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
#14
Škoda Fabia R5 
11R***
11R***
Palmeirinha Rally
RC2
Final results
17. overall
16. class RC2
14. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Kellia 1 (19.87 km) | 11:40.5 | 16.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
102.1 km/h 3.19 s/km |
11:40.5 | 16.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
|
| "Very slippery, like in the video game." | ||||||
| SS2 Analiontas 1 (14.41 km) | 10:12.3 | 21.
21. class RC2 17. ERC |
84.7 km/h 4.73 s/km |
21:52.8 | 18.
18. class RC2 15. ERC |
|
| "Very slippery but very very pleasurable. At many places there was mud and water but OK." | ||||||
| SS3 Cyta Stavrovouni 1 (11.28 km) | 6:45.0 | 17.
17. class RC2 15. ERC |
100.3 km/h 2.61 s/km |
28:37.8 | 17.
17. class RC2 14. ERC |
|
| "It is nice, one change gravel to tarmac and tarmac to gravel is very hard for the pilots. I am learning a lot on rallys like Rally Cyprus. Tyres should be changed in the service." | ||||||
| SS4 Kellia 2 (19.87 km) | 14:16.2 | 39.
30. class RC2 23. ERC |
83.5 km/h 10.45 s/km |
42:54.0 | 27.
25. class RC2 20. ERC |
|
| "We had a flat tyre on tarmac, I don‘t know where. We are disappointed, we had to stop and lost a lot of time." | ||||||
| SS5 George Kyprianou Analiontas 2 (14.41 km) | 9:56.0 | 15.
14. class RC2 14. ERC |
87.0 km/h 3.40 s/km |
52:50.0 | 25.
23. class RC2 19. ERC |
|
| "I want to return to Cyprus to make such rally again, I love it. On tarmac parts we had flat tyres which made me a little bit upset. We have to change tyres." | ||||||
| SS6 Cyta Stavrovouni 2 (11.28 km) | 6:44.7 | 14.
14. class RC2 11. ERC |
100.3 km/h 2.54 s/km |
59:34.7 | 23.
21. class RC2 17. ERC |
|
| "We had flat tyres on tarmac afternoon, the corners on tarmac were much more dirty. We are happy, the car ist almost ready for tomorrow, we have to change tyres." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Cyta Yeri 1 (24.50 km) | 14:13.8 | 15.
15. class RC2 13. ERC |
103.3 km/h 2.44 s/km |
1:13:48.5 | 21.
19. class RC2 16. ERC |
|
| SS8 Nicosia SSS (2.67 km) | 2:21.3 | 11.
11. class RC2 11. ERC |
68.0 km/h 1.61 s/km |
1:16:09.8 | 21.
19. class RC2 16. ERC |
|
| "I don’t think it is an important stage but no fun, you don’t have the right tyres, too much risk for nothing." | ||||||
| SS9 Lageia 1 (11.49 km) | 9:43.9 | 10.
10. class RC2 9. ERC |
70.8 km/h 1.90 s/km |
1:25:53.7 | 20.
19. class RC2 16. ERC |
|
| "Very difficult, also for the pilot, very slippery." | ||||||
| SS10 Lefkara 1 (19.82 km) | 14:26.3 | 10.
10. class RC2 10. ERC |
82.4 km/h 2.36 s/km |
1:40:20.0 | 19.
18. class RC2 15. ERC |
|
| SS11 Cyta Yeri 2 (24.50 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS12 PSALTIS AUTOPARTS Golden Stage 1 (11.49 km) | 9:25.4 | 8.
7. class RC2 8. ERC |
73.2 km/h 2.28 s/km |
1:49:45.4 | 17.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
|
| "For the next stage I will try to keep on the road and be as fast as I can. It will be the first time we do this stage so for me it’s not possible to be in the attack mode." | ||||||
| SS13 ENEOS Golden Stage 2 (19.82 km) | 14:22.2 | 10.
10. class RC2 10. ERC |
82.8 km/h 2.23 s/km |
2:04:07.6 | 17.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
|
| "The rally was pleasurable, we are happy to have been competing in the Cyprus Rally. I was going maximum I could but there were so many stones everywhere. We had several issues, we had a flat tyre but this is my passion, though." | ||||||