Istanbul Rally
Brief Rally Programme
| Monday, 04.02.2008 | Opening date for entries | |
| Friday, 29.02.2008 | Date of Issuing Regulations | |
| Friday, 21.03.2008 | ||
| 18:00 | Closing date for entries. | |
| Saturday, 22.03.2008 | Date of Issuing Road Book and Rally Guide | |
| Wednesday, 26.03.2008 | Publication of Entry List | |
| RALLY WEEK | ||
| Tuesday, 01.04.2008 | ||
| 12:00 | Opening of the Service Park | Pendik |
| 15:00 - 19:00 |
Collection of Material and Documents / Recce Registration |
HQ |
| 15:00 - 19:00 | Collection of Safety Tracking System | HQ |
| Wednesday, 02.04.2008 | ||
| 08:30 – 11:00 | Collection of Material and Documents / Recce Registration | HQ |
| 08:30 - 11:00 | Collection of Safety Tracking System | HQ |
| 11:00 – 19:00 | 1st day of reconnaissance | |
| 16:00 – 19:00 | Administrative Checks for FIA Seeded | HQ |
| And Turkish Manufacturer/Team drivers | ||
| Thursday, 03.04.2008 | ||
| 08:00 - 19:00 | 2nd day of reconnaissance | |
| 10:00 – 16:00 | Administrative Checks for FIA Seeded and Turkish Manufacturer/Team drivers | HQ |
| 12:00 | Media Centre opens | HQ |
| 12:00 – 18:00 | Media Accreditation Opens | MC |
| 15:00 | Safety Tracking System Test | HQ |
| 16:00 – 20:00 |
Administrative Checks for Private Entries |
HQ |
| Friday, 04.04.2008 | ||
| 08:00 – 12:00 | Scrutineering & sealing – marking | SP |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Recce of Shakedown | Royal |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Shakedown | Royal |
| 13:30 | First Stewards’ Meeting | HQ |
| 14:30 | Publication of Start List for Day 1 | O.N.B. |
| 14:30 | Pre-rally Pres Conference | MC |
| 18:00 | Ceremonial Start | |
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Saturday, 05.04.2008 |
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| 09:20 | Start of Day 1 and the Rally | SP |
| 19:49 | Finish of Day 1, Parc Ferme | HQ |
| 22:30 | Publication of Day 2 partial unofficial classification | O.N.B. |
| 22:30 | Publication of Start List for Day 2 | O.N.B. |
| Sunday, 06.04.2008 | ||
| 08:00 | Start of Day 2 | SP |
| 15:34 | Finish of Day 2 and the rally | HQ |
| 16:30 | FIA Press Conference | MC |
| 16:30 | Final Checks | SP |
| 18:30 | Publication of provisional results | O.N.B. |
| Locations Mentioned Above: | ||
| MC | Media Center, in Rally HQ, Bulent Ecevit Center | |
| O.N.B | Official Notice Board, in Rally HQ | |
| HQ | Rally HQ, Bulen Ecevit Cultural Center, Kartal county | |
| Parc Ferme | Car Park of Rally HQ | |
| Royal | Ballica Köyü, Pendik county | |
| SP | Sabit Pazar Alani, Coastal Road, Pendik county | |