Rally Season Opens in Marmaris

Rally Turkey, the fifth round of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship, also played host to the first two rounds of the 2020 Turkish Rally Championship, with 37 crews taking part. In the demanding rally, Yağız Avcı-Onur Vatansever, competing in a Red Bull-backed Citroen C3 R5 for Adus Motorsport, finished first in both rounds to make a fast start to the championship.Toksport WRT crew Orhan Avcıoğlu-Burçin Korkmaz, in a Skoda Fabia R5, finished second in both rounds, while third place went to BC Vision Motorsport's Burak Çukurova-Burak Akçay, also in a Skoda Fabia R5. Adus Motorsport, founded this year, also won the teams' classification in both rounds and took a significant advantage in the teams' championship.

There was fierce competition in the classes in both rallies. Emre Hasbay-Candaş Uzun of Castrol Ford Team Türkiye, in a Ford Fiesta R2T, won Class 4, the Two-Wheel Drive and the Young Drivers classifications in both rounds of the championship, while the Class 5 winners of both rounds were Yiğit Timur-Ufuk Uluocak, driving a Renault Clio RS Rally 5 for Toksport WRT. In Class N, the winners of the first round were Dağhan Ünlüdoğan-Aras Dinçer, in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX for Adus Motorsport, while the second round was won by Mustafa Çakal-Özgür Akdağ, in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX for GP Garage My Team. Mert Gür-Ege Can Ünlü finished the first day as Class 3 winners in a Ford Fiesta ST, and Ünlü also took the youngest co-driver award.In the historic rally classification, for classic cars over 35 years old, Gerçek-Bahar Sunman finished first in a Murat 131, with Demir Berberoğlu-Okan Karaçam second in an Audi Quattro and Haydar Güçlü-Murat Yıldırım third in a BMW 2002 Ti.In the second round, Haydar Güçlü-Murat Yıldırım took the win, with Demir Berberoğlu-Okan Karaçam second and Özgür Yörük-Mehmet Serkan Şahiner third in a Murat 131. The dates and details of the remaining rounds of the 2020 Turkish Rally Championship will be announced by TOSFED in the coming days.