Bahattin Sofuoğlu (born 19 August 2003) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer, being the third generation member of the
Sofuoğlu family The three brothers Bahattin, Sinan and Kenan Sofuoğlu have been some of the most successful Turkish motorcycle racers. Their father Irfan Basri Sofuoğlu, a motorcycle enthusiast since 1965, ran a motorcycle repair shop in the Kuzuluk town of Akya ...
in this sport.
He competes in the
Supersport World Championship
The Supersport World Championship, abbreviated to WorldSSP, is a motorcycle racing competition on hard-surfaced circuits, based on mid-sized sports motorcycles. Competition machines were originally based on production-based motorcycles with 600 ...
for MV Agusta Reparto Corse on a
F3 800 RR.
Personal life
Bahattin Sofuoğlu was born on 19 August 2003,
and was named after his paternal cousin
Bahattin Sofuoğlu
Bahattin Sofuoğlu (1 January 1978 - 25 October 2002) born in Adapazarı, Turkey was a successful motorcycle racer for the Turkish Honda team.
As the son of a motorcycle repairman, he started racing in 1997 at the age of nineteen. His two broth ...
(1978–2002), who died following a crash during a motorcycle race training.
Career
Sofuoğlu debuted internationally in the
Supersport 300 World Championship
The Supersport 300 World Championship is a motorcycle racing competition on paved surfaces, for production-based motorcycles. Created in 2017, the championship runs as a support class to the Superbike World Championship.
History
The Supersport 3 ...
racing for the Italian Team Trasimeno on a
Yamaha YZF-R3
The Yamaha YZF-R3, commonly R3, is a inline-twin sport bike made by Yamaha since 2015. The R3 and the R25 are the first Yamaha twins with an offset cylinder design.
The YZF-R3 was updated for 2019.
Design
The Yamaha R3 is an entry level spor ...
at the
Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. He started from the 34th grid among 40 racers in the seventh round of the championship on 14-16 September 2018, and placed 17th.
Racing for Biblion Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3, he finished the
2020 Supersport 300 World Championship on third place with 143 points after ranking fourth in the second race of the last round at the
Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.
He won the Super pole in the second round of
2021 Supersport 300 World Championship
The 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship was the fifth season of the Supersport 300 World Championship of motorcycle racing.
The season was marred by the death of Dean Berta Viñales, who was killed in an accident at the first race of the Circ ...
at
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.
For the 2022 season Sofuoğlu graduated to the World Supersport Championship to ride for the MV Agusta Reparto Corse team.
Career statistics
Asia Talent Cup
Races by year
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport 300 World Championship
Races by year
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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2003 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Adapazarı
Turkish motorcycle racers
Turkish sportsmen
Sofuoğlu family
Supersport 300 World Championship riders
Supersport World Championship riders