The 2005 Cyprus Rally (formally the 33rd Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The car rally was held over three days between 13 May and 15 May 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 14th win in the World Rally Championship and a third consecutive win in 2005.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC World Rally Championship entries 14 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 16 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 17 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 18 Balázs Benik Attila Vinoczai Balázs Benik Ford Focus WRC '02 19 Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC PWRC entries 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 33 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 35 Karamjit Singh John Bennie Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VII 36 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 40 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 42 Federico Villagra Javier Villagra Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 44 Sebastián Beltrán Edgardo Galindo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 48 Luis Ignacio Rosselot Ricardo Rojas Luis Ignacio Rosselot Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 49 Hamed Al-Wahaibi David Senior Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI 51 Brice Tirabassi Mathieu Baumel Brice Tirabassi Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 1. leg — 121.78 km 13 May 09:38 SS1 Lagoudera 1 38.32 km 10:46 SS2 Kourdali 1 15.00 km 11:24 SS3 Asinou 1 7.57 km 14:37 SS4 Lagoudera 2 38.32 km 15:45 SS5 Kourdali 2 15.00 km 16:23 SS6 Asinou 2 7.57 km 2. leg — 109.56 km 14 May 08:48 SS7 Platres 1 11.12 km 09:31 SS8 Foini 1 30.33 km 10:29 SS9 Galatareia 1 13.33 km 13:52 SS10 Platres 2 11.12 km 14:35 SS11 Foini 2 30.33 km 15:33 SS12 Galatareia 2 13.33 km 3. leg — 95.34 km 15 May 07:18 SS13 Vavatsinia 1 25.24 km 08:16 SS14 Macheras 1 12.94 km 09:04 SS15 Kellaki 1 9.49 km 11:52 SS16 Vavatsinia 2 25.24 km 12:50 SS17 Macheras 2 12.94 km 13:38 SS18 Kellaki 2 9.49 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:02:29.4 10 2 16 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 5:06:38.9 +4:09.58 3 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:07:11.3 +4:41.96 4 14 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:07:45.1 +5:15.75 5 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:10:06.7 +7:37.34 6 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:12:46.8 +10:17.43 7 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:14:48.1 +12:18.72 8 17 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 5:18:32.6 +16:03.21 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:02:29.4 10 3 2 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:07:11.3 +4:41.96 5 3 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:10:06.7 +7:37.34 6 4 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:12:46.8 +10:17.43 7 5 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:14:48.1 +12:18.72 9 6 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 5:19:15.7 +16:46.30 10 7 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 5:29:30.9 +27:01.50 11 8 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:34:09.8 +31:40.40 13 9 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 5:37:02.6 +34:33.20 Retired SS11 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Fire 0 Retired SS7 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Electrical 0 Retired SS7 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Mechanical 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (13 May) SS1 Lagoudera 1 38.32 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 36:58.9 Petter Solberg SS2 Kourdali 1 15.00 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:29.3 Sébastien Loeb SS3 Asinou 1 7.57 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:41.7 SS4 Lagoudera 2 38.32 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 35:56.8 SS5 Kourdali 2 15.00 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:28.3 SS6 Asinou 2 7.57 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:33.1 2. leg (14 May) SS7 Platres 1 11.12 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:11.2 SS8 Foini 1 30.33 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 27:31.4 SS9 Galatareia 1 13.33 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:47.0 SS10 Platres 2 11.12 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:58.0 SS11 Foini 2 30.33 km Sébastien Loeb Toni Gardemeister Citroën Xsara WRCFord Focus RS WRC '04 27:05.8 SS12 Galatareia 2 13.33 km Sébastien Loeb Gilles Panizzi Citroën Xsara WRCMitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 10:49.7 3. leg (15 May) SS13 Vavatsinia 1 25.24 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:31.3 SS14 Macheras 1 12.94 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:33.8 SS15 Kellaki 1 9.49 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:26.5 SS16 Vavatsinia 2 25.24 km Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 23:17.7 SS17 Macheras 2 12.94 km Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 11:19.3 SS18 Kellaki 2 9.49 km Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 8:30.5
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points 1 Sébastien Loeb 45 Daniel Elena 45 Marlboro Peugeot Total 62 2 Petter Solberg 34 Phil Mills 34 Citroën Total WRT 53 3 Markko Märtin 34 Michael Park 34 1 BP Ford World Rally Team 44 4 1 Toni Gardemeister 28 1 Jakke Honkanen 28 1 Subaru World Rally Team 38 5 1 Marcus Grönholm 26 1 Timo Rautiainen 26 Mitsubishi Motors 29
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 51 Brice Tirabassi Mathieu Baumel Brice Tirabassi Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 5:34:38.2 10 2 2 44 Sebastián Beltrán Edgardo Galindo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 5:39:04.1 +4:25.98 3 3 36 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 5:41:51.1 +7:12.96 4 4 40 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 5:42:02.2 +7:24.05 5 5 33 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 5:42:56.5 +8:18.34 6 6 34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:48:59.8 +14:21.63 7 7 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 5:49:06.9 +14:28.72 8 8 42 Federico Villagra Javier Villagra Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:01:30.0 +26:51.81 9 9 45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:05:37.7 +30:59.50 10 10 32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:26:36.9 +51:58.70 Retired SS16 38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C Mechanical 0 Retired SS16 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0 Retired SS16 49 Hamed Al-Wahaibi David Senior Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI Steering 0 Retired SS15 35 Karamjit Singh John Bennie Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS4 37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C Fire 0 Retired SS1 48 Luis Ignacio Rosselot Ricardo Rojas Luis Ignacio Rosselot Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Engine 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (13 May) SS1 Lagoudera 1 38.32 km Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 39:06.6 Mark Higgins SS2 Kourdali 1 15.00 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 17:32.6 SS3 Asinou 1 7.57 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 8:02.7 SS4 Lagoudera 2 38.32 km Brice Tirabassi Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 40:19.2 Brice Tirabassi SS5 Kourdali 2 15.00 km Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 18:14.4 SS6 Asinou 2 7.57 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8:24.4 2. leg (14 May) SS7 Platres 1 11.12 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 9:41.4 SS8 Foini 1 30.33 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 28:54.2 SS9 Galatareia 1 13.33 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 11:28.5 SS10 Platres 2 11.12 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 9:33.6 SS11 Foini 2 30.33 km Notional stage time SS12 Galatareia 2 13.33 km Notional stage time 3. leg (15 May) SS13 Vavatsinia 1 25.24 km Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 24:40.0 SS14 Macheras 1 12.94 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:57.4 SS15 Kellaki 1 9.49 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8:51.4 SS16 Vavatsinia 2 25.24 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 24:35.0 SS17 Macheras 2 12.94 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:51.1 SS18 Kellaki 2 9.49 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 8:52.9
Championship standings Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 Toshihiro Arai 20 2 Xavier Pons 15 3 2 Marcos Ligato 12 4 8 Brice Tirabassi 10 5 2 Nasser Al-Attiyah 9
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