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.
Previous winners Sourced from 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 2003 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 2008 Lefteris Sothiris (ELPA Rally I) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ioannis Papadimitriou (ELPA Rally II) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2009 Ioannis Papadimitriou (Greece) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Giandomenico Basso (ERC) Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2010 Armodios Vovos (Greece) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Yuriy Protasov (ERC) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2011 Canceled Notes: - The 2003 event was canceled after one stage due to fatal accident involving local driver Dimitris Kolopianos, who was killed instantly in the crash. - In the 2008 edition there were two separate ELPA Rally events - ELPA Rally I and ELPA Rally II - 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. - 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. - The 2011 event was canceled for economic reasons.
References
External links The official website for the rally ELPA website