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)
Statistics
Crews83 at start, 11 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Luc Thérier
France Christian Delferrier
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800

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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

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1973 Acropolis Rally results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 1 7 h : 37 m : 58 s 4 1   Jean-Luc Thérier
  Christian Delferrier
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 2 7 h : 44 m : 59 s 4 12   Rauno Aaltonen
  Robin Turvey
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 15
3 3 7 h : 45 m : 56 s 4 5   Jean-Pierre Nicolas
  Michel Vial
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
4 4 7 h : 57 m : 21 s 4 3   Håkan Lindberg
  Arne Hertz
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
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 Corolla 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
Retired (accident) 2 2   Achim Warmbold
  Jean Todt
  BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 2 4   Ove Andersson
  Gunnar Häggborn
  Toyota Celica
Retired (mechanical) 2 6   Björn Waldegård
  Fergus Sager
  BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 2 7   Harry Källström
  Claes Billstam
  Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 2 8   Alcide Paganelli
  Ninni Russo
  Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (illness) 4 10   Bernard Darniche
  Alain Mahé
  Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (accident) 2 11   Günther Janger
  Harald Gottlieb
  Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 2 15   Tony Fall
  Mike Wood
  Volkswagen 1303S
Retired (mechanical) 2 16   Will Sparrow
  Henry Liddon
  Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (mechanical) 4 17   Siroco (driver)
  Miltos Andriopoulos
  Alpine Renault A110 1800

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event

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1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 6
After round 6 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 92   Alpine Renault 1 147
2 43   Fiat 2 84
3 33   Citroën 7 33
4 22   Datsun 6 34
5 20   Saab 5 42
6 16   Ford 3 76
7 14   Volkswagen 15 15
8 13   Lancia 13 17
9 13   Peugeot 16 13
10 8   Porsche 9 27
11 5   Opel 11 25
12 4   BMW 8 28
4   Mitsubishi 17 4
4   Volvo 4 44
15 3   Škoda 18 3
16 2   Toyota 10 25
17 1   Audi 20 2

References

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