• Comment: For now, should probably be folded in under his father's article. Rusalkii (talk) 21:33, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Zayn Sofuoğlu
Born (2019-04-11) 11 April 2019 (age 5)
NationalityTurkish & Dutch-Algerian
Occupation(s)Karting driver, motorcycle rider, social media personality
Years active2023
Known forThe Turkey's youngest karting driver
Parents
  • Kenan Sofuoğlu (father)
  • Julia Looman Sofuoğlu (mother)
RelativesMahir Sofuoğlu (brother), Lila Sofuoğlu (sister), Rayen Sofuoğlu (brother)

Zayn Sofuoğlu (born 11 April 2019) is the son of five-time Supersport World Championship title-winner Kenan Sofuoğlu, and Dutch-Algerian Julia Looman Sofuoğlu.

Zayn Sofuoğlu started riding motorcycles when he was 18-month-old.[1] At the age of three, Sofuoğlu was driving his parents' 986-horsepower Ferrari SF90 Stradale around a race track.[2][3] To enable his son to view the track and reach the driving pedals, his father attached on extension pedals, and installed a baby seat in the driver's seat.[3]

On 20 April 2024, Sofuoğlu began racing in karts nine days after turning five years old, making him the Turkey's youngest karting driver.[4] The Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport driver competes in the 2024 Motul Türkiye Karting Championship, and won his debut-race in the micro category.[5]

Zayn Sofuoğlu
NationalityTurkish & Dutch-Algerian
Born (2019-04-11) 11 April 2019 (age 5)
Related toKenan Sofuoğlu (father)
Motul Türkiye Karting Championship 2024 career
Debut season2024
Current teamBorusan Otomotiv Motorsport
Car number54
Starts9
Wins3
Podiums3



Racing statistics

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Motul Türkiye Karting Championship
Season Category Team Car number Race Win Podium
2024 micro Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 54 6 1 2

Social media

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His parents manage his official Instagram account, @zaynsofuoglu, which currently has 3.2 million followers.[6]

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Zayn Sofuoğlu on Instagram

References

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  1. ^ Habertürk. "Kenan Sofuoğlu: 18 aylıkken motosiklet sürmeye başladı - Magazin haberleri". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ^ "Watch moment three-year-old 'Mini-Schuey' rips £450k Ferrari round track". The Sun. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ a b Kuepper, Miriam (2023-03-14). "3-year-old son takes father's £1.6million Ferrari for drive on track". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "Karting Sezonuna Coşkulu Açılış". TOSFED (in Turkish). 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ "Kenan Sofuoğlu'nun yeni hedefi F1 şampiyonu yetiştirmek". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  6. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.