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26th Acropolis Rally

Round 5 of the FIA World Rally Championship 1979 
Start:28 May 1979 in Athens
Finish:31 May 1979 in Athens
Distance:2974 km including 1008 km over 54 special stages
Special stage surface:Gravel with some asphalt
Participants:153 teams at the start, 20 at the finish

Final classification
Pos Nr Driver Nation Car Group Pos Total time
Codriver Nation Entrant Class Pos Behind winner
1 1 Björn Waldegård Swe Ford Escort RS1800 4 1 13:35.06
    Hans Thorszelius Swe Rothmans 3 1 0.00
2 8 Timo Salonen Fin Datsun 160J 2 1 14:07.04
    Seppo Harjanne Fin N.I. Theocharakis 3 1 31.58
3 3 Harry Källström Swe Datsun 160J 2 2 14:11.39
    Claes Billstam Swe N.I. Theocharakis 3 2 36.33
4 9 Jean Ragnotti Fra Renault 5 Alpine 2 3 14:19.16
    Jean-Marc Andrié Fra Renault Elf Calberson 2 1 44.10
5 14 'Iaveris' Gre Ford Escort RS1800 4 2 14:36.01
    Kóstas Stefanis Gre Rothmans 3 2 1:00.55
6 21 Iórgos Moschous Gre Datsun 160J 2 4 14:54.27
    'Simetra II' Gre N.I. Theocharakis 3 3 1:19.21
7 15 Evangelos Gallo Gre Datsun 160J 2 5 15:04.08
    Dimítris Petrópoulos Gre N.I. Theocharakis 3 4 1:29.02
8 31 Václav Blahna Tch Škoda 130RS 2 6 16:09.22
    Jiří Motal Tch Biamar 1 1 2:34.16
9 42 Nikolay Elizarov Urs Lada 21011 2 7 16:12.15
    Viktor Moskovski Urs Autoexport Moskva 2 2 2:37.09
10 49 Sergey Vukovich Urs Lada 21011 2 8 16:33.11
    Anatoli Brum Urs Autoexport Moskva 2 3 2:58.05
11   Johnny Pesmazoglou Gre Opel Ascona 2 9 16:36.22
    Haris Kaltsounis Gre   3 5 3:01.16
12 26 Andrzej Jaroszewicz Pol FSO Polonez 2000 4 3 16:48.26
    Ryszard Żyszkowski Pol FSO 3 3 3:13.20
13   'Carlo' Gre Renault 5 TS 2 10 16:55.00
    Mihalis Kriadis Gre   1 2 3:19.54
14   Heiki Ohu Urs Lada 1600 2 11 17:37.17
    Toomas Diener Urs   2 4 4:02.11
15   Anastasios Gemenis Gre Datsun 1600 SSS 2 12 17:50.12
    'El Nak' Gre   2 5 4:15.06
19 148 Manolis Halivelakis Gre Toyota Corolla 1 1 18:23.38
    Theodoros Korakis Gre Kassidopoulos 2 1 4:48.32
 
Retirements
SS Nr Driver Nation Car Group Reason
Codriver Nation Entrant Class
R50 2 Bernard Darniche Fra Lancia Stratos HF 4   Suspension
    Alain Mahé Fra Team Chardonnet 4    
R9 4 Hannu Mikkola Fin Ford Escort RS1800 4   Engine
    Arne Hertz Swe Rothmans 3    
R56 5 Ove Andersson Swe Toyota Celica 2000GT 2   Piston
    Henry Liddon Gbr Toyota Team Europe 3    
R39 6 Anders Kulläng Swe Opel Kadett GT/E 2   Connecting rod
    Bob de Jong Ned Opel Dealer Team Holland 3    
R13 7 Roger Clark Gbr Ford Escort RS1800 4   Engine
    Jim Porter Gbr Rothmans 3    
R3 10 Achim Warmbold Frg Porsche Carrera RS 4   Shock absorbers
    Horst Rausch Frg   4    
R9 11 Jean-Luc Thérier Fra Toyota Celica 2000GT 2   Differential
    Michel Vial Fra Toyota Team Europe 3    
R30 12 'Siroco' Gre Lancia Stratos HF 4   Broken wheel
    Kóstas Fertakis Gre Lamda 4    
R 17 Kýpros Kyprianou Cyp Chrysler Sunbeam 1   Suspension
    Dave Adams Gbr   1    
R 22 Man Bergsteijn Ned Opel Kadett GT/E 2   Accident
    Stef Thomas Ned Opel Dealer Team Holland 3    
R7 23 Harald Demuth Frg Audi 80 GLE 2   Driver ill
    Arwed Fischer Frg Audi Motorsport 2    
R46 24 'Leonidas' Gre Renault 5 Alpine 2   Clutch
    Andreas Arkentis Gre   3    
R1 28 Freddy Kottulinsky Swe Audi 80 GLE 2   Suspension
    Michael Schwägerl Frg Audi Motorsport 2    
R1 30 Tomasz Ciecierzyński Pol FSO Polonez 2000 4   Engine
    Jacek Rózański Pol FSO 3    
R47 32 Svatopluk Kvaizar Tch Škoda 130RS 2   Suspension
    Jiří Kotek Tch Biamar 1    
R6 36 Stasys Brundza Urs Lada 21011 2   Suspension
    Arvydas Girdauskas Urs Autoexport Moskva 2    
R   Rudi Stohl Aut Lada 1600 2   Accident
    Kurt Modlhammer Aut   2    
R 73 Alain Coppier Fra Datsun Violet KPL710 1   Alternator
    Robert Jocteur Monrozier Fra   2    

Rally notes

Rally route

Leg 1Athinai - Kalabaka601 km with 10 stages over 222 km
Leg 2Kalabaka - Kalabaka500 km with 8 stages over 183 km
Leg 3Kalabaka - Lagonissi712 km with 13 stages over 223 km
Leg 4Lagonissi - Olimpia489 km with 9 stages over 132 km
Leg 5Olimpia - Epidavros435 km with 14 stages over 184 km
Leg 6Epidavros - Athinai148 km without stages

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