The 1973 Acropolis Rally (formally the 21st Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the inaugural

World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...

season. Run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

, the Acropolis is a long-standing event on the WRC calendar.

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. In Greece, the

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team had another strong showing, with their fourth win of the year. Driver

Jean-Luc Thérier Jean-Luc Thérier (7 October 1945, Hodeng-au-Bosc – 31 July 2019, Neufchâtel-en-Bray) was a French rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events. However, ...

became the first driver to win two WRC rallies with his victory here.

Results

Source: Independent WRC archive

Championship standings after the event

References

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

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Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, ...

Acropolis Rally

Acropolis Rally The Acropolis Rally of Greece ( el, Ράλλυ Ακρόπολις) is a rally competition that is part of the World Rally Championship (WRC). The rally is held on very dusty, rough, rocky and fast mountain roads in mainland Greece, usually duri ...