Todor Slavov ( bg, Тодор Славов; 22 January 1984 – 28 June 2015) was a
Bulgaria
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rally driver
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.
Biography
Todor Slavov was born on 22 January 1984 in
Varna, a family of Slavi (1964) and Tatyana Slavovi. His father worked in the construction field, and his mother in the system of
insurance
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.
Completes his secondary education in Varna Mathematical School "Dr.
Petar Beron
Dr. Petar Beron ( bg, Петър Берон) (c. 1799, Kotel – 21 March 1871) was a Bulgarian educator.
He created the first modern Bulgarian primer, known as the '' Fish Primer'' (Рибен буквар, ''Riben bukvar'') due to a dolphin ...
". Recorded in Varna Technical University, where he studied specialty Internal combustion
engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
s.
On 28 June 2015, Slavov was involved in a crash at Rally Tvarditsa-Elena with his Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000. Soon after, he died of his injuries.
Career
2003
In 2003, he began to studying race car driving with eight-time rally champion
Dimitar Iliev.
2005

Todor Slavov's competitive career began in 2005 when he debuted in the Hill climb race "Targoviste, where he drove
Opel Corsa
The Opel Corsa is a supermini car engineered and produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel since 1982. Throughout its existence, it has been sold under a variety of other brands owned by General Motors (most notably Vauxhall, Chev ...
GSi, Class N2.
His first rally championship Rally is Old Capitals in 2005, where he finished sixth. Two races later, he won his first victory in Class N2 -
Rally Hebros which it climbs to second place in the overall standings for Class N2. At the end of the year, finished third in his class.
2006
In 2006, sits behind the wheel of a new car -
Renault Clio
The Renault Clio () is a supermini car ( B-segment), produced by French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was launched in 1990, and entered its fifth generation in 2019. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being con ...
Sport Class N3, with co-driver Dobromir Filipov. Especially for a better development of Slavov was creating Bulbet Rally Team. Todor won three victories in its class, the three most prestigious competitions in Bulgaria -
Rally Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria (Рали България) is the most prestigious and also the oldest rally event in Republic of Bulgaria. It was confirmed for the 2010 World Rally Championship season as the seventh of all thirteen planned events. Year 2010 wa ...
, Rally Hebros and rally Sliven. At the end of the year he finished in second place in N3 class.
2007
In 2007 the team purchased the latest evolution of competitive Renault Clio - Clio Sport R3. In this year Slavov achieved his best standings in the overall standings - 4th place in
Rally Sliven
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event
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and 6th place in
Rally Serbia. At the end of the year is sixth in the overall standings of the Bulgarian Rally Championship and third in the
European Rally Cup - East.
2008
In 2008 Todor Slavov and his co-driver Dobromir Filipov won the title in group A and Class A7 in the Bulgarian championship, for the first time in his career, completing the podium in round National Championship -
Rally Sliven
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event
Sports ...
. At the end of the year, both are fourth in the overall standings of the Bulgarian Rally Championship. He is first Bulgarian driver who drove in European shoot-out of
Pirelli Star Driver
Pirelli Star Driver was an initiative to support young rally drivers, organised by Pirelli and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
History
For the first two years of the scheme, 2009 and 2010, five drivers were selected from fou ...
.
2009
In 2009 once again compete with the Renault Clio R3, but it is already a modification Maxi. Bulbet team decided to take part in the European rally championship in the category of two wheel drive cars. At the end of the year he is vice-champion, having achieved three wins in the rallies -
Mille Miglia
The Mille Miglia (, ''Thousand Miles'') was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi, which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before Worl ...
(Italy),
Ina-Delta (
Croatia
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) and
Automobile and Touring Club of Greece
The Automobile and Touring Club of Greece ( el, Ελληνική Λέσχη Περιηγήσεων και Αυτοκινήτου (ΕΛΠΑ), ''Elliniki Leschi Periigiseon kai Aftokinitou'', ELPA) is a Greek motor sports organisation which organiz ...
(ELPA, Greece).
First podium for Todor Slavov, in European Rally Championship
/ref> In Greek race Slavov finished for first time on podium in European rally championship.
He drove again in European shoot-out of Pirelli Star Driver.
2010
In 2010 Todor Slavov will continue to participate in Renault Clio R3 Maxi. He submitted an application to participate in Junior World Rally Championship, they will take part in 5 of 6 races - in Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany, France and Spain.
WRC results
JWRC results
References
External links
BULBET Racing Team - Official site
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1984 births
2015 deaths
European Rally Championship drivers
Bulgarian racing drivers
Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria
Racing drivers who died while racing
Accidental deaths in Bulgaria