Burcu Çetinkaya

Burcu Çetinkaya (born March 19, 1981) is a Turkish female rally driver and currently a television representer.[1][2]

Burcu Çetinkaya
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1981-03-19) March 19, 1981
Istanbul, Turkey
World Rally Championship record
Active years2006–present
TeamsFord, Peugeot, Red Bull Škoda, Twister Corse
Rallies14
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points0
First rally2006 Rally of Turkey

She was educated in Robert College between 1992 and 1999. During this time, she played basketball. After two years spent at Babson College in Boston, USA, she returned to Turkey to continue her education in economics at the Koç University and graduated in 2005.[3]

In 2003, she earned the gold medal in the parallel giant slalom and giant slalom events at the Turkish Women's Snowboard Championships.[3]

Auto racing career

She debuted in auto racing with Hittite Rally in 2005. The same year, she won the Istanbul Ladies Rally Championship as a VW Polo Ladies Cup pilot. At 2006 Rally of Turkey she participated in her first World Rally Championship event.

She was the winner of the Castrol Fiesta Sporting Trophy in 2008.[4]

In 2012, she became the runner-up in the Qatar National Rally Championship.[5] In 2015, she married Fatih Mehmet Bucak. They have one son. They divorced in 2019. [6] [7]

See also

List of female World Rally Championship drivers

References
  1. "Burcu Çetinkaya" (in Turkish). Castrol Türkisye. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. "Ralli şampiyonu Burcu Çetinkaya'ya büyük ayıp". Gazete 5 (in Turkish). 2012-12-28. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  3. "Ralli Pilotu Burcu Çetinkaya". Uzman TV (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  4. "2008 Yarış Raporları--14-15 Haziran 2008 /Türkiye Rallisi" (in Turkish). Castrol Türkiye. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  5. "Burcu Çetinkaya Katar'da ikinci oldu" (in Turkish). Spor X. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  6. https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/burcu-cetinkaya-mehmet-fatih-bucaktan-bosandi?page=1
  7. https://www.ensonhaber.com/galeri/burcu-cetinkaya-ilk-kez-oglunu-gosterdi#3
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