Özdemir upholding team pride following Banaz ERC3 woe

ByERC

Published 18/06/2017 at 06:22 GMT

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Castrol Ford Team Turkey will look to Ümitcan Özdemir to claim ERC3 success for the second rally running after his team-mate, the pre-event favourite Buǧra Banaz, went off on stage three and lost 10 minutes waiting for spectators to haul his Ford Fiesta R2 back onto the road on the Cyprus Rally.

Deniz Fahri has been delayed by transmission issues and a damaged front bumper on his FIA European Rally Championship debut but is a strong second with İsmet Toktaş third following dashboard display woes and a bent rear wheel.

Banaz, who was fastest on the day’s opening stage despite a spin, is in fourth and intent on gaining crucial championship points by reaching the finish following a frustrating rally.

Russian Peugeot driver Artur Muradian is classified fifth overnight followed by Christos Mannouris.

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