Cyprus Rally
The Cyprus Rally is a rallying competition held yearly in Cyprus since 1970. The event is run by the Cyprus Automobile Association[1] and is based in the city of Limassol (Lemesos). It is run on the winding roads of the nearby mountains of Troödos. It was part of the FIA's World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008 the event was part of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). The Cyprus Rally rejoined the WRC in 2009, taking advantage of the new regulations to become the only mixed surface event.
| Cyprus Rally | |
|---|---|
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| Status | active |
| Genre | motorsporting event |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Website | cyprusrally.com.cy |
Marcus Grönholm at the 2006 event
Subaru World Rally Team at the 2005 event
Sébastien Loeb at the 2004 event
Between 2010 and 2012, the event was the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), as well as the penultimate round of the MERC (except in 2011, when it was separately held in July), including in 2013.
Editions
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Car | Time | ||
| 1983 European Rally Championship Cf. 4 |
1 |  Jimmy McRae Ian Grindrod | Opel Manta 400 | ||
| 1984 European Rally Championship Cf. 4 |
1 |  John Buffum Fred Gallagher | Audi Quattro | ||
| 1985 European Rally Championship Cf. 4 |
1 |  Mauro Pregliasco Daniele Cianci | Lancia 037 Rally | ||
| 1986 European Rally Championship Cf. 4 |
1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Patrick Snijers Dany Colebunders | Lancia 037 Rally | ||
| 1987 European Rally Championship Cf. 4 |
1 | David Llewellin Phil Short | Audi Coupé Quattro | ||
| 1988 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  Björn Waldegård Fred Gallagher | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | ||
| 1989 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  Yves Loubet Jean-Marc Andrié | Lancia Delta Integrale | ||
| 1990 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dimi Mavropoulos Nikos Antoniades | Audi Coupé Quattro | ||
| 1991 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | Antonis Ieropoulos Michael Michalakis | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | ||
| 1992 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | ||
| 1993 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | ||
| 1994 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | ||
| 1995 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  "Bagheera" Naji Stephan | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | ||
| 1996 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  Armin Schwarz Denis Giraudet | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | ||
| 1997 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc Maciej Wisławski | Subaru Impreza 555 | ||
| 1998 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 | Andrea Navarra Alessandra Materazzetti | Subaru Impreza WRX | ||
| 1999 European Rally Championship Cf. 20 |
1 |  Jean-Pierre Richelmi Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2000 September 8–10, 2000 Round 10 of the 2000 WRC season |
23 stages 348.41 km |
1 |  Carlos Sainz Luís Moya | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | 5:26:04.9 |
| 2 | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | 5:26:42.2 | ||
| 3 | François Delecour Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:27:35.7 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2001 June 1–3, 2001 Round 6 of the 2001 WRC season |
21 stages 341.4 km |
1 | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | 5:07:32.7 |
| 2 | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 | 5:07:49.1 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Luís Moya | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | 5:07:59.2 | ||
| 31st Cyprus Rally April 19–21, 2002 Round 5 of the 2002 WRC season |
20 stages 324.17 km |
1 |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:21:25.7 |
| 2 | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:22:22.5 | ||
| 3 | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Subaru Impreza WRC 2002 | 4:22:24.7 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2003 June 20–22, 2003 Round 7 of the 2003 WRC season |
18 stages 341.05 km |
1 |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 | 5:09:12.6 |
| 2 | Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:13:26.6 | ||
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:13:29.4 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2004 May 13–16, 2004 Round 5 of the 2004 WRC season |
18 stages 326.68 km |
1[lower-alpha 1] | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:59:38.5 |
| 2 |  Markko Märtin Michael Park | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 4:59:53.6 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Marc Martí | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:02:02.5 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2005 May 13–15, 2005 Round 6 of the 2005 WRC season |
18 stages 326.68 km |
1 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:02:29.4 |
| 2 |  Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:06:38.9 | ||
| 3 | Markko Märtin Michael Park | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:07:11.3 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2006 September 22–24, 2006 Round 12 of the 2006 WRC season |
23 stages 331.34 km |
1 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:40:50.4 |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:41:11.6 | ||
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:46:06.5 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2007 October 12–14, 2007 Part of the 2007 FIA MERC |
9 stages |
1 | Charalambos Timotheou Pambos Laos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. IX Gr. N | 3:04:11.1 |
