The Bulgarian Hillclimb Championship starts this weekend in Shumen with the Memorial Valeri Velikov. It is one of the highlights of the season for drivers and fans alike. This year the raceweekend starts with the unveiling of a monument for Valeri Velikov. The monument will be a permanent tribute to one of Bulgarias best rally drivers.
The provisional entrylist counts almost 50 drivers. Not entered at this moment is reigning champion Lyuben Kamenov, although he might still be added later. 7-time winner of this event Ilyia Tsarski is probably the favourite for victory. The surprise of last season was without a doubt Julian Teliyski. In his first season the young driver immediately secured the H2 class title and was third overall in the championship. This year he returns for another full campaign with his Mitsubishi Lancer. It is the same car as 2016 but unrecognizable due to an agressive new aero package.
| Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsarski | Ilyia |  | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | H1 | |
| 2 | Manolov | Petko | | Subaru Impreza | H1 | |
| 3 | Manolov | Hristo | | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | H1 | |
| 4 | Georgiev | Georgi | | Subaru Impreza | H1 | |
| 5 | Teliyski | Julian | | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | H2 | |
| 6 | Georgiev | Nikolay | | BMW | H2 | |
| 7 | Obretonov | Yasen | | BMW | H2 | |
| 8 | Surilov | Martin | | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | R2 | |
| 9 | Vassilev | George | | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | R2 | |
| 10 | Stoev | Stefan | | Honda Civic | H3 | |
| 11 | Todorov | Todor | | Volkswagen Polo | H3 | |
| 12 | Chapanov | Ivelin | | Renault Clio Maxi | H3 | |
| 13 | Borisov | Dobrin | | Renault Clio Kit-Car | H3 | |
| 14 | Dechkov | Ivo | | Seat Ibiza | H3 | |
| 15 | Stoyanov | Boyan | | Renault Megane | H3 | |
| 16 | Petkov | Rostislav | | Honda Civic | R3 | |
| 17 | Todorov | Jordan | | Citroën Saxo | H4 | |
| 18 | Dimitrov | Alexander | | Citroën Saxo | H4 | |
| 19 | Denev | Nedialko | | Peugeot 106 | H4 | |
| 20 | Veselinov | Iskren | | Honda Civic | H4 | |
| 21 | Riza | Ali | | VAZ 2107 | H4 | |
| 22 | Boev | Mikhail | | VAZ 21083 | H4 | |
| 23 | Denev | Emil | | Volkswagen Polo | H4 | |
| 24 | Kostov | Rosen | | Peugeot 106 | H4 | |
| 25 | Atanasov | Todor | | VAZ 2108 | H4 | |
| 26 | Rusev | Tsvetomir | | Suzuki Swift | H4 | |
| 27 | Bozhilov | Dimitar | | Citroën Saxo | R4 | |
| 28 | Ivanov | Dinko | | Citroën C2R2 | R4 | |
| 29 | Bakalov | Peter | | Renault Clio | R4 | |
| 30 | Atanasov | Hristo | | Citroën C2 VTS | R4 | |
| 31 | Angelov | Ivan | | Citroën Saxo | R4 | |
| 32 | Obretenov | Peter | | Citroën Saxo | R4 | |
| 33 | Shopov | Yasen | | Citroën Saxo | R4 | |
| 34 | Kortelov | Nikolay | | R4 | ||
| 35 | Shenkov | Pavel | | Lada 2105 | H5 | |
| 36 | Zhivkov | Zhivko | | VAZ 2105 | H5 | |
| 37 | Hristov | Simeon | | Opel Tigra | H5 | |
| 38 | Pondev | Iskren | | Peugeot 106 | H5 | |
| 39 | Dobrev | Velizar | | VAZ 2101 | H5 | |
| 40 | Dotchev | Dobromir | | Suzuki Swift | H5 | |
| 41 | Iliev | Ilyia | | Peugeot 206 | H5 | |
| 42 | Kiradzhiev | Kalin | | Honda Civic | H5 | |
| 43 | Christozov | Peter | | Citroën Saxo | R5 | |
| 44 | Rusev | Pavlin | | Citroën Saxo | R5 | |
| 45 | Krastev | Krasimir | | Peugeot 106 | R5 | |
| 46 | Kondev | Dimitar | | Peugeot 106 | R5 |
