Jason Tahincioğlu
| Jason Tahincioglu | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |
 Turkish |
| Born |
October 29, 1983 Bristol (United Kingdom) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | FMS International |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 30th in 2006 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003-2005 | British Formula Renault |
Jason Tahincioğlu pronounced [tahindʒioːɫu]; also called Jason Tahinci; born 29 October 1983 in Bristol, United Kingdom) is a Turkish auto racing driver born into a car racing family.
Career
Tahincioğlu started driving mini kart at the age of six. In 1990, he debuted in kart racing. From 1991 on, he became champion in mini kart racing for four successive years. Tahincioğlu moved up then in 1995 to Promo kart series and became second after his elder sister Raina Tahincioğlu. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate at the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers. Returned to Turkey, Tahincioğlu became champion in Promo series in the years 1997 and 1998. During this time, he participated also at the European Junior championships. He moved to Super kart category and became champion in 1999 and 2000. Tahincioğlu ended his kart racing career with 8 Turkish champion titles.[1]
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula Three racing car first time on his birthday in 1998 as a gift from his father Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, long-time president of Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and FIA Council Member.[2] In 2000, he debuted in the Turkish Formula Three Championship and finished in second place. In 2001, he did not race in order to finish high school. Since 2002, he competed in the British Formula Renault[1][3] championship finishing 20th in 2005. In August 2005, Jason Tahincioğlu became the first ever Turkish racer to drive a Formula One car when he completed test runs for Jordan Grand Prix on a Toyota TF105 at the Silverstone Circuit.[2]
In 2006, Tahincioğlu became team-mate of Italian Luca Filippi in the GP2 team FMS International,[4] which was formed in 2005 by the Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella, and is being sponsored by the Turkish gasoline company Petrol Ofisi.[5] Despite scoring no points, he was retained for 2007.
In 2006 he also raced in the Turkish leg of the World Series by Renault. He competed in both races in the 3.5 class.
For the 2008 season, he competed for the BCN Competicion team in the GP2 Asia Series.[6] In the same year, he was also a test driver for the Galatasaray team in the inaugural Superleague Formula season, having revealed he was a lifelong fan of Galatasaray.[7]
Tahincioğlu was educated in automotive engineering at the University of Bath in England.[1][8]
Racing record
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FMS International | VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
SMR FEA Ret |
SMR SPR Ret |
EUR FEA DNS |
EUR SPR 18 |
ESP FEA 15 |
ESP SPR 19 |
MON FEA Ret |
GBR FEA 13 |
GBR SPR 16 |
FRA FEA Ret |
FRA SPR 17 |
GER FEA 17 |
GER SPR 17 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 14 |
TUR FEA 17 |
TUR SPR 17 |
ITA FEA 11 |
ITA SPR 13 |
30th | 0 |
| 2007 | FMS International | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 13 |
ESP FEA DNS |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA Ret |
FRA FEA 15 |
FRA SPR 18 |
GBR FEA 19 |
GBR SPR 16 |
EUR FEA 17 |
EUR SPR 19 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 11 |
TUR FEA 14 |
TUR SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 11 |
ITA SPR 20 |
BEL FEA 14 |
BEL SPR 20 |
VAL FEA 13 |
VAL SPR Ret |
33rd | 0 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BCN Competicion | UAE FEA 19 |
UAE SPR 16 |
IND FEA Ret |
IND SPR 17 |
MAL FEA 12 |
MAL SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 17 |
BHR SPR 13 |
UAE FEA 9 |
UAE SPR 8 |
22nd | 0 |
References
- 1 2 3 Soykan, Timur (2003-08-19). "Doğuştan 'Formula'cı". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- 1 2 Zabcı, Faruk (2005-08-10). "F1’in ilk Türk test pilotu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "İşte bizim Schumi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2002-11-22. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Jason arabanın hakkını veremedi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2006-04-09. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Jason Tahincioğlu'nun şanssızlığı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Jason Tahincioğlu, Competicion'la anlaştı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Yarış Arabamızın Testleri Başladı!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Press Release-17 August 2005 Student on work placement to become first Turkish Formula One racing car driver". University of Bath. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
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