WRC Rally Greece: 3 winners and losers of the Acropolis
1st July 2025Ott Tanak secured Hyundai’s first win of the season at the World Rally Championship’s World Rally Greece, but who are the winners and losers of the event?
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Winner – Ott Tanak
Tanak has finally secured a win for Hyundai in 2025 after what felt like a threatening charge in Sardinia last time out. The Estonian took the lead on Friday evening and controlled the rally, despite a late gearbox issue on the power stage.
Loser – Thierry Neuville
2025 wouldn’t be the title defence that Neuville would’ve been looking for. Acropolis did not treat the Belgian kindly, unlike last year, when he won, as he was hit with two punctures on Friday and another on Saturday, hampering his charge for victory.
Winner – Adrien Fourmaux
Fourmaux has not had the best luck in the season so far, but Greece allowed the Frenchman some much-needed respite. He did hold onto second place until a problem on stage 10, where he clipped a bank, but he held onto the podium position ahead of Toyota’s Elfyn Evans.
Loser – Kalle Rovanpera
Rovanpera has had a mixed season so far, with one rally win to his name. However, he did appear to be in a position to add Greece to that list last weekend, and it was compounded by a rare mistake from the two-time world champion, which saw him fall outside the top 10 on Saturday.
Winner – Sebastien Ogier
Ogier put in a decent performance that shows how the Toyota driver is one of the best in the world. He was second on the road on Friday, behind Evans, yet he still managed to pick up the first stage win of the day. Whilst he walked away with second place, the eight-time world champion is back in contention for a ninth world title.
It remains to be seen if his part-time schedule will allow this fight.
Loser – Takamoto Katsuta
The Japanese driver was on for a decent recovery drive after dropping down the order on Friday, going down to 29th, but his fifth-place recovery was all undone with a mistake into the final corners of Pavliani – beaching his Yaris. Without that, Katsuta was on course for a decent result.
Ott Tanak give Hyundai first WRC win of 2025 in Rally Greece
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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.
