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Yunus Erçelik
Turkish motorcycle racer
Yunus Erçelik (born May 19, 1980, in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.[1]
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 İzmit Körfez Circuit. He had self-confidence he could do better. In 2007, he debuted in the Turkish Superstock 1000 B Championship and became the undefeated champion.[1]
From 2008 to 2011, he won the championships and TMF Cup in the Superstock 1000 A category.[2] In 2011, he raced for the team KMK on Honda CBR1000RR.[1] Erçelik took part also at Alpe-Adria and East European Championships. In 2012, Erçelik ranked second in the Turkish championship.[3] After five of seven rounds of the 2013 Turkish championship, he scored no points.[4]
Gaining a wildcard, Erçelik raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for his own Şampiyon 169 Team on BMW S1000RR. After starting at grid 14,[5][6] Erçelik placed 14th in the Race 1[7] and 15th in the Race 2.[8][9][10] He took 3 points in total.[11]
