The 12 special stages of the 50th Cyprus Rally 2023
The routes of the twelve gravel special stages of the 50th Cyprus Rally were announced by the organizers of the Cyprus Automobile Association. Featuring a total length of 195.36 kilometers, the stages will be held over a two-day period on 7-8 October 2023. The ceremonial start of the event will take place on Friday October 6th at Eleftheria square in Nicosia at 6pm.
Rally action will commence on Saturday, October 7, with three repeated special stages. At 09:33 in the morning, the first car will enter the 8.05 km long SS1 in Xyliatos. The 19.86 km long SS2 will take place in Kapouras and the 21.01 km SS3 in Kourdali. After the cars return to the service park in Aglantzia, they will loop back to the three above stages, for the afternoon passage. The first car on SS4 in Xyliatos will enter at 14:12 and will be followed by SS5 in Kapouras and SS6 in Kourdali.
On the first day, the participants will cover 97.84 kilometers of special stages and 235.32 kilometers of liaison distance.
After spending the night in Nicosia, the crews will return to action on the morning of Sunday 8 October, with the first car entering the 14.10km SS7 in Yeri at 08:43. They will then move on to SS8 in Lefkara, a 19.78 kilometers long stage, and SS9 in Agios Epifanios, which covers a distance of 14.88 kilometers. At 13:22, the second leg of the 2nd day will begin, with the loop again from Yeri (SS10), Lefkara (SS11) and Agios Epifanios (SS12).
On the second day the crews will face 97.52 kilometers of special stages and 302.88 kilometers of liaison distance.
The 50th Cyprus Rally will cover 195.36 kilometers on special stages and a total distance of 733.56 kilometers over the two-day race, not counting the reconnaissance on Thursday (05/10) and Friday (06/10).
The finish ceremony will take place at the old Nicosia town hall, in "Eleftheria" square, on Sunday 8 October starting at 18:30.
The 50th edition of the Cyprus Rally, which will be held on the three-day period 6-8 October 2023 is organized by the Cyprus Automobile Association. It will serve as the 5th and final round of the Middle East Rally Championship and at the same time as the 3rd and 4th round of the Cyprus Rally Championship, with each day counting as a separate round for the local championship.
The Service Park, the Headquarters and the Press Center will be located opposite the Police Headquarters, in Aglantzia.
Route Rally Cyprus 2023:
Length (km) First car due
Friday 6 October
Ceremonial start Nicosia - 18:00
Saturday 7 October
SS1 Xyliatos 1 8,05 09:33
SS2 Kapouras 1 19,86 10:01
SS3 Kourdali 1 21,01 11:04
SS4 Xyliatos 2 8,05 14:12
SS5 Kapouras 2 19,86 14:40
SS6 Kourdali 2 21,01 15:43
Sunday 8 October
SS7 Yeri 1 14,10 08:43
SS8 Lefkara 1 19,78 09:51
SS9 Agios Epifanios 1 14,88 10:54
SS10 Yeri 2 14,10 13:22
SS11 Lefkara 2 19,78 14:30
SS12 Agios Epifanios 2 14,88 15:33
Finish ceremony Nicosia - 18:30
Route Map
Leg 1:
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13uogjvorZS-45qZHV5kSJqVUOe5YEdY&usp=sharing
Leg 2:
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1o9Dub-CUtA8Ru6bhzeZ0Ex4Oj1SU8Rg&usp=sharing
This year’s event is sponsored by Honda – Galatariotis, ANCO Catering Equipment, Cablenet, Stop Fire, Andreopoulos Signs and Farmakas Natural Spring Water. It is supported by the Nicosia and Aglantzia Municipalities.
More info on www.cyprusrally.com.cy.