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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| File:Petter Solberg - 2009 Cyprus Rally 5.jpg Petter Solberg driving a Citroën Xsara WRC | |||
| Host country | Cyprus 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 | France Sébastien Loeb France 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
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Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time (EET) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (13 MAR) |
SS1 | 09:23 | Panagia 1 | 30.33 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 22:01.3 | 82.68 km/h | France Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 10:21 | Mylikouri 1 | 7.37 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 5:33.9 | 79.53 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 10:46 | Gerakies 1 | 29.40 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 21:09.2 | 83.36 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:34 | Panagia 2 | 30.33 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 22:06.8 | 82.30 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:32 | Mylikouri 2 | 7.37 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 5:34.9 | 79.25 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 15:57 | Gerakies 2 | 29.40 km | Spain Daniel Sordo | 21:18.0 | 82.82 km/h | ||
| 2 (14 MAR) |
SS7 | 08:43 | Anadiou Dam 1 | 11.70 km | Finland Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:02.4 | 63.59 km/h | |
| SS8 | 09:11 | Pano Panagia | 28.17 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 30:29.8 | 55.42 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 11:19 | Orkontas | 18.54 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 18:36.5 | 59.77 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 15:17 | Xyliatos | 30.94 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 28:16.1 | 65.66 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 16:20 | Kourdali | 26.25 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 26:31.5 | 59.37 km/h | ||
| 3 (15 MAR) |
SS12 | 09:18 | Foini | 30.03 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 26:18.7 | 68.48 km/h | |
| SS13 | 10:49 | Anadiou | 40.54 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 39:27.2 | 61.66 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 12:02 | Anadiou Dam 2 | 11.70 km | United Kingdom Matthew Wilson | 10:14.8 | 68.49 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Republic of Ireland |
NOR Norway |
CYP Cyprus |
POR Portugal |
ARG Argentina |
ITA Italy |
GRC Greece |
POL Poland |
FIN Finland |
AUS Australia |
ESP Spain |
GBR United Kingdom | |||
| 1 | France Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 14 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| 2 | United States BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 4 | France Citroën Junior Team | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 5 | Argentina Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
References
- ↑ "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.
