2005 Cyprus Rally
| 2005 Cyprus Rally 33rd Cyprus Rally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 6 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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 Rally winning pair Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena on the podium. | |||
| Host country |  Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Limassol | ||
| Dates run | May 13, 2005 – May 15, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 18 (326.68 km; 202.99 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,063.92 km (661.09 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 52 at start, 39 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRTCitroën Xsara WRC | ||
The 2005 Cyprus Rally (formally the 33rd Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The 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. [1]
Background
Entry list
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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:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:02:29.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 16 |  Manfred Stohl
|
Ilka Minor
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.svg.png){kind=small} OMV World Rally Team
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:06:38.9 | +4:09.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 |  Markko Märtin
|
 Michael Park
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:07:11.3 | +4:41.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 |  Henning Solberg
|
Cato Menkerud
|
BP Ford World Rally Team
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 5:07:45.1 | +5:15.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 |  Toni Gardemeister
|
Jakke Honkanen
|
BP Ford World Rally Team
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 5:10:06.7 | +7:37.3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |  Roman Kresta
|
Jan Možný
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BP Ford World Rally Team
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 5:12:46.8 | +10:17.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
 Mitsubishi Motors
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 5:14:48.1 | +12:18.7 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 |  Daniel Carlsson
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Mattias Andersson
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Bozian Racing
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:18:32.6 | +16:03.2 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04 |
27:05.8 | ||
| SS12 | Galatareia 2 | 13.33 km | Sébastien Loeb Gilles Panizzi
|
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi 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
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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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
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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 | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | 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 | +4:25.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 36 | Marcos Ligato
|
Rubén García
|
Subaru Argentina Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 5:41:51.1 | +7:12.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 40 | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Daniel Stillo
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Subaru Argentina Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 5:42:02.2 | +7:24.0 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 33 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
Chris Patterson
|
Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 5:42:56.5 | +8:18.3 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 34 | Fumio Nutahara
|
Satoshi Hayashi
|
Advan-Piaa Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:48:59.8 | +14:21.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai
|
 Tony Sircombe
|
Subaru Team Arai
|
Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 5:49:06.9 | +14:28.7 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 42 | Federico Villagra
|
Javier Villagra
|
Federico Villagra
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:01:30.0 | +26:51.8 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 45 |  Riccardo Errani
|
Stefano Casadio
|
Riccardo Errani
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:05:37.7 | +30:59.5 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 32 |  Xavier Pons
|
Oriol Julià Pascual
|
Xavier Pons
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:26:36.9 | +51:58.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | 38 | Fabio Frisiero
|
Giovanni Agnese
|
Fabio Frisiero
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS16 | 41 | Natalie Barratt
|
Carl Williamson
|
OMV World Rally Team
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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
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | Fire | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 48 |  Luis Ignacio Rosselot
|
Ricardo Rojas
|
Luis Ignacio Rosselot
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Engine | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg (13 May) | SS1 | Lagoudera 1 | 38.32 km | Mark Higgins
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 39:06.6 | Mark Higgins
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| SS2 | Kourdali 1 | 15.00 km | Gabriel Pozzo
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 17:32.6 | ||
| SS3 | Asinou 1 | 7.57 km | Gabriel Pozzo
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 8:02.7 | ||
| SS4 | Lagoudera 2 | 38.32 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 40:19.2 | Brice Tirabassi
| |
| SS5 | Kourdali 2 | 15.00 km | Federico Villagra
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 18:14.4 | ||
| SS6 | Asinou 2 | 7.57 km | Fumio Nutahara
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 8:24.4 | ||
| 2. leg (14 May) | SS7 | Platres 1 | 11.12 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 9:41.4 | |
| SS8 | Foini 1 | 30.33 km | Gabriel Pozzo
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 28:54.2 | ||
| SS9 | Galatareia 1 | 13.33 km | Gabriel Pozzo
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Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 11:28.5 | ||
| SS10 | Platres 2 | 11.12 km | Gabriel Pozzo
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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
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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
| Pos. | 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 |
References
- ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.