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Bahattin Sofuoğlu (motorcyclist, born 2003)

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Bahattin Sofuoğlu
NationalityTurkish
Born (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 21)
Adapazarı, Turkey
Current teamYamaha Thailand Racing Team
Bike number54
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Active years2022-
ManufacturersMV Agusta, Yamaha
Championships0
2024 championship position12th (103 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
63 1 4 0 2 343
Supersport 300 World Championship
Active years20182021
ManufacturersYamaha, Kawasaki
2021 championship position6th (131 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 4 8 2 1 274

Bahattin Sofuoğlu (born 19 August 2003) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer, being the third generation member of the Sofuoğlu family in this sport.[1][2] He competes in the Supersport World Championship for Yamaha Thailand Racing Team.

Personal life

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Bahattin Sofuoğlu was born on 19 August 2003,[1] and was named after his paternal cousin Bahattin Sofuoğlu (1978–2002), who died following a crash during a motorcycle race training.[3]

Career

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Sofuoğlu debuted internationally in the Supersport 300 World Championship racing for the Italian Team Trasimeno on a Yamaha YZF-R3 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. He started from the 34th grid among 40 racers in the seventh round of the championship on 14-16 September 2018, and placed 17th.[4]

Racing for Biblion Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3, he finished the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship on third place with 143 points after ranking fourth in the second race of the last round at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.[5]

He won the Super pole in the second round of 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.[6]

For the 2022 season Sofuoğlu graduated to the World Supersport Championship to ride for the MV Agusta Reparto Corse team.

Career statistics

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Asia Talent Cup

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2016 Honda THA1
THA2
QAT1
15
QAT2
Ret
MAL1
Ret
MAL2
13
CHN1
12
CHN2
12
JPN1
14
JPN2
12
SEP1
Ret
SEP2
6
16th 28

Supersport 300 World Championship

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Pts
2018 Yamaha SPA NED ITA GBR CZE ITA POR
17
FRA
DNS
NC 0
2020 Yamaha SPA
5
SPA
1
POR
5
POR
5
SPA
Ret
SPA
Ret
SPA
1
SPA
3
SPA
9
SPA
10
FRA
3
FRA
Ret
POR
14
POR
4
3rd 143
2021 Yamaha SPA
NC
SPA
Ret
ITA
Ret
ITA
6
NED
5
NED
32
CZE
5
CZE
Ret
FRA
Ret
FRA
Ret
SPA
2
SPA
1
SPA
3
SPA
1
POR
4
POR
17
6th 131

Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2022 MV Agusta SPA
12
SPA
14
NED
15
NED
10
POR
23
POR
14
ITA
21
ITA
18
GBR
15
GBR
Ret
CZE
7
CZE
5
FRA
Ret
FRA
DNS
SPA
5
SPA
7
POR
11
POR
5
ARG
ARG
INA
INA
AUS AUS 14th 72
2023 MV Agusta AUS
Ret
AUS
11
INA
9
INA
10
NED
11
NED
Ret
SPA
3
SPA
1
ITA
Ret
ITA
7
GBR
13
GBR
8
ITA
4
ITA
Ret
CZE
3
CZE
3
FRA
9
FRA
Ret
SPA
6
SPA
4
POR
7
POR
17
ARG
16
ARG
Ret
6th 168
2024 MV Agusta AUS
6
AUS
6
SPA
10
SPA
6
NED
8
NED
5
ITA
Ret
ITA
Ret
GBR
6
GBR
Ret
CZE
Ret
CZE
Ret
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
FRA
16
FRA
Ret
ITA
10
ITA
11
SPA
10
SPA
Ret
2024 Yamaha POR
10
POR
8
SPA
Ret
SPA
9
12th 103

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bahattin Sofuoglu". World SBK. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sofuoğlu ailesinin üçüncü kuşak motosikletçisi: Bahattin Sofuoğlu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında?". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İlk Yarışında 17. Oldu". TR Motorsports (in Turkish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu dünya üçüncüsü oldu". sporx (in Turkish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Bahattin Sofuoğlu İyalya'da birinci oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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