Bahattin Sofuoğlu (born 19 August 2003) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer, being the third generation member of the Sofuoğlu family in this sport.[1][2] He competes in the Supersport World Championship for Yamaha Thailand Racing Team.
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 2003 Adapazarı, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Yamaha Thailand Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editBahattin Sofuoğlu was born on 19 August 2003,[1] and was named after his paternal cousin Bahattin Sofuoğlu (1978–2002), who died following a crash during a motorcycle race training.[3]
Career
editSofuoğlu debuted internationally in the Supersport 300 World Championship racing for the Italian Team Trasimeno on a Yamaha YZF-R3 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. He started from the 34th grid among 40 racers in the seventh round of the championship on 14-16 September 2018, and placed 17th.[4]
Racing for Biblion Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3, he finished the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship on third place with 143 points after ranking fourth in the second race of the last round at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.[5]
He won the Super pole in the second round of 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.[6]
For the 2022 season Sofuoğlu graduated to the World Supersport Championship to ride for the MV Agusta Reparto Corse team.
Career statistics
editAsia Talent Cup
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Honda | THA1 |
THA2 |
QAT1 15 |
QAT2 Ret |
MAL1 Ret |
MAL2 13 |
CHN1 12 |
CHN2 12 |
JPN1 14 |
JPN2 12 |
SEP1 Ret |
SEP2 6 |
16th | 28 |
Supersport 300 World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yamaha | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | CZE | ITA | POR 17 |
FRA DNS |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020 | Yamaha | SPA 5 |
SPA 1 |
POR 5 |
POR 5 |
SPA Ret |
SPA Ret |
SPA 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 9 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 3 |
FRA Ret |
POR 14 |
POR 4 |
3rd | 143 | ||
| 2021 | Yamaha | SPA NC |
SPA Ret |
ITA Ret |
ITA 6 |
NED 5 |
NED 32 |
CZE 5 |
CZE Ret |
FRA Ret |
FRA Ret |
SPA 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 1 |
POR 4 |
POR 17 |
6th | 131 |
Supersport World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MV Agusta | SPA 12 |
SPA 14 |
NED 15 |
NED 10 |
POR 23 |
POR 14 |
ITA 21 |
ITA 18 |
GBR 15 |
GBR Ret |
CZE 7 |
CZE 5 |
FRA Ret |
FRA DNS |
SPA 5 |
SPA 7 |
POR 11 |
POR 5 |
ARG |
ARG |
INA |
INA |
AUS | AUS | 14th | 72 |
| 2023 | MV Agusta | AUS Ret |
AUS 11 |
INA 9 |
INA 10 |
NED 11 |
NED Ret |
SPA 3 |
SPA 1 |
ITA Ret |
ITA 7 |
GBR 13 |
GBR 8 |
ITA 4 |
ITA Ret |
CZE 3 |
CZE 3 |
FRA 9 |
FRA Ret |
SPA 6 |
SPA 4 |
POR 7 |
POR 17 |
ARG 16 |
ARG Ret |
6th | 168 |
| 2024 | MV Agusta | AUS 6 |
AUS 6 |
SPA 10 |
SPA 6 |
NED 8 |
NED 5 |
ITA Ret |
ITA Ret |
GBR 6 |
GBR Ret |
CZE Ret |
CZE Ret |
POR DNS |
POR DNS |
FRA 16 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 10 |
ITA 11 |
SPA 10 |
SPA Ret |
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| 2024 | Yamaha | POR 10 |
POR 8 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 9 |
12th | 103 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bahattin Sofuoglu". World SBK. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Sofuoğlu ailesinin üçüncü kuşak motosikletçisi: Bahattin Sofuoğlu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında?". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İlk Yarışında 17. Oldu". TR Motorsports (in Turkish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu dünya üçüncüsü oldu". sporx (in Turkish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İyalya'da birinci oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links
edit- Bahattin Sofuoğlu at WorldSBK.com
