Nasser Al-Attiyah will take a lead of 10.4s into the repeat the Foini stage, which at 31.70 kilometres is the longest of the FxPro Cyprus Rally following his fastest run through the 12th Alassa test.
Al-Attiyah, who reported a slight transmission fault prior to entering midday service, was 2.5s quicker than his nearest challenger Roger Feghali, the sole Škoda Fabia representative on the event.
Jaromir Tarabus is still third despite being beaten by Martin Prokop through the stage.
Cypriot Constantinos Tingirides said he was slowed by the anti-lag failing on his Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer. However, he continues to hold seventh overall behind countryman Nicos Thomas.
After SS12:
| Pos. | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Al Attiyah Nasser / Bernacchini Giovanni | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2h32m29.6s |
| 02 | Feghali Roger / Matar Joseph | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +10.4s |
| 03 | Tarabus Jaromír / Trunkát Daniel | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +3m58.1s |
| 04 | Prokop Martin / Tománek Jan | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +4m08.4s |
| 05 | Kresta Roman / Gross Petr | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +5m11.9s |
| 06 | Thomas Nicos / Loizides Angelos | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +5m35.7s |
| 07 | Tingirides Constantinos / Shialos Panayiotis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +9m13.7s |
| 08 | Timotheou Charalambos / Laos Pambos | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | +9m44.6s |
| 09 | Almari Misfer / Arena Nicola | Subaru Impreza STI | +11m11.5s |
| 10 | Polykarpou Panikos / Laos Savvas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +14m48.0s |
| 11 | Çetinkaya Burcu / Güney Çiçek | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +15m34.0s |
| 12 | Loucaides Doros / Elia Stelios | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | +15m37.2s |
| 13 | Savva Savvas / Papandreou Andreas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +15m48.0s |
| 14 | Al Suwaidi Khalid / Beech Nick | Subaru Impreza STI | +15m55.5s |
| 15 | Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin | Suzuki Swift S1600 | +16m47.7s |