The Acropolis Rally, an iconic race in the history of the WRC, will be the 10th round of the year and will take place from 8 to 11 September.

2022 is a year of big change for the top WRC class, with cars powered by hybrid powertrains and running on 100% green fuel. Ford’s first off-road racing M-Sport WRC combines, as required by the regulations, a 1.6-liter turbocharged Ecoboost gasoline engine with over 380 hp. with 100 kW (136 hp) electric motor. Its total power on special tracks can sometimes exceed 500 hp.

The WRC3, a championship for cars of the Rally3 specification, will be competed by the Car Center crew, member of the official Ford network, Nontas Karanikolas and Giorgos Kakavas. Having won two consecutive Greek F2 Two Wheeler Championships in 2020 and 2021 driving a Ford Fiesta Rally 5 and Rally 4 respectively, Karanikolas decided to try his hand at a four wheel drive Fiesta Rally 3 against high end cars. international competitions.

The start of this year’s Acropolis Rally will take place spectacularly from OAKI, where the ECO super special stage will take place, on the evening of Thursday, September 8th. The program then includes special routes in Corinth and Central Greece before finishing at the Panhellenic Exhibition of Lamia at noon on Sunday 11 September. In total, the Acropolis rally includes 16 special routes with a length of 303.3 racing kilometers.