Acropolis Rally Greece Day 1: Rovanpera, Ogier and Tanak Fight For the Lead

📺 Watch on Red Bull TV: Kalle Rovanperä led EKO Acropolis Rally Greece on Friday night after an enthralling day which could prove decisive in the outcome of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. Three different drivers fought for supremacy during the first full day of competition in the Acropolis’ first WRC appearance since 2013. The trio were blanketed by just after a gruelling day on rocky gravel mountain tracks. The 20-year-old Finn, driving a Toyota Yaris, ended clear of Ott Tänak’s Hyundai i20, with championship leader Sébastien Ogier two-tenths further back in another Yaris. It was a miserable day for Ogier’s title rivals. Elfyn Evans, second in the points, drove all but the opening speed test with his Yaris jammed in gear and lost almost five minutes. Thierry Neuville, who is tied with Evans, lost nearly six minutes with broken power steering. Both languished near the bottom of the top 20. Rovanperä won two of the five rugged special stages as the rally thr