The Sibiu Rally Romania, known originally as the Raliul Sibiului, is an international

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event based in

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in central

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. The event is a round of the

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, the Romanian Rally Championship and the Bulgarian Rally Championship. Previously the event had been a round of the

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and has been a predominantly gravel event since inception with some stages held on tarmac. First run in 2001 as a round of the Romanian championship held in the middle of the year, originally in August before settling into a July date. The event became an international event for the first time in 2012 when it was added to the Intercontinental Challenge and Romania was added to the event name as Sibiului Raliul Romania. It was one of four events added to the calendar and slid into a mid-season gap when Atlantic Ocean island event Rallye Açores was moved to the start of the season. The event survived the merger of the Intercontinental Challenge and the European Championship into 2013 when the rally acquired its current name. Romanian drivers dominated the events early history, the first foreign victor was Finn Jarkko Miettinen in 2008. Simone Tempestini is the most successful driver in the events history, winning five times in total. Norwegian driver

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won the first international event in 2012, with Czech driver Jan Kopecký winning the first European championship round.

List of winners

References

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External links

Official websiteEuropean Rally Championship
Rally competitions in Romania

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

Recurring sporting events established in 2001 2001 establishments in Romania Sport in Sibiu County