Salih Yoluç

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Salih Yoluç
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Yoluç in 2018
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 36)
Istanbul (Turkey)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamTF Sport
Car number90
Starts16
Wins4
Podiums9
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2019-20
Previous series
2018-19
2019
2017
2016
2016
Asian Le Mans Series
Blancpain Endurance Cup
European Le Mans Series
Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup
International GT Open
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.

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]

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 turn around 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.

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 20th of September 2020, he became the first and only Turkish driver ever won in 24 hours of Le Mans. 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 is set to race for the European Le Mans Series LMP2 debut of TF Sport, , 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

24 Hours of Le Mans Results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Euan Hankey
United Kingdom Rob Bell
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
329 35th 7th
2018 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
304 DNF DNF
2019 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
327 42nd 11th
2020 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
339 24th 1st

Complete FIA WEC Championship Results[]

Year Entrant Class Car Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Points Position
2019-20 United Kingdom TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 154 2nd
2018-19 United Kingdom TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 99 3rd

Career Highlights[]

2015

Dubai 24 hours : Winner (SP3)

Gulf 12 hours : 2nd Place(Cup)

2016

Michelin Le Mans Cup : Champion

2017

European Le Mans Series GTE : 2nd Place

Blancpain Endurance Cup PRO/AM : 3rd Place

SPA 24 hours PRO/AM : 2nd Place

Gulf 12 hours : 3rd Place (LMP3)

2018

FIA GT Nations Cup : Winner

2019

Total 24hrs of Spa : Winner

Blancpain Endurance Cup PRO/AM : Champion

FIA World Endurance Championship : 3rd Place

2020

24 hours of Le Mans : Winner

International GT Open : 2nd Place

FIA World Endurance Championship : 2nd Place

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. ^ a b "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.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Pro-Am Champion

2019
With: Charlie Eastwood & Ahmad Al Harthy
Succeeded by
Chris Goodwin
Alexander West
(GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup)
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