Five alive for Acropolis Allstars.

The Subaru Allstars team will field a season-high five cars on this weekend's Acropolis Rally, as its drivers aim to consolidate the FIA Teams' Cup.

Rivalling the infrastructure of any full works WRC team, the Allstars operation will deploy 19 vehicles and almost 60 staff to look after the five Imprezas, which are being run for regulars Krzysztof Holowczyc, Frederic Dor and Toshihiro Arai, and newcomers Hamed Al Wahaibi and John Papadimitiou. All five will be looked after by the 'arrive and drive' operation at a health and fitness spa at the rally, in order that they can maintain their individual training programmes.

Arai and Dor currently share the lead of the Teams' Cup, and both are expected to go well on the notoriously difficult Greek event. Arai ran as high as sixth in last year's rally, before being forced back by clutch problems on the final stage, while Dor has already shown form in similar conditions and should be a contender for honours. Holowczyc is contesting the Acropolis for the first time.

Home favourite Papadimitiou is not contesting the Teams' Cup, but will be hoping that local knowledge will push him to the front of the pack, while Al Wahaibi is looking for much the same after contesting many rough desert rallies.

The success of the Allstars formula has led the operation to prepare a new corporate identity, which will be officially unveiled in Greece. The new blue starburst logo is apparently designed to provide a simple and refreshed look for the team, while underlining parent company Prodrive's involvement in the programme.