Salih Yoluç

Salih Yoluç
Salih Yoluç
	Yoluç in 2018
Nationality	Turkish
Born	22 August 1985[1]; Istanbul, (Turkey)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Racing Team Turkey
Car number	34
Starts	19
Wins	7
Podiums	14
Poles	1
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	1st in 2022
Previous series
2020; 2019; 2018; 2015	24 Hours of Le Mans; 24 Hours of Spa; FIA GT Nations Cup; Dubai 24 Hours
Championship titles
2023; 2022; 2019	Asian Le Mans Series; European Le Mans Series; Blancpain Endurance Cup

Ahmet Salih Yoluç[2] (born 22 August 1985, Istanbul)[1] is a Turkish racing driver.[3]

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.

Biography

Salih started his racing career in 2015 with Optimum Motorsport, and won Dubai 24 Hour in his first-ever year of competing.[4]

At the end of 2015, he made a move to his current team, TF Sport, and competed in the 2016 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.[5] He also competed in International GT Open championship the same year and got 2 wins and 3 podiums in 12 races.[6]

2017 was a turnaround year in Salih's career, as he became the first-ever Turkish driver to compete in 24 Hours of Le Mans.[7] He finished 7th in class.

The 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 in the 2018 and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans races.

In 2019, he raced in the Blancpain GT Series and won the Pro/Am Cup championship[8] with 1 win, 5 podiums and 3 pole positions out of 6 races, including a win at the Total 24 hours of SPA.

The long 2019-2020 season was the biggest turning point in Salih's career. On 20 September 2020, he became the first and only Turkish driver to ever win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 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 raced for the European Le Mans Series LMP2 debut of TF Sport, Racing Team Turkey, with teammates Charlie Eastwood and Harry Tincknell.[9]

In 2022, Salih won the European Le Mans Series LMP2 Pro/Am title with his newly established team, Racing Team Turkey, with 4 wins, 5 podiums and 1 pole position out of 6 races.[10]

In 2023, Salih won the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 (Overall) title with DKR Engineering from Luxembourg with 1 win, 4 podiums out of 4 races.[11]

Racing record

Career summary


Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2015	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
2016	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	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	TF Sport	6	2	0	0	5	107	2nd[12]
2017	Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East	Lechner Racing	10	0	0	0	0	90	13th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	0	0	0	0	7	26th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Oman Racing with TF Sport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	European Le Mans Series - GTE	TF Sport	6	1	0	0	5	102	2nd
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Ram Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	FIA Nations Cup	Team Turkey	3	2	1	0	3	N/A	1st
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am	TF Sport	8	0	0	0	4	99	3rd
2018–19	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	United Autosports	4	0	0	0	1	33	8th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	1	3	0	5	0	1st
2019	FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup	Team Turkey	3	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2019–20	FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am	TF Sport	8	4	2	0	5	154	2nd
2020	International GT Open	TF Sport	12	3	0	0	8	112	2nd
2021	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro Am	Racing Team Turkey	5	1	0	0	3	70	4th
2021	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Rick Ware Racing Eurasia	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	Pinnacle Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	0	36th
2022	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am	Racing Team Turkey	6	4	1	0	5	131	1st
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	DKR Engineering	4	1	0	0	4	76	1st
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am	Racing Team Turkey	1	1	1	1	1	26	1st*
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Racing Team Turkey	1	1	0	0	1	25	1st*
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Tower Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	260	28th

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	TF Sport	Euan Hankey Rob Bell	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	329	35th	7th
2018	TF Sport	Euan Hankey Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	304	DNF	DNF
2019	TF Sport	Euan Hankey Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	327	42nd	11th
2020	TF Sport	Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Am	339	24th	1st
2023	Racing Team Turkey	Tom Gamble Dries Vanthoor	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	87	DNF	DNF
2023	Racing Team Turkey	Tom Gamble Dries Vanthoor	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	87	DNF	DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2018–19	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SPA 2	LMS Ret	SIL 2	FUJ 2	SHA 8	SEB 6	SPA 2	LMS 6	3rd	99
2019–20	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	SIL 7	FUJ 1	SHA 1	BHR Ret	COA 1	SPA 3	LMS 1	BHR 8	2nd	154

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2015	TF Sport	GTC	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	EST 5		11th	10
2017	TF Sport	GTE	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL 1	MNZ 2	RBR 3	LEC 2	SPA 5	ALG 3	2nd	102
2021	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 15	RBR 4	LEC 6	MNZ 7	SPA Ret	ALG WD	11th	29.5
2022	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 6	IMO 7	MNZ 7	CAT 10	SPA 6	ALG 6	8th	38
2022	Racing Team Turkey	Pro-Am Cup	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	1	1	2	4	1	1	1st	131
2023	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 1	LEC 1	ARA 9	SPA	PRT	ALG	2nd*	55*

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	Rank	Points
2018-2019	United Autosports	LMP2	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45 4.5 L V8	SHA 3	FUJ 5	CHA 6	SEP Ret	8th	33
2023	DKR Engineering	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1 2	DUB 2 2	ABU 1 3	ABU 2 1	1st	76

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2022	Pinnacle Motorsport	ABU 1 17	ABU 2 Ret	ABU 3 Ret	DUB 1 23	DUB 2 21	DUB 3 21	DUB 1 25	DUB 2 22	DUB 3 21	DUB 1 21	DUB 2 24	DUB 3 26†	ABU 1 25	ABU 2 21	ABU 3 24	36th	0

References

Salih Yoluc career profile, Driver Database
"Ahmet Salih YOLUC". Companies House. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
"WEC - Tom Ferrier on Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
"Optimum Motorsport Dominates Dubai 24H". the checkered flag. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
"Tom Ferrier: From the Michelin Le Mans Cup to the 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMC". www.lemanscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
"Driver Presentation: Salih Yoluc". www.gt3me.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
"Salih Yoluc (Aston Martin) : un pilote turc à la découverte des 24 Heures du Mans..." 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
"Finishing off the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup on a high". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
"TF Sport to make prototype debut with LMP2 programme in ELMS".
"Prema Racing Win Dramatic Season Finale to Secure 2022 ELMS Title - ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
"DKR Engineering win the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
"Salih Yoluc". TF Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

External links

Official Website
Salih Yoluc at TF Sport
Salih Yoluc at gt3me.com
Salih Yoluc at fiawec.com
Salih Yoluc at total24hours.com
Salih Yoluç career summary at DriverDB.com

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[DriverDB-1] Salih Yoluc career profile, Driver Database

[2] "Ahmet Salih YOLUC". Companies House. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[3] "WEC - Tom Ferrier on Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

[4] "Optimum Motorsport Dominates Dubai 24H". the checkered flag. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

[5] "Tom Ferrier: From the Michelin Le Mans Cup to the 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMC". www.lemanscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

[6] "Driver Presentation: Salih Yoluc". www.gt3me.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

[7] "Salih Yoluc (Aston Martin) : un pilote turc à la découverte des 24 Heures du Mans..." 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

[8] "Finishing off the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup on a high". Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[9] "TF Sport to make prototype debut with LMP2 programme in ELMS".

[10] "Prema Racing Win Dramatic Season Finale to Secure 2022 ELMS Title - ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[11] "DKR Engineering win the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[tf1-12] "Salih Yoluc". TF Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.