position. M-Sport drivers fill the last two top five spots, with Munster in fourth and Fourmaux in fifth. Munster sits 36.4 seconds behind Rossel and 25.6 seconds ahead of Fourmaux. Kajetan Kajetanowicz sits just 7.9 seconds out of a top-five spot, so he will likely battle with Fourmaux for the position.