ELPA Rally

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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]

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YearDriverCar
1976 Flag of Greece.svg Tasos Livieratos Alpine A110 1600
1977 Flag of Greece.svg Tasos Livieratos Datsun 160J
1978 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Carello Lancia Stratos HF
1979 Flag of Germany.svg Jochi Kleint Opel Ascona 1.9 SR
1980 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Zanini Porsche 911 SC
1981 Flag of Italy.svg Adriatico Vudafieri Fiat 131 Abarth
1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy McRae Opel Ascona 400
1983 Flag of Italy.svg Tonino Tognana Lancia 037 Rally
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Capone Lancia 037 Rally
1985 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Biasion Lancia 037 Rally
1986 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Tabaton Lancia Delta S4
1987 Flag of Italy.svg Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Tabaton Lancia Delta Integrale
1989 Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rayneri Lancia Delta Integrale
1991 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Liatti Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Erwin Weber Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Flag of Italy.svg Vanio Pasquali Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Pianezzzola Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1995 Flag of Greece.svg Leonidas Kyrkos Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996 Flag of Greece.svg Leonidas Kyrkos Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Hołowczyc Subaru Impreza 555
1998 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza WRC
1999 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza WRC
2000 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Lundgaard Toyota Corolla WRC
2001 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza WRC
2002 Flag of Italy.svg Renato Travaglia Peugeot 206 WRC
2003 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruno Thiry Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 Flag of France.svg Simon Jean-Joseph Renault Clio S1600
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600
2006 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Iliev Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2007 Flag of Turkey.svg Volkan Işık Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2008 2 Flag of Greece.svg Lefteris Sothiris (ELPA Rally I) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Papadimitriou (ELPA Rally II) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Papadimitriou (Greece) 3 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso (ERC) Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2010 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos (Greece) 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov (ERC) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2011 Canceled 5

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References

  1. 1 2 "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