Mert Aytuğ Explained

Mert Aytuğ
Nationality: Turkish
Birth Date:19 December 1984
Birth Place:Turkey
Current Team:GoPro BT Racing Team
Bike Number:62

Mert Aytuğ (born December 19, 1984) is a Turkish professional auto racing driver and motorcycle racer. He competed in one-make series, Formula Three class and motorcycle races in the 600cc C category.[1] [2] [3]

Career

KartingIn 1998, his father bought him a four-year-old second-hand go-kart. The next year, he began kart racing, however with no success in the beginning. Soon, he received a new one, with which he completed his first season in the championship at fourth rank. In the 2001 and 2002 season, he became champion.[4] [5]
Car racingHe was admitted in 2002 to Tofaş Racing Team to race at the Fiat Palio Cup. Two years later in 2004, he transferred to Seat Team, and competed in the same time also in the Turkish Formula Three Championship. That year, Aytuğ won the first edition of SEAT León Turkey Cup.[4] [6] In the 2004 Formula Three Championship, he became the runner-up.[5] In 2007, he competed also in two rounds of the SEAT León Supercopa Spain without points.[7]
Motorcycle racingHe entered motorcycle racing taking part in the Turkish championship's 600cc C category.[8]

Aytuğ gained a wildcard to race at the 2013 Supersport World Championship's İstanbul Park round for Pacific Racing Team on Honda CBR600RR. However, due to his qualifying time, he could not start at the race.[9] [10] [11]

Racing record

Supersport World Championship

(key)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Pist Şampiyonası (3. Ayak) 26-27 Haziran 2013 . Intercity İstanbul Park . Turkish . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://archive.today/20130918173108/http://www.intercitypark.com/etkinlikler/27-haziran-2013-turkiye-pist-sampiyonasi . 2013-09-18 .
  2. Web site: TMF Kupası 600 cc Puan Durumu . TMF . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  3. Web site: Istanbul, 13-14-15 September 201 - Supersport - Biographical Entry List . Perugia Timing . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234354/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=TUR&p_Anno=2013&p_Manifestazione=11&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=ENT&p_Stampa=RID . 2013-10-04 .
  4. News: Yarış pistlerinin en genç pilotu . . Ulagay, Alp . 2004-05-22 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  5. News: Tek sponsoru babası . . Alayat, Deniz . 2004-10-25 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  6. News: Seat Cup'ta ilk şampiyon Mert Aytuğ . . 2004-10-27 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  7. Web site: SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain 2007 . Driver Database . 2013-09-20 .
  8. News: Pistin üçüncüsü Türkiye . . 2012-06-25 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://archive.today/20130918200242/http://avrupa.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/spor/1229957/pistin-ucuncusu-turkiye . 2013-09-18 .
  9. News: İstanbul Park'ta antrenman turları . https://archive.today/20130918144527/http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/spor/09/13/istanbul.parkta.antrenman.turlari/723279.0/ . dead . 2013-09-18 . . 2013-09-13 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  10. News: Sıralama turu yapıldı . . 2013-09-13 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  11. Web site: Sporcularımız Start Çizgisinde . TMF . 2013-09-14 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .

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