Aliyyah Koloc

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Aliyyah Koloc
NationalityFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Emirati
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelloise
via triple nationality
Born (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Related toMartin Koloc (father)
Yasmeen Koloc (sister)
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Previous series
20202021
2021
2022
2022
2022
European Truck Racing Championship
French Truck Racing Championship
EuroNASCAR
French GT4 Cup
FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3
Championship titles
2022FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3

Aliyyah Koloc (born 1 July 2004) is a racing driver. [1]

Contents

Biography

Koloc sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT4 with sister Yasmeen and Adam Lacko at the 2022 12 Hours of Spa. 24H Series 2022 Spa Nr. 416.jpg
Koloc sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT4 with sister Yasmeen and Adam Lacko at the 2022 12 Hours of Spa.

Koloc's father Martin is Czech and a former truck racer as well as the owner of the Buggyra Racing Team. Her mother is Seychelloise-Sudanese and her twin sister Yasmeen is also a racing driver. [2] Koloc has Asperger syndrome. [3]

Born in Dubai, Koloc began her sporting career in tennis at the age of four before an injury prevented her from furthering her career. After taking part in a test in one of her fathers' racing trucks in early 2019, she switched to motorsport with the goal of competing in the Dakar Rally. [4] Starting out in trucks, her program quickly grew to accommodate stock cars, GT4 and rally raid in order to improve her versatility, leading to a title in the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas in 2022 ahead of her Dakar debut. [5] [6]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020 European Truck Racing Championship Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing70000514th
2021French Truck Racing ChampionshipTeam Buggyra Racing120004143.55th
European Truck Racing Championship Buggyra Racing190000216th
ESET V4 Cup - GT Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing???????
Buggyra Racing?????
ESET V4 Cup - Endurance Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing???????
Buggyra Racing?????
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Club Challenge CAAL Racing ???????
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro Buggyra ZM Racing4000010627th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 Buggyra ZM Racing4000016924th
French GT4 Cup - SilverBuggyra ZM-MFT Racing60000712th
24H GT Series - GT4 Buggyra Racing100000NC
FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas - T3Buggyra Racing41N/AN/A2981st
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing1100140NC
2023 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship - T3 Buggyra ZM Academy10N/AN/A012*12th*
24H GT Series - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing512151783rd
2024 24H Series - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing22012801st*

*Season in progress

Dakar Rally

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2023 T3 Light Prototypes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Can-Am 33rd0
2024 T1 Flag of South Africa.svg Revo+25th0

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