Cem Bölükbaşı

Cem Bölükbaşı (born 9 February 1998) is a Turkish racing driver and sim-racer who is currently competing in the 2021 Euroformula Open Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[1]

Cem Bölükbaşı
Bölükbaşı driving a Dallara 320 of Van Amersfoort Racing in 2021
Nationality Turkish
Born (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998
Istanbul, Turkey
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Car number74
Starts15
Wins2
Podiums8
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish5th in 2021
Previous series
2021
2019–20
2017–19		F3 Asian Championship
GT4 European Series
Formula One eSports Series

Biography

Realizing his passion for speed when he was only 6 years old, his father took him to the motocross track. The 5-year-old began to participate in motocross competitions and when he was 6 years old he won the Turkish Championship.

Career

Esports

In late 2017, he was selected to join G2 Esports FA Racing, in which he would compete in various simracing competitions throughout 2018.[2] Throughout the 2020 lockdowns, Bölükbaşı has participated in several virtual races.[3]

Formula One eSports Series

Bölükbaşı raced for Toro Rosso in all of his F1 Esports appearances. In the 2017 Formula One eSports Series, finished 5th in the standings with 35 points and a race win under his name. In the 2018 Formula One eSports Series, he participated in 4 out of the 10 races, finishing 12th with 32 points. In the 2019 Formula One eSports Series, he participated in 9 out of the 12 races, finishing 21st with 4 points.

Formula Renault Esport Series

In 2020, Bölükbaşı won the inaugural championship of the Formula Renault Esport Series.[4][5]

GT4

In May 2019, Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport announced that Bölükbaşı would race in the 2019 GT4 European Series.[6] He was able to get a second-place finish in the Misano round and finished the championship in 17th overall.

Bölükbaşı continued to race in the series full-time in 2020.[7] He got 3 pole positions and 3 race wins and finished the season overall 2nd.[8]

Lower formulae

Bölükbaşı made his Formula debut in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with M2 Competition.[9] As a guest driver he raced only in the Hockenheim round, finishing 16th in race 1 and retiring from the second race.[10]

Formula 3

In January 2021, BlackArts Racing announced that Bölükbaşı would drive for the team in the 2021 F3 Asian Championship.[11][12][13][14] He scored points in 13 of the 15 races and with a best race result of 5th, finished 9th in the overall standings.[15]

Euroformula

In July 2021, it was announced that Bölükbaşı would join the 2021 Euroformula Open Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[16] He made his debut in round 4 in the Hungaroring and won the opening race, becoming the first esports driver to win a race on formula series.[17] During the second race of round 5, he collided with teammate Rafael Villagómez, causing both of them to retire.[18] In round 6, he ended up on the podium during the race 2, finishing behind Nazim Azman.[19] In round 7 held in Monza, Bölükbaşı managed to get on the podium in all three races, finishing 3rd and 2nd twice.[20] For race 1 of the 8th round, Bölükbaşı qualified on pole and won the race.[21] In race 2 and race 3, he finished 4th.[22][23] He finished 5th in the overall standings, tied in points with his teammate Casper Stevenson, but was classified ahead as he won one race more.[23]

Formula 2

On 14 October 2021, Bölükbaşı tested Formula Two machinery for the first time at the Brno Circuit, driving a Dallara GP2/11 which was used in the GP2 Series from 2011 to 2016 and in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017.[24]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2007 Turkey Karting Championship — Mini 7th
South East European Karting Zone — Mini 20th
2008 Turkey Karting Championship — Mini 9th
2009 Turkey Karting Championship — Mini 3rd
South East European Karting Zone — Mini 11th
2011 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Junior 13th
2012 Rotax Max Challenge Belgium — Junior 36th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior Paul Carr Racing 25th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Junior 4th

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 GT4 European Series Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport (Pro-Am Cup) 4 0 0 0 1 26 17th
Formula Renault Eurocup M2 Competition 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 GT4 European Series Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport (Pro-Am Cup) 12 2 2 3 7 192 2nd
2021 Euroformula Open Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 15 2 1 1 8 217 5th
GT4 European Series Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport (Pro-Am Cup) 4 0 0 0 1 44 11th
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport (Am Cup) 2 2 1 1 2 51 11th
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport (Silver Cup) 4 0 0 0 1 30 15th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 1 18 18th
F3 Asian Championship BlackArts Racing 15 0 0 0 0 61 9th

† As Bölükbaşı was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 BlackArts Racing DUB
1
7		 DUB
2
9		 DUB
3
8		 ABU
1
8		 ABU
2
7		 ABU
3
10		 ABU
1
7		 ABU
2
5		 ABU
3
Ret		 DUB
1
7		 DUB
2
8		 DUB
3
12		 ABU
1
9		 ABU
2
6		 ABU
3
9		 9th 61

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing POR
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
3		 HUN
3
7		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
4		 IMO
3
Ret		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
2		 RBR
3
6		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
2		 MNZ
3
2		 CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
4		 CAT
3
4		 5th 217

* Season still in progress.

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