Rally Turkey Included on 2020 WRC Calendar

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar, made up of 14 events, has been approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council and has come into force. Following changes to the calendar, the rallies in Spain, Corsica and Australia have been dropped, while Kenya, New Zealand and Japan are the new additions to the championship. Rally Turkey, which has carved out a special place for itself with its successful organisation over the past two years, has been announced as the 11th round of the calendar, to be held on 24-27 September. Eren Üçlertoprağı, President of the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED), made the following statement on the matter: "With the great support of our President, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in particular, we brought the World Rally Championship back to our country last year. Over the past two years, with the support of our Ministry of Youth and Sports, our Minister Dr Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu and our Spor Toto Organisation Presidency, we have staged top-level events. These events received praise from our governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), as well as from the manufacturer teams and drivers who took part in our rally. As a result, we got our option accepted on our own terms, and we are ready once again to show our country's strength to the whole world, strengthen its image abroad and contribute to its promotion." For two years, Rally Turkey has been "the biggest sporting event our country has hosted". This year it was held on 12-15 September, amid Marmaris' unique pine forests and the beauty of its magnificent sea. Thanks to an event that hosted world-famous drivers and thousands of tourists, our country's cultural and natural beauty was beamed to the whole world by 155 television channels, and Marmaris once again played host to one of the most special rallies of the World Rally Championship. 2020 WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
23-26 January … Rallye Monte-Carlo
13-16 February … Rally Sweden
12-15 March … Rally Mexico
16-19 April … Rally Chile
30 April-3 May … Rally Argentina
21-24 May … Rally Portugal
4-7 June … Rally Italia Sardegna
16-19 July … Safari Rally Kenya
6-9 August … Rally Finland
3-6 September … Rally New Zealand
24-27 September … Rally Turkey
15-18 October … Rally Germany
29 October-1 November … Wales Rally GB
19-22 November … Rally Japan