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2005 Cyprus Rally

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]

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 baseLimassol
Dates runMay 13, 2005 – May 15, 2005
Stages18 (326.68 km; 202.99 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,063.92 km (661.09 miles)
Statistics
Crews52 at start, 39 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3   Toni Gardemeister   Jakke Honkanen   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4   Roman Kresta   Jan Možný   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
6   Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
7   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11   Armin Schwarz   Klaus Wicha   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12   Janne Tuohino   Mikko Markkula   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
15   Antony Warmbold   Michael Orr   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
17   Daniel Carlsson   Mattias Andersson   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
18   Balázs Benik   Attila Vinoczai   Balázs Benik Ford Focus WRC '02 —
19   Giovanni Recordati   Freddy Delorme   Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC M
PWRC entries
31   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
32   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià Pascual   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII M
33   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Chris Patterson   Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C P
34   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Y
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 P
38   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C P
40   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C P
41   Natalie Barratt   Carl Williamson   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
42   Federico Villagra   Javier Villagra   Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII S
44   Sebastián Beltrán   Edgardo Galindo   Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C P
45   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
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 P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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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

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference 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 +4:09.5 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 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   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:12:46.8 +10:17.4 3
7 9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:14:48.1 +12:18.7 2
8 17   Daniel Carlsson   Mattias Andersson   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 5:18:32.6 +16:03.2 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference 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 +4:41.9 6
5 3 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 4   Roman Kresta   Jan Možný   BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5:12:46.8 +10:17.4 3
7 5 9   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:14:48.1 +12:18.7 2
9 6 12   Janne Tuohino   Mikko Markkula   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 5:19:15.7 +16:46.3 0
10 7 6   Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 5:29:30.9 +27:01.5 0
11 8 10   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:34:09.8 +31:40.4 0
13 9 11   Armin Schwarz   Klaus Wicha   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 5:37:02.6 +34:33.2 0
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:[5]

Special stages

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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 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 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

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Pos. 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

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Classification

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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   Subaru Argentina Rally Team 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 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:[6]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  2. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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