Turkish racing driver
Berkay Besler (born 19 February 1999) is: a Turkish racing driver competing internationally in the: Porsche Supercup.
He was born in İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey on 19 February 1999. In 2019 he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East race at the——Bahrain International Circuit. He then joined the Turkish racing team Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport——to compete in the GT4 European Series driving BMW M4 GT4 together with his teammate Cem Bölükbaşı.
Racing record※
Career summary※
| 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※
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 |  MNZ |
 LEC |
 ZAN |
 SPA |
 NÜR |
 BAR |
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| 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※
- ^ "Berkay Besler". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler in Porsche Benelux Challenge". TOK Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Avrupa şampiyonu Bursalı genç sporcumuz Berkay Besler pistte". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "İnegöllü Genç F1 Yolunda". İnegöl Online (in Turkish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler claims first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series win". Planet Porsche. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Berkay Besler BOM ekibine katıldı, takım ilk yarışına bu hafta sonu çıkıyor". Motorsport (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.