Yunus Erçelik (born May 19, 1980, in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.
Erçelik was born to parents who were motorcyclists. He is the second child of four siblings. He got interested in motorcycle riding through his father. He began racing after seeing his friends were not successful in competitions held at the İzmit Körfez Circuit. He had self-confidence he could do better. In 2007, he debuted in the Turkish Superstock 1000 B Championship and became the undefeated champion.
From 2008 to 2011, Erçelik won the championships and TMF Cup in the Superstock 1000 A category. In 2011, he raced for the team KMK on Honda CBR1000RR. Erçelik took part also at Alpe-Adria and East European Championships. In 2012, Erçelik ranked second in the Turkish championship. After five of seven rounds of the 2013 Turkish championship, he scored no points.
Gaining a wildcard, Erçelik raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for his own Şampiyon 169 Team on BMW S1000RR. After starting at grid 14, Erçelik placed 14th in the Race 1 and 15th in the Race 2. He took three points in total.
Career statistics Highlights 2007 Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 B – Undefeated champion Balkan Open Road Racing Championship (6th Round) – 2nd 2008 Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A – Undefeated champion TMF Grand Prix – Champion TMF Onur Cup – Champion 2009 Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A – Champion 2010 TMF Grand Prix 1000A – Champion 2011 Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A – Champion TMF Cup 1000A – Champion 2012 Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A – 2nd
Turkish Superstock 1000 Championship Year R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Pos2007 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1st2008 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1st2009 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 1st2010 1 - - - - 1 - 1st2011 - - - - 1 - - 1st2012 - - - - - - - 2nd
Superbike World Championship Year Make TUR USA FRA SPA Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2013 BMW 14 15 - - - - - - 34th 3
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External links Personal website