Berkay Besler

Berkay Besler (born 19 February 1999) is a Turkish racing driver competing internationally in the Porsche Supercup. ^{[1] [2]}

He was born in İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey on 19 February 1999. ^{[1] [3] [4]} In 2019 he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East race at the Bahrain International Circuit. ^[5] He then joined the Turkish racing team Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport to compete in the GT4 European Series driving a BMW M4 GT4 together with his teammate Cem Bölükbaşı. ^[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	Renault Sport Clio Cup Italia	Essecorse	12	0	0	0	0	60	8th
2018	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux	Toksport WRT	10	0	0	0	3	103	6th
2018-19	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East		16	3	1	0	11	335	2nd
2019	Porsche Supercup	MRS GT-Racing	2	0	0	0	0	5	19th
	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Car Collection Motorsport	16	0	0	0	1	41.5	16th
	Porsche Super Sports Cup Germany - 5F	Toksport WRT	2	2	1	2	2	0	NC†
2019-20	Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East		3	1	0	1	3	67	15th
2020	Porsche Supercup	Lechner Racing Middle East	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Toksport WRT
	GT4 European Series - Silver	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	4	0	0	0	1	30	15th
	GT4 European Series - Pro-Am		4	0	0	0	1	44	11th
2022	GT4 European Series - Silver	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	12	0	0	1	3	108	5th
	Prototype Cup Germany	Toksport WRT	8	4	0	0	5	111.5	1st
2023	GT4 European Series - Silver	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	12	1	0	0	4	117	3rd
2024	GT4 European Series - Silver	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	12	1	0	0	3	89	6th
2025	GT4 European Series - Silver	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport
	ADAC GT4 Germany	FK Performance Motorsport

† As Besler was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT4 European Series results

Year	Team	Car	1		2		3		4		5		6		Pos.	Pts
2021	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW M4 GT4	MNZ		LEC		ZAN		SPA		NÜR		BAR
			10	4	DNS	DNS	9	14	DNS	DNS	7	14
2023	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW M4 GT4	MNZ		LEC		SPA		MIS		HOC		BAR		3rd*	42*
			2	3	7	15

• * Season still in progress.

References

1. "Berkay Besler". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Berkay Besler in Porsche Benelux Challenge". TOK Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
3. "Avrupa şampiyonu Bursalı genç sporcumuz Berkay Besler pistte". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
4. "İnegöllü Genç F1 Yolunda". İnegöl Online (in Turkish). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
5. "Berkay Besler claims first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series win". Planet Porsche. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
6. "Berkay Besler BOM ekibine katıldı, takım ilk yarışına bu hafta sonu çıkıyor". Motorsport (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.