Berkay Besler (born 19 February 1999) is a Turkish racing driver competing internationally in the Porsche Supercup.[1][2]

He was born in İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey on 19 February 1999.[1][3][4] In 2019 he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East race at the Bahrain International Circuit.[5] He then joined the Turkish racing team Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport to compete in the GT4 European Series driving a BMW M4 GT4 together with his teammate Cem Bölükbaşı.[6]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Renault Sport Clio Cup Italia Essecorse 12 0 0 0 0 60 8th
2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux Toksport WRT 10 0 0 0 3 103 6th
2018-19 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 16 3 1 0 11 335 2nd
2019 Porsche Supercup MRS GT-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 5 19th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Car Collection Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 41.5 16th
Porsche Super Sports Cup Germany - 5F Toksport WRT 2 2 1 2 2 0 NC†
2019-20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East 3 1 0 1 3 67 15th
2020 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Toksport WRT
GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 30 15th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 1 44 11th
2022 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 12 0 0 1 3 108 5th
Prototype Cup Germany Toksport WRT 8 4 0 0 5 111.5 1st
2023 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 12 1 0 0 4 117 3rd
2024 GT4 European Series - Silver Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport

† As Besler was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT4 European Series results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Pts
2021 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW M4 GT4  
MNZ
 
LEC
 
ZAN
 
SPA
 
NÜR
 
BAR
10 4 DNS DNS 9 14 DNS DNS 7 14
2023 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW M4 GT4  
MNZ
 
LEC
 
SPA
 
MIS
 
HOC
 
BAR
3rd* 42*
2 3 7 15
  • * Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Berkay Besler". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Berkay Besler in Porsche Benelux Challenge". TOK Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Avrupa şampiyonu Bursalı genç sporcumuz Berkay Besler pistte". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "İnegöllü Genç F1 Yolunda". İnegöl Online (in Turkish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Berkay Besler claims first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series win". Planet Porsche. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Berkay Besler BOM ekibine katıldı, takım ilk yarışına bu hafta sonu çıkıyor". Motorsport (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.