Jason Tahincioğlu

Jason Tahincioğlu
Born	(1983-10-29) October 29, 1983 Bristol, United Kingdom
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	First Turkish driver to test a Formula One car; GP2 Series competitor

Jason Tahincioğlu (; born 29 October 1983 in Bristol, United Kingdom), also referred to as Jason Tahinci, is a Turkish-British racing driver hailing from a distinguished motorsport lineage.

Career

Starting his karting journey at the age of six, Tahincioğlu captured four straight mini-kart championships beginning in 1991. He advanced to the Promo kart category in 1995, where he secured second place, then went on to claim the championship titles in both 1997 and 1998. Moving up to Super kart, he achieved championship victories in 1999 and 2000, culminating his karting tenure with a total of eight Turkish titles.

On his birthday in 1998, he experienced his first drive in a Formula Three car, a present from his father Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, who served as president of the Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and was an FIA Council Member. He made his debut in the Turkish Formula Three Championship in 2000, finishing as runner-up. After taking a break in 2001 to complete his secondary education, he competed in the British Formula Renault series from 2002 until 2005, concluding his final season ranked twentieth.

In August 2005, Tahincioğlu became the inaugural Turkish driver to test a Formula One vehicle, doing so with Jordan Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit. The following year, he joined GP2 Series team FMS International alongside teammate Luca Filippi, supported by Turkish sponsor Petrol Ofisi under a two-year agreement. Although points eluded him during this period, he remained with the team through 2007 and participated in the World Series by Renault’s Turkish event that same year.

For the 2008 GP2 Asia Series campaign, Tahincioğlu competed for BCN Competicion. Additionally, he took on the role of test driver for Galatasaray’s squad during the first Superleague Formula season, reflecting his lifelong allegiance to the club.

Tahincioğlu earned an automotive engineering degree from the University of Bath.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	British Formula Three Championship	Fred Goddard Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2003	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship	Mark Burdett Motorsport	17	0	0	0	0	49	21st
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship	Team JLR	20	0	0	0	0	53	27th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship	Team JLR	14	0	0	0	0	66	20th
		Team AKA	6	0	0	0	0
	1000 km of Istanbul – LMP1	Jota Sport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2006	GP2 Series	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	22	0	0	0	0	0	30th
	2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Eurointernational	2	0	0	0	0	0	40th
	2006 Euroseries 3000	Team Astromega	3	0	0	0	0	4	14th
2007	2007 GP2 Series	Fisichella Motor Sport	22	0	0	0	0	33rd
	2007 Euroseries 3000	Eurointernational	4	0	0	0	1	9	13th
2008	2008 GP2 Asia Series	Ocean Racing Technology	10	0	0	0	0	0	22nd
	2008 Superleague Formula season	Galatasaray S.K. (Superleague Formula team)	colspan=7 Test driver
2024	align=left 2024 GT4 European Series [[2005 1000 km of Istanbul]] – Pro-Am Cup	align=left Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	9	0	0	0	0	12	19th

Full GP2 Series results

((key)) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are shown in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
(2006)	(Petrol Ofisi FMS International)	(VAL FEA) DNS	(VAL SPR) Retired	(IMO FEA) Retired	(IMO SPR) Retired	(NÜR FEA) Disqualified	(NÜR SPR)18th	(CAT FEA)15th	(CAT SPR)19th	(MON FEA) Retired	(SIL FEA)13th	(SIL SPR)16th	(MAG FEA) Retired	(MAG SPR)17th	(HOC FEA)17th	(HOC SPR)17th	(HUN FEA) Retired	(HUN SPR)14th	(IST FEA)17th	(IST SPR)17th	(MNZ FEA)11th	(MNZ SPR)13th	30th	-	(2007)	(Petrol Ofisi FMS International)	(BHR FEA) Retired	(BHR SPR)13th	(CAT FEA) DNS	(CAT SPR) Retired	(MON FEA) Retired	(MAG FEA)15th	(MAG SPR)18th	(SIL FEA)19th	(SIL SPR)16th	(NÜR FEA)17th	(NÜR SPR)19th	(HUN FEA) Retired	(HUN SPR)11th	(IST FEA)14th	(IST SPR) Retired	(MNZ FEA)11th	(MNZ SPR)20th	(SPA FEA)14th	(SPA SPR)20th	(VAL FEA)13th	(VAL SPR) Retired	33rd	-

Full GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Pole positions shown in bold) (Fastest laps shown in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2008	BCN Competición	DUB FEA 19	DUB SPR 16	SEN FEA Retired	SEN SPR 17	SEP FEA 12	SEP SPR Retired	BHR FEA 17	BHR SPR 13	DUB FEA 9	DUB SPR 8	22nd	0

External links

• Jason Tahinci profile on Eurosport GP2
• Jason Tahinci official GP2 Series page