The Cyprus Rally is a rallying competition held yearly in Cyprus since 1970. The event is run by the Cyprus Automobile Association 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.
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 DriverCo-driver Car Time 1983European Rally Championship Cf. 4 1 Jimmy McRae Ian Grindrod Opel Manta 400 1984European Rally Championship Cf. 4 1 John Buffum Fred Gallagher Audi Quattro 1985European Rally Championship Cf. 4 1 Mauro Pregliasco Daniele Cianci Lancia 037 Rally 1986European Rally Championship Cf. 4 1 Patrick Snijers Dany Colebunders Lancia 037 Rally 1987European Rally Championship Cf. 4 1 David Llewellin Phil Short Audi Coupé Quattro 1988European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Björn Waldegård Fred Gallagher Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 1989European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Yves Loubet Jean-Marc Andrié Lancia Delta Integrale 1990European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Dimi Mavropoulos Nikos Antoniades Audi Coupé Quattro 1991European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Antonis Ieropoulos Michael Michalakis Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 1992European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1993European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1994European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Alex Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1995European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 "Bagheera" Naji Stephan Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1996European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Armin Schwarz Denis Giraudet Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 1997European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Maciej Wisławski Subaru Impreza 555 1998European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Andrea Navarra Alessandra Materazzetti Subaru Impreza WRX 1999European Rally Championship Cf. 20 1 Jean-Pierre Richelmi Stéphane Prévot Subaru Impreza WRC Cyprus Rally 2000September 8–10, 2000Round 10 of the 2000 WRC season 23 stages348.41 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 2001June 1–3, 2001Round 6 of the 2001 WRC season 21 stages341.4 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 RallyApril 19–21, 2002Round 5 of the 2002 WRC season 20 stages324.17 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 2003June 20–22, 2003Round 7 of the 2003 WRC season 18 stages341.05 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 2004May 13–16, 2004Round 5 of the 2004 WRC season 18 stages326.68 km 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 2005May 13–15, 2005Round 6 of the 2005 WRC season 18 stages326.68 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 2006September 22–24, 2006Round 12 of the 2006 WRC season 23 stages331.34 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 2007October 12–14, 2007Part 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 2008May 16–18, 2008Part 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 RallyMarch 13–15, 2009Part 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 RallyNovember 4–6, 2010Part 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 RallyNovember 3–5, 2011Part 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 RallyNovember 2–4, 2012Part 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 Dale Moscatt Subaru Impreza STi R4 3:26:32.3 2013 Cyprus RallyOctober 9–10, 2013Part 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 Rally19–21 SeptemberPart of the 2014 ERC season and 2014 MERC season 1 Yazeed Al RajihiFord Fiesta RRC 3:04:14.42 Kajetan KajetanowiczFord Fiesta R5 3:04:33.33 Abdulaziz Al-KuwariFord Fiesta RRC 3:05:14.9 2015 Cyprus Rally25–27 SeptemberPart of the 2015 ERC season and 2015 MERC season 16 stages1 Nasser Al-AttiyahFord Fiesta RRC 2:08:38.42 Kajetan KajetanowiczFord Fiesta R5 2:08:45.43 Abdulaziz Al-KuwariFord Fiesta RRC 2:12:38.4 2016 Cyprus Rally7–9 AugustPart of the 2016 ERC Season and 2016 MERC season 14 stages1 Alexey LukyanukFord Fiesta R5 2:06:55.92 Marijan GriebelŠkoda Fabia R5 2:09:08.13 Ralfs SirmacisŠkoda Fabia R52:09:51.9 2017 Cyprus Rally16–18 JunePart of the 2017 ERC season and 2017 MERC season14 stages1 Nasser Al-AttiyahFord Fiesta R52:31:44.32 Simos GalatariotisMitsubishi Lancer Evo X R42:37:56.33 Polykarpou PanikosMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX2:38:03.8 2018 Cyprus Rally15–17 JunePart of the 2018 ERC season and 2018 MERC season13 stages1 Simos GalatariotisŠkoda Fabia R51:55:40.22 Bruno MagalhãesŠkoda Fabia R51:55:40.83 Norbert HerczigŠkoda Fabia R51:57:01.6 2019 Cyprus Rally27–29 SeptemberPart of the 2019 ERC season and 2019 MERC season12 stages1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu BaumelVolkswagen Polo GTI R53:02:51.32 Chris Ingram Ross WhittockŠkoda Fabia R53:06:42.23 Mikko Hirvonen Jarno OttmanFord Fiesta R53:07:25.3 2020 Cyprus Rally16–18 OctoberPart of the 2020 MERC season11 stages1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu BaumelVolkswagen Polo GTI R52:46:25.12 Panayiotis Yiangou Panagiotis KyriakouHyundai i20 R53:03:35.53 Christos Demosthenous Kostas PavlouMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX3:05:28.3 2021 Cyprus Rally24–26 SeptemberPart of the 2021 MERC season12 stages1 Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios EliaVolkswagen Polo GTI R53:07:28.52 Petros Panteli Pambos LaosCitroën DS3 R53:15:30.83 Abdullah Al-Rawahi Ata Al-HmoudFord Fiesta R53:16:12.8 2023 Cyprus Rally6–8 OctoberPart of the 2023 MERC season12 stages1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu BaumelVolkswagen Polo GTI R53:03:38.72 Abdullah Al-Rawahi Ata Al-HmoudŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo3:07:00.03 Christos Demosthenous Kypros ChristodoulouŠkoda Fabia R53:10:16.7 2024 Cyprus Rally18–20 OctoberPart of the 2024 MERC season12 stages1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni BernacchiniŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo2:47:00.02 Panayiotis Yiangou Aristos NikolaouHyundai i20 R52:55:19.33 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Nasser Al-KuwariŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo2:56:46.2
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External links
Official website Photos from Cyprus Rally Cyprus Rally at eWRC-results