The ELPA Rally was a

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competition held in the

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. 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

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. The first edition was held in 1976 under the name Chalkidiki Rally. Since 1977 the rally was regular part of the

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. The 2011 edition of the rally was cancelled due to financial reasons and was never revived since.

Previous winners

Sourced from http://www.ewrc-results.com/events.php?id=74 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

, so therefore

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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

, so therefore

Yuriy Protasov Yuriy Leonidovych Protasov (; born 23 April 1984) is a rally driver from Ukraine. He won the Ukrainian Rally Championship in 2008. In 2011, Protasov contested in the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) with the Darnitsa Motorsport driving ...

is recognised as the official rally winner by the FIA. * - The 2011 event was canceled for economic reasons.

References

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External links

The official website for the rally

ELPA website
Rally competitions in Greece European Rally Championship rallies