2020 Rally Turkey
The 2020 Rally Turkey (also known as Marmaris Rally Turkey 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held between 18 and 20 September 2020.[2] It marked the thirteenth running of Rally Turkey and was the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in Marmaris in Muğla Province, and was contested over twelve special stages with a total competitive distance of 223.00 km (138.57 mi).[1]
| 2020 Rally Turkey 13. Marmaris Rally Turkey | |||
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Round 5 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Turkey had moved forward by a week, which facilitated the opportunity for additional rounds as many rallies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| Host country |  Turkey | ||
| Rally base | Marmaris, Muğla | ||
| Dates run | 18 – 20 September 2020 | ||
| Start location | İçmeler, Muğla | ||
| Finish location | Marmaris, Muğla | ||
| Stages | 12 (223.00 km; 138.57 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 484.81 km (301.25 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 707.81 km (439.81 miles) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:43:02.7 | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT2:56:02.4 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak2:55:38.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT4:20.4 | ||
| Crews registered | 26 | ||
| Crews | 24 at start, 18 at finish | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2019, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but they did not defending their title after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport.[4] Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the sport's top tier by M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.[5][lower-alpha 1] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the reigning rally winners.[5][lower-alpha 2]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the overall winners of the rally, recording a second win of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] The Toksport WRT crew of Pontus Tidemand and Patrik Barth won the WRC-2 category.[7] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak successfully defended their tiles in the WRC-3 category.[8]
Background
Championship standings prior to the event
Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a nine-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Reigning world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a five-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a twenty-point lead ahead of Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Nikolay Gryazin and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Hyundai Motorsport N led PH-Sport by nine points. M-Sport Ford WRT sit in third, a slender five points behind.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka led both drivers' and co-drivers' championships by six and eight points over Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Aaron Johnston respectively. Oliver Solberg was third in the drivers' standings, while Yannick Roche held third in the co-drivers' standings.
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twenty-six entries were received, with ten crews entered in World Rally Cars, three Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2 and twelve in the World Rally Championship-3.
Itinerary
All dates and times are TRT (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September | 09:01 | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 4.70 km |
| Leg 1 — 25.22 km | ||||
| 18 September | 17:08 | SS1 | İçmeler | 13.90 km |
| 18:21 | SS2 | Gökçe | 11.32 km | |
| Leg 2 — 107.38 km | ||||
| 19 September | 08:50 | SS3 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 31.79 km |
| 10:08 | SS4 | Datça 1 | 8.75 km | |
| 11:06 | SS5 | Kızlan 1 | 13.15 km | |
| 14:50 | SS6 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 31.79 km | |
| 16:08 | SS7 | Datça 2 | 8.75 km | |
| 17:06 | SS8 | Kızlan 2 | 13.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 90.40 km | ||||
| 20 September | 07:30 | SS9 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.15 km |
| 09:08 | SS10 | Marmaris 1 | 7.05 km | |
| 11:20 | SS11 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.15 km | |
| 13:18 | SS12 | Marmaris 2 [Power Stage] | 7.05 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
World Rally Cars
Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena held the lead going onto Saturday. At the age of forty-six, Loeb became the oldest driver to lead a WRC event.[10] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja retired Friday when their Hyundai speared off the road because of a steering issue.[11] Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia took over the lead on Saturday morning, but they dropped their lead to Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in the afternoon loop due to a puncture and hydraulics issue.[12] Sunday's first pass through the Çetibeli stage saw tyre dramas, which saw five crews suffering punctures, including the crew of Neuville and Gilsoul, Loeb and Elena, Ogier and Ingrassia, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen, and Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, with two more crews retired from the rally.[13] Ogier and Ingrassia then retired from the rally when their engine was on fire.[14] Eventually, the rally was won by Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin.[6]
Classification
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 4.70 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:23.4 | N/A |
| SS1 | İçmeler | 13.90 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:13.1 | Neuville / Gilsoul | |
| SS2 | Gökçe | 11.32 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:34.0 | Loeb / Elena | |
| 19 September | SS3 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 31.79 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 24:54.2 | Ogier / Ingrassia |
| SS4 | Datça 1 | 8.75 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:53.9 | ||
| SS5 | Kızlan 1 | 13.15 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:10.7 | ||
| SS6 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 31.79 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 24:41.6 | Neuville / Gilsoul | |
| SS7 | Datça 2 | 8.75 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:52.7 | ||
| SS8 | Kızlan 2 | 13.15 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:09.4 | ||
| 20 September | SS9 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.15 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 28:38.9 | Evans / Martin |
| SS10 | Marmaris 1 | 7.05 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:25.5 | ||
| SS11 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.15 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 27:46.0 | ||
| SS12 | Marmaris 2 [Power Stage] | 7.05 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:20.4 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  1 |
Elfyn Evans | 97 | 1 |
Scott Martin | 97 |  |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 174 | |||
| 2 |  1 |
Sébastien Ogier | 79 | 1 |
Julien Ingrassia | 79 | |
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 165 | |||
| 3 | |
Ott Tänak | 70 | |
Martin Järveoja | 70 | |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 101 | |||
| 4 | |
Kalle Rovanperä | 70 | |
Jonne Halttunen | 70 | ||||||
| 5 | |
Thierry Neuville | 65 | |
Nicolas Gilsoul | 65 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2
Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul claimed back-to-back stage wins to lead the class on Friday,[15] but a rear-left puncture in Saturday afternoon cost them the lead.[16] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth took over the lead and won the class.[7]
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 21 | Pontus Tidemand | Patrick Barth | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:56:02.4 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 22 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 2:57:45.3 | +1:42.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 | 23 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Ilka Minor | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 4:04:27.1 | +1:08:24.7 | 15 | 0 |