| 2 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza N12 Gr. N | 3:05:29.8 | ||
| 3 | Dimitris Papasavvas Vangelis Xenofontos | Subaru Impreza N12 Gr. N | 3:11:07.0 | ||
| Cyprus Rally 2008 May 16–18, 2008 Part of the 2008 FIA MERC |
8 stages |
1 | Nicos Thomas Spyros "Chips" Georgiou | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. IX Gr. N | 4:04:46.5 |
| 2 | Savvas Savva Pambos Laos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. VIII Gr. N | 4:05:12.7 | ||
| 3 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza N12 Gr. N | 4:08:09.9 | ||
| 2009 Cyprus Rally March 13–15, 2009 Part of the 2009 WRC season |
14 stages |
1 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:50:34 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:51:01.9 | ||
| 3 | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:52:24.1 | ||
| 2010 Cyprus Rally November 4–6, 2010 Part of the 2010 IRC season and 2010 MERC season |
14 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:11:53.5 |
| 2 | Roger Feghali Joseph Matar | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:12:24.2 | ||
| 3 |  Martin Prokop Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:16:35.5 | ||
| 2011 Cyprus Rally November 3–5, 2011 Part of the 2011 IRC season |
11 stages |
1 | Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:25:18.5 |
| 2 | Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:26:59.0 | ||
| 3 | Patrik Sandell Staffan Parmander | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:28:13.3 | ||
| 2012 Cyprus Rally November 2–4, 2012 Part of the 2012 IRC season and 2012 MERC season |
13 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:16:25.2 |
| 2 | Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:20:00.5 | ||
| 3 |  Toshihiro Arai.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dale Moscatt | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | 3:26:32.3 | ||
| 2013 Cyprus Rally October 9–10, 2013 Part of the 2013 MERC season |
13 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:35:17.6 |
| 2 |  Khalid Al-Qassimi Martin Scott | Citroën DS3 RRC | 2:38:09.4 | ||
| 3 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Duffy Killian | Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:38:14.1 | ||
| 2014 Cyprus Rally 19–21 September Part of the 2014 ERC season and 2014 MERC season |
1 |  Yazeed Al Rajihi |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:04:14.4 | |
| 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:04:33.3 | ||
| 3 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:05:14.9 | ||
| 2015 Cyprus Rally 25–27 September Part of the 2015 ERC season and 2015 MERC season |
16 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:08:38.4 |
| 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:08:45.4 | ||
| 3 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:12:38.4 | ||
| 2016 Cyprus Rally 7–9 August Part of the 2016 ERC Season and 2016 MERC season |
14 stages |
1 |  Alexey Lukyanuk |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:06:55.9 |
| 2 | Marijan Griebel |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:09:08.1 | ||
| 3 |  Ralfs Sirmacis |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:09:51.9 | ||
| 2017 Cyprus Rally 16–18 June Part of the 2017 ERC season and 2017 MERC season |
14 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:31:44.3 |
| 2 | Simos Galatariotis |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | 2:37:56.3 | ||
| 3 | Polykarpou Panikos |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:38:03.8 | ||
| 2018 Cyprus Rally 15–17 June Part of the 2018 ERC season and 2018 MERC season |
13 stages |
1 | Simos Galatariotis |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:55:40.2 |
| 2 |  Bruno Magalhães |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:55:40.8 | ||
| 3 |  Norbert Herczig |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:57:01.6 | ||
| 2019 Cyprus Rally 27–29 September Part of the 2019 ERC season and 2019 MERC season |
12 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:02:51.3 |
| 2[lower-alpha 2] | Chris Ingram Ross Whittock |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:06:42.2 | ||
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen Jarno Ottman |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:07:25.3 | ||
| 2020 Cyprus Rally 16–18 October Part of the 2020 MERC season |
11 stages |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:46:25.1 |
| 2 | Panayiotis Yiangou Panagiotis Kyriakou |
Hyundai i20 R5 | 3:03:35.5 | ||
| 3 | Christos Demosthenous Kostas Pavlou |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:05:28.3 | ||
| 2021 Cyprus Rally 24–26 September Part of the 2021 MERC season |
12 stages |
1 | Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios Elia |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:07:28.5 |
| 2 | Petros Panteli Pambos Laos |
Citroën DS3 R5 | 3:15:30.8 | ||
| 3 |  Abdullah Al-Rawahi Ata Al-Hmoud |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:16:12.8 | ||
Notes
- Marcus Grönholm finished first at the 2004 event with a time of 4:58:44.5, but he and his fifth-placed Peugeot team-mate Harri Rovanperä were later disqualified due to their cars' water pumps being non-standard.
- Simos Galatariotis finished second at the 2019 event with a time of 3:05:28.8, but he and his Škoda co-driver Antonis Ioannou were later disqualified after failing to adhering to Parc Ferme rules.[2]
References
- "Cyprus Automobile Association". CAA. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- "Galatariotis and Ioannou disqualified from the 2019 Cyprus Rally". Cyprus Rally. 29 September 2019.
External links
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- Official website
- Photos from Cyprus Rally
- Cyprus Rally at eWRC-results
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