Yunus Erçelik (born May 19, 1980, in

Beykoz Beykoz (), also known as Beicos and Beikos, is a district in Istanbul, Turkey at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name is believed to be a combination of the words bey and ''kos'', which means "village" in Farsi. Beyk ...

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, Turkey) is a Turkish professional

motorcycle racer Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Ot ...

. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship. He was born to parents who were motorcyclists. He is the second child of four siblings. He got interested in motorcycle riding through his father. He began racing after seeing his friends were not successful in competitions held at the

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. He had self-confidence he could do better. In 2007, he debuted in the Turkish Superstock 1000 B Championship and became the undefeated champion. From 2008 to 2011, he won the championships and TMF Cup in the Superstock 1000 A category. In 2011, he raced for the team KMK on

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. Erçelik took part also at

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and East European Championships. In 2012, Erçelik ranked second in the Turkish championship. After five of seven rounds of the 2013 Turkish championship, he scored no points. Gaining a wildcard, Erçelik raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for his own Şampiyon 169 Team on

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. After starting at grid 14, Erçelik placed 14th in the Race 1 and 15th in the Race 2. He took 3 points in total.

Career statistics

;2007 * Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 B - undefeated champion * Balkan Open Road Racing Championship 6th Round SuperBike Serial 1000 – 2nd ;2008 * Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - undefeated champion * TMF Grand Prix - champion * TMF Onur Cup - champion ;2009 * Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - champion ;2010 * TMF Grans Prix 1000A - champion * Moto GP - champion ;2011 * Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - champion * TMF Cup 1000A - champion * Moto GP - champion ;2012 * Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - 2nd

Turkish Superstock 1000 Championship

* * Season still in progress

TMF Cup

Balkan Open Road Racing Championship

Superbike World Championship

References

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Personal website
1980 births People from Beykoz Sportspeople from Istanbul Living people Turkish motorcycle racers Superbike World Championship riders {{Turkey-sport-bio-stub