Rally Bulgaria

The Bulgaria Rally is a rally event that has been held annually in Bulgaria since 1970 . The Rally Bulgaria has been an international rally since the beginning, with participants also from non-socialist countries, which is also shown by the list of overall winners. In 2010 it had World Championship status for the only time so far and was the 7th round of the 2010 World Rally Championship .

The event, which was added to the 2010 World Rally Championship calendar in September 2009, had already been held several times as a run for the FIA - European Rally Championship and was held for the first time as a run for the World Rally Championship that year. It took place from July 9th to 11th, 2010 in southeastern Bulgaria . This event also included the third of six rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) 2010.

Rally 2010

The paddock was set up in Borovets , where the ceremonial start also took place. The special stages largely consisted of narrow, winding, paved mountain roads. Thirteen of the fourteen planned special stages were started in and around the winter sports area in the Rila Mountains. The 24.86 km long special stage 7 had to be canceled for safety reasons due to the crowds. The total length including connecting stages was 1223.07 kilometers and ended again in this rally at the finish in Borovets.

The 2010 rally ended with a quadruple victory for Citroën. The reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb in the Citroën C4 WRC achieved his fourth win of the season and the 58th victory of his career.

Overall winner

year	rally	driver	Co-driver	automobile
1970 1	01st Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Pure old people's home	Elena Koller	Porsche 911
1971 1	02nd Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Ilia Chubrikov	Kolu Chubrikov	Renault Alpine A110 1600
1972 1	03rd Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Sobieslaw Zasada	Ryszard Żyszkowski	Porsche 911 S.
1973 1	04th Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Sergio Barbasio	Gino Macaluso	Fiat 124 Abarth Rally
1974 1	05th Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Attila Ferjáncz	Jenő Zsemberi	Renault 12 Gordini
1975 1	06th Zlatni Piassatz Rally	Fulvio Bacchelli	Bruno Scabini	Fiat 124 Abarth Rally
1976 1	07th Zlatni Piassatz Rally	Andrzej Jaroszewicz	Ryszard Żyszkowski	Lancia Stratos HF
1977 1	08th Zlatni Piassatz Rally	Pure old people's home	Dieter Horwik	Porsche Carrera
1978 1	09th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Franz Wittmann Sr.	Helmut Deimel	Opel Kadett GT / E
1979 1	10th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Antonio Zanini	Juan José Petisco	Fiat 131 Abarth
1980 1	11th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Antonio Zanini	Jordi Sabater	Porsche 911 SC
1981 1	12th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Adartico Vudafieri	Arnaldo Bernacchini	Fiat 131 Abarth
1982 1	13th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Andrea Zanussi	Arnaldo Bernacchini	Fiat 131 Abarth
1983 1	14th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Antonio Zanini	Pedro García	Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1984 1	15th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Carlo Capone	Sergio Cresto	Lancia 037 Rally
1985 1	16th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Dario Cerrato	Giuseppe Cerri	Lancia 037 Rally
1986 1	17th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Beny Fernández	José López Orozco	Opel Manta 400
1987 1	18th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Dany Colebunders	Patrick Snijers	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 1	19th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Fabio Arletti	Leonardo Julli	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1989 1	20th Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Robert Droogmans	Ronny Joosten	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990 1	21st Rally Albena - Rally Zlatni Piassatz	Fabrizio Tabaton	Maurizio Imerito	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991 1	22nd International Rally Zlatni	Piero Liatti	Luciano Tedeschini	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992 1	23rd International Rally Zlatni	Erwin Weber	Manfred Hiemer	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 1	24th International Rally Zlatni	Pierre-Cesar Baroni	Hervé Sauvage	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1994 1	25th International Rally Zlatni	Patrick Snijers	Dany Colebunders	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995 1	26th International Rally Zlatni	Enrico Bertone	Massimo Chiapponi	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1996 1	27th Zlatni Piassatzi Rally	Enrico Bertone	Massimo Chiapponi	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997 1	28th Rally Albena	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Maciej Wisławski	Subaru Impreza 555
1998 1	29th Rally Albena-Bulgaria	Alessandro Fiorio	Nadia Mazzon	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1999 1	30th Rally Albena-Bulgaria	Enrico Bertone	Nicola Arena	Renault Mégane Maxi
2000 1	31st Rally Albena	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Citroën Xsara Kit Car
2001 1	32nd Rally Bulgaria - Albena	Armin Kremer	Fred Berßen	Toyota Corolla WRC
2002 1	33rd Rally Bulgaria - Albena	Leszek Kuzaj	Erwin Mombaerts	Toyota Corolla WRC
2003 1	34th Rally Bulgaria Albena	Bruno Thiry	Jean-Marc Fortin	Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 1	35th Rally Bulgaria	Luca Pedersoli	Daniele Vernuccio	Peugeot 306 Maxi
2005 1	36th Rally Bulgaria	Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Punto S1600
2006 1	37th Rally Bulgaria	Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2007 1	38th Rally Bulgaria	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008 1	39th Rally Bulgaria	Krum Donchev	Stoiko Valchev	Peugeot 207 S2000
2009 1	40th Rally Bulgaria	Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2010	41st Rally Bulgaria	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2011 1	42nd Rally Bulgaria	Luca Rossetti	Matteo Chiarcossi	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2012 1	43rd Rally Bulgaria	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Škoda Fabia S2000
2013 1	44th Rally Bulgaria	Oleksandr Saliuk Jr.	Yevgen Chervonenko	Škoda Fabia S2000
2014 1	45th Rally Bulgaria	Krum Donchev	Petar Yordanov	Ford Fiesta R5
2015 1	46th Rally Bulgaria	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Ford Fiesta R5
2015 1	47th Rally Bulgaria	Rashid Al-Ketbi	Karina Hepperle	Škoda Fabia R5

¹ no World Cup status

Web links

• Results on eWRC-results.com