2006 Rally Turkey - Round 13 of 16
In this issue:
- Leaderboard after Leg One
- Leg One News
- Remaining Event Timetable
- 2006 Championship Standings
- Advertising Opportunities
- Subscription Information
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Leaderboard after Leg 1
1. M Grönholm/T Rautiainen FIN Ford Focus RS 57min
25.1sec
2. P Solberg/P Mills N Subaru Impreza
57min 51.2sec
3. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS
58min 13.9sec
4. H Solberg/C Menkerud N Peugeot 307
58min 14.6sec
5. K Katajamaki/T Alanne FIN Ford Focus RS
58min 37.3sec
6. C McRae/N Grist GB Citroen Xsara
58min 51.0sec
7. C Atkinson/G MacNeall AUS Subaru Impreza
58min 51.6sec
8. X Pons/C Del Barrio E Citroen Xsara
58min 59.3sec
9. M Stohl/I Minor A Peugeot 307
59min 21.3sec
10 F Duval/ P Pivato B Skoda Fabia
59min 24.9sec
Leg One News
Petter Solberg (Subaru) led the chase of Grönholm, the rejuvenated Norwegian
winning the final three stages to close the gap. Henning Solberg (Peugeot)
spun after puncturing a left front tyre on stage 6 but he is fourth, less
than a second behind Hirvonen. Kosti Katajamaki (Ford) lies fifth, despite
clipping a bridge, ahead of Colin McRae (Citroen). McRae, replacing the
injured Sébastien Loeb, held fourth before a poor tyre choice this afternoon
cost time and he slipped back. Team-mate Dani Sordo held eighth until he
also suffered with his tyre selection and dropped three places. Harri
Rovanperä (Skoda) lost 30sec after hitting a rock and damaging the rear left
suspension but he was able to limp back to service. The only major
retirement was Jan Kopecky (Skoda) who broke his steering on stage 6.
1. Kronos Total Citroen
Colin McRae/Nicky Grist are sixth at the end of an opening leg that was
deprived of three special stages in the morning by some truly awful road
conditions and weather. Xevi Pons/Carlos Del Barrio occupy eighth place
while Dani Sordo/Marc Marti are 11th.
Colin McRae: « I can't pretend that I'm not a bit disappointed. OK, we've
lost time, but at least we know exactly why. We had hoped for dry
conditions, or at least a clean line, whereas it was muddy from start to
finish. However, I'm very happy with my Xsara. I grew in confidence with it
as the day went on. It's certainly been an interesting way to get to grips
with it ! »
Daniel Sordo: «The positive side was that my Xsara still felt predictable
and easy to drive despite that handicap. On SS8 my notes worked well and I
had a good feeling - I was hoping for a decent performance. Tomorrow, we
will try to make the right tyre choices and climb back up the leaderboard. »
2. OMV-Peugeot Norway
The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team is represented by one team in the
absolute top field - Henning Solberg and Cato Menkerud. The Norwegian OMV
duo lies in fourth place after leg one. They are only 0,7 seconds behind a
place on the podium. Manfred Stohl and Ilka Minor got off to a worse start.
Following problems in the beginning they nevertheless fought their way up to
current ninth overall place. Their goal is to score points which should be
possible if the course dries up.
Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor: "We are not satisfied with our performance. The
right feeling is also missing. Sometimes I think that we're on a good way
but the times speak a different language. And there is also the problem that
we can't optimally accelerate out of the turns. Right now we hope that
things will be better on Saturday. If the course dries up this should work
out."
Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud: "The duel with my brother gives me wings.
Today we already achieved two second-best overall times. Too bad that three
special stages were cancelled and one was abridged today. For these
conditions really suit us."
3. BP-Ford
BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen
mastered treacherous conditions to lead the Rally of Turkey after today's
weather-hit opening leg. The Finns hold a 26.1sec advantage in their Ford
Focus RS World Rally Car following a day in which more than half the
competitive distance was cancelled, as torrential rain turned the mountain
gravel tracks in the south of the country into a muddy mess. Team-mates
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen lie third. Their similar BP Ultimate and
Castrol-branded Focus RS World Rally Car is involved in a battle with the
Solberg brothers. The Finns are 26.1sec behind Petter and just 0.7sec ahead
of Henning.
Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen: "It was incredibly difficult this morning.
