Cyprus Rally – previous winners

1970 Victor Zachariades (CYP)/Loris Ellinas (CYP)/Roger Fisher (GB) Fiat 125
1971 Christos Kirmitsis (CYP)/Peter Lawrence (GBR) Ford Escort TC
1972 Lefteris Makrides (CYP)/Phivos Erotokritou (CYP) Mercedes 250CE
1973 Stig Blomqvist (SWE)/Arne Hertz (SWE) Saab 96 V4
1974 no rally – Cyprus conflict
1975 no rally- Cyprus conflict
1976 Shekhar Mehta (EAK)/Yvonne Pratt (EAK) Datsun
1977 Kypros Kyprianou (CYP)/Alkis Longinos (CYP) Hillman Avenger
1978 Roger Clark (GBR)/Jim Porter (GBR) Ford Escort RS
1979 Ari Vatanen (FIN)/Dave Richards (GBR) Ford Escort RS
1980 Roger Clark (GBR)/Neil Wilson (GBR) Ford Escort RS
1981 Vahan Terzian (TUR)/Yiannakis Theophanous (CYP) Mitsubishi Colt
1982 “Tony” (ITA)/“Rudy” (ITA) Opel Ascona 400
1983 Jimmy McRae (GBR)/Ian Grindrod (GBR) Opel Manta 400
1984 John Buffum (USA)/Fred Gallagher (GBR) Audi Quattro
1985 Mauro Pregliasco (ITA)/Daniel Cianci (ITA) Lancia 037
1986 Patrick Snyers (BEL)Dani Colebunders (BEL) Lancia 037
1987 David Llewellin (GBR)/Phil Short (GBR) Audi Quattro
1988 Bjorn Waldegard (SWE)/Fred Gallagher (GBR) Toyota Celica GT-Four
1989 Yves Loubet (FRA)/Jean-Marc Andrié (FRA) Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 Dimi Mavropoulos (CYP)/Nicos Antoniades (CYP) Audi Quattro Coupe
1991 Antonis Jeropoulos (CYP)/Michael Michael (CYP) Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1992 Alessandro Fiorio (ITA)/Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1993 Alessandro Fiorio (ITA)/Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1994 Alessandro Fiorio (ITA)/Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1995 Maurice “Bagheera” Senaoui (LEB)/Naji Stephan (LEB) Lancia Delta Integrale
1996 Armin Schwarz (GER)/Denis Giraudet (FRA) Toyota Celica GT-Four
1997 Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL)/Maciej Wislayski (POL) Subaru Impreza 555
1998 Andrea Navarra (ITA)/Alexandra Materazzetti (ITA) Subaru Impreza WRX
1999 Jean-Pierre Richelmi (MON)/Stephane Prévot (BEL) Subaru Impreza WRX
2000 Carlos Sainz (ESP)/Luis Moya (ESP) Ford Focus WRC
2001 Colin McRae (GBR)/Nicky Grist (GBR) Ford Focus RS WRC 01
2002 Marcus Grönholm (FIN)/Timo Rautiainen (FIN) Peugeot 206 WRC
2003 Petter Solberg (NOR)/Phil Mills (GBR) Subaru Impreza WRC
2004 Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) Citroën Xsara WRC
2005 Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) Citroën Xsara WRC
2006 Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) Citroën Xsara WRC
#2007 Charalambos Timotheou (CYP)/Pambos Laos (CYP) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
#2008 Nicos Thomas (CYP)/SG Chips (CYP) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2009 Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) Citroën C4 WRC
#2010 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta S2000
2011 Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR)/Ola Floene (NOR) Škoda Fabia S2000
#2012 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC
#2013 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC
#2014 Yazeed Al-Rajhi (SAU)/Michael Orr (GBR) Ford Fiesta RRC
(Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (QAT)/Killian Duffy (IRL) Ford Fiesta RRC secured maximum MERC points
#2015 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Ford Fiesta RRC
#2016 Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS)/Alexey Arnautov (RUS) Ford Fiesta R5
(Rodolphe Asmar (LEB)/Joseph Matar (LEB) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X secured maximum MERC points)
#2017 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Ford Fiesta R5
#2018 Simos Galatariotis (CYP)/Antonis Ioannau (CYP) Škoda Fabia R5
(Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Ford Fiesta R5 secured maximum MERC points)
#2019 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
#2020+ Day 1 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

# 2020+ Day 2 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

#2021 Alexandros Tsouloftas (CYP)/Stelios Elia (CYP) Volkswagen Polo GTi R5

2022 Rally cancelled – Government funding shortfall.

#2023 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (AND) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

#2024 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Škoda Fabia RS

#denotes round of the MERC

+ each day counted as a round of the MERC during the Covid-19 crisis

 

Published On: 20 October 2024