Dominance Sébastiena Loeba pokračovala i na shakedownu na Rally Acropolis. Po včerejším hustém dešti se začínalo na blátě, přičemž během celého dne trať v okolí Loutraki postupně osychala a časy jednotlivých posádek se zrychlovaly.

Kompletní přehled časů ze shakedownu

Ohlasy posádek po shakedownu (anglicky):

1 LOEB Sébastien - ELENA Daniel

„First passage everything OK. We had decided to stop if the mud remained, but the road started drying out so we continued. We made minor changes to the car, we are satisfied.“

3 HIRVONEN Mikko - LEHTINEN Jarmo

„First passage it was really slippery. The car feels good, we made no changes.“

2 OGIER Sébastien - INGRASSIA Julien

„We made small adjustments, everything works fine.“

4 LATVALA Jari-Matti - ANTTILA Miikka

„We tried different setups. The mud was slippery, but when it dried out it felt a lot better.“

11 SOLBERG Petter - PATTERSON Chris

„We changed dampers before 2nd passage and we have done the stage 5 times in total. The road was getting dry and hard during the day.“

6 ÖSTBERG Mads - ANDERSSON Jonas

„We tried different ride heights. The rain has turned gravel into mud and it was slippery, but now the road is getting dry.“

5 WILSON Matthew - MARTIN Scott

„We made no changes, we are satisfied.“

7 VILLAGRA Féderico - DIAZ Jose

„Everything goes as planned, we tried to change the setup of the car several times.“

8 RÄIKKÖNEN Kimi - LINDSTRÖM Kaj

„We are here to test the setup and that's what we did. Everything OK.“

15 SOLBERG Henning - MINOR Ilka

„We were trying to find the correct setup. No problems.“

9 KUIPERS Dennis - MICLOTTE Frédéric

„Everything is fine, no problem for us.“

12 OLIVEIRA Daniel - MAGALHAES Carlos

„First passage was muddy and slippery, but later the road improved a lot. We changed some things on the car.“

14 VAN MERKSTEIJN Peter jun. - CHEVAILLIER Eddy

„The stage is different than yesterday. The car feels good.“

16 KUIPERS René - HULZEBOS Annemieke

„We didn't face any problems. Everything OK.“

17 ARAÚJO Armindo - RAMALHO Miguel

Stopped the Shakedown due to broken front suspension.

18 NOVIKOV Evgeny - GIRAUDET Denis

„Now the road is dry, no problem.“

19 ATHANASSOULAS Lambros - ZAKHEOS Nikolaos

„We made adjustments at the rear suspension. The team advised me to rev the engine higher. We are getting used to the car.“

20 VAN MERKSTEIJN Peter sen.- MOMBAERTS Erwin

„No problem, we are ready to start the rally.“