It was so muddy, with surprises everywhere, and it was impossible to attack
in those conditions because I could have slid off the road in first gear in
that weather. It was just a question of survival. I was surprised how
quickly it dried, to the point that the driving line was dry in places. I
lost time this afternoon but that was through running first on the road. I
cleared the drying mud away from the surface and that left drier conditions
for those behind. I haven't driven as aggressively as I would if I was
fighting with Sébastien Loeb but I'm not on my own at the front. Petter has
been driving quickly and I will have to push hard tomorrow and keep a close
watch on his split times. I'm happy to be ahead but the gap is not big
enough to relax,"
Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen: "It was like driving on thin ice and the grip
changed all the time so I had no idea which parts would be slippery. I think
I can push Petter tomorrow. I'm really enjoying battling with other drivers
because on the last few rallies I've not had to fight with anyone. I've had
to raise my speed and I'm enjoying that. I'm a little frustrated to lose
time this morning when I started too steadily but it was just so muddy."
4. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford
Friday the 13th didn't prove too much concern for the Stobart VK M-Sport
Ford Rally Team in Rally Turkey as the cars of Kosti Katajamaki and Matthew
Wilson came home in 5th and 14th respectively.
Matthew Wilson: "These are the worst conditions that I've ever driven in. We
had lots of under steer which made it so tricky and also the road surfaces
were so changeable, there was just no grip."
Kosti Katajamaki: "I am happy with how things went today although the
conditions were very difficult. I actually prefer it when it is wet and
slippery instead of when it is drying out. I'm hoping for more rain
tomorrow!"
5. Subaru
Petter Solberg lies in second place overall after an action-packed first Leg
of competition on Rally Turkey today. The combination of some shrewd tyres
choices and a perfectly reliable car kept Solberg near the top of the
leaderboard all day and enabled him to set the fastest time on three stages.
Petter Solberg/Phil Mills: "It's been a very good day actually. The
development is clearly going in the right direction and the car is improving
all the time. We'll have to keep pushing further and there's still a long
way to go to keep looking for the speed, but after today I've got a good
feeling."
Chris Atkinson/Glen MacNeall: "We've taken quite a conservative approach to
today because of the conditions. The set up changes we made earlier have
made the car a bit easier to handle in the rough stuff and we're happy that
we are driving to the plan. I'm sure that we can take some time out of the
guys ahead and hopefully make up some positions."
6. Red Bull Skoda
The two Fabia WRCs of Red Bull Skoda were running at a variable pace today,
on the first leg of the Rally of Turkey. In the beginning it was Andreas
Aigner who made everyone take notice with P7, but subsequently his times
tailed off slightly. After his mishap in the morning when he had returned to
the Kemer service park on three wheels, Harri Rovanpera was able to show his
speed on the final stages of the afternoon, his reward was a seventh-fastest
special stage time as well.
Harri Rovanpera: (After SS3) "It was very slippery, and it all went very
fast. I wasn't able to avoid the rock because of all the mud on the road. We
can be glad that we were even able to return to service on three wheels."
Andreas Aigner: "It was incredibly difficult to choose the right pace in
conditions like these without running off the road. Each and every corner is
giving you goose bumps since you don't know whether or not there will be
enough grip. Quite slowly we got used to these conditions, so I hope we can
continue like that. We even had a mascot in the car: For some unknown reason
we had a lizard as a stowaway on SS 3."
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Remaining Event Timetable
Saturday 14 October: Leg 2 Kemer - Kemer
Serv D Kemer (10 mins) 08.00
SS10 Kemer 1 20.50km 08.33
SS11 Silyon 1 27.36km 09.21
Serv E Kemer (30 mins) 11.11
SS12 Kemer 2 20.50km 12.04
SS13 Silyon 2 27.36km 12.52
Serv F Kemer (30 mins) 14.42
SS14 Chimera 1 16.91km 16.00
SS15 Phaselis 2 29.28km 16.58
SS16 Akdeniz University SSS 2 5.20km 19.11
Serv G Kemer (45 mins) 20.31
Finish Kemer 21.16
Total 147.11km
Sunday 15 October: Leg 3 Kemer - Kemer
Serv H Kemer (10 mins) 09.15
SS17 Tekirova 2 5.50km 09.48
SS18 Chimera 2 16.91km 10.31
SS19 Olympos 28.55km 11.19
Serv I Kemer (20 mins) 12.42
Finish Kemer 13.06
Total 50.96km
Rally Total 351.01km
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