47. Cyprus Rally 2018
15. 6. – 17. 6. 2018, Larnaca • Cyprus Automobile Association • gravel - asphalt 205.41 km - (cancelled 24.50 km) • total distance including road sections - 751.53 km • Other years
#15
Škoda Fabia R5 
01R***
01R***
ACCR Czech Team
RC2
Final results
6. overall
6. class RC2
6. ERC
2. MERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Kellia 1 (19.87 km) | 11:24.7 | 11.
11. class RC2 10. ERC 4. MERC |
104.5 km/h 2.40 s/km |
11:24.7 | 11.
11. class RC2 10. ERC 4. MERC |
|
| "We have different tyres, we changed almost everything. The car is moving on tarmac section, it is slippy on the gravel parts. Time is good in compare to other competitors, some of them are faster. We will try to keep on the road." | ||||||
| SS2 Analiontas 1 (14.41 km) | 9:43.4 | 10.
10. class RC2 9. ERC 4. MERC |
88.9 km/h 2.72 s/km |
21:08.1 | 11.
11. class RC2 10. ERC 4. MERC |
|
| "Today morning we have extra tyres for the surface. It is still very slippy, even on the dry parts. Some corners we were going cross country but not bad. We probably go for the entirely gravel tyres in the next section." | ||||||
| SS3 Cyta Stavrovouni 1 (11.28 km) | 6:34.3 | 12.
12. class RC2 11. ERC 4. MERC |
103.0 km/h 1.66 s/km |
27:42.4 | 11.
11. class RC2 10. ERC 4. MERC |
|
| "We are enjoying it but we chose the wrong tyres for this time. The car is working good." | ||||||
| SS4 Kellia 2 (19.87 km) | 11:42.0 | 15.
15. class RC2 13. ERC 6. MERC |
101.9 km/h 2.69 s/km |
39:24.4 | 12.
12. class RC2 11. ERC 4. MERC |
|
| puncture | ||||||
| SS5 George Kyprianou Analiontas 2 (14.41 km) | 9:27.7 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC 2. MERC |
91.4 km/h 1.44 s/km |
48:52.1 | 10.
10. class RC2 9. ERC 4. MERC |
|
| "I haven‘t seen Hubert in the stage, he might not be on board. This rally is not only about being fastest but also about driving carefully without any problem." | ||||||
| SS6 Cyta Stavrovouni 2 (11.28 km) | 6:30.6 | 8.
8. class RC2 7. ERC 2. MERC |
104.0 km/h 1.29 s/km |
55:22.7 | 9.
9. class RC2 8. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "I tried to push more, I have gravel tyres, for me much more confident. I am happy to be in the finish today, I think we made it to the TOP 10 which can be an advantage for tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Cyta Yeri 1 (24.50 km) | 13:53.6 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC 3. MERC |
105.8 km/h 1.62 s/km |
1:09:16.3 | 9.
9. class RC2 8. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "Some places there is mud, some corners are damp and tricky." | ||||||
| SS8 Nicosia SSS (2.67 km) | 2:19.7 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC 3. MERC |
68.8 km/h 1.01 s/km |
1:11:36.0 | 8.
8. class RC2 7. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "Unbelievable, how much pacenotes we have. You can lose a lot in this stage and you can risk a lot, it’s better to drive a bit carefully." | ||||||
| SS9 Lageia 1 (11.49 km) | 9:37.4 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC 3. MERC |
71.6 km/h 1.33 s/km |
1:21:13.4 | 8.
8. class RC2 7. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "We took a rest because of the delay at the start of the stage. We don‘t want to take any risk. It was very tricky, we try to stay on line. Although we were the second car on the stage, I tried to be clear as much as possible." | ||||||
| SS10 Lefkara 1 (19.82 km) | 14:22.4 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC 3. MERC |
82.7 km/h 2.16 s/km |
1:35:35.8 | 7.
7. class RC2 6. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "I thought we had a puncture on the right side, so I tried to go slower to the left corners. We take it easy, we try to keep it on the road." | ||||||
| SS11 Cyta Yeri 2 (24.50 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS12 PSALTIS AUTOPARTS Golden Stage 1 (11.49 km) | 9:29.8 | 11.
10. class RC2 11. ERC 3. MERC |
72.6 km/h 2.66 s/km |
1:45:05.6 | 7.
7. class RC2 6. ERC 3. MERC |
|
| "We didn‘t do any major mistakes, I just cut one corner too much but luckily, there was no puncture. We are not thinking of jumping on places in front of us but we’ll try to keep our position. " | ||||||
| SS13 ENEOS Golden Stage 2 (19.82 km) | 13:59.7 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC 2. MERC |
85.0 km/h 1.09 s/km |
1:59:05.3 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC 2. MERC |
|
| "It’s a nice feeling to be in the finish of the Cyprus Rally 2018. We’re still waiting for Botka‘s time. My surface is tarmac so let’s see on Barum Rally. My car burned there last year so we’ll see." | ||||||
