# 2009 Cyprus Rally

The 2009 Cyprus Rally, officially 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally, was the third round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season and was held between March 13 and March 15, 2009 in Limassol, Cyprus. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed the title and won the WRC's first mixed-surface round since 1996.
The Cyprus Rally was last held in 2006, but was dropped along with Rally Australia in favour of new rallies such as Rally Norway, and Rally Ireland, and the returning Rally de Portugal.
Its format changed to a mixed surface rally format from all-gravel rally. The Cyprus Rally was the first rally since Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia in 1996 to host a mixed surfaced event. Day 1 was contested on tarmac, while days 2 & 3 were contested on rough gravel roads.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:50:34.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:51:01.9 | +27.2 | 8 |
| 3. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:52:24.1 | +1:49.4 | 6 |
| 4. | Dani Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:53:01.0 | +2:26.3 | 5 |
| 5. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:57:15.7 | +6:41.0 | 4 |
| 6. | Conrad Rautenbach | Daniel Barritt | Citroën C4 WRC | 5:01:46.6 | +11:11.9 | 3 |
| 7. | Federico Villagra | Jorge Perez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 5:03:53.2 | +13:18.5 | 2 |
| 8. | Khalid Al-Qassimi | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 5:04:18.8 | +13:44.1 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (14.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tomanek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5:20:54.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (17.) | Michal Kosciuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 5:22:30.8 | +1:36.8 | 8 |
| 3. (21.) | Aaron Nicolai Burkart | Michael Koelbach | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 5:40:42.9 | +19:48.9 | 6 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (9.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 5:10:11.3 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (10.) | Armindo Araujo | Ramalho Miguel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 5:10:29.6 | +18.3 | 8 |
| 3. (11.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza N14 2009 | 5:11:10.1 | +58.8 | 6 |
| 4. (13.) | Toshi Arai | Glenn MacNeal | Subaru Impreza 2007 | 5:18:45.4 | +8:34.1 | 5 |
| 5. (15.) | Andis Neiksans | Peteris Djirkals | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 5:21:46.6 | +11:35.3 | 4 |
| 6. (16.) | Charalambos Timotheou | Savvas Laos | Subaru Impreza N12b | 5:22:01.7 | +11:50.4 | 3 |
| 7. (19.) | Gaurav Singh Gill | David Senior | Subaru Impreza 2008 | 5:31:22.2 | +21:10.9 | 2 |
| 8. (20.) | Frederic Sauvan | Thibault Gorczyca | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 5:39:10.2 | +28:58.9 | 1 |

## Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time (EET) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS1 | 09:23 | Panagia 1 | 30.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 22:01.3 | 82.68 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS2 | 10:21 | Mylikouri 1 | 7.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:33.9 | 79.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS3 | 10:46 | Gerakies 1 | 29.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | 21:09.2 | 83.36 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS4 | 14:34 | Panagia 2 | 30.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 22:06.8 | 82.30 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS5 | 15:32 | Mylikouri 2 | 7.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:34.9 | 79.25 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (13 MAR) | SS6 | 15:57 | Gerakies 2 | 29.40 km | Daniel Sordo | 21:18.0 | 82.82 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (14 MAR) | SS7 | 08:43 | Anadiou Dam 1 | 11.70 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:02.4 | 63.59 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (14 MAR) | SS8 | 09:11 | Pano Panagia | 28.17 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 30:29.8 | 55.42 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (14 MAR) | SS9 | 11:19 | Orkontas | 18.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18:36.5 | 59.77 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (14 MAR) | SS10 | 15:17 | Xyliatos | 30.94 km | Petter Solberg | 28:16.1 | 65.66 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (14 MAR) | SS11 | 16:20 | Kourdali | 26.25 km | Petter Solberg | 26:31.5 | 59.37 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (15 MAR) | SS12 | 09:18 | Foini | 30.03 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 26:18.7 | 68.48 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (15 MAR) | SS13 | 10:49 | Anadiou | 40.54 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 39:27.2 | 61.66 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (15 MAR) | SS14 | 12:02 | Anadiou Dam 2 | 11.70 km | Matthew Wilson | 10:14.8 | 68.49 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 3 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 4 | Henning Solberg | 4 | 4 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 6 | Matthew Wilson | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Chris Atkinson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 9 | Sébastien Ogier | 6 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 9 | Conrad Rautenbach | 18 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 11 | Federico Villagra | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Khalid al-Qassimi | 8 | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 13 | Urmo Aava | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Driver | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Driver | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 14 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| 3 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |