{"id":6786,"date":"2026-05-06T21:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:49:08","slug":"fia-european-historic-gravel-rally-championship-an-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/en\/fia-european-historic-gravel-rally-championship-an-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"FIA European Historic Gravel Rally Championship: An Experiment!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"473\">This year, the <strong>Federation Internationale de l&#8217;Automobile (FIA)<\/strong> has undertaken a significant restructuring, separating the European Historic Rally Championship into two distinct competitions. More specifically, what was previously a single unified championship has been \u201csplit\u201d into two separate series, with gravel events now forming their own dedicated championship, in an effort aimed at attracting more entries. The inaugural round of the new gravel championship, which consists of five events in total, was held successfully in April in Portugal, marking a dynamic start to this new initiative. The<strong> Historic Acropolis Rally<\/strong>, scheduled to take place from <strong>22 to 24 May<\/strong>, will serve as the second round of the series.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6774\" src=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"829\"><strong data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"829\">1) Historic Rally Fafe | Portugal | 9\u201311 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"1330\">The opening round of this new FIA initiative was hosted on the famous special stages of northern Portugal, with the Historic Rally Fafe attracting 19 entries. Victory went to <strong>Christophe Jacob\u2013Isabelle Regnier<\/strong>, who took the lead from the second stage and remained at the front until the end. Well known for their participation in the 2024 Historic Acropolis Rally, the Belgian crew competed in a Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII, making an ideal start to their campaign in the newly established championship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"1330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6776\" src=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1711\">Second place went to two-time Spanish Historic Champions <strong>Jes\u00fas Ferreiro\u2013Javier Anido<\/strong> in a Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII, while <strong>Nemo Mazza\u2013Mauro Marchiori<\/strong>, also in an Escort RS 1800 MKII, completed the podium in third. The spectacular <strong>Pasi Hapulahti\u2013Antti Nordstr\u00f6m<\/strong> with a Volvo 242 finished in fourth place, ahead of the Czech crew <strong>Old\u0159ich Kova\u0159\u00edk\u2013Marek Kapic<\/strong> in a \u0160koda Favorit 136L. Greeks <strong>Nikos Pavlidis\u2013Dimitris Amaxopoulos<\/strong> also took part in the event, a crew that plans to follow the entire FIA European Historic Gravel Rally Championship this season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6778\" src=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1915\"><strong data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1915\">Overall Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2209\">\n<li data-section-id=\"n0yprm\" data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1982\">Christophe Jacob \/ Isabelle Regnier \u2013 Ford Escort RS1800 MKII<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"11t65nl\" data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2043\">Jes\u00fas Ferreiro \/ Javier Anido \u2013 Ford Escort RS1800 MKII<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"9plbvl\" data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2103\">Nemo Mazza \/ Mauro Marchiori \u2013 Ford Escort RS1800 MKII<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"j69jh7\" data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2153\">Pasi Hapulahti \/ Antti Nordstr\u00f6m \u2013 Volvo 242<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"148tzy2\" data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2209\">Old\u0159ich Kova\u0159\u00edk \/ Marek Kapic \u2013 \u0160koda Favorit 136L<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2612\">The <strong>FIA European Historic Gravel Rally Championship<\/strong> continues in Greece in a few days with the <strong>Historic Acropolis Rally<\/strong>. The third round of the series will be the Lahti Historic Rally, taking place from 20 to 22 August in Finland, while one week later (28\u201329 August), Sweden will host the fourth round. The season will conclude on the last weekend of November in Italy with the Rally Storico del Brunello.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2612\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6782\" src=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_6.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2912\">Will the FIA\u2019s experiment succeed? The answer will be given at the end of the year. What is certain is that there is strong interest from foreign crews in competing in the Historic Acropolis Rally, the most iconic round of the championship, confirming the event\u2019s international significance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3026\">All updates about the Historic Acropolis Rally are available on the official website (<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historicacropolis.gr\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3024\">www.historicacropolis.gr<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6780\" src=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historic_Acropolis_Rally_2026_PR4_5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3028\" data-end=\"3279\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Official Website: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historicacropolis.gr\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3070\">www.historicacropolis.gr<\/a><br data-start=\"3070\" data-end=\"3073\" \/>Facebook page: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/historicacropolisrallygr\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3137\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/historicacropolisrallygr<\/a><br data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3140\" \/>Instagram page: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/historic_acropolis_rally\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3207\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/historic_acropolis_rally\/<\/a><br data-start=\"3207\" data-end=\"3210\" \/>YouTube page: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PressOfficeOMAE\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3264\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PressOfficeOMAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" data-start=\"3028\" data-end=\"3279\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em><strong>Press Office<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the Federation Internationale de l&#8217;Automobile (FIA) has undertaken a significant restructuring, separating the European Historic Rally Championship into two distinct competitions. More specifically, what was previously a single unified championship has been \u201csplit\u201d into two separate series, with gravel events now forming their own dedicated championship, in an effort aimed at attracting more entries. The inaugural round of the new gravel championship, which consists of five events in total, was held successfully in April in Portugal, marking a dynamic start to this new initiative. The Historic Acropolis Rally, scheduled to take place from 22 to 24 May, will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sporting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FIA European Historic Gravel Rally Championship: An Experiment! - Historic Acropolis 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rally2026.historicacropolis.gr\/en\/fia-european-historic-gravel-rally-championship-an-experiment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FIA European Historic Gravel Rally Championship: An Experiment! - Historic Acropolis 2023\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This year, the Federation Internationale de l&#8217;Automobile (FIA) has undertaken a significant restructuring, separating the European Historic Rally Championship into two distinct competitions. 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