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 4.70 km | Brynildsen / Minor | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:47.1 | N/A |
| SS1 | İçmeler | 13.90 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:56.1 | Fourmaux / Jamoul | |
| SS2 | Gökçe | 11.32 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:01.0 | ||
| 19 September | SS3 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 31.79 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 26:36.2 | |
| SS4 | Datça 1 | 8.75 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:14.9 | ||
| SS5 | Kızlan 1 | 13.15 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:37.1 | ||
| SS6 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 31.79 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 26:29.4 | Tidemand / Barth | |
| SS7 | Datça 2 | 8.75 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:14.1 | ||
| SS8 | Kızlan 2 | 13.15 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 7:41.8 | ||
| 20 September | SS9 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.15 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 31:03.5 | |
| SS10 | Marmaris 1 | 7.05 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 4:43.8 | ||
| SS11 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.15 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 30:55.4 | ||
| SS12 | Marmaris 2 | 7.05 km | Tidemand / Barth | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 4:38.1 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 1 |
Pontus Tidemand | 80 | 1 |
Patrick Barth | 80 | 3 |
Toksport WRT | 107 | |||
| 2 | 1 |
Mads Østberg | 75 | 1 |
Torstein Eriksen | 75 | 1 |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 88 | |||
| 3 | 1 |
Adrien Fourmaux | 66 | |
Renaud Jamoul | 66 | 2 |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 84 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Nikolay Gryazin | 51 | |
Yaroslav Fedorov | 41 | 2 |
PH-Sport | 75 | |||
| 5 | |
Ole Christian Veiby | 33 | |
Jonas Andersson | 33 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-3
Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian led the class through Friday. Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani retired from the rally when their Citroën caught fire.[17] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak set some blistering times, opening a huge gap to comfortably win the rally.[18][8]
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 26 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:55:38.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Citroën C3 R5 | 2:57:49.1 | +2:10.9 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 28 | Yağiz Avci | Onur Vatansever | Yağiz Avci | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:02:53.8 | +7:15.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 31 | Alberto Heller | Marc Martí | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:05:06.1 | +9:27.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 29 | Burak Cukurova | Burak Akcay | Burak Cukurova | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:07:50.1 | +12:11.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 32 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreriro | Jan Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:14:18.2 | +18:40.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 25 | Emilio Fernández | Ruben Garcia | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:16:55.2 | +21:17.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 36 | "Pedro" | Emmanuele Baldaccini | "Pedro" | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:18:33.2 | +22:55.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | 30 | Uğur Soylu | Mehmet Köleoğlu | Uğur Soylu | Škoda Fabia R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 34 | Sean Johnston | Alex Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | Fire | 0 | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 27 | Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 35 | Diogo Salvi | Hugo Magalhães | Diogo Salvi | Škoda Fabia R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 4.70 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:49.8 | N/A |
| SS1 | İçmeler | 13.90 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:54.5 | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | |
| SS2 | Gökçe | 11.32 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 9:03.7 | ||
| 19 September | SS3 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 31.79 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 26:30.6 | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak |
| SS4 | Datça 1 | 8.75 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:09.7 | ||
| SS5 | Kızlan 1 | 13.15 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 7:39.6 | ||
| SS6 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 31.79 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 26:16.1 | ||
| SS7 | Datça 2 | 8.75 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:17.7 | ||
| SS8 | Kızlan 2 | 13.15 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 7:38.1 | ||
| 20 September | SS9 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.15 km | Solans / Barreriro | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 31:04.4 | |
| SS10 | Marmaris 1 | 7.05 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 4:44.8 | ||
| SS11 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.15 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 31:30.5 | ||
| SS12 | Marmaris 2 | 7.05 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:42.2 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | 1 |
Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 55 | |
Mikko Lukka | 43 | ||
| 2 | 1 |
Jari Huttunen | 43 | 11 |
Maciek Szczepaniak | 37 | ||
| 3 | 11 |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 37 | 1 |
Aaron Johnston | 35 | ||
| 4 | 1 |
Oliver Solberg | 35 | 9 |
Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 30 | ||
| 5 | 1 |
Nicolas Ciamin | 26 | 5 |
Marc Martí | 27 | ||
Notes
- The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
- The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
- Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.
References
- "Itinerary" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally of Turkey. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "WRC's Rally Turkey finalises September date change". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Saturday in Turkey:Ogier win rejindles title bid". wrc.com. WRC. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- "WRC 2 in Mexico: Guerra takes first home victory". wrc.com. WRC. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Evans wins crazy Rally Turkey to regain WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "WRC 2: Tidemand takes championship lead with Turkey win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Kajto claims WRC 3 spoils with star drive in Turkey". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Rally Turkey 2020 Entry List" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally of Turkey. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Veteran Loeb turns back clock to lead Rally Turkey". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Ogier leads in Turkey as Tänak's title hopes tumble". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Neuville on top at rally Turkey after dramatic Saturday". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Evans snatches Turkey lead after crazy morning". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Ogier's weekend comes to firey end". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "WRC 2 in Turkey: Fourmaux flies to impressive Friday lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "WRC 2 in Turkey: Tidemand in control". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "WRC 3 in Turkey: Bulacia bags early advantage". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "WRC 3 in Turkey: Kajito pulls clear". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- 2020 Rally Turkey at ewrc-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
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