Spanish racing driver (born 1985) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tutumlu and the second or maternal family name is López.
| Isaac Tutumlu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | Isaac Tutumlu López |
| Born | (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 39) Barcelona, Spain |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Leipert Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 4 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2011 2011 2009, 11 2009 2009 2009 2007 | WTCC Superstars Series European Production Series Porsche Supercup International GT Open Spanish GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Mitjet Series Spain |
Isaac Tutumlu López (born 5 July 1985) is a Kurdish-Spanish racing driver. He currently races in the ADAC GT Masters, having formerly raced in the World Touring Car Championship, International GT Open, Porsche Supercup, 24 Hours of Daytona and others.
Racing career
Tutumlu began his career racing in the karting championships in Catalonia (Spain). He moved into cars by competing in the Mitjet Series in 2007. In 2008 he won the Catalunya Touring Car Championship. In 2009 he began racing in GTs, competing in five rounds of the Porsche Supercup as well as starting International GT Open and Spanish GT Championship races.
At the start of 2011 he entered the Superstars Series in a BMW M3 for the Spanish team Campos Racing. However, he would only participate in the first three rounds of the season. Later in the year he returned to the Porsche Supercup.
Porsche Supercup
Tutumlu first entered the Porsche Supercup when he entered five rounds at the championship with SANITEC Racing, starting with the Nürburgring. He raced in the championship until the penultimate round at Monza, as a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
He returned to the championship in 2011, beginning with a single race for MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg at Monaco, however he was disqualified from the results. He reappeared at the Hungaroring with SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team and did two further races at Spa-Francorchamps and Abu Dhabi for Attempto Racing.
He returned to the Porsche Supercup in 2012 with Attempto Racing, starting with the second round of the championship at Barcelona.
World Touring Car Championship
In 2012 he signed to race in the World Touring Car Championship with Proteam Racing, again in a BMW. He was forced to miss the fourth round of the championship at the Slovakiaring due to damage sustained on his car in Marrakech. After the Race of Slovakia, he announced he would leave Proteam and the WTCC to return to the Porsche Supercup.
Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
In 2015 he was confirmed as a driver in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. Isaac didn't race in the first weekend of the year at Monza and started his season in Silverstone driving for Leipert Motorsport. He's team-mate is the Austrian Gerhard Tweraser.
Personal life
Isaac Tutumlu López is of Kurdish descent from his father side and is from Spanish descent from his mothers' side. He is a Kurdish nationalist and sported the flag of Kurdistan on his BMW during his World Touring Car Championship stint. Tutumlu is the son of football agent Bayram Tutumlu who is from Turkey.
Racing record
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SANITEC Racing | BHR | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER 16 |
HUN 13 |
ESP Ret |
BEL 13 |
ITA 13 |
UAE | UAE | NC | 0‡ |
| 2011 | MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg | TUR | ESP | MON DSQ |
GER | GBR | GER | NC | 0‡ | |||||||
| SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team | HUN 12 |
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| Attempto Racing | BEL 22 |
ITA | UAE DSQ |
UAE 15 |
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| 2012 | Förch Racing by Lukas MS | BHR | BHR | MON 21 |
ESP 9 |
GBR 18 |
GER 13 |
HUN Ret |
HUN Ret |
BEL 17 |
ITA 15 |
17th | 21 |
‡ Not eligible for points
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Proteam Racing | BMW 320 TC | ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 17 |
ESP 1 16 |
ESP 2 11 |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 DNS |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
USA 1 |
USA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
References
- "Isaac Tutumlu". fiawtcc.com. World Touring Car Championship. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- Isaac Tutumlu leaves World Touring Car Championship Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Isaac Tutumlu Official Site.
- Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia, TouringCarTimes.
- Isaac Tutumlu makes World Touring Car Championship exit, Autosport.
- "Isaac Tutumlu's Official Site | News". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- "Isaac Tutumlu leaves Proteam Racing". Touring Car Times. 2 May 2012.
- "By the way". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Isaac Tutumlu career summary at DriverDB.com
- Isaac Tutumlu on Twitter
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Barcelona
- Spanish people of Kurdish descent
- Turkish Kurdish people
- Spanish racing drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- Superstars Series drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Kurdish sportsmen
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- Abt Sportsline drivers
- Starworks Motorsport drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
- Catalan racing drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers