Ahmet Salih Yoluç (born 22 August 1985, Istanbul) is a Turkish racing driver. As a bronze-ranked competitor, Yoluç has taken notable accolades in sportscar racing, including the 2020 LMGTE Am class victory at Le Mans, the Pro-Am title in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, as well as the 2022 European Le Mans Series and 2023 Asian Le Mans Series championships in the LMP2 category.
Early GT career Yoluç started his racing career in 2015 with Optimum Motorsport in the British GT Championship. The Turkish driver was able to taste success in his maiden season, winning the Dubai 24 Hour race.
At the end of 2015, Yoluç made a move to what would become his long-term team, TF Sport, and competed in the GT3 Le Mans Cup. There, Yoluç and Euan Hankey finished second in the drivers' standings with two victories, though they would win the teams' title. He and Hankey also drove in International GT Open during the same year, winning two races on their way to sixth place overall.
For the 2017 season, Yoluç moved into the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Hankey and Aston Martin factory driver Nicki Thiim. The trio fought for the title throughout the year, winning the season opener at Silverstone and taking podiums in five races, though they missed out to JMW Motorsport by merely two points. That year, Yoluç also raced in the Pro-Am class of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Competing in the final three races, Yoluç would help teammates Jonathan Adam and Ahmad Al Harthy to two podium finishes, including second in class at the 24 Hours of Spa, which earned them the Pro-Am title. In addition, Yoluç became the first ever Turkish driver to compete in 24 Hours of Le Mans. He finished seventh in class.
Yoluç switched to the FIA World Endurance Championship for its "Super Season", partnering Charlie Eastwood on a full-time basis. Despite a late retirement at Le Mans, the team performed well, scoring four podiums to end the season in third. In 2019, Yoluç and Eastwood also raced in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, winning the Pro-Am Cup title after triumphing during the 24 Hours of Spa.
During the second half of 2019, the Turkish-Irish pair would join Jonathan Adam in the WEC with TF Sport. During the season held over two years, the trio won the LMGTE Am category at the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans and took the runner-up spot in the championship with three further wins.
Prototype career & ranking upgrade Yoluç switched to prototypes in 2021, racing an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 class of the ELMS with the TF Sport-offshoot Racing Team Turkey. Alongside Eastwood and Harry Tincknell, the Turkish driver was able to celebrate a lone victory at Le Castellet, though they would end up fourth in the LMP2 Pro-Am standings after a crash in practice prevented them from taking part in the final round. Yoluç and Eastwood returned with RTT for the 2022 season, this time teaming up with Jack Aitken. The outfit was dominant in the Pro-Am class, winning four races on their way to the title.
Ahead of the main 2023 campaign, Yoluç and Eastwood, who would be going into their sixth year as teammates, drove alongside Ayhancan Güven in the Asian Le Mans Series with DKR Engineering. With a win in Abu Dhabi and three further podiums, the trio took the LMP2 title. For their European season in the ELMS, Yoluç and Eastwood were joined by Louis Delétraz, who immediately helped them towards the overall race victory at Barcelona. From there on, the trio only focused for overall standings, another overall win in France was about to come until a late puncture demoted them to third overall. A DNF at Aragón and issues at Algarve event made them only finish third in the overall standings. At Le Mans, Yoluç retired during the evening.
During the winter, Yoluç and Eastwood took part in AsLMS alongside Michael Dinan, where the Turkish driver scored two pole positions but only ended up seventh in the teams' standings, before he was upgraded to an FIA silver-ranked competitor ahead of the 2024 season. As that meant that he could no longer compete in the ELMS's Pro-Am class, Yoluç moved into the Gold Cup category of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Eastwood, as well as partaking in several events of the GTD category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Lone Star Racing. The Sprint Cup campaign lasted for just two events, with the highlight being a class podium at Misano, meanwhile eighth in GTD at Daytona was the best result of Yoluç's IMSA season.
Racing record Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2015 British GT Championship - GT3 Von Ryan Racing40000423rd Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Am TF Sport10000037th International GT Open - Am600000NC European Le Mans Series - GTC1000008th 24H Series - SP3 Optimum Motorsport 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Black Falcon100000NC Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain In2 Racing20000028th International GT Open - Pro Am TF Sport122003376th GT3 Le Mans Cup62005107 2nd 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Lechner Racing1000009013th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport50000726th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC European Le Mans Series - GTE TF Sport61005102 2nd 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ram Racing300000NC FIA Nations Cup Team Turkey32103N/A 1st 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am TF Sport8000499 3rd Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports40001338th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Oman Racing with TF Sport51305122 1st FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Turkey30000N/A12th 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am TF Sport84205154 2nd 2020 International GT Open TF Sport123008112 2nd 2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro Am Racing Team Turkey51003704th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 RWR Eurasia200000NC 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 0 36th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am Racing Team Turkey 6 4 1 0 5 131 1st 2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 DKR Engineering41004761st European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am Racing Team Turkey62413943rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports1000026028th 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 TF Sport50200428th2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Racing Team Turkey 4 0 0 1 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 4 0 0 0 1 32 7th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing 5 0 0 0 0 945 38th2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD DXDT Racing5000099229th2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - GTRacing Team Turkey600001319th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDDXDT Racing4000192838thFIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Racing Team Turkey by TF
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2015 TF Sport GTC Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 11th 10 2017 TF Sport LMGTE Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 2nd 102 2021 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 11th 29.5 2022 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 8th 38Pro-Am Cup 2023 Racing Team Turkey LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 3rd 94
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 TF Sport Euan Hankey Rob Bell Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 35th 7th 2018 TF Sport Euan Hankey Charlie Eastwood Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 304 DNF DNF 2019 TF Sport Euan Hankey Charlie Eastwood Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 327 42nd 11th 2020 TF Sport Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTEAm 339 24th 1st 2023 Racing Team Turkey Tom Gamble Dries Vanthoor Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 87 DNF DNF LMP2 Pro-Am 2024 JMW Motorsport Giacomo Petrobelli Larry ten Voorde Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 112 DNF DNF 2026 Racing Team Turkey by TF Peter Dempsey Charlie Eastwood Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R LMGT3 335 38th 6th
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2018–19 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 3rd 99 2019–20 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 2nd 154 2026 Racing Team Turkey by TF LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 6th* 43* Season still in progress
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2018-2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45 4.5 L V8 SHA FUJ CHA SEP 8th 33 2023 DKR Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 1st 76 2023–24 TF Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 8th 42 2025–26 Racing Team Turkey GT Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 19th 13
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910Points 2021 RWR Eurasia LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0† 2023 Tower Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 28th 2602024Lone Star RacingGTDMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 38th 945 2025DXDT RacingGTDChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.RChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 29th 992 2026 DXDT Racing GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 38th 928 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints 2022 Pinnacle MotorsportABU1ABU2ABU3DUB1DUB2DUB3DUB1DUB2DUB3DUB1DUB2DUB3ABU1ABU2ABU3 36th 0
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 Racing Team Turkey Ferrari 296 GT3 Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 32
References
External links
Official Website Salih Yoluc at TF Sport Salih Yoluc at gt3me.com Salih Yoluc at fiawec.com Salih Yoluc at total24hours.com