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

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

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  1. ^ a b "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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