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Turkish racing driver

Berkay Besler (born 19 February 1999) is a Turkish racing driver competing internationally in the Porsche Supercup.

He was born in İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey on 19 February 1999. In 2019 he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East race at the Bahrain International Circuit. He then joined the Turkish racing team Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport to compete in the GT4 European Series driving a BMW M4 GT4 together with his teammate Cem Bölükbaşı.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Renault Sport Clio Cup Italia Essecorse 12 0 0 0 0 60 8th
2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux Toksport WRT 10 0 0 0 3 103 6th
2018-19 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 16 3 1 0 11 335 2nd
2019 Porsche Supercup MRS GT-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 5 19th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Car Collection Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 41.5 16th
Porsche Super Sports Cup Germany - 5F Toksport WRT 2 2 1 2 2 0 NC†
2019-20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East 3 1 0 1 3 67 15th
2020 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Toksport WRT
GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 30 15th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 1 44 11th
2022 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 12 0 0 1 3 108 5th
Prototype Cup Germany Toksport WRT 8 4 0 0 5 111.5 1st
2023 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 12 1 0 0 4 117 3rd
2024 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 12 1 0 0 3 89 6th

† As Besler was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT4 European Series results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Pts
2021 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Italy
MNZ 		France
LEC 		Netherlands
ZAN 		Belgium
SPA 		Germany
NÜR 		Spain
BAR
10 4 DNS DNS 9 14 DNS DNS 7 14
2023 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Italy
MNZ 		France
LEC 		Belgium
SPA 		Italy
MIS 		Germany
HOC 		Spain
BAR 		3rd* 42*
2 3 7 15
  • * Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Berkay Besler". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "Berkay Besler in Porsche Benelux Challenge". TOK Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Avrupa şampiyonu Bursalı genç sporcumuz Berkay Besler pistte". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. "İnegöllü Genç F1 Yolunda". İnegöl Online (in Turkish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. "Berkay Besler claims first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series win". Planet Porsche. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. "Berkay Besler BOM ekibine katıldı, takım ilk yarışına bu hafta sonu çıkıyor". Motorsport (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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