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. 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 .
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. 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. 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. In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the reigning rally winners.
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. The Toksport WRT crew of Pontus Tidemand and Patrik Barth won the WRC-2 category. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak successfully defended their tiles in the WRC-3 category.
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.
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre World Rally Championship entries 3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC World Rally Championship-2 entries 21 Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 22 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 23 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo World Rally Championship-3 entries 24 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 25 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 27 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 28 Yağiz Avci Onur Vatansever Yağiz Avci Citroën C3 R5 29 Burak Cukurova Burak Akcay Burak Cukurova Škoda Fabia R5 30 Uğur Soylu Mehmet Köleoğlu Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia R5 31 Alberto Heller Marc Martí Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 32 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 34 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 35 Diogo Salvi Hugo Magalhães Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 36 "Pedro" Emmanuele Baldaccini "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Source:
Route 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:
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. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja retired Friday when their Hyundai speared off the road because of a steering issue. 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. 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. Ogier and Ingrassia then retired from the rally when their engine was on fire. Eventually, the rally was won by Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin.
Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:43:02.7 0.0 25 2 2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:43:37.9 +35.2 18 5 3 3 9 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:44:02.1 +59.4 15 1 4 4 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:45:38.6 +2:35.9 12 3 5 5 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:47:11.0 +4:08.3 10 0 6 6 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:48:38.9 +5:36.2 8 0 17 7 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:56:46.0 +1:13:43.3 0 4 Retired SS11 17 Sebastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Engine 0 0 Retired SS9 3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Lost wheel 0 0 Retired SS9 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mechanical 0 0
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 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 Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 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, but a rear-left puncture in Saturday afternoon cost them the lead. Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth took over the lead and won the class.
Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time 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 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 Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 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. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak set some blistering times, opening a huge gap to comfortably win the rally.
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