Champions Crowned in Karting

The sixth and final round of the Turkish Karting Championship was organised by the Istanbul Karting and Automobile Club, known as İKOK, at the Körfez Karting Circuit on 17-18 October. The day's winners were Pars Erdem in Mini, Mert Dalkıran in Formula Junior, Berkay Besler in Formula Senior and Mehmet Yaman in Formula Masters. The event began with practice and qualifying on Saturday 17 October, before three races were run in every class on Sunday to decide the classification.

There was a fierce battle among seven drivers in the Mini class, which is open to drivers aged 7 to 12. Pars Erdem won the class, with Zekai Özen second and Efehan Kaptanoğlu third. Ömer Asaf Kolot, one of those with a chance of the championship title, lost it when he went off in the third race and retired.

In Formula Junior, Mert Dalkıran, who represented Turkey in the FIA CIK Karting Academy this season, took the win and with it the Turkish Championship title in his class. He was followed by young female driver İzel Karasu from the Kocaeli region.

In Formula Senior, national team driver Berkay Besler won all three races of the day. Fellow national team driver Mert Dalkıran finished the day second with three runner-up finishes, while young driver Güney Altuner was third on the day. With this victory, Besler claimed the Turkish Karting Championship title for the fourth year in a row.

In Formula Masters, Mehmet Yaman won all three races to take the day's victory, with Süleyman Kolot second and Hüseyin Yıldırım third. The driver from Izmir, Mehmet Yaman, secured the Formula Masters title for the season with this win.

In the Rotax Max Challenge DD2 class, champion Berk Durak won all three races to take the day's victory. The real fight in DD2 was between Kerem Zengin and Mehmet Çınar for the Master class win and a ticket to Portugal. Kerem Zengin finished ahead of Mehmet Çınar in all three races to win DD2 Master and earn the right to compete in the Grand Final in Portugal. In the Challenge class, Güney Altuner had already clinched the season title in the previous round.

The Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final will be held at the Portimão circuit in Portugal from 9 to 14 November, with four drivers representing Turkey.