Ibrahim Okyay

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Ibrahim Okyay
NationalityTurkish
Born (1969-08-01) 1 August 1969 (age 55)
Istanbul (Turkey)
European Touring Car Cup career
Debut season 2010
Current team Texaco Team AMS
Car numberTBA
Starts8
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2010
Previous series
2006, 08, 2011 WTCC
Championship titles
2007Turkish Touring Car Championship

Ibrahim Okyay (born 1 August 1969) is a Turkish auto racing driver. [1] He is best known for competing in the FIA World Touring Car Championship.

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Racing career

Okyay driving the Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si at Imola during the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season. Ibrahim Okyay WTCC Imola 2008.jpg
Okyay driving the Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si at Imola during the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season.

Okyay first entered the WTCC in 2006. He competed in just two races at his home circuit of Istanbul Park, driving an independent BMW 320i ran by Kosifler Motorsport. After winning the 2007 Turkish Touring Car Championship, he returned to the WTCC in 2008 for a full season this time driving a BMW 320si for Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport, finishing sixth in the Independents Trophy. [2] He returned in 2011 for a limited season with the Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport team.

He competed in the European Touring Car Cup with Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport in a BMW 320si in 2011. [3]

He competed in the GT4 European Series for Borusan Otomotiv. [4]

He currently competes in the TCR European Endurance for Texaco Team AMS

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2006 Kosifler Motorsport BMW 320i ITA
1
ITA
2
FRA
1
FRA
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
GER
1

GER
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
MEX
1
MEX
2
CZE
1
CZE
2
TUR
1

19
TUR
2

14
ESP
1
ESP
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
NC0
2008 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1

16
BRA
2

20
MEX
1

21
MEX
2

19
ESP
1

24
ESP
2

19
FRA
1

Ret
FRA
2

Ret
CZE
1

Ret
CZE
2

19
POR
1

17
POR
2

23
GBR
1

18
GBR
2

Ret
GER
1

19
GER
2

Ret
EUR
1

Ret
EUR
2

21
ITA
1

19
ITA
2

21
JPN
1

Ret
JPN
2

DNS
MAC
1

18
MAC
2

10
23rd0
2011 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1
BRA
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
ITA
1

16
ITA
2

16
HUN
1
HUN
2
CZE
1
CZE
2
POR
1
POR
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
GER
1

18
GER
2

13
ESP
1
ESP
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
NC0

References

  1. http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/7824/ profile at driver database
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Hudson, Neil (13 March 2013). "Ibrahim Okyay back in the ETCC for 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. "Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport confirms two-car BMW effort for 2020 GT4 European Series".