Bahattin Sofuoğlu (motorcyclist, born 2003)
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Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Adapazarı, Turkey | 19 August 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahattin Sofuoğlu (born 19 August 2003) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer, being the third generation member of the Sofuoğlu family in this sport.[1][2]He competes in the Supersport 300 World Championship for Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3.[1]
Personal life[]
Bahattin Sofuoğlu was born on 19 August 2003,[1] and was named after his paternal cousin Bahattin Sofuoğlu (1978–2002), who died in the following of a crash during a motorcycle race training.
Career[]
Sofuoğlu debuted internationally in the Supersport 300 World Championship racing for the Italian Team Trasimeno on a Yamaha YZF-R3 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. He started from the 34th grid among 40 racers in the seventh round of the championship on 14-16 September 2018, and placed 17th.[3]
Racing for Biblion Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3, he finished the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship on third place with 143 points after ranking fourth in the second race of the last round at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.[4]
He won the Super pole in the second round of 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.[5]
Career statistics[]
Supersport 300 World Championship[]
Races by year[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
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2018 | Yamaha | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | CZE | ITA | POR 17 |
FRA DNS |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
2020 | Yamaha | SPA 5 |
SPA 1 |
POR 5 |
POR 5 |
SPA Ret |
SPA Ret |
SPA 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 9 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 3 |
FRA Ret |
POR 14 |
POR 4 |
3rd | 143 | ||
2021 | Yamaha | SPA NC |
SPA Ret |
ITA Ret |
ITA 6 |
NED 5 |
NED 32 |
CZE 5 |
CZE Ret |
FRA Ret |
FRA Ret |
SPA 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 1 |
POR 4 |
POR 17 |
6th | 131 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Bahattin Sofuoglu". World SBK. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Sofuoğlu ailesinin üçüncü kuşak motosikletçisi: Bahattin Sofuoğlu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İlk Yarışında 17. Oldu". TR Motorsports (in Turkish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu dünya üçüncüsü oldu". sporx (in Turkish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İyalya'da birinci oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Adapazarı
- Turkish motorcycle racers
- Turkish sportsmen
- Sofuoğlu family
- Supersport 300 World Championship riders