Jason Tahincioğlu
| Jason Tahincioglu | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 29 October 1983 Bristol (United Kingdom) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Petrol Ofisi FMS International |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 30th in 2006 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003–2005 2006 2006-2007 2008 | British Formula Renault World Series by Renault Euroseries 3000 GP2 Asia |
Jason Tahincioğlu pronounced [tahindʒioːɫu]; also called Jason Tahinci; born 29 October 1983 in Bristol, United Kingdom) is a Turkish auto racing driver born into a car racing family.
Career
Tahincioğlu started driving mini kart at the age of six. In 1990, he debuted in kart racing. From 1991 on, he became champion in mini kart racing for four successive years. Tahincioğlu moved up then in 1995 to Promo kart series and became second after his elder sister Raina Tahincioğlu. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate at the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers. Returned to Turkey, Tahincioğlu became champion in Promo series in the years 1997 and 1998. During this time, he participated also at the European Junior championships. He moved to Super kart category and became champion in 1999 and 2000. Tahincioğlu ended his kart racing career with 8 Turkish champion titles.[1]
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula Three racing car first time on his birthday in 1998 as a gift from his father Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, long-time president of Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and FIA Council Member.[2] In 2000, he debuted in the Turkish Formula Three Championship and finished in second place. In 2001, he did not race to finish high school. Since 2002, he competed in the British Formula Renault[1][3] championship finishing 20th in 2005. In August 2005, Jason Tahincioğlu became the first ever Turkish racer to drive a Formula One car when he completed test runs for Jordan Grand Prix on a Toyota TF105 at the Silverstone Circuit.[2]
In 2006, Tahincioğlu became team-mate of Italian Luca Filippi in the GP2 team FMS International,[4] which was formed in 2005 by the Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella, and is being sponsored by the Turkish gasoline company Petrol Ofisi.[5] Despite scoring no points, he was retained for the second year of his contract in 2007.
In 2006 he also raced in the Turkish leg of the World Series by Renault. He competed in both races in the 3.5 class.
For the 2008 season, he competed for the BCN Competicion team in the GP2 Asia Series.[6] In the same year, he was also a test driver for the Galatasaray team in the inaugural Superleague Formula season, having revealed he was a lifelong fan of Galatasaray.[7]
Tahincioğlu was educated in automotive engineering at the University of Bath in England.[1][8]
Racing record
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
IMO FEA Ret |
IMO SPR Ret |
NÜR FEA DNS |
NÜR SPR 18 |
CAT FEA 15 |
CAT SPR 19 |
MON FEA Ret |
SIL FEA 13 |
SIL SPR 16 |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 17 |
HOC FEA 17 |
HOC SPR 17 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 14 |
IST FEA 17 |
IST SPR 17 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 13 |
30th | 0 |
| 2007 | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 13 |
CAT FEA DNS |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA Ret |
MAG FEA 15 |
MAG SPR 18 |
SIL FEA 19 |
SIL SPR 16 |
NÜR FEA 17 |
NÜR SPR 19 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 11 |
IST FEA 14 |
IST SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 20 |
SPA FEA 14 |
SPA SPR 20 |
VAL FEA 13 |
VAL SPR Ret |
33rd | 0 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BCN Competicion | DUB FEA 19 |
DUB SPR 16 |
SEN FEA Ret |
SEN SPR 17 |
SEP FEA 12 |
SEP SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 17 |
BHR SPR 13 |
DUB FEA 9 |
DUB SPR 8 |
22nd | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Soykan, Timur (19 August 2003). "Doğuştan 'Formula'cı". Radikal (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ a b Zabcı, Faruk (10 August 2005). "F1'in ilk Türk test pilotu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "İşte bizim Schumi". Sabah (in Turkish). 22 November 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Jason arabanın hakkını veremedi". Sabah (in Turkish). 9 April 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Jason Tahincioğlu'nun şanssızlığı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 26 August 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Jason Tahincioğlu, Competicion'la anlaştı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Yarış Arabamızın Testleri Başladı!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Press Release-17 August 2005 Student on work placement to become first Turkish Formula One racing car driver". University of Bath. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- English people of Turkish descent
- Turkish people of English descent
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Sportspeople from Bristol
- Turkish racing drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- Turkish Formula Three Championship drivers
- Turkish engineers
- Turkish expatriates in England