Aliyyah Koloc
{{Short description|Emirati racing driver}}
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| nationality = {{flag|CZE|name=Czech}}
{{flag|UAE|name=Emirati}}
{{flag|SYC|name=Seychelloise}}
via triple nationality
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| related to = Martin Koloc (father)
Yasmeen Koloc (sister)
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
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| prev series = European Truck Racing Championship
French Truck Racing Championship
EuroNASCAR
French GT4 Cup
{{nowrap|FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3}}
| prev series years = 2020–2021
2021
2022
2022
2022
| titles = FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3
| title years = 2022
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Aliyyah Koloc (born 1 July 2004) is a racing driver.{{cite news|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/344|title=Profile of ALIYYAH KOLOC - BUGGYRA ZM ACADEMY - Dakar|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=5 January 2023}}
Biography
File:24H Series 2022 Spa Nr. 416.jpg4 with sister Yasmeen and Adam Lacko at the 2022 12 Hours of Spa.]]
Koloc's father Martin is Czech and a former truck racer as well as the owner of the Buggyra Racing Team. Her mother is Seychelloise-Sudanese and her twin sister Yasmeen is also a racing driver.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/12/transcript-tcf-interview-with-aliyyah-koloc/|title=TRANSCRIPT: TCF Interview with Aliyyah Koloc|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=24 December 2022|access-date=6 January 2023}} Koloc has Asperger syndrome.{{cite web |title=Aliyyah Koloc |url=https://www.wheel-sisters.com/blogs/news/aliyyah-koloc |website=Wheel Sisters |access-date=17 January 2023 |date=22 August 2022}}
Born in Dubai, Koloc began her sporting career in tennis at the age of four before an injury prevented her from furthering her career. After taking part in a test in one of her fathers' racing trucks in early 2019, she switched to motorsport with the goal of competing in the Dakar Rally.{{cite news|url=https://www.buggyra.com/news/the-road-to-dakar-the-story-of-aliyyah-and-yasmeen-koloc-2327|title=THE ROAD TO DAKAR - THE STORY OF ALIYYAH AND YASMEEN KOLOC|publisher=Buggyra Racing|date=16 February 2022|access-date=6 January 2023}} Starting out in trucks, her program quickly grew to accommodate stock cars, GT4 and rally raid in order to improve her versatility, leading to a title in the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas in 2022 ahead of her Dakar debut.{{cite news|url=https://www.euronascar.com/2021/11/24/world-class-team-buggyra-zm-racing-to-join-euronascar-with-two-cars-in-2022/|title=WORLD CLASS TEAM BUGGYRA ZM RACING TO JOIN EURONASