Greece
Acropolis Rally of Greece, 29. May - 1. June 2008
The stages are run north and west of Athens, up in the mountains. The stages are all on gravel covered with layers of sand. The first cars have to sweep the road and the last ones need to watch out for stones thrown into the way of the other cars. Temperatures are about +30 degrees outside the car and +50 degrees inside the car.
Previous winners:
2008 Sebastien Loeb/ Daniel Elena, Citroën
2007 Marcus Grønholm/ Timo Rautiainen, Ford
2006 Marcus Grønholm/ Timo Rautiainen, Ford
2005 Sebastien Loeb/ Daniel Elena, Citroën
2004 Petter Solberg/ Phil Mills, Subaru
2003 Markko Märtin/ Michael Park, Ford
2002 Colin McRae/ Nicky Grist, Ford
Petters previous results:
2008 2. place
2007 3. place
2006 7. place
2005 9. place
2004 Winner
2003 3. place
2002 5. place
2001 2. place (first time on the podium)
2000 Retired