Big Battle on a Legendary Hill Climb Course
The third round of the AVIS 2026 Turkish Hill Climb Championship, the Gemlik Şahintepe Hill Climb, featured 31 competitors across five categories and was followed with great interest and excitement by a large crowd of spectators.
Organised by Bursa Otomobil Spor Kulübü with the support of Gemlik Municipality, the event ended with wins for İlker Aktaş in Category 1, Hakan Ertarman in Category 2, Mehmet Gökseven in Category 3, Sinan Soylu in Category 4 and Burak Başlık in Category 5. Başlık, competing for Team Binance TR, also set the fastest run of the event with a time of 04:28.46, while GP Garage My Team took the teams' victory.
The results of the Gemlik Şahintepe Hill Climb were as follows:
CATEGORY 1
1. İlker Aktaş - Peugeot 106 GTI
2. Oğuz Alp Aral - Citroen Saxo VTS
3. Koray Akgün - Citroen Saxo VTS
CATEGORY 2
1. Hakan Ertarman - Ford Fiesta R2
2. Faruk Sayın - Peugeot 208 R2
3. Efe Can Yıldız - Ford Fiesta R2
CATEGORY 3
1. Mehmet Gökseven - Opel Corsa Rally4
2. Yiğit Sercan Yalçın - Opel Astra GSI
3. Burak Dalkılıç - Ford Fiesta Rally4
CATEGORY 4
1. Sinan Soylu - Renault Clio Rally3
2. Efe Üründül - Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX
3. Şevket Çınar - VW Scirocco
CATEGORY 5
1. Burak Başlık - Skoda Fabia R5
2. Onur Çelikyay - Ford Escort MKII
