The Cyprus Rally is a rallying competition held yearly in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

since 1970. The event is run by the Cyprus Automobile Association and is based in the city of

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

(Lemesos). It is run on the winding roads of the nearby mountains of Troödos. It was part of the

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(WRC) from

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to 2006. In 2007 and 2008 the event was part of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). The Cyprus Rally rejoined the WRC in 2009, taking advantage of the new regulations to become the only mixed surface event. Between 2010 and

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, the event was the final round of the

Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...

(IRC), as well as the penultimate round of the MERC (except in 2011, when it was separately held in July), including in 2013.

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Official website

{{World rallies Middle East Rally Championship

Motorsport competitions in Cyprus Recurring sporting events established in 1983 World Rally Championship rallies