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 ...

20/10/2024

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Nasser Al-Attiyah achieved on Sunday his ninth career victory at the Cyprus Rally organised by the Cyprus Automobile Association, with Italian co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini and driving a Skoda Fabia R5. The driver from Qatar took the lead one special stage before the finish due to the retirement of...

20/10/2024

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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...

20/10/2024

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On Saturday (19/10), spectators were on their toes as Simos Galatariotis in a Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 and Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Skoda Fabia R5 battled for the lead at the 51st Cyprus Rally. Both top drivers won three special stages each, with the Cypriot champion ending the first day in the lead, 3...

19/10/2024

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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 ...

19/10/2024

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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...

19/10/2024

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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...

19/10/2024

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The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Cyprus, H.E. Yousef Sultan Laram, and the Mayor of Nicosia, Mr. Charalambos Prountzos, officially launched the 51st international Cyprus Rally, which began on Friday, October 18, from the center of Nicosia, and will finish on Sunday, October 20, with the crown...

18/10/2024

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The Ceremonial Start of the 51st international Cyprus Rally is taking place on Friday, October 18th at 17:30 at Spyridaki Square (Makariou Avenue) in the heart of Nicosia. The Cyprus is organized by the Cyprus Automobile Association since 1970 It is the third, final and decisive event of the FIA Mi...

18/10/2024

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The 2024 Middle East Rally Champion will be decided in the 12 gravel Special Stages of the 51st Cyprus Rally. Competing for the title are the current points leader Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (49 points) from Qatar, Jordanian driver Shaker Jweihan (37 points), and 19-time Middle East Champion and eight-time...

16/10/2024

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Major battles are expected both for the 2024 FIA Middle East Rally Championship title and the Cyprus National Rally championship in this year's international Cyprus Rally 2024, organized by the Cyprus Automobile Association from October 18 to 20. Our national race, once again based in Nicosia, will ...

10/10/2024

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After receiving the FIA approval the 51st Cyprus Rally, Round 3 of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, will be held from the 18th to the 20th of October instead of the 27th to the 29th of September.

A newly amended version of the Supplementary Regulations will be published soon.

6/09/2024

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FIA validated the scores of the Middle East Rally Championship 2023, after the completion the 50th Cyprus Rally organized in October by the Cypriot Automobile Association and awarded both Nasser Al-Attiyah and Abdullah Al-Rawahi as champions. This is the first time in the history of the Middle East ...

22/11/2023

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Cyprus Rally has returned in an emphatic way to the sporting life of the country! In the two days of the anniversary 50th Cyprus Rally, on the weekend of October 7-8, 2023, thousands of motorsport fans were spread out at the various points of the twelve special stages, to witness the crews' passings...

12/10/2023

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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 ...

11/10/2023

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Competing practically at home, on his beloved Cyprus and demonstrating his dominance, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), with co-driver Mathieu Baumel (Andorra) and a Volkswagen Polo GTi R5, triumphed in the anniversary 50th Cyprus Rally, held between 6-8 October 2023 and organized by the Cyprus Automobile ...

8/10/2023

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