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Salih Yoluç

Ahmet Salih Yoluç[2] (born 22 August 1985, Istanbul)[1] is a Turkish racing driver.[3]

Salih Yoluç
Yoluç in 2018
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 38)[1]
Istanbul, (Turkey)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamRacing Team Turkey
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number34
Starts19
Wins7
Podiums14
Poles4
Fastest laps1
Best finish1st in 2022
Previous series
2020
2019
2018
2015		24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Spa
FIA GT Nations Cup
Dubai 24 Hours
Championship titles
2023
2022
2019		Asian Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series
Blancpain Endurance Cup
Salih Yoluç turns in to Village corner in the number 90 TF Sport-entered Aston Martin Vantage GTE, during the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone race.

Biography edit

Salih started his racing career in 2015 with Optimum Motorsport, and won Dubai 24 Hour in his first-ever year of competing.[4]

At the end of 2015, he made a move to his current team, TF Sport, and competed in the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup, where he won the teams championship and also finished second in the drivers' standings with 2 wins and 5 podiums in 6 races.[5] He also competed in International GT Open championship the same year and got 2 wins and 3 podiums in 12 races.[6]

2017 was a turnaround year in Salih's career, as he became the first-ever Turkish driver to compete in 24 Hours of Le Mans.[7] He finished 7th in class.

The same year, he also competed in European Le Mans Series and finished second in the standings with 1 win and 5 podiums out of 6 races.

In 2018, he started racing in FIA World Endurance Championship and finished 3rd in the standings at the end of the season with 4 podiums and 1 pole position out of 8 races. He had a DNF and a P11 in the 2018 and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans races.

In 2019, he raced in the Blancpain GT Series and won the Pro/Am Cup championship[8] with 1 win, 5 podiums and 3 pole positions out of 6 races, including a win at the Total 24 hours of SPA.

The long 2019–2020 season was the biggest turning point in Salih's career. On 20 September 2020, he became the first and only Turkish driver to ever win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The same season, he finished 2nd and became the vice-champions in the FIA World Endurance Championship standings with 4 wins, 5 podiums, and 2 pole positions out of 8 races.

In 2021, he raced for the European Le Mans Series LMP2 debut of TF Sport, Racing Team Turkey, with teammates Charlie Eastwood and Harry Tincknell.[9]

In 2022, Salih won the European Le Mans Series LMP2 Pro/Am title with his newly established team, Racing Team Turkey, with 4 wins, 5 podiums and 1 pole position out of 6 races.[10]

In 2023, Salih won the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 (Overall) title with DKR Engineering from Luxembourg with 1 win, 4 podiums out of 4 races.[11]

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 British GT Championship - GT3 Von Ryan Racing 4 0 0 0 0 4 23rd
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Am TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 37th
International GT Open - Am 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - GTC 1 0 0 0 0 0 8th
24H Series - SP3 Optimum Motorsport
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain In2 Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th
International GT Open - Pro Am TF Sport 12 2 0 0 3 37 6th
GT3 Le Mans Cup 6 2 0 0 5 107 2nd[12]
2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Lechner Racing 10 0 0 0 0 90 13th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport 5 0 0 0 0 7 26th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - GTE TF Sport 6 1 0 0 5 102 2nd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ram Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Nations Cup Team Turkey 3 2 1 0 3 N/A 1st
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am TF Sport 8 0 0 0 4 99 3rd
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 4 0 0 0 1 33 8th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport 5 1 3 0 5 0 1st
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Turkey 3 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am TF Sport 8 4 2 0 5 154 2nd
2020 International GT Open TF Sport 12 3 0 0 8 112 2nd
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro Am Racing Team Turkey 5 1 0 0 3 70 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Rick Ware Racing Eurasia 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 0 36th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am Racing Team Turkey 6 4 1 0 5 131 1st
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 DKR Engineering 4 1 0 0 4 76 1st
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am Racing Team Turkey 6 2 4 1 3 94 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 260 28th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 TF Sport 5 0 2 0 0 42 8th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Racing Team Turkey
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing

24 Hours of Le Mans results edit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017   TF Sport   Euan Hankey
  Rob Bell 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		329 35th 7th
2018   TF Sport   Euan Hankey
  Charlie Eastwood 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		304 DNF DNF
2019   TF Sport   Euan Hankey
  Charlie Eastwood 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		327 42nd 11th
2020   TF Sport   Jonathan Adam
  Charlie Eastwood 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am 		339 24th 1st
2023   Racing Team Turkey   Tom Gamble
  Dries Vanthoor 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 87 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA
2 		LMS
Ret 		SIL
2 		FUJ
2 		SHA
8 		SEB
6 		SPA
2 		LMS
6 		3rd 99
2019–20 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SIL
7 		FUJ
1 		SHA
1 		BHR
Ret 		COA
1 		SPA
3 		LMS
1 		BHR
8 		2nd 154

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2024 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET

Complete European Le Mans Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2015 TF Sport GTC Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST
5 		11th 10
2017 TF Sport GTE Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		MNZ
2 		RBR
3 		LEC
2 		SPA
5 		ALG
3 		2nd 102
2021 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
15 		RBR
4 		LEC
6 		MNZ
7 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
WD 		11th 29.5
2022 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
6 		IMO
7 		MNZ
7 		CAT
10 		SPA
6 		ALG
6 		8th 38
Pro-Am Cup 1 1 2 4 1 1 1st 131
2023 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
1 		LEC
1 		ARA
9 		SPA
2 		PRT
6 		ALG
4 		3rd 94

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results edit

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2018-2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45 4.5 L V8 SHA
3 		FUJ
5 		CHA
6 		SEP
Ret 		8th 33
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
2023–24 TF Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1
7 		SEP
2
8 		DUB
5 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
6 		8th 42

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Pinnacle Motorsport ABU
1
17 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
Ret 		DUB
1
23 		DUB
2
21 		DUB
3
21 		DUB
1
25 		DUB
2
22 		DUB
3
21 		DUB
1
21 		DUB
2
24 		DUB
3
26† 		ABU
1
25 		ABU
2
21 		ABU
3
24 		36th 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b Salih Yoluc career profile, Driver Database
  2. ^ "Ahmet Salih YOLUC". Companies House. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ "WEC - Tom Ferrier on Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  4. ^ "Optimum Motorsport Dominates Dubai 24H". the checkered flag. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. ^ "Tom Ferrier: From the Michelin Le Mans Cup to the 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMC". www.lemanscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. ^ "Driver Presentation: Salih Yoluc". www.gt3me.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  7. ^ "Salih Yoluc (Aston Martin) : un pilote turc à la découverte des 24 Heures du Mans..." 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  8. ^ "Finishing off the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup on a high". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. ^ "TF Sport to make prototype debut with LMP2 programme in ELMS". 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Prema Racing Win Dramatic Season Finale to Secure 2022 ELMS Title - ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  11. ^ "DKR Engineering win the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  12. ^ "Salih Yoluc". TF Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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Preceded by Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Pro-Am Champion
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With: Charlie Eastwood & Ahmad Al Harthy 		Succeeded by
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