SS17: 0854hrs Vavatsinia – Mandra Kambiou 1 (25.24km)
The final day of competition started with the slippery, challenging Vavatsinia speed test. Overnight leader Loeb won the stage in dominant style, nearly eight seconds faster than the chasing Marcus Gronholm. Subaru’s Petter Solberg was third fastest, however reported driveability problems after damaging two front wheel rims in an impact. There were further troubles for Matthew Wilson, who drove the final 7km of the stage without any intercom, unable to hear co-driver Michael Orr’s pace notes. Henning Solberg was also slow through the stage as he struggled with an ill-handling car and reduced grip on the road.
Fastest Time: Loeb (Citroen) 22:24.1

SS18: 0952hrs Machairas – Agioi Vavatsinias 1 (12.94km)
Ford’s Marcus Gronholm tried to regain some of the time lost to leader Sebastien Loeb through the 13km road from Machairas to Agioi Vavatsinias. The Finn started the stage determined to carve into the lead, however only closed the gap to 27secs with five stages remaining. Stobart privateer Juan Pablo Raies did not start the pass after his co-driver Jorge Perez Companc blacked out during the previous stage. After having been checked out by doctors, Raies decided not to continue. Petter Solberg finished over a minute slower than Gronholm as he tried to preserve his car after its earlier impact to ensure its return to the Service Park.
Fastest Time: Gronholm (Ford) 10:56.6

SS19: 1035hrs Lageia - Kalavasos 1 (8.99km)
Gronholm continued to whittle down Loeb’s advantage with yet another stage win, however with Loeb second quickest, the gap only closed by 1.5secs. Henning Solberg had yet more dramas when he was forced to drive the greater part of the stage with the co-driver door stuck open. As a result co-driver Cato Menkerud tried to hold the door shut and read pace notes at the same time. Despite the rough drive, Henning nevertheless recorded the fifth fastest time. Chris Atkinson was seventh fastest to hold ninth overall, just half a second quicker than Petter Solberg.
Fastest Time: Gronholm (Ford) 7:21.6

Driver Quotes - Service G (after SS19)

Chris Atkinson:

We had a reasonable morning no major problems and held our position. This afternoon we’ll keep going at this pace and keep out of trouble to get the finish.

Petter Solberg:

On the first stage today we had two front punctures with holes on both rims maybe after a jump. After that we wanted to avoid any more trouble so drove so carefully to ensure we got back to the Service Park.

SS20: 1235hrs Down Town Special (3.40km)
After a 30 minute service crews headed into central Limassol for an all-new Superspecial on the seafront promenade. Watched by thousands of spectators, crews wound their way through the narrow streets in the old town. The speed test was however run purely as a showcase due to concerns for spectator safety. Despite the non-competitive running, Dani Sordo misjudged the first corner from the start and ran straight on into a concrete barrier and had to be towed out from the course.
Fastest Time: Stage run as road section

SS21: 1403hrs Vavatsinia – Mandra Kambiou 2 (25.24km)
Running first and second on the road, Perez Companc and Wilson drove through the stage competitively, however the delays caused by Sordo’s accident in SS20 meant the two crews had become separated from the rest of the field. Faced with a long gap between the second and third crews driving through the stage, organisers cancelled the competitive section and the remaining crews drove through at non-competitive pace. A notional time of 23:19.8 was awarded to all drivers.
Fastest Time: Wilson (Ford) / Atkinson (Subaru) / Gardemeister (Citroen) / H. Solberg (Peugeot) / P. Solberg (Subaru) / Pons (Citroen) / Stohl (Peugeot) / Hirvonen (Ford / Gronholm (Ford) / Loeb (Citroen) 23:19.8

SS22: 1514hrs Machairas – Agioi Vavatsinias 2 (12.94km)
The 2006 Cyprus Rally was the steep rocky road that descended sharply downhill from Machairas. Gronholm’s last minute push closed the gap to Loeb by a further four seconds, but it not enough and Loeb secured the win, the 28th of his career. Petter Solberg lost nearly two minutes to Gronholm when he hit a rock on the racing line close to the end of the stage, and bent his front left wheel rim. The delay dropped him from seventh to eighth position overall. Chris Atkinson posted the seventh quickest stage of the day to finish the event just out of the points in ninth. Xevi Pons finished the stage, however stopped two kilometres from the service park with transmission problems. He dropped one place from sixth to seventh overall.
Fastest Time: Gronholm (Ford) 10:48.8