Jason Tahincioğlu
Jason Tahincioğlu (pronounced [tahindʒioːɫu]; born 29 October 1983 in Bristol, United Kingdom), also known as Jason Tahinci, is a Turkish-British auto racing driver born into a car racing family.
| Jason Tahincioglu | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Turkish |
| Born | 29 October 1983 Bristol (United Kingdom) |
| Related to | Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, Ann Tahincioğlu |
| 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 |
Career
Tahincioğlu started driving mini karts 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 the Promo kart series and became second after his elder sister Raina Tahincioğlu. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate in the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers. Returning to Turkey, Tahincioğlu became champion in the Promo series in 1997 and 1998. During this time, he also participated in the European Junior Championships. He moved to the Super kart category and became champion in 1999 and 2000. Tahincioğlu ended his kart racing career with 8 Turkish championship titles.[1]
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula Three racing car for the first time on his birthday in 1998, 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 in order to finish high school. From 2002, he competed in the British Formula Renault[1][3] championship finishing 20th in 2005. In August 2005, 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 the teammate of Luca Filippi in the GP2 team FMS International, with the Turkish gasoline company Petrol Ofisi named as their new sponsor at the same time. He signed a two-year deal with the team, matching the sponsorship deal made as a part of Petrol Ofisi's backing extension.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Tahincioğlu was educated in automotive engineering at the University of Bath in England.[1][7]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | British Formula Three Championship | Fred Goddard Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Mark Burdett Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 21st |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Team JLR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 27th |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Team JLR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 20th |
| Team AKA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1000 km of Istanbul – LMP1 | Jota Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 2006 | GP2 Series | Fisichella Motor Sport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Eurointernational | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | |
| Euroseries 3000 | Team Astromega | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14th | |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | Fisichella Motor Sport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| Euroseries 3000 | Eurointernational | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13th | |
| 2008 | GP2 Asia Series | BCN Competicion | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Superleague Formula | Galatasaray S.K. | Test driver | |||||||
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 | FMS International | VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
IMO FEA Ret |
IMO SPR Ret |
30th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 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 | |||||||
| 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 |
References
- Soykan, Timur (19 August 2003). "Doğuştan 'Formula'cı". Radikal (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- 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.
- "Tahinci graduates with FMS". Crash (website). 14 February 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "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.
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