Ayhancan Güven (born 2 January 1998) is a Turkish racing driver and a Porsche factory driver. He currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
| Ayhancan Güven | |
|---|---|
 Ayhancan Güven (middle) on podium as the winner of the Porsche Carrera Cup France on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, Gers on 22 April 2019. | |
| Nationality |  Turkish |
| Born | 2 January 1998 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | BWT Lechner Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Former teams | martinet by Alméras (2019-2020) |
| Starts | 11 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2018 2018 | FIA GT Nations Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup France Porsche Carrera Cup France |
Born in 1998 in Istanbul, Ayhancan Güven was introduced to racing at four years old by his father, beginning his career with kart racing and later sim racing as a member of the sim racing team VRS Coanda Simsport. The success in these different categories helped him move up to GT Racing and Endurance racing.
Career edit
Güven finished the 2018 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France as champion. He repeated as champion in the next season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France in 2019.[1] Also in 2018 he won the FIA GT Nations Cup, representing his home country alongside Salih Yoluç. The event was the predecessor to the FIA Motorsport Games.[2]
He won the fourth round of the 2019 Porsche Supercup in Silverstone Circuit starting from pole position.[3] He was named the Junior 2020 Porsche Motorsport, and finished 2020 season as third with 113 points. For 2021 season of Porsche Supercup, he signed with BWT Lechner Racing.[4]
In 2022, He competed with Christian Engelhart in Team Joos Sportwagentechnik in ADAC GT Masters and finished runner-up in the standings.
For 2023, Güven moved up to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he would record one podium finish at the Sachsenring.
In 2024, Güven won the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race alongside Matthew Campbell and Laurens Vanthoor for Manthey Racing, the team he also signed to drive for in the 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Toksport WRT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 6th |
| Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 138 | 4th | ||
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | MSG / HRT Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Attempto Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 200 | 1st | |
| Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 243 | 1st | ||
| FIA GT Nations Cup | Team Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet by Alméras | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 207 | 1st |
| Porsche Supercup | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 2nd | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | Team Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet by Alméras | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 166 | 2nd |
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Phoenix-IronForce Racing | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 275 | 2nd |
| Porsche Supercup | BWT Lechner Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Joos Sportwagentechnik | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 2nd |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | AlphaTauri AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23rd | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Allied-Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint | Team Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DKR Engineering | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 1st |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | KÜS Team Bernhard | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 15th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16th | |
| Dinamic GT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Pure Rxcing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 23rd | |
| CLRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Dinamic GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2024 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Manthey EMA | |||||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | * | * | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Schumacher CLRT |
† As Güven was a guest driver, he was not eligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Porsche Supercup results edit
| Season | Porsche Supercup | Points | Pos. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CAT
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MON
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RBR
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SIL
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HOC‡
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HUN
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SPA
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MNZ
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MEX
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124 | 2nd | |
| 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | RBR
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HUN
|
SIL
|
CAT
|
SPA
|
MNZ
|
113 | 3rd | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Ret | |||||
| 2021 | MON
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RBR1
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RBR2
|
HUN
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SPA
|
ZND
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MNZ1
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MNZ2
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110 | 3rd | ||
| 20† | 2 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
- Notes
† – Driver did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Porsche Carrera Cup France results edit
| Season | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Points | Pos. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 2020 | MAG
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LMS
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PAU
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SPA
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CAT
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166 | 2nd | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | |||
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results edit
| Season | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Points | Pos. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SPA
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OSC
|
RBR
|
MNZ
|
ZND
|
NÜR
|
SAC
|
HOC
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167 | 2nd | ||||||||
| Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East results edit
| Season | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East Bahrain |
Points | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1
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2
|
3
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50 | 1st |
| 1 | 1 | ||||
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AlphaTauri AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 7 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
23rd | 7 |
| 2023 | KÜS Team Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | OSC 1 20 |
OSC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 WD |
LAU 1 16 |
LAU 2 Ret |
SAC 1 32 |
SAC 2 Ret |
RBR 1 113 |
RBR 2 7 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 11 |
15th | 70 |
| 2024 | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | OSC 2 |
OSC 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DKR Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 2 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 1 |
1st | 76 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results edit
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport
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Matthew Campbell Laurens Vanthoor
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | 275 | 1st | 1st |
References edit
- ^ "Ayhancan Güven ikinci kez şampiyon". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Result of FIA GT Nations Cup - Main Race" (PDF). FIA GT Nations Cup. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Şengül, Kemal (14 July 2019). "Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Silverstone: Ayhancan harika performansıyla kazandı!". MotorSport (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Ayhancan Güven Joining BWT Lechner Racing for 2021 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season as a Porsche Junior". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links edit
Ayhancan Güven career summary at DriverDB.com
