2009 Cyprus Rally
2009 Cyprus Rally 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally | |||
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Round 3 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Cyprus | ||
Rally base | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
Dates run | March 13 – March 15, 2009 | ||
Stages | 14 (332.07 km; 206.34 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac/Gravel | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
The 2009 Cyprus Rally, officially 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally, was the third round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season and was held between March 13 and March 15, 2009 in Limassol, Cyprus. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed the title and won the WRC's first mixed-surface round since 1996.[1]
The Cyprus Rally was last held in 2006, but was dropped along with Rally Australia in favour of new rallies such as Rally Norway, and Rally Ireland, and the returning Rally de Portugal.
Its format changed to a mixed surface rally format from all-gravel rally.[2] The Cyprus Rally was the first rally since Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia in 1996 to host a mixed surfaced event. Day 1 was contested on tarmac, while days 2 & 3 were contested on rough gravel roads.[citation needed]
Results
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Day | Stage | Time (EET) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (13 MAR) |
SS1 | 09:23 | Panagia 1 | 30.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 22:01.3 | 82.68 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
SS2 | 10:21 | Mylikouri 1 | 7.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:33.9 | 79.53 km/h | ||
SS3 | 10:46 | Gerakies 1 | 29.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | 21:09.2 | 83.36 km/h | ||
SS4 | 14:34 | Panagia 2 | 30.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 22:06.8 | 82.30 km/h | ||
SS5 | 15:32 | Mylikouri 2 | 7.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:34.9 | 79.25 km/h | ||
SS6 | 15:57 | Gerakies 2 | 29.40 km | Daniel Sordo | 21:18.0 | 82.82 km/h | ||
2 (14 MAR) |
SS7 | 08:43 | Anadiou Dam 1 | 11.70 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:02.4 | 63.59 km/h | |
SS8 | 09:11 | Pano Panagia | 28.17 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 30:29.8 | 55.42 km/h | ||
SS9 | 11:19 | Orkontas | 18.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18:36.5 | 59.77 km/h | ||
SS10 | 15:17 | Xyliatos | 30.94 km | Petter Solberg | 28:16.1 | 65.66 km/h | ||
SS11 | 16:20 | Kourdali | 26.25 km | Petter Solberg | 26:31.5 | 59.37 km/h | ||
3 (15 MAR) |
SS12 | 09:18 | Foini | 30.03 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 26:18.7 | 68.48 km/h | |
SS13 | 10:49 | Anadiou | 40.54 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 39:27.2 | 61.66 km/h | ||
SS14 | 12:02 | Anadiou Dam 2 | 11.70 km | Matthew Wilson | 10:14.8 | 68.49 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
[edit]Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
[edit]Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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IRL |
NOR |
CYP |
POR |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
POL |
FIN |
AUS |
ESP |
GBR | |||
1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 14 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
3 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
4 | Citroën Junior Team | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
5 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Loeb reaches his half century". Rallye-Info.Com. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ Spyder RedSpy Ltd. "World Rally Championship - Rallies - FxPro Cyprus Rally". Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-05-03.