| 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) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 26 | ||
| Crews | 24 at start, 18 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:43:02.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT4:20.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT2:56:02.4 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak2:55:38.2 | ||
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]
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][a] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the reigning rally winners.[5][b]
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]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
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