Mikko Hirvonen is with the first stage win in Acropolis 2012. Hirvonen win stage 5 Bauxites 1 (23.17km) 1.1 seconds faster than Loeb and 5.6 seconds faster than Latvala. Loeb extends his lead against Latvala who is second in the overall standing after SS 5.
Latvala explains his delay in SS 5: "I am not happy with the car on the hard surfaces. It takes too much time to warm the tires. We almost have a spin. We were eight seconds slower at the start and we managed to gain four in the end."
The stage winner Mikko Hirvonen says: "We were pushing hard. We were equal to Sebastien. We expected it to be dry but there was mud and it was slippery. We will see."
Rally leader Loeb: "Mikko was one second faster but it was a tricky stage with mud and some water splashes. But it's ok. Just the slippery part was difficult with the hard tires. We don't have a real information about the conditions and the tire choice and I think that everybody are using the hard tires."
Petter Solberg: "We took two spares. It is some extra weight, but we are going to use them both in the next stage."

In Stage 6 Drossohori (22km) Sebastien Loeb win followed by T. Neuville at 3.4 seconds and Latvala at +4.4 seconds.
Mikko Hirvonen moved to third position as Petter Solberg back at 4th position.
Petter Solberg is with a puncture and possible damaged prop shaft. Hit a rock after a crest. Now heading back to Itea for remote-service.

Results after SS 6:
1. S. Loeb 1:30:05.3
2. J. Latvala +10.1
3. M. Hirvonen +15.0
4. P. Solberg +16.8
5. E. Novikov +1:15.6
6. M. Ostberg +1:20.6

Three stages remain to the end of day 2 in Rally Acropolis 2012.