12. Rally Turkey Marmaris 2019
12. 9. – 15. 9. 2019, Marmaris • Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) • gravel 309.56 km • total distance including road sections - 986.28 km • Other years
#1
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total WRT
RC1
Final results
1. overall
1. class RC1
1. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Super Special Stage (2.00 km) | 2:04.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
57.9 km/h 0.85 s/km |
2:04.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "At least I had a much better start in this stage than last year! It's a huge day tomorrow - part of the rally with the roughest conditions. We need to have a rhythm but the pressure is like normal - we just have to do a good job." | ||||||
| SS2 İçmeler 1 (24.85 km) | 18:25.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
80.9 km/h 0.53 s/km |
20:29.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "When you drive with a flat tyre that is not helping! We are missing a lot of luck at the moment. It happened 6km from the end." | ||||||
| SS3 Çetibeli 1 (38.15 km) | 28:09.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.3 km/h 0.23 s/km |
48:39.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "All the time I give everything. In the first stage we had a puncture so you couldn't see the time! That's good, but the rally is very long." | ||||||
| SS4 Ula 1 (16.57 km) | 12:28.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
79.7 km/h 0.40 s/km |
1:01:07.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I think for sure it was not ideal because it compromised the strategy with the tyres. We only dropped four or five seconds but after that the loop was okay." | ||||||
| SS5 İçmeler 2 (24.85 km) | 18:07.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
82.2 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:19:15.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We just have to hope that the rain is coming! We have the tyres if it rains!" | ||||||
| SS6 Çetibeli 2 (38.15 km) | 28:09.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.3 km/h 0.26 s/km |
1:47:25.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "The end was difficult because it started to rain and it was very slippery. We lost a bit to Thierry but we have the medium tyres for the next one." | ||||||
| SS7 Ula 2 (16.57 km) | 12:45.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
77.9 km/h 1.00 s/km |
2:00:11.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It's better than nothing. We struggled a bit at the end of the day with having no front lip on these fast stages. I am happy to be here - it was very rough and we didn't have too much trouble at least." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 (33.00 km) | 25:42.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
77.0 km/h |
2:25:54.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I tried to save the tyres for the stage and so far the time looks good!" | ||||||
| SS9 Datça 1 (8.75 km) | 7:07.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
73.8 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:33:01.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It's still a long day. Last year I struggled a lot on this day so let's do it. We count only at the end of tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS10 Kızlan 1 (13.15 km) | 7:24.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
106.5 km/h 0.59 s/km |
2:40:25.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I think the tyres were a bit on the limit but it worked out. There is no reason to take risks but there are still some very rough conditions to go through so it is not over." | ||||||
| SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 (33.00 km) | 25:19.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
78.2 km/h |
3:05:45.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "2 spares was needed this afternoon because we have 2 slicks on the front!" | ||||||
| SS12 Datça 2 (8.75 km) | 7:06.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
73.9 km/h 0.82 s/km |
3:12:51.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "The previous one was so abrasive and there was a lot of tyre wear. It is so rough in this one that I drove very carefully." | ||||||
| SS13 Kızlan 2 (13.15 km) | 7:20.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
107.5 km/h 0.34 s/km |
3:20:12.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's been a very good day. We had no trouble, a good rhythm. It's quite a big difference compared to three weeks ago - we came here with a positive feeling after having a good test and we knew the car would perform well on gravel." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Marmaris 1 (7.05 km) | 5:08.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
82.2 km/h 0.55 s/km |
3:25:20.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I didn't push enough to really have a feeling. The only time we need to be fast is in the second pass. I don't know if it is possible but I will go for as many points as I can." "Potřebujeme tu být rychlí v druhém průjezdu. Chci získat co nejvíce bodů." | ||||||
| SS15 Gökçe (11.32 km) | 8:45.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
77.6 km/h 0.99 s/km |
3:34:05.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "We drive very slowly - that's the plan now and we save tyres for the power stage. We want to take maximum points but it will be difficult because it's rough like this." | ||||||
| SS16 Çiçekli (13.20 km) | 11:07.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
71.2 km/h 0.49 s/km |
3:45:13.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS17 Marmaris 2[Power Stage] (7.05 km) | 4:58.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
85.1 km/h 0.45 s/km |
3:50:12.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "That was the plan this weekend - it was really needed. When we were here we knew that anything could happen in here as there are some really tricky places. It's good for the team at a tricky time. We need to keep moving, there are still things to improve on but I am really happy to bring them the win this weekend." | ||||||
