Overview
Racing stars from Europe and the Middle East will take over road in Larnaca and Nicosia from June 15 to 17, at this year’s Cyprus Rally.
The rally will feature 65 crews in total from 19 different countries. 50 of these crews will take part in the European Rally Championship while only 15 will compete in the local championship.
Testing will be held on Friday morning as well as the Qualifying Stage which will determine the starting positions of the cars ahead of the rally. This will be hosted on a 6.33km stage just outside the city of Larnaca. After the Qualifying Stage, the medieval castle at Finikoudes will host the Start Position Selection process and a few hours later, at 19:00, the Starting Ramp will be set on Finikoudes for the Starting Ceremony.
The action begins on Saturday with the crews running six special stages (three stages which will be repeated for the two loops) with a total length of 94.34km.
The first SS of the rally will take place in the village of Kellia with a total length of 21.48km, followed by the Analiontas SS (14.41km). Cars and crews will then head to the hills for the Stavrovouni SS (11.28km) before returning to Larnaca for the noon service. The three stages will be repeated before the cars are locked under park ferme rules for the evening.
Seven more stages await the crews for Sunday. The highlight of the day will be the Super Special Sage which, once again, will take place in the heart of Nicosia, connecting the two parts of the divided capital. The day will begin with the spectacular Geri stage (22km) followed by the Super Special Stage in Nicosia. The morning loop will close with the Lagia and Lefkara stages, 12.67km and 19.82km respectively. After the noon service the cars will repeat the morning stages (except for the Super Special Stage which will only have a morning pass). The final two stages of the rally will be the Golden Stages, with the fastest drivers receiving money prizes.
