title: ELPA Rally
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 |
  | 2008 | Ioannis Papadimitriou (ELPA Rally II) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
  | 2009 | Ioannis Papadimitriou (Greece) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
  | 2009 | Giandomenico Basso (ERC) | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 |
  | 2010 | Armodios Vovos (Greece) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
  | 2010 | Yuriy Protasov (ERC) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
  | 2011 | Canceled | Canceled |
  
  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.
  