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Rally Cyprus 2005 counts for:
2005 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2005 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2005 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship (for drivers)
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| 397th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 6 of 16 |
| Official name: | Cyprus Rally |
| Edition: | 33rd |
| Date: | from Friday 13-May-2005 to Sunday 15-May-2005 |
| Rally HQ: | Limassol; Cyprus |
| Clerk of the Course: | Christos Kyriakides |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 59 | |
| Starters: | 52 | |
| Finishers: | 39 | (75.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 7.57 | km | (SS3 Asinou - Agios Theodoros 1) |
| Longest: | 38.32 | km | (SS4 Lagoudera - Spilia 2) |
| Slowest: | 54.58 | km/h | (SS2 Kourdali - Asinou 1) |
| Fastest: | 74.41 | km/h | (SS10 Platres - Saittas 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 326.68 | km | (30.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 326.68 | km | (30.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 737.24 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,063.92 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 14th win and 26th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 1st podium for Manfred Stohl. |
| Third place was 17th podium for Markko Martin. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 19th win and 1-2 win were 49th to 50th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 120th podium for Peugeot. |
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In a rally where most works drivers either retired or suffered from various problems, Loeb kept his nose clean and won with a handsome margin.
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Manfred Stohl finished second behind works Xsara of Sebastien Loeb and was first privateer podium in five years.
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Ford crews Kresta (L) and Gardemeister (R) celebrate with team boss Malcolm Wilson for Ford's 50th consecutive points finish.
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Related links
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Sardinia 2005
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Turkey 2005
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