WRC – Rovanperä wins Acropolis Rally opener in Athens

2023 EKO Acropolis Rally Greece - Thursday report Kalle Rovanperä led EKO Acropolis Rally Greece on Thursday evening after winning the fan-packed super special stage in capital city Athens. The event's opener followed ceremonial start in front of the majestic Acropolis, in attendance of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Greece's Alternate Minister for Sport, Giannis Vroutsis. The Toyota GR Yaris-driving Rovanperä outpaced Hyundai rival Esapekka Lappi by just one-tenth of a second through the asphalt-based EKO Super Special Stage, run for the first time on this 70th-anniversary edition of Acropolis Rally Greece.The Finn, who topped the championship standings by 25…

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