Category Press Releases | Rally News 2021
Al-Attiyah won the 51st Cyprus Rally after a tough battle with Simos Galatariotis
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...
Galatariotis and Al-Attiyah battle for the win at the 51st Cyprus Rally
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...
The 51st international Cyprus Rally is underway
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...
The 51st Cyprus Rally starts on Friday, October 18th
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...
The 12 gravel special stages of the 51st Cyprus Rally
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...
Cyprus Rally 2024 Entry List
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 ...
Repositioning of the 51st Cyprus Rally 2024
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.
Αl-Attiyah and Αl-Rawahi are the two Middle East Rally Champions for 2023
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 ...
The fifteen crews that "conquered" the 12 tough special stages of the 50th Cyprus Rally!
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...
Triumph for Nasser Al-Attiyah at the 50th Cyprus Rally!
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 ...
Al-Attiyah in the lead, following Galatariotis’ retirement
A broken radiator during SS7 in Yeri, on Sunday morning (08/10), forced Simos Galatariotis and Antonis Ioannou, with a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, to retire from the anniversary 50th Cyprus Rally 2023, while they were leading the event. The unfortunate moment came at the well-known jump point of the...
Galatariotis leads the 50th Cyprus Rally after the first day
Simos Galatariotis / Antonis Ioannou (Volkswagen Polo GTi R5) leads the 50th Cyprus Rally after the first day of the event which is organized by the Cyprus Automobile Association since 1970. Second overall are Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) / Mathieu Baumel (Andorra) driving a Volkswagen Polo GTi R5, jus...
Important statements from Al-Attiyah in the press conference before the 50th Cyprus Rally
Nasser Al-Attiyah, speaking at the press conference ahead of the start of the 50th Cyprus Rally, mentioned that the Cyprus Rally is one of the best in the world. "I want to thank the organizers who have done everything to make this race happen, which is very important to us. I hope the country, the ...
Al-Attiyah, Galatariotis and Al-Rawahi fastest in the morning session
With the completion of the three morning special stages of the anniversary 50th Cyprus Rally, on Saturday 7 October 2023, only six seconds separate the leader Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), and co-driver Mathieu Baumel (Andorra), from Simos Galatariotis / Antonis Ioannou. Following close behind in 3...
The anniversary 50th Rally Cyprus 2023 has started!
In the presence of many motor sports fans, and in a celebratory atmosphere, the start of the 50th anniversary Cyprus Rally 2023 took place on Friday afternoon (06/10), at the old town hall of Nicosia, in "Eleftheria" square. First down the ramp in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 was seven-time winner of o...