Rally Bodrum Welcomes Summer
Rally Bodrum, the second round of the Petrol Ofisi Maxima 2025 Turkish Rally Championship, ended in victory for the Toksport WRT crew of Buğra Banaz-Onur Ahıskalı. GP Garage My Team's Romanian crew Andrei Girtofan-Dorun Pulpea took second place on the podium, while Ali Türkkan-Oytun Albayrak of Castrol Ford Team Türkiye claimed third overall and victory in Class 3.
Supported by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, the Bodrum District Governorate, the Milas District Governorate, the Bodrum District Directorate of Youth and Sports and Bodrum Municipality, and organised with the contributions of Duja Hotels, NOTHING, Evofone, VST Tour, SHA Gayrimenkul İnşaat, Pars Entertainment, BESİAD (Bodrum Tradesmen, Industrialists and Businesspeople Association), BODER (Bodrum Hoteliers Association), the Bodrum Journalists' Association, Spor Toto, ICRYPEX, Remed Assistance, Salados, Fora Mobil Araç Takip and Power App, the event concluded on Saturday 19 April with the finish ceremony and prize-giving at Bodrum Municipality Square.
CLASSES SEE CLOSE BATTLES
In a rally contested by 47 cars and 94 competitors, Team Petrol Ofisi driver Kerem Kazaz, competing alongside Frenchman Corentin Silvestre, finished as the best young driver and also collected the Nothing special award and the Mustafa Ergene stage fastest-time award.
The master drivers' win went to Uğur Soylu, competing for NOTHING with Şener Güray, while the ladies' win was taken by Eda Soylu, who competed with Yusuf Çalık.
In Class 4 and the Two-Wheel Drive classification, the Hüseyin Çetmen-Çağlar Süren crew followed up their Marmaris success with another win in Bodrum, while Okan Öztürk-Hakan Uçucu of GP Garage My Team took Class N and Demir Sancaklı-Aras Dinçer won Class 5.
KAROSK LAUNCHES CARBON FOOTPRINT AWARENESS INITIATIVE
The Karya Automobile Sports Club (KAROSK), working with Commited App and Kayacan Çevre ve Mühendislik, carried out a special initiative to draw attention to the carbon footprint created by the fossil-fuelled cars competing in Rally Bodrum.
The event's total carbon footprint will be determined through a comprehensive report prepared in line with international standards. Based on the resulting data, a budget equal to the amount of carbon emissions produced will be channelled into projects in Bodrum that capture atmospheric carbon or prevent emissions.
The Petrol Ofisi Maxima 2025 Turkish Rally Championship continues with Yeşil Bursa Rally, organised by the Bursa Automobile Sports Club (BOSSEK) on 24-25 May.
