Ogier set to compete in Rally Greece

Toyota Gazoo Racing has confirmed Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais will compete in Greece for the Acropolis Rally as they hone in on a potential title fight. 

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Following their success in Finland, much to the demise of home hero Kalle Rovanpera crashing out in the penultimate stage, Toyota has confirmed Ogier and Landais will compete in the next round. 

Ogier will be one of three Toyota Rally1 Yaris cars in attendance at the event with the other two participants fulfilled by full-time regulars and teammates, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta. 

The eight-time world champion was reportedly set to compete in this event so the announcement does not come as a surprise. 

Although the world champion claimed the championship was no longer his priority, he remains under pressure to compete in the remaining four rallies; Greece, Chile, Central Europe and Japan. 

This comes down to his championship standings, he sits in second 27 points adrift of Hyundai’s Theirry Neuville who remains on top since he took the opening win in Monte-Carlo. 

At the same time, Toyota will head to the Greek peninsula 20 points behind championship leaders Hyundai after the retirements of Kalle Rovanpera and Elfyn Evans, on the final day of Rally Finland. 

Despite a part-time schedule for this season, the Frenchman has competed in six of the events and he won three; Croatia, Portugal and Finland. 

His lower road order, a result of his schedule, has allowed the French world champion to sniff the possibility of a ninth world championship chance – to tie the record with Sebastien Loeb. 

EKO Acropolis Rally Greece will kick off on Thursday, September 5 before coming to its natural conclusion on Sunday, September 8. 

Read more WRC here:

• WRC Rally Finland round-up: Rovanpera heartbreak, pointless scores and title contention.
• Sebastien Ogier inadvertently set for WRC title fight
• Kalle Rovanpera claims nothing would’ve stopped Rally Finland crash
• Ogier takes Rally Finland WRC win after Rovanpera crashes out
• Kalle Rovanpera and Elfyn Evans crash out of Rally Finland on penultimate stage
• Gregoire Munster crashes out in Rally Finland on SS11

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.