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Preview: Acropolis Rally.

Wednesday, 28th May 2008

Preview for the Acropolis Rally of Greece - the seventh round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship.

The Finn then proceeded to increase his advantage on Saturday so that he went into the final leg with a 40-odd second lead. He eventually beat Sebastien Loeb by 38.6 seconds, while Petter Solberg secured the final place on the podium for Subaru.

Next up was Mikko Hirvonen, who survived a big off on SS10, while Stobart Ford's Henning Solberg came in fifth. Atkinson was sixth having dropped back on day two following a puncture and a driveshaft problem, followed by Skoda privateer, Jan Kopecky and OMV Kronos' Manfred Stohl. Guy Wilks and Matthew Wilson rounded out the top ten.

A number of drivers had problems during the event most noticeably Citroen's Dani Sordo and Munchi's Ford's Federico Villagra, who finished 24th and 32nd respectively under the SupeRally format.

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