ACROPOLIS RALLY GREECE 2026 ATTRACTS STAR-STUDDED ENTRY LIST

OGIER RETURNS, SORDO JOINS HYUNDAI AND WRC2 BATTLE HEATS UP IN GREECE

The 70th EKO Acropolis Rally Greece is set to deliver one of the strongest entry lists of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship season, with 63 crews entered across WRC, WRC2, WRC2 Challenger, WRC3 and WRC Masters Cup categories. The gravel classic moves to its new base in Loutraki and features 17 special stages covering more than 323 competitive kilometres.

Toyota Gazoo Racing arrives with a formidable Rally1 line-up led by championship leader Elfyn Evans, alongside eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier, Oliver Solberg, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari.

Hyundai counters with reigning world champion Thierry Neuville, Adrien Fourmaux and the returning Daniel Sordo, whose appearance adds further experience to the Rally1 field.

M-Sport Ford fields four Puma Rally1 cars for Mārtiņš Sesks, Joshua McErlean, Jon Armstrong and local favourite Jourdan Serderidis. The four-car line-up gives M-Sport its largest Rally1 presence of the season.

WRC2 PROMISES A THRILLER

The WRC2 category is arguably the headline support battle with more than 30 Rally2 entries.

Among the leading contenders are Yohan Rossel in the new Lancia Ypsilon HF, Andreas Mikkelsen, Gus Greensmith, Roope Korhonen, Alejandro Cachón, Jan Solans and Estonian prospect Robert Virves.

The event also features several national stars, including Greek drivers Lambros Athanassoulas, Panagiotis Roustemis and Epameinondas Karanikolas.

TURKISH INTEREST IN WRC2

Türkiye will be represented by Ali Türkkan and co-driver Oytun Albayrak in a Ford Fiesta Rally2, while Uğur Soylu and Mehmet Yalçın will compete in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. Both crews are entered in the highly competitive WRC2 field.

WRC3 FIELD LED BY YOUNG TALENTS

Seven Rally3 crews are entered for WRC3, with Polish drivers Tymek Abramowski and Grzegorz Bonder among the favourites. Local hopes rest on Georgios Vasilakis and Nikolaos Ntavaris.

KEY STORYLINES TO WATCH

• Sébastien Ogier returns to Acropolis Rally seeking another victory on Greece's punishing gravel roads.

• Daniel Sordo makes a notable Rally1 comeback with Hyundai.

• M-Sport Ford enters four Puma Rally1 cars.

• Lancia continues its WRC2 campaign with Yohan Rossel and Pablo Sarrazin.

• Andreas Mikkelsen and Gus Greensmith headline a stacked WRC2 category.

• Ali Türkkan leads Turkish hopes in one of the strongest WRC2 fields of the season.

• The rally debuts its new Loutraki-based format while retaining the legendary Acropolis challenge.

"With 12 Rally1 cars, a deep WRC2 field and the return of several big names, the 2026 Acropolis Rally Greece is shaping up to be one of the most competitive gravel events of the WRC season."