Al-Attiyah / Carrera lead after opening stages of Cyprus Rally

By winning two of the three morning stages, Al-Attiyah / Carrera lead the Cyprus Rally at the end Loop 1 of Leg 1, followed by Galatariotis / Ioannou, 30.86 seconds behind. The local heroes won the second stage. In third position are Al-Rawahi / Itu, who set the third-fastest time in all three stages. All three crews are driving Škoda Fabia.

A great start for Posideias / Pambos Laos (Renault Clio), who lead the Rally3 category in 4th position overall. Manoli / Petros Laos (Peugeot 208) are the leading 2WD crew in 9th position.

Kokias / Constantinou (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) lead the local event.

The Cyprus Rally showed its toughness from the very beginning. Al-Atya / Chehab (Ford Fiesta) went off the road and retired on SS1. C. Laos / Stylianou and Jweihan / Juna also retired, both due to problems with their Mitsubishi Lancers.

Of the 17 crews that started the international Cyprus Rally, 12 completed the first loop of the Leg 1.