Petlas 2026 Turkish Off-road Championship Round 5 / Ankara

The Ankara Off-road Race, the fifth round of the Petlas 2026 Turkish Off-road Championship, was held in Ankara Mühye on 12-13 September. Organised by the Ankara Nature Sports and Off-road Sports Club (ANDOFF) with the support of Spor Toto, Petlas, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and Çankaya Municipality, the event saw 34 vehicles and 68 competitors take part.

After two days of intense competition, the Ali Seyda Kıvrak-Serkan Sivri crew won the car class, with İsmail Ayhan-Eray Vural second and Şehmuz Oğuz-Harun Ulusoy third.

In the SSV class, Ergün Çirkin-Bora Kayım finished first, Adem Kalyon-Yunus Çalıiçi second and Erkan Sülün-Mert Tepe third. In the car category, the class wins went to Ali Seyda Kıvrak-Serkan Sivri in Class 4, Harun Deynek-Batuhan Korkut in Class 3 and Şehmuz Oğuz-Harun Ulusoy in Class 2.

Mega Metal Racing Team won the teams' title, while İlayda Hancı took the women drivers' class and Yasemin Biber Toker and Gülten Toprak shared the women co-drivers' class win on equal points.

Video: Official YouTube channel of the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED)