IRC Cyprus Rally preview : Event essentials

Event: Cyprus Rally
Base: Pafos, Cyprus
Starts: Thursday 3 November
Finishes: Saturday 5 November
Entries received: 35
IRC appearances: One
2010 winners: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Giovanni Bernacchini (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000)
Surface: Asphalt and gravel
Number of stages: 12
Special stage distance: 187.58 kilometres
Liaison distance: 436.76 kilometres
Total distance: 624.34 kilometres

Itinerary (all times shown are local):

Day one - Thursday 3 and Friday 4 November:

— Special stages: Five
— Special stage distance: 87.82kms
— Liaison distance: 186.83kms
— Total distance: 274.65kms
— Start: Pafos Municipality, 18:57hrs
— SS1: LTV Super Special Stage (3.20kms), 19:00hrs (all asphalt)
— Service A: Pafos (0:15hrs), 09:24hrs
— SS2: Koilinia 1 (24:15kms), 10:37hrs (35.5% asphalt, 64.5% gravel)
— Regrouping: Salamiou (0:20hrs), 11:37hrs
— SS3: Salamiou 1 (18.16kms), 12:00hrs (64.2% asphalt, 35.8% gravel)
— Regrouping: Pafos (0:19hrs), 12:50hrs
— Service B: Pafos (0:30hrs), 13:09hrs
— SS4: Koilinia 2 (24:15kms), 14:37hrs (35.5% asphalt, 64.5% gravel)
— Regrouping: Salamiou (0:20hrs), 15:37hrs
— SS5: Salamiou 2 (18.16kms), 16:00hrs (64.2% asphalt, 35.8% gravel)
— Service C: Pafos (0:45hrs), 16:50hrs

Day two - Saturday 5 November:

— Special stages: Six
— Special stage distance: 99.76kms
— Liaison distance: 249.93kms
— Total distance: 349.69kms
— Service D: Pafos (0:15hrs), 08:01hrs
— SS6: Gialia 1 (14.82kms), 09:29hrs (100% gravel)
— SS7: Stavros 1 (15.91kms), 10:12hrs (100% asphalt)
— Regrouping: Anadiou (0:20hrs), 10:47hrs
— SS8: Anadiou 1 (19.15kms), 11:10hrs (40.0% asphalt, 60.0% gravel)
— Regrouping: (0:11hrs), 12:25hrs
— Service E: Pafos (0:30hrs), 12:36hrs
— SS9: Gialia 2 (14.82kms), 14:19hrs (100% gravel)
— SS10: Stavros 2 (15.91kms), 15:02hrs (100% asphalt)
— Regrouping: Anadiou (0:20hrs), 15:37hrs
— SS11: Anadiou 2 (19.15kms), 16:00hrs (40.0% asphalt, 60.0% gravel)
— Service F: Pafos (0:10hrs), 17:18hrs
— Finish: Pafos Municipality, 17:48hrs