The rally was first held in Novorossiysk in 1998, though on asphalt. Gravel surface appeared for the first time only in 2004, and since that time the showdown of the Russian Championship has acquired an inviolable tradition of being completely unpredictable. The destiny of championship titles is often decided there, and that's the place where it's always impossible to foresee the eventual result. The brand image of Novorossiysk Rally is a weaved plot with an absolutely unexpected outcome.

Prize-winners of Novorossiysk Rally

1998-1999

Winners of the rally in general classification: А.Aleksandrov/S.Lotko (Subaru Impreza)

2000

Dates: September 2-3, 2000. Surface - asphalt.

Distance - 198,52 km, 13 special stages held of a total distance 84,36 km

Started 42 crews, finished 27

General Classification:

1. S.Gryazin/D.Eremeev (Moscow, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, GroupN) 0:50.28,2.

2. D.Terekhin/V.Timkovskiy (Moscow, Subaru Impreza WRX-STI, GroupN) +0.42,3.

3. V.Turov/A.Stravinskiy (Ozersk, Subaru Impreza WRX-RA, GroupN) +1.59

2001

Dates: September 22-23, 2001. Surface - asphalt.

Total Distance - 378,52 km, including 110,61 km of 18 special stages distance

Started 60 crews, finished 40

General Classification:

1. A.Lesnikov/A.Rusov (Moscow, Subaru Impreza WRC, A10) 1:01.24

2. S.Gryazin/D.Eremeev (Moscow, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, А10) +0.39,3.

3.S.Uspenskiy/A.Stchukin (Moscow, Subaru Impreza WRC, A10) +0.56

2002

Dates: September 20-22, 2002. Surface - asphalt.

Total distance - 269,99 km, including 111,57 km of 18 special stages distance

Started 46 crews, finished 29

General Classification:

1. A.Zhigunov/I.Ter-Oganes'yants (Moscow, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V, GroupN) 0:58.45,9

2. A.Zheludov/A.Alexeev (Moscow, Subaru Impreza WRC, A10) +43.43.

3. M.Novikov/V.Strebkov (Moscow, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, N) +51.3

2003

The rally wasn't held. Selection and preparation of the gravel route.

2004

Dates: September 24-25, 2004. Surface - gravel.

Total distance - 606 km, 10 special stages held of a total distance 121,75km

Started 54 экипажа, finished 27

General Classification:

1. A.Zheludov/А.Rusov (Moscow, Subaru Impreza N9, Group N4) 1:27.54,22.

2. E.Aksakov/А.Aksakov (Moscow/Shatura, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, N4) +55,13.

3. A.Matyukhin/S.Kozlova (Moscow/St.Petersburg, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, N4) +1.12,4

2005

Dates: September 23-24, 2005. Surface - gravel.

Total distance - 659,49 км, including 153,4 km of special stages distance

Started 45 crews, finished 20

General Classification:

1. S.Uspenskiy/A.Kornilov (Moscow/Tallinn, Subaru Impreza N11, GroupN4) 1:58.53,8

2. A.Zheludov/A.Rusov (Odintsovo/Moscow, Subaru Impreza N9, N4) +1.13,3

3. E.Aksakov/А.Aksakov (Moscow/Shatura, Subaru Impreza N10, N4) +1.53,9

2006

Dates: October 4-5, 2006. Surface - gravel, firm soil

Total distance - 531,35 km, Special Stages distance -163,65 km

Started 59 crews, finished 23.

General Classification:

1. E.Vertunov/G.Troshkin (Moscow, Subaru Impreza, N4) 1:54.55,0

2. S.Uspenskiy/A.Kornilov (Moscow/Tallinn, Subaru Impreza, N4) 1:56.33,9

3. E.Aksakov/А.Aksakov (Moscow/Shatura, Subaru Impreza, N4) 1:59.08,1

2007

Dates: October 6-7, 2007. Surface - firm soil, gravel. 

Distance - 534,30 km, Special Stages distance - 153,57 km.

Started 53 crews, finished 26.

General Classification:

1. E.Vertunov/G.Troshkin (Moscow, Subaru Impreza, N4) 1:45.22,4

2. A.Lagunov/S.Grudina (Moscow, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO-IX, N4) 1:48.21,9

3. E.Aksakov/A.Aksakov (Moscow/Shatura, Subaru Impreza, N4) 1:48.46,2

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2008

Dates: September 27-28, 2008.Surface - firm soil, gravel. 

Distance - 721,53 km, Special Stages distance - 224,58 km.

Started 47 crews, finished 19.

General Classification:

1. Alexander Zheludov/Irina Kolomeitseva (Subaru Impreza N12, N4) 2:48.01,6

2. Sergey Naryshkin/Anton Trostin (Ford Fiesta, N3) +07.02,6

3. Mikhail Milov/Dmitry Kolomiets (Ford Fiesta, N3) +11.00,4

Result book-2008:  russia08_result 2.08 Mb

Final press release of Novorossiysk Rally of Russia-2008

2009

Date: October 9-11, 2009.  Surface - firm soil, gravel.

Final round of FIA European Rally Cup (East).

Distance - 431,71 km, Special Stages distance (10SS) - 160,48 km.

Started 45 crews (with RAF Trofy), finished 31. 

General classification:

1. M.Tempestini/D.Pulpea (Italy/Romania) - Peugeot 207 S2000
2. A.Nebogatikov/A.Zinoviev (Izhevsk, Russia) - Subaru Impreza
3. E.Aksakov/A.Trostin (Moscow, Russia) - Subaru Impreza

 nvr9_champ_results 430.42 Kb

Final press release of Novorossiysk Rally of Russia-2009

2010

Date: October 15-16, 2010.  Surface - gravel.

Final round of FIA European Rally Cup (East).

Distance - 578,36 km, Special Stages distance (12SS) - 218,62 km.

Started 30 crews (with RAF Trofy), finished 19. 

General classification:

1. D.Tagirov/A.Zavershinskaya (Russia) - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2. D.Zorin/A.Trostin (Russia) - Subaru Impreza
3. V.Kilunin/T.Kilunina (Russia) - Subaru Impreza

 nvr10_resultbook_eec 1.79 Mb

Final press release of Novorossiysk Rally of Russia-2010