Category STAGES 2021
Flash News (After SS12)
2. ABDULAZIZ AL-KUWARI QAT / NASSER AL-KUWARI QAT "We won the FIA Middle East Rally Championship for the first time. For me, the result is a great victory because the race here in Cyprus is difficult. You cannot close your eyes for a moment; you're always on alert. Only in the last special stage ...
Flash News (After SS 9)
5. SIMOS GALATARIOUTIS CYP / ANTONIS IOANNOU CYP "We started carefully and conservatively, and we were losing time to Nasser. Unfortunately, in the third special stage where we intended to push harder, we faced an issue with the front axle and lost a lot of time, which might cost us. We still hav...
Flash News (After SS 6)
1. NASSER AL-ATTIYAH QAT / GIOVANNI BERNACCHINNI ITA They did not have any issues during the afternoon loop. They plan to go flat out on Sunday with the aim of closing the gap to first place. 2. ABDULAZIZ AL-KUWARI QAT / NASSER AL-KUWARI QAT They complained about problems with the rear of ...
Flash News (After SS3)
2. ABDULAZIZ AL-KUWARI QAT / NASSER AL-KUWARI QAT "Everything is fine. We went slower and more carefully in the first three special stages, having the title in mind. It’s not easy to drive fast, that was the plan from the beginning. It's important to drive carefully and safely. We have speed, I k...
Flash News (Before SS1)
3. PANAGIOTIS YIANGOU CYP / ARISTOS NIKOLAOU CYP Our goal is to finish as high up as possible. The race is tough and requires some clever strategy because it’s one of the hardest in the National Championship. We’ll move fast and see where we stand as the race progresses, deciding how much to pu...
Flash News (After SS 12)
4. CHRISTOS DEMOSTHENOUS (CYP) / KYPROS CHRISTODOULOU (CYP) "It was a challenging rally where we were quite cautious throughout the entire weekend. Especially today, Sunday, we didn't push much at all. We had a problem on the 7th special stage, but everything went well. The organizers should pay ...
Flash News (After SS 9)
1. NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)/ MATTHIEU BAUMEL (AND) "We had 3 special stages in the morning leg, and none of them were easy. But what matters is that we are leading the rally, and that makes us happy. For the rest of the rally, we need to stay focused because the special stages are always challengi...
Flash News (After SS6)
1. NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)/ MATTHIEU BAUMEL (AND) Day 1 was good for us for the championship but we are losing time to Simos. We were opening the road and wasn't easy. Tomorrow we will have a better starting position and we will try to do our best. It is not easy to win the race but for us the vict...
Flash News (After SS3)
1. NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)/ MATTHIEU BAUMEL (AND) "We had a good pace on challenging stages. Overall, we did well, even though we had a punctured tire. Now we will try to prepare the car so that we can push harder in the future." 2. ABDULLAH AL-RAWAHI (OMN)/ ATA ALHMOUD (JOR) "At first, we trie...
Flash News (Before SS1)
16. KLEANTHIS ELLINAS (CYP)/ GEORGE POUYIOUKKAS (CYP) "Surely, it's a celebration for the Cyprus Rally. Its 50 years of existence are another significant event. I feel very proud to participate; I hope it becomes a good race with safety, and we enjoy it. My primary goal is to finish and achieve...
Flash News (Before the ceremonial start)
7 PANAYIOTIS YIANGOU (CYP) / ARISTOS NICOLAOU (CYP) "When you have a race for 50 years, you always try to make it better. I wish this race to be the best of all. My personal goal is to finish in the first 3 places" 1 NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) / MATTHIEU BAUMEL (AND) "I feel like I'm at home. The ra...
Road Closure
It is hereby announced that due to the Start & Finish ceremonies of the 50th Cyprus Rally, “Konstantinou Palaiologou” Street, in Nicosia within the walls, from the "OCHI" roundabout to “Eleftheria” Square, will be closed to traffic from 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 until 𝟐𝟎:𝟎𝟎, both on Friday (06/10) as well as on Su...
Flash News (After S.S.12)
5 Alexandros TSOULOFTAS (CYP) / Stelios ELIA (CYP) "It was a very difficult day today. We had many problems with the car. But there was no competition, so we won all the stages. It is the most difficult victory of my career and the most important." 8 Petros PANTELI (CYP) / Pam...
Flash News (After S.S.9)
5 Alexandros TSOULOFTAS (CYP) / Stelios ELIA (CYP) "We will manage our lead with an intelligent way, our goal is to finish. I hope we do not face some unfortunate mechanical problem. We will continue as always; it is up to us. We had a broken front-right steering angle, which did not let...
Rally Flash News (Before SS7)
Car No4 S. Galatariotis / A. Ioannou didn’t start LEG 2 as the crew decided to withdraw from the rally.
