2023 Draft National Calendar Announced

The Turkish Motorsport Federation (TOSFED) announced the draft national racing calendar on 17 January via its official website. The calendar will be finalised after the TOSFED Sports Commission's evaluation meeting on Saturday 28 January, and will be confirmed with the approval of the board of directors on 30 January.According to the announced calendar, the 2023 Turkish Rally Championship, made up of four gravel and two tarmac events, will begin on 18-19 March with the Aegean Rally, which moves to Aydın this year and returns to gravel after many years. The second round of the championship will be the gravel-surfaced Rally Bodrum on 15-16 April, before the season switches back to tarmac with the Yeşil Bursa Rally on 13-14 May. On 10-11 June, the Eskişehir Rally will be the season's second tarmac event, followed by the Kocaeli Rally on 2-3 September and the Istanbul Rally on 30 September-1 October, before the season concludes with the 100th Anniversary Rally on 28-29 October, the location of which will be announced later by TOSFED. The AVIS 2023 Turkish Hill Climb Championship will begin on 8-9 April in Kınık, Izmir, organised by İMOK, and will continue with rounds in Buharkent, Aydın on 6-7 May organised by EOSK, Radar, Kütahya on 27-28 May organised by FSK, Kartepe, Kocaeli on 17-18 June organised by KOSDER, Gemlik, Bursa on 15-16 July organised by BOSSEK, and Darlık, Istanbul on 19-20 August organised by İSOK, before finishing with the Melikgazi, Kayseri round on 9-10 September, organised by EOSK.The AVIS 2023 Turkish Circuit Racing Championship will consist of five races, to be held on 20-21 May, 24-25 June, 5-6 August, 23-24 September and 18-19 November. Apart from the Körfez Racing Circuit, the venues for the championship races are expected to be announced once they are finalised in the coming days.The PETLAS 2023 Turkish Off-road Championship will again consist of seven events this year. The off-road season begins on 11-12 March and will continue on 8-9 April, 6-7 May, 27-28 May, 17-18 June and 23-24 September, before concluding with the final event on 11-12 November. The provinces and organising clubs for the events will be announced in the calendar to be finalised on 30 January. The Classic Car Championship will begin with the Spring Rally in Istanbul on 29-30 April, continue with the Western Anatolia Rally in Ayvalık on 3-4 June, and conclude with the Republic Rally in Cappadocia on 28-29 October. All three events of the championship will be organised by the Classic Car Club.The MOTUL 2023 Turkish Karting Championship will begin on 1-2 April in Tuzla, Istanbul, organised by TMK. The second round, organised by KÇSK, will take place in Uşak on 20-21 May, and the third round, organised by BUMOSK, will be held in Körfez, Kocaeli on 22-23 July. The circuits for the fourth round on 19-20 August, organised by NİMOSK, and the fifth round on 16-17 September, organised by OTOSK, will be announced later. The sixth race of the season, organised by KO-KART, moves to Körfez on 7-8 October, and the season finale will be held at Körfez on 18-19 November, organised by OSKK.In rallycross, which is promoted to Turkish Championship status from this season, the season will begin with the first round in Seferihisar, Izmir on 16-17 September, organised by EOSK. The five-round championship will conclude with events in Yenipazar, Aydın on 7-8 October organised by AYOSK, Kaynaşlı, Düzce on 4-5 November organised by ESOK, Körfez Racing Circuit, Kocaeli on 25-26 November organised by KOSDER, and Orhangazi, Bursa on 16-17 December organised by BOSSEK. It was stated that the calendars for baja and drifting, which like rallycross are promoted to Turkish Championship status in the 2023 season, will be announced in the coming days.