Circuit Racing Season Gets Off to a Fast Start
The opening round of the AVIS 2025 Turkish Circuit Racing Championship was held at TOSFED Istanbul Park on 5-6 July, organised by the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) with the support of Spor Toto, ICRYPEX, AVIS, Tuzla Municipality and Salados.
The event began on Saturday with practice and qualifying, before two races were run in both the Super and Maxi classes on Sunday. In the Super class, Team ADD driver Orçun İnce won both races, while young Erven Maden H2K Racing Team driver Demirhan Öke took second place in each and privateer Kaan Marangoz completed the podium in third both times.
In the Maxi class, Texaco Team AMS driver Zekai Özen finished the weekend with a double victory. Erven Maden H2K Racing Team's Berkay Akça took two second places, while Texaco Team AMS driver Umut Göktaş took the final podium step in the second race. In the first Maxi race, Umut Göktaş, who failed to serve a drive-through penalty, and Ümit Ülkü, whose car was found to be underweight after the race, were both disqualified.
Erven Maden H2K Racing Team won the teams' classification in the opening round, while the women's class win went to Eda Bacaksız, who was the women's winner in the 2023 TOSFED Yıldızını Arıyor (TOSFED Seeks a Star) project and is racing for TOSFED in the Turkish Circuit Racing Championship this season.
At the TOSFED Track Faest, held on both days, close to 300 car enthusiasts had the chance to take to the track in their own cars.
The AVIS 2025 Turkish Circuit Racing Championship continues with the second round at TOSFED Istanbul Park on 16-17 August.
