Tanak Fastest in shakedown, problems for Lemb

Hyundai i20 N Rally1’s Ott Tanak set the fastest time at the 2022 ECO Rally Acropolis Shakedown, followed by teammate Thierry Neville and M-Sport Ford’s Craig Breen. Sebastian Lebb, on the other hand, only managed two passes due to a technical issue.

The course was 3.62 km long, the weather clear and the ground dry. The crews will now travel to Athens for the start and the EKO Super Special Stage in OAKA, which will take place in the afternoon.

Check out what the crews had to say after the shakedown.

• #8 Ot Tanak – Martin Jarveoja (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)

“It has enough stones. Adhesion changes from point to point. It will be particularly challenging tomorrow.”

• #11 Thierry Neville – Martin Vidage (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)

“We have a difficult weekend ahead of us. It will be more difficult than last year.”

• #42 Craig Breen – Paul Nagle (M Sport Ford WRT)

“I’m happy! We have good memories of the game, we’ll see what happens.”

• #69 Kale Rovanpera – Jone Haltunen (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)

“I don’t know if we’ll win again. It’s not going to be easy, we had less traction than I expected during the shakedown.”

• #33 Elfyn Evans-Scott Martin (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)

“It’s a different challenge than other races. It slips, the grip is low.”

• #18 Takamoto Katsuta – Aaron Johnston (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT New Generation)

“It’s going to be difficult. We should be careful and avoid the rocks.”

• #4 Esapeka Lapi – Yane Ferm (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)

“Friday is a difficult day, we have to survive. And the rest will not be easy, but at least better. It will be an interesting weekend.”

• #19 Sebastian Lebb – Isabelle Galmis (M-Sport Ford WRT)

“The rally is very different. New specials, hard work testing. We have to find a rhythm again. I’m happy to be here.”

• #6 Dani Sordo – Cadito Carrera (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)

“We had a setback in some places, but I’m happy with the setup.”

• #44 Gus Greensmith – Jonas Anderson (M-Sport Ford WRT)

“Nice country, nice specials. The car is very comfortable to drive. I’m looking forward to the rally.”

• #7 Pierre-Louis Loubet – Vincent Lande (M-Sport Ford WRT)

“We will try to take advantage of the starting line-up. There’s no pressure, we want to have fun.”

• #9 Iordanis Serderidis – Frederic Miklot (M-Sport Ford WRT)

“Everything is good. The car is great. I’m hoping for a similar result to Kenya.”

• #20 Andreas Milelsen – Torstein Eriksen (Skoda Fabia Evo Rally2)

“It won’t be easy, as always on the Acropolis. The Specials are in good shape, we’re going to have a lot of fun.”

• #21 Johan Rossel – Valentin Sarrod (Citroen C3 Rally2)

“It’s going to be a difficult weekend for the car. I’ll give it my all, but it’s easy to make a mistake. The car is good, we’ll see.”

• #22 Timou Suninen – Mikko Markoula (Hyundai i20 N Rally2)

“We will try to survive. The conditions are difficult. Whoever manages to avoid the problems will win.”

Sportish lives the legendary EKO Acropolis Rally together with EKO, the largest Greek marketing company in its category and a main sponsor of the event and also the “EKO Super Special Stage” in OAKA.