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Loeb crashes out in Greece 13 June 2009, 09:37:00
World champion Sebastien Loeb crashes out of the Acropolis Rally, spinning off the road during Saturday's first stage. The Frenchman's Citroen C4 left the road eight kilometres from the start of the 17.25km-Klenia Mycenae stage on a high speed sixth gear section.

Hirvonen leads Rally of Greece
12 June 2009, 19:01:00
Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen is the surprise leader of the Acropolis Rally of Greece following a last stage mistake from Jari-Matti Latvala.

The World Rally Championship competitors will be continuing their season in the Mediterranean region once more: following the race on the Italian island of Sardinia, the drivers and teams now head for Greece and its Acropolis Rally.

The seventh round of the year takes place from June 12th to 14th, with rally headquarters based in Loutraki.

A difficult gravel event run under usually very hot temperatures, the Acropolis Rally begins this Friday with five stages covering 119.3 kilometres of timed runs. Initially the programme for Day One counted six stages, but SS3 has been cancelled by the organisers, presumably because surface conditions would have deteriorated too rapidly.

On Saturday, two loops over thee trails will make up the day's itinerary of 469.02km, of which 135.36km are set against the clock.

Sunday's final day of action in Greece counts five tests, including two loops separated by a single passage over the New Pissia stage. The WRC competitors will cover 176.55km on Day Three, of which 95.26km will be timed.

Greece is situated in the GMT + 3 time zone; the table indicated below is in local time. Most European countries must subtract one hour, while UK residents must subtract two hours.

Acropolis Rally – The stages:

Friday 12 June
SS 1 HARVATI 25.00 km 08:48
SS 2 THIVA 1 23.76 km 10:21
SS 3 EVANGELISTRIA 21.03 km *Cancelled*
SS 4 BAUXITES 23.17 km 14:02
SS 5 DROSSOHORI 23.68 km 14:56
SS 6 THIVA 2 23.76 km 17:13

Saturday 13 June
SS 7 KLENIA MYCENAE 1 17.25 km 09:32
SS 8 GHYMNO 1 26.28 km 10:35
SS 9 KEFALARI 1 24.15 km 11:50
SS10 KLENIA MYCENAE 2 17.25 km 14:50
SS11 GHYMNO 2 26.28 km 14:53
SS12 KEFALARI 2 24.15 km 17:08

Sunday 14 June
SS13 LOUTRAKI 1 8.98 km 09:33
SS14 AGHII THEODORI 1 33.00 km 10:07
SS15 NEW PISSIA 11.30 km 10:55
SS16 LOUTRAKI 2 8.98 km 12:51
SS17 AGHII THEODORI 2 33.00 km 13:25