Representing our country with 15 athletes in 16 different branches at the 2024 FIA Motorsports Games held in Spain. Team Türkiyefinished the grand organization in fifth place among 82 countries, with two gold and three silver medals.
The statement made by the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) on this subject was as follows: “The organization, in which 646 athletes competed in 26 different disciplines, started with the magnificent opening ceremony held at the Valencia Science Museum on Wednesday, October 23. In the organization that continued for 5 days, Ali Türkkan – Oytun Albayrak The team left with one gold and two silver medals and became the most successful athletes of the team. Türkkan-Albayrak, who finished second in the Rally2 asphalt and Rally2 dirt races, finished first in the medal stage, in which the best 3 teams in the mixed classification could participate, and crowned the weekend with a gold medal. Our representatives, who came to Valencia to listen to our National Anthem, achieved a great success for our country with this result.
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Successfully representing our country on European tracks Ayhancan GüvenIn the GT Sprint branch, where he started from last place, he won the gold medal for our country with his attacks from the first round. Güven, who rose rapidly in the rankings with his attacks from the first lap and recorded the fastest lap time with 1:31.296, took the leadership with his attack in the last 5 minutes of the 40-minute race. Güven, who won the gold medal for our country with a great performance, performed our National Anthem on the podium with this victory and achieved one of the most important achievements of his career.
Our karting athlete with the most international experience Iskandar Zulfikaricompeted against 35 athletes in the Karting Sprint Junior category. Our 13-year-old representative finished second in the final race, which he started in first place, and brought a silver medal to our country.
In the Rally4 branch, which includes two-wheel drive cars Kerem Kazaz – Corentin Silvestre While his team was abandoned due to mechanical failure in the dirt rally, he lost nearly 1 minute by going off the road in the 6th stage of the asphalt rally. Although the team made the best time in the last stage of the race, they missed the bronze medal by only 0.5 seconds and finished fourth.
In the organization where Touring Car, GT Sprint and Rally branches were broadcast live on TRTSPOR Yıldız and Tabi Spor channels on Sunday, October 27, another name representing our country in the Touring Car branch was 18-year-old Zekai Özenwas. The young athlete started the race in the last place due to a technical malfunction in the qualifying rounds, and finished the race in 8th place, rising 4 places.
Our representative in the Karting Sprint Senior branch with 36 participants West Aegean YildirimHe started the final race in 6th place, where he got behind the wheel with the goal of podium. Yıldırım had an unlucky weekend, falling to 19th place due to the engine change made in accordance with the competition format and the new engine performance being slower than his rivals.
Our Karting Mini representative Can ÖzlerIn the final race, where he started in 16th place among 40 athletes, he went off the road after contacting his opponent at the first corner and fell to the last place. The 11-year-old Team Turkey’s youngest athlete finished the unlucky weekend in 20th place.
On behalf of Team Türkiye in the drift branch, where 35 athletes took part, Berfu Thrifty went to the track. Our representative, who managed to qualify among the top 16 in the qualifying rounds and advance to the final matches, lost his chance for a medal by being eliminated in the match against his British opponent.
Our representative in the Cross Car Senior branch is a 16-year-old Can Alakoccould not perform as desired in the eliminations, which were run on the track that was made heavy due to rain, and could not advance to the finals by placing 18th.
Auto Slalom Akın Can Kiper And Eda Bacaksiz They were our athletes who were outside the top 16 in the rankings and did not qualify for the finals.
Esports branch is in the F4 classification Ulaş Özyıldırım In the final race, where he started in sixth place, he had to pit when his rear wing broke due to contact with his Hungarian rival. Özyıldırım, who fell to the last place, could reach the finish in 15th place. Our representative in the GT class Kaan Bekiroğlu He lost his right to the final due to the penalty he received in the semi-final. “
Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) President Eren Üçlertoprağı, after the organization; “We are leaving the FIA Motorsports Games, where we competed in a limited number of branches with a very limited budget, as 5th among 82 countries. Our young athletes did their best within our means in all the disciplines they competed in. We sincerely congratulate all our athletes who received medals, and we aim to bring more successful results to our country with a larger team and wider opportunities in the coming years.” made the statement.