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Istanbul Park is no longer in the hands of a private company, but of TOSFED, Turkish motorsport's own institutional umbrella, and the priority is not profit but service to the sport.

Operation of Istanbul Park Transferred to TOSFED

Mustafa Odabaşı19 October 2026

The operating responsibility of Istanbul Park has passed to the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation, namely TOSFED. This development, announced at the Federation's 9th Financial General Assembly held in Ankara, was presented by president Eren Üçlert…

In October 2027, Istanbul Park will be one of the rare circuits to bring three different support series onto the same asphalt in a single Formula 1 weekend.

Porsche Supercup Returns to Istanbul Park in 2027

Mustafa Odabaşı18 October 2026

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has been added as the third support series, following Formula 2 and Formula 3, to the Formula 1 Türkiye Grand Prix weekend, which will be held at TOSFED Istanbul Park on October 1-3 in the 2027 season. With this, Istanbul…

The snapping of an alternator belt extinguished a 104-point championship lead in a single sentence; that's rally's cruelest mathematics at work.

Championship Leader Kerem Kazaz Faces a Tough Test at the 43rd Kocaeli Rally

Mustafa Odabaşı18 October 2026

The 43rd Kocaeli Metropolitan Rally, the sixth round of the Petrol Ofisi Maxima 2026 Türkiye Rally Championship, October 16-18 on the dates with 42 cars and 84 athletes got underway. Championship leader Kerem Kazaz's plans to secure the top spot were…

Can Öncü will try to defend third place against Masia, heading into the season finale in Jerez with only a 5-point gap.

Can Öncü Is Preparing to Close the Season in Third Place at Jerez

Mustafa Odabaşı18 October 2026

The 2026 season of the World Supersport Championship concludes with the final 17-lap race at the Jerez - Angel Nieto Circuit in Spain on October 16-18. The championship was settled long ago at Estoril; the real question moved to Jerez is third place.…

16-year-old Alp Aksoy, as the first Turkish driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy, is bringing Türkiye directly onto Formula 1's official development pathway.

Alp Aksoy Accepted into the Scuderia Ferrari Academy

Mustafa Odabaşı18 October 2026

16-year-old Turkish driver Alp Aksoy has become the first Turkish driver accepted into the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy's 2027 roster. The Istanbul-born young racer, with the 5-year deal he signed with the Italian giant, earned the title of Ferrar…

Ayhancan Güven won the Indianapolis 8 Hour with a margin of 56.209 seconds, achieving both his first victory in America and the largest winning margin in the race's history.

Ayhancan Güven Wins Indianapolis 8 Hours by a Historic Margin

Mustafa Odabaşı17 October 2026

Ayhancan Güven won the Indy 8 Hour, the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 11, 2026, on behalf of GMG Racing. The No. 32 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO, which he shared with Riccardo Pera and Kyle …

Fifteen-year-old Alp Aksoy, who took to the podium and won the rookie class at Misano, climbed to second place in the overall standings in Italian F4.

Alp Aksoy Took to the Podium with Prema at Misano

Mustafa Odabaşı16 October 2026

Alp Aksoy had one of the strongest weekends of the season in the first race of the sixth round of the Italian F4 Championship, run at the Misano circuit in September: as Christian Costoya, who converted a second-place start into a win, took the top s…

Seda Kaçan Bakan, with her victory at Istanbul Park, has taken her place at the top of the Maxi class and become the new face of female drivers' rise on the track.

Seda Kaçan Reached the Top in the Bakan Maxi Group

Mustafa Odabaşı14 October 2026

Seda Kaçan Bakan climbed to the top by winning the first race of the Maxi group with Texaco Team AMS in the fourth round of the AVIS Türkiye Circuit Championship held at Istanbul Park. Her victory over the weekend, where 23 athletes competed in two g…

At a track he had never seen before, Can Öncü climbed from ninth place to the top in a single weekend, writing his name into Thruxton's history.

Can Öncü Wins at Thruxton: A Turkish Victory in British Supersport

Mustafa Odabaşı13 October 2026

Can Öncü added another remarkable line to his career by winning the main race with McAMS Yamaha in the Thruxton round of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship. Racing as a wildcard in place of the injured Ben Currie, Öncü experienced both…

Seven-year-old Zayn Sofuoğlu became Türkiye champion for the second time unbeaten, winning all five races in the Anlas MiniGP.

Zayn Sofuoğlu Claims the Championship at Anlas MiniGP

Mustafa Odabaşı12 October 2026

Seven-year-old Zayn Sofuoğlu completed the 2026 season of the Anlas MiniGP 110cc Series by also winning its final round in Bursa, becoming the Türkiye champion. Having won all five races held throughout the season, Sofuoğlu closed out the series unde…

Seeing Suzuka for the first time in his life, Ayhancan Güven took to the podium that same weekend and set the fastest lap of the circuit with a 1:59.966.

What Did Ayhancan Güven Do at Suzuka?

Mustafa Odabaşı12 October 2026

Ayhancan Güven made his first-ever Suzuka race appearance in the 2026 season's Suzuka 1000 km round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, and while standing on the podium in third with the Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, he also set the fastest la…

In 2027, F1, F2 and F3 will come together at Istanbul Park over the same weekend; for three days, all rungs of motorsport will be watched at a single circuit.

Let No One Miss It! F2 and F3 Are Coming to the Türkiye GP

Mustafa Odabaşı11 October 2026

According to the calendars announced by the FIA, Istanbul Park will host the Formula 1 Türkiye Grand Prix as well as Formula 2 and Formula 3 on October 1-3, 2027. The three championships meeting on the same track over the same weekend turns this orga…