Mert Aytuğ

Mert Aytuğ
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1984-12-19) December 19, 1984 (age 40) 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

Karting

In 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 racing

He 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 racing

He 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)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts
2013	Yamaha	AUS	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	POR	ITA	RUS	GBR	GER	TUR DNQ	FRA	SPA	NC*	0*

• * Season still in progress.

References

1. "Türkiye Pist Şampiyonası (3. Ayak) 26-27 Haziran 2013" (in Turkish). Intercity İstanbul Park. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
2. "TMF Kupası 600 cc Puan Durumu" (PDF) (in Turkish). TMF. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
3. "Istanbul, 13-14-15 September 201 - Supersport - Biographical Entry List". Perugia Timing. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
4. Ulagay, Alp (2004-05-22). "Yarış pistlerinin en genç pilotu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-09-18.
5. Alayat, Deniz (2004-10-25). "Tek sponsoru babası". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-09-18.
6. "Seat Cup'ta ilk şampiyon Mert Aytuğ". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
7. "SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain 2007". Driver Database. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
8. "Pistin üçüncüsü Türkiye". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
9. "İstanbul Park'ta antrenman turları". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2013-09-13. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
10. "Sıralama turu yapıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
11. "Sporcularımız Start Çizgisinde" (in Turkish). TMF. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

External links

• Mert Aytug career summary at DriverDB.com