1973 Acropolis Rally

Infobox Rally
name=21st Acropolis Rally
native_name=
country=GRE
round=6


caption=
rallybase=Athens, Greece
start=
finish=
startdate=23 May 1973
enddate=28 May 1973
stages=
stagekm=549
controls=
overallkm=3358
surface=Gravel (some asphalt)
championship=1973 WRC for Manufacturers
driver1=flagicon|France Jean-Luc Thérier
team1=
car1=Alpine Renault A110 1800
driver2=flagicon|Finland Rauno Aaltonen
team2=
car2=Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
driver3=flagicon|France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
team3=
car3=Alpine Renault A110 1800
teamsstart=83
teamsfinish=11The 1973 Acropolis Rally was the 21st running of the Acropolis Rally, and the fifth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central Greece, the Acropolis is a long-standing event on the WRC calendar.

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. In Greece, the Alpine Renault team had another strong showing, with their fourth win of the year. Driver Jean-Luc Thérier became the first driver to win two WRC rallies with his victory here.

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Results

Championship standings

See also

* 1973 World Rally Championship season
* Acropolis Rally
* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=381 16ème Rallye du Maroc] at [http://www.rallybase.nl/ Rallybase]
* [http://www.juwra.com/acropolis_1973.html Acropolis 1973] at [http://www.juwra.com/ Jonkka's World Rally Archive]
* [http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=321 1973 Acropolis Rally, WRC Round 6] at [http://www.rallye-info.com/ Rallye-info]