Salih Yoluç
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Salih Yoluç | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Istanbul, (Turkey) | 22 August 1985
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Current team | Racing Team Turkey |
Car number | 34 |
Starts | 12 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2017 |
Previous series | |
2019-20 2020 2018-19 2019 2017 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship International GT Open Asian Le Mans Series Blancpain Endurance Cup European Le Mans Series Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup |
Championship titles | |
2020 2019 2019 2018 2016 | 24 Hours of Le Mans Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro/Am Total 24 hours of SPA FIA GT Nations Cup GT3 Le Mans Cup (Teams) |
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Salih Yoluç (born 22 August 1985, Istanbul) is a Turkish racing driver. He is the first and only Turkish driver who has ever won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Biography
Salih started his racing career in 2015 with Optimum Motorsport and he won Dubai 24 hours on his first-ever year of competing.[2]
At the end of 2015, he made a move to his current team TF Sport and competed in Michelin 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.[3] He also competed in International GT Open championship the same year and got 2 wins and 3 podiums in 12 races.[4]
2017 was a turnaround year at Salih's career as he became the first-ever Turkish driver to compete in 24 hours of Le Mans.[5] 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 on 2018 and 2019 editions of 24 hours of Le Mans.
The long 2019-2020 season was the biggest turning point in Salih Yoluc's career. On 20 September 2020, he became the first and only Turkish driver ever won in 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.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2017 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
329 | 35th | 7th |
2018 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
304 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
327 | 42nd | 11th |
2020 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
339 | 24th | 1st |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
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2018-2019 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45 4.5 L V8 | SHA 3 |
FUJ 5 |
CHA 6 |
SEP Ret |
8th | 33 |
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 |
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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
- ^ "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. 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.
- ^ "TF Sport to make prototype debut with LMP2 programme in ELMS".
- ^ "Salih Yoluc". TF Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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