The second leg of Clio Cup, organized by Performans Organization, was held at Körfez circuit. After the race at Serres / Greece, Clio pilots were in front of Turkish fans for the first time. Seeding laps was made before the delayed race at last month. Hakan Tolon first, Can Artam 2nd and Hakan Güven was the third driver according to the seeding results.

Hakan Tolon took the leed with Hakan Güven in second position. In the first lap at the sea curve Mehmet Zeytinoğlu, Alkan Güven, Şerif Yardımcı and Selim Erol crashed together during the leading competition causing the race stopped. Cars had big damages and they couldn't continue.

Race was stopped with Kenan Doğulu's somersaults in Greece. This time, accident occurred at the first lap. Race took start after the break and ran on 17 laps as the rules says. In the remaining laps, CMS pilot Hakan Tolon and Marshal pilot Hakan Güven struggle for the lead. Ahmet Atay was calm on third position. Selim Özgörkey and Can Artam had a battle for the fourth position. Near to the final lap Selim had a fast spin and run out of circuit by the touch of Can Artam. Selim returned to the circuit in the seventh position by his luck. Because of the "behavior out of sports", Can Artam took "stop & go" penalty. After the punishment, Murat Doruk took the fourth place.

In 17 laps, Hakan Tolon ran a mistake less race and stand against the pressure of Hakan Güven. Hakan Tolon is the most promising driver for the championship after the second leg of Clio Cup. The most interesting moment in the race was occurred by the flat tire of Ahmet Atay on the last 3rd lap. Atay had a spin on the opening curve to the finish plain and skid in front of Murat Doruk. Murat tried to run away but, couldn't escape hitting the right-front of Atay's Clio. Despite this crash, Doruk continued his way and passed his rival on the last flat and took the third position.

Photos : Gürkan ÇAĞLAR