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Cyprus Rally

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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.

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Rally name	Stages	Podium finishers
Rally name	Stages	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	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	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	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 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	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

2023 Cyprus Rally 6-8 October Part of the 2023 MERC season	12 stages	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	3:03:38.7
		2	Abdullah Al-Rawahi Ata Al-Hmoud	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:07:00.0
		3	Christos Demosthenous Kypros Christodoulou	Škoda Fabia R5	3:10:16.7

2024 Cyprus Rally 18-20 October Part of the 2024 MERC season	12 stages	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:47:00.0
		2	Panayiotis Yiangou Aristos Nikolaou	Hyundai i20 R5	2:55:19.3
		3	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Nasser Al-Kuwari	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:56:46.2

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This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cyprus Rally”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

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Vahan Terzian - Rothmans Cyprus Rally 1994.jpg by Andros Hadjilucas, CC BY 4.0
Marcus Grönholm - 2006 Cyprus Rally.jpg by Leonid Mamchenkov, CC BY 2.0
Subaru WRT - 2005 Cyprus Rally.jpg by Leonid Mamchenkov, CC BY 2.0
Sébastien Loeb - 2004 Cyprus Rally.jpg by Leonid Mamchenkov, CC BY 2.0

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