Cyprus Rally

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Marcus Grönholm at the 2006 event.

Subaru World Rally Team at the 2005 event.

Sébastien Loeb at the 2004 event.

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 gravel roads of the nearby mountains of Troodos. It was part of the FIA's World Rally Championship from 2000 to 2006. In 2007, the event was part of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship. The same applies for 2008. It is due to rejoin the World Rally Championship in 2009.

[edit] World Rally Championship events

Rally name	Stages	Podium finishers
Rally name	Stages	Rank	Driver Co-driver	Car	Time
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 WRC	5:26:04.9
		2	Colin McRae Nicky Grist	Ford Focus WRC	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 WRC	5:07:32.7
		2	Richard Burns Robert Reid	Subaru Impreza WRC	5:07:49.1
		3	Carlos Sainz Luís Moya	Ford Focus WRC	5:07:59.2

30th 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	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	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^[2]	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:59:38.5
		2	Markko Märtin Michael Park	Ford Focus WRC	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 WRC	4:41:11.6
		3	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus WRC	4:46:06.5

[edit] Notes

^ Cyprus Automobile Association. CAA. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
^ 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.