11. Rally Turkey Marmaris 2018

WRC #10WRC2 #10JWRC #5WRC3 #10
13. 9. – 16. 9. 2018, Marmaris • gravel 312.44 km • total distance including road sections - 877.34 km • Other years
#3
Ford Fiesta WRC icon
PX6***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 SSS Turkey (2.00 km) 2:09.2 12.
9. class RC1

12. WRC
55.7 km/h
2.65 s/km
2:09.2 12.
9. class RC1

12. WRC
SS2 Çetibeli 1 (38.10 km) 29:02.2 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
78.7 km/h
0.78 s/km
31:11.4 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
"No problems. It is difficult to find a driving rhythm when there are a lot of rocks. I was looking after the tyres as well, but now we are a lot of time behind the fastest time."
SS3 Ula 1 (21.75 km) 16:28.3 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
79.2 km/h
0.62 s/km
47:39.7 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
"It is really tough, but the beginning of the stage was better than the one before. The car is working nicely but I'm struggling with the pace."
SS4 Çiçekli 1 (12.57 km) 10:41.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
70.5 km/h
0.76 s/km
58:21.3 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
"There is no knowledge of how hard we can drive the car in these conditions. These cars are taking a lot of hits but there is a limit - I just hope I don't find it on this rally."
SS5 Çetibeli 2 (38.10 km) 27:57.5 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
81.8 km/h
0.07 s/km
1:26:18.8 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"That was a good time, but the stage is crazy bumpy. A lot of hits to the car and the body, I hope my stomach is okay! The car is working really nicely in the rough places, it is really strong."
SS6 Ula 2 (21.75 km) 16:31.1 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
79.0 km/h
1.44 s/km
1:42:49.9 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
I was just a bit carefully. There was two cars I had to slow down a bit for. When I drive flat out I can go well, but I have never been in these conditions before so I don't know the limit on the tyres or the cars.
SS7 Çiçekli 2 (12.57 km) 10:41.2 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
70.6 km/h
1.46 s/km
1:53:31.1 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"There is a lot of things I've learnt, but then there are things where I should be better. It's homework for next year."
2. leg
SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 (34.24 km) 28:43.8 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
71.5 km/h
2.46 s/km
2:22:14.9 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"A lot of cleaning I think. A lot of loose gravel - wheelspin in third and fourth gears. The road was smooth, not rough at all, but lots of loose gravel."
SS9 Datça 1 (10.70 km) 8:55.1 10.
9. class RC1

10. WRC
72.0 km/h
2.42 s/km
2:31:10.0 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"It was an okay stage for me. A lot of loose gravel and I struggled on downhill braking, but we were okay."
SS10 İçmeler 1 (20.37 km) 15:08.5 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
80.7 km/h
1.98 s/km
2:46:18.5 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"Tough, but I'm just trying to go through with a good rhythm. One of these days we'll be back with a good road position and I can go hammer and tongs!"
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 (34.24 km) 27:55.0 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
73.6 km/h
1.25 s/km
3:14:13.5 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"It was clean, a narrow clean line. A lot of tyre wear though, I was trying to save the tyres."
SS12 Datça 2 (10.70 km) 8:41.6 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
73.8 km/h
0.72 s/km
3:22:55.1 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"Just driving through. Of course I try to keep the pace and do as good a job as possible. Still we are missing a bit. Fourth or fifth place would be okay."
SS13 İçmeler 2 (20.37 km) 14:49.6 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
82.4 km/h
0.59 s/km
3:37:44.7 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"Fourth place is pretty good but it's been a tough day. It's been pretty safe, but okay young drivers always want more pace! This part of the learning."
3. leg
SS14 Marmaris 1 (7.14 km) 5:25.2 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
79.0 km/h
2.52 s/km
3:43:09.9 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"It was a nice stage – it has a bit of everything. It will be a challenging one for the Power Stage."
SS15 Ovacık (8.05 km) 6:39.1 8.
7. class RC1

8. WRC
72.6 km/h
2.02 s/km
3:49:49.0 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
SS16 Gökçe (12.65 km) 8:34.3 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
88.5 km/h
1.74 s/km
3:58:23.3 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"I have been trying to be safe but it's hard to drive safely with the good rhythm. We have one stage to go and we bring the car home."
SS17 Marmaris 2[Power Stage] (7.14 km) 5:12.1 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
82.4 km/h
1.76 s/km
4:03:35.4 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"It's been a great weekend. My first target was to try and manage the car and I did. We need some more pace to fight for the podium next year."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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