Berkay Besler
Berkay Besler (born 19 February 1999) is a Turkish racing driver competing internationally in the Porsche Supercup.[1][2]
He was born in İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey on 19 February 1999.[1][3][4] In 2019 he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East race at the Bahrain International Circuit.[5] 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.[6]
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 |
† 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 |  MNZ |
 LEC |
 ZAN |
 SPA |
 NÜR |
 BAR |
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| 10 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 14 | DNS | DNS | 7 | 14 | |||||||
| 2023 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | MNZ |
LEC |
SPA |
MIS |
HOC |
BAR |
3rd* | 42* | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||
- * Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "Berkay Besler". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler in Porsche Benelux Challenge". TOK Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Avrupa şampiyonu Bursalı genç sporcumuz Berkay Besler pistte". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "İnegöllü Genç F1 Yolunda". İnegöl Online (in Turkish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler claims first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series win". Planet Porsche. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler BOM ekibine katıldı, takım ilk yarışına bu hafta sonu çıkıyor". Motorsport (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.