ELPA Rally

The ELPA Rally was a rally competition held in the Chalkidiki peninsula in Greece. The rally was organised by the Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA) and was the second most important rally event in Greece after the Acropolis Rally. The first edition was held in 1976 under the name Chalkidiki Rally. Since 1977 the rally was regular part of the European Rally Championship. The 2011 edition of the rally was cancelled due to financial reasons and was never revived since.[1]

Previous winners

Sourced from [2]

Year Driver Car
1976 Greece Tasos Livieratos Alpine A110 1600
1977 Greece Tasos Livieratos Datsun 160J
1978 Italy Antonio Carello Lancia Stratos HF
1979 Germany Jochi Kleint Opel Ascona 1.9 SR
1980 Spain Antonio Zanini Porsche 911 SC
1981 Italy Adriatico Vudafieri Fiat 131 Abarth
1982 United Kingdom Jimmy McRae Opel Ascona 400
1983 Italy Tonino Tognana Lancia 037 Rally
1984 Italy Carlo Capone Lancia 037 Rally
1985 Italy Massimo Biasion Lancia 037 Rally
1986 Italy Fabrizio Tabaton Lancia Delta S4
1987 Italy Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 Italy Fabrizio Tabaton Lancia Delta Integrale
1989 France Yves Loubet Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 Italy Michele Rayneri Lancia Delta Integrale
1991 Italy Piero Liatti Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992 Germany Erwin Weber Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Italy Vanio Pasquali Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Italy Sergio Pianezzzola Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1995 Greece Leonidas Kyrkos Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996 Greece Leonidas Kyrkos Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Subaru Impreza 555
1998 Greece Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza WRC
1999 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza WRC
2000 Denmark Henrik Lundgaard Toyota Corolla WRC
2001 Greece Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza WRC
2002 Italy Renato Travaglia Peugeot 206 WRC
20031 Belgium Bruno Thiry Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 France Simon Jean-Joseph Renault Clio S1600
2005 Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600
2006 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2007 Turkey Volkan Işık Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
20082 Greece Lefteris Sothiris (ELPA Rally I) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou (ELPA Rally II) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou (Greece)3 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Italy Giandomenico Basso (ERC) Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2010 Greece Armodios Vovos (Greece)4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Ukraine Yuriy Protasov (ERC) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2011 Canceled5

Notes:

  • ^1 - The 2003 event was canceled after one stage due to fatal accident involving local driver Dimitris Kolopianos, who was killed instantly in the crash.
  • ^2 - In the 2008 edition there were two separate ELPA Rally events - ELPA Rally I and ELPA Rally II
  • ^3 - Ioannis Papadimitriou set the fastest overall time, but he was registered only for the national championship and not for the European Rally Championship, so therefore Giandomenico Basso is recognised as the official rally winner by the FIA.
  • ^4 - Armodios Vovos set the fastest overall time, but he was registered only for the national championship and not for the European Rally Championship, so therefore Yuriy Protasov is recognised as the official rally winner by the FIA.
  • ^5 - The 2011 event was canceled for economic reasons.[1]

References
  1. "ELPA Rally, 01-03 April 2011". Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  2. http://www.ewrc-results.com/events.php?id=74
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