The all-gravel Acropolis Rally, held in Greece, is round four of the Junior World Rally Championship and is renowned for being one of the hottest and toughest events on the calendar. Suzuki drivers P-G Andersson and Guy Wilks are currently tied on points for second place in the championship, and both have a very real chance of emerging from the harsh conditions of Greece in the series lead.

Guy Wilks, the 2004 JWRC winner in Greece wants to do it again

Reigning Junior World Rally Champion P-G Andersson would like nothing better than to give the Ignis another class win in Greece, and he is feeling confident of his chances. "I like the roads a lot," said the Swede. "However, it's going to be extremely tough. This rally is difficult at the best of times and the opposition just gets stronger and stronger. The points situation is so tight at the top that I am just going to have to go for it, which is the way that I like to drive anyway. Hopefully we will come away with the right result!"

Englishman Guy Wilks, who won the Acropolis Rally last year, said: "We've got to try and win the class again. This rally is going to be quite important; it could be a turning point of the season. While the Acropolis is as quick as any other event now, there is still an element of tactics. You can definitely make it rougher for yourself than it really is if you place your car on the wrong part of the road. But I think we're in good shape, with a great chance of doing very well."

Suzuki Sport Europe will run a pair of Ignis Super 1600 cars for Kosti Katajamaki and Urmo Aava - who also drove the Ignis last year. Czech team JM Engineering will additionally run one Ignis entry for Italian Alan Scorcioni and finally, there will be another Ignis run by Czech team Jipocar for Martin Prokop.

Kosti Katajamaki commented: "I seem to have led the Acropolis Rally every time I have been there, so now the natural target is to try and win it! I like the roads a lot and I know them quite well, so now we just have to keep our concentration at the maximum, and try and get the result that the car is certainly capable of."

Urmo Aava said: "I'm quite familiar with the Acropolis Rally and I know that the car is tough enough to go the distance. The championship is very closely fought, but I hope that my past experience of the event and the Ignis will give me an advantage."

Alan Scorcioni reported: "The last rally, run on home territory for me in Italy, ended disappointingly so I want to make up for that in Greece. The Acropolis is all about compromise - you have to drive fast enough to be competitive but not so fast that you hit a rock or pick up punctures."

Martin Prokop commented: "This is my first year of rallying at this level, so my objective is only to gain experience. For that I need to be sure of getting to the finish, although I scored my first driver points on the last rally, which is very encouraging."

Suzuki Sport President Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima commented: "After two rough and hot non-Junior World Championship rallies in Cyprus and Turkey I think we are well-prepared for the challenge of Acropolis. We also have a short test planned in Greece before the start of the rally in order to refine the car settings to the unique conditions we are likely to find there. We are not going to have an easy time of it all, because our rivals are looking very strong. But I've got every confidence in our car and our drivers to get the job done."

The Acropolis Rally gets underway with a ceremonial start and indoor superspecial stage in Athens, at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday 23 June at 1745 (CET+1). This exciting new superspecial provides an excellent opportunity for fans who would not normally go out on the stages to get a taste of what rallying is all about. Crews then go on to tackle 19 special stages totalling 349 kilometres before the finish back in Lamia on Sunday 26 June at 1445 (CET+1).