Rally Cyprus

Xavier Pons at the 2006 Cyprus Rally

The Cyprus Rally is a rally event in Cyprus . It was a run for the World Rally Championship from 2000 to 2006 and 2009 .

history

The Cyprus Rally has been organized by the Cyprus Automobile Association since 1970 . Because of the Turkish invasion and occupation , the rally could not take place in 1974 and 1975. Since 1976 it has been held annually again. From 1978 it belonged to the European Rally Championship and had the coefficient 3. In 1983 the rally was upgraded with the coefficient 4 and in 1988 it was finally given the highest coefficient 20. In 2000, the Rally Cyprus was quickly added to the rally calendar as a replacement for the Rally China. World Championship recorded. Then it was an official championship run of the World Rally Championship every year until 2006. After two years as part of the Middle East Rally Championship , the 2009 rally returned to the World Rally Championship calendar for one year. Here it was a specialty as the only run that was held on mixed road surfaces. Since 2010, the Cyprus Rally has been part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . The paddock and service park, which were previously located in Limassol , moved to Paphos in the southwest of the island in 2011 .

Routing and characteristics

The rally will be held in the Troodos Mountains inland. Because of the rough, stony ground on the special stages, the tires and suspension elements of the vehicles are particularly demanding. The inclusion of asphalt sections from 2009 also requires compromises in the chassis setup and tire selection. The proportion of gravel roads and asphalt roads is roughly balanced.

The usually great heat creates an additional difficulty.

The speeds at the Cyprus Rally are relatively low. They move about on the same level as in other rallies held in the Mediterranean region, such as the Rally Greece or the Rally Turkey .

Overall winner

year	rally	driver	Co-driver	automobile
1970 1	Cyprus Rally 1970	Victor Zachariades	L. Ellinas	Fiat 125
1971 1	01st Cyprus International Rally	Christos Kirmitsis	Peter Lawrence	Ford Escort TwinCam
1972 1	02nd Cyprus International Rally	Lefteris macrides	Phivos Erotokritou	Mercedes-Benz 250 CE
1973 1	03rd Cyprus International Rally	Stig Blomqvist	Arne Hertz	Saab 96 V4
1974	The rally was not held
1975
1976 1	04th Cyprus International Rally	Shekhar Mehta	Yvonne Mehta	Datsun 160J
1977 1	05th Cyprus International Rally	Kýpros Kyprianou	Alkis Longinos	Hillman Avenger
1978 1	06th Cyprus International Rally	Roger Clark	Jim Porter	Ford Escort RS1800
1979 1	07th Cyprus Rally	Ari Vatanen	David Richards	Ford Escort RS1800
1980 1	08th Cyprus Rally	Roger Clark	Neil Wilson	Ford Escort RS1800
1981 1	09th Cyprus Rally	Vahan Terzian	Yiannakis Theofanous	Mitsubishi Colt Lancer
1982 1	10th Cyprus Rally	Antonio "Tony" Fassina	Roberto "Rudy" Dal Pozzo	Opel Ascona 400
1983 1	11th Cyprus Rally	Jimmy McRae	Ian Grindrod	Opel Manta 400
1984 1	12th Cyprus Rally	John Buffum	Fred Gallagher	Audi quattro A2
1985 1	13th Cyprus Rally	Mauro Pregliasco	Cianci Daniele	Lancia Rally 037
1986 1	14th Cyprus Rally	Patrick Snijers	Dany Colebunders	Lancia Rally 037
1987 1	15th Cyprus Rally	David Llewellin	Phil Short	Audi Coupé quattro
1988 1	16th Cyprus Rally	Björn Waldegård	Fred Gallagher	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1989 1	17th Cyprus Rally	Yves Loubet	Jean-Marc Andrié	Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 1	18th Cyprus Rally	Dimi Mavropoulos	Antoniades Nikos	Audi Coupé quattro
1991 1	19th Cyprus Rally	Antonis Jeropoulos	Michalakis Michael	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1992 1	20th Cyprus Rally	Alex Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993 1	21st Cyprus Rally	Alex Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1994 1	22nd Cyprus Rally	Alex Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1995 1	23rd Cyprus Rally	Maurice "Bagheera" Sehnaoui	Naji Stephan	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1996 1	24th Cyprus Rally	Armin Schwarz	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1997 1	25th Cyprus Rally	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Maciej Wisławski	Subaru Impreza 555
1998 1	26th Cyprus Rally	Andrea Navarre	Alessandra Materazzetti	Subaru Impreza WRX
1999 1	27th Cyprus Rally	Jean-Pierre Richelmi	Stéphane Prévot	Subaru Impreza WRC98
2000	28th Cyprus Rally	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Focus WRC 00
2001	29th Cyprus Rally	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Focus RS WRC 01
2002	30th Cyprus Rally	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC
2003	31st Cyprus Rally	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru Impreza WRC2003
2004	32nd Cyprus Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2005	33rd Cyprus Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2006	34th Cyprus Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2007 1	Cyprus Rally	Charalambos Timotheou	Pambos Laos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008 1	37th Cyprus Rally	Nicos Thomas	Spiros "SG Chips" Georgiou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009	38th Cyprus Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2010 1	39th Cyprus Rally	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta S2000
2011 1	40th Cyprus Rally	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000
2012 1	41st Cyprus Rally	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RRC
2013 1	42nd Cyprus Rally	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RRC
2014 1	43rd Cyprus Rally	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC
2015 1	44th Cyprus Rally	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel	Ford Fiesta RRC
2016 1	45th Cyprus Rally	Alexey Lukyanuk	Alexey Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5
2017 1	46th Cyprus Rally	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel	Ford Fiesta R5
2018 1	47th Cyprus Rally	Simos Galatariotis	Antonis Ioannou	Škoda Fabia R5

¹ no World Cup status

Web links

Commons : Rally Cyprus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Results on eWRC-results.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cyprus: special comeback of a notorious rally (Motorsport-Total.com on March 10, 2009)