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DATE
SS17
SS18
SS19
Total
06.10.15
5.5km
16.91km
28.55km
50.96km


- Leg information:
Stages:3 (50.96kms competitive total)
Surface: Gravel
Weather: Warm and dry

Suzuki driver P-G Andersson has been deprived of his second Junior World Rally Championship title by a decision to exclude him from victory on the Rally of Turkey.
The event stewards have claimed that a mechanic was assisting P-G with some work under the bonnet in a zone where service was not allowed. However this was not the case, and Suzuki has consequently decided to appeal against the exclusion. Nonetheless, the provisional winner is still a Suzuki driver - Urmo Aava - and there are two Suzukis on the podium! In total, a Suzuki set 11 fastest stage times. Suzuki Swift driver Guy Wilks also finished in the points, after a dramatic rally that the Englishman led on the opening stages.

   

P-G Andersson (1st in JWRC after SS19)
"What can I say? I'm very disappointed because the exclusion is not fair and based on information that is not true. I was checking the engine before the superspecial on Saturday night, and I was doing this on my own without any assistance. A mechanic is allowed to be there to help change the light pod and that was all that he did. So of course we will appeal this incorrect decision. I wasn't expecting to win the event after our problems on the opening day - I was just aiming to get back onto the podium. But anything can happen on the Junior World Rally Championship! We had a big scare on the penultimate stage of today with a puncture, but we just concentrated on getting the car safely to the finish."

Guy Wilks (5th in JWRC after SS19)
"First of all I'd like to say that I feel very sorry for P-G, who deserves to win here. From our point of view, it was a tough rally that was obviously compromised by our roll on the second day. The final day was all about getting the car to the finish in the best position we could, so we were able to set a few fastest stage times and take as many points as possible. Now we look forward to my home rally in Great Britain - I'll be aiming to win there!"

Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, team principal:
"Many congratulations to P-G for a fantastic drive in Turkey. I'm very disappointed about the exclusion, and of course I support completely the decision to appeal against it. I hope that this story will have a happy ending. Leaving that aside, I am pleased that despite the incredibly tough conditions, which included rain, mud and even hail, our cars were fantastically reliable from start to finish. The team did a great job, and I very much hope everybody will soon be rewarded for it..."



Junior World Rally Championship classification after LEG3, Rally of Turkey


Pos.
Driver
Time
1
Urmo Aava (Suzuki Swift)
4h02m06.5s
2
Conrad Rautenbach (Renault Clio)
+30.7s
3
Jozef Beres (Suzuki Ignis)
+39.5s
4
Guy Wilks (Suzuki Swift)
+2m10.1s
5
Kris Meeke (Citroen C2)
+3m14.4s
6
Martin Prokop (Citroen C2)
+5m48.5s
7
Julien Pressac (Citroen C2)
+10m16.5s
8
Bernd Casier (Renault Clio)
+13m04.4s



 
 
 
 
   
 
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