Salih Yoluç

Salih Yoluç (born 22 August 1985, Istanbul) is a Turkish racing driver. He is the first and only Turkish driver who has ever won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Salih Yoluç
Yoluç in 2018
Nationality Turkish
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985
Istanbul, (Turkey)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamRacing Team Turkey
Car number34
Starts12
Wins1
Podiums5
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2017
Previous series
2019-20
2020
2018-19
2019
2017
2016		FIA World Endurance Championship
International GT Open
Asian Le Mans Series
Blancpain Endurance Cup
European Le Mans Series
Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup
Championship titles
2020
2019
2019
2018
2016		24 Hours of Le Mans
Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro/Am
Total 24 hours of SPA
FIA GT Nations Cup
GT3 Le Mans Cup (Teams)
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

Salih started his racing career in 2015 with Optimum Motorsport and he won Dubai 24 hours on his first-ever year of competing.[2]

At the end of 2015, he made a move to his current team TF Sport and competed in Michelin 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.[3] He also competed in International GT Open championship the same year and got 2 wins and 3 podiums in 12 races.[4]

2017 was a turnaround year at Salih's career as he became the first-ever Turkish driver to compete in 24 hours of Le Mans.[5] 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 on 2018 and 2019 editions of 24 hours of Le Mans.

The long 2019-2020 season was the biggest turning point in Salih Yoluc's career. On 20 September 2020, he became the first and only Turkish driver ever won in 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.[6]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Dubai 24 Hours - SP3 Optimum Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 1st[7]
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
Gulf 12 Hours Brookspeed Porsche 1 0 0 0 1 0 2nd
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro Am Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 0 56th
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[7]
2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Lechner Racing 10 0 0 0 0 90 13th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro Am Oman Racing with TF Sport 3 0 0 0 2 72 3rd
24 Hours of Spa - Pro Am 1 0 0 0 1 0 2nd
European Le Mans Series - GTE TF Sport 6 1 0 0 5 102 2nd
Gulf 12 Hours - LMP3 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 1 0 3rd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro Am RAM Racing 3 1 2 0 1 40 11th
24 Hours of Spa 1 0 1 0 0 0 8th
FIA Nations Cup Team Turkey 3 2 1 0 3 0 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 - Pro Am Oman Racing with TF Sport 6 1 3 0 6 122 1st[8]
24 Hours of Spa - Pro Am 1 1 0 0 1 0 1st
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Turkey 3 0 0 0 0 0 12th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am TF Sport 8 4 2 0 5 154 2nd
2020 International GT Open - Pro Am TF Sport 12 3 0 0 8 112 2nd
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Racing Team Turkey 5 0 1 0 0 29.5 11th
WeatherTech 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 Racing Team Turkey

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(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 European Le Mans Series results

(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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 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

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(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
  1. "WEC - Tom Ferrier on Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. "Optimum Motorsport Dominates Dubai 24H". the checkered flag. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. "Tom Ferrier: From the Michelin Le Mans Cup to the 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMC". www.lemanscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  4. "Driver Presentation: Salih Yoluc". www.gt3me.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. "Salih Yoluc (Aston Martin) : un pilote turc à la découverte des 24 Heures du Mans..." 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. "TF Sport to make prototype debut with LMP2 programme in ELMS".
  7. "Salih Yoluc". TF Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Salih Yoluç'tan çifte şampiyonlık" [Double championship from Salih Yoluç]. TRT Haber (in Turkish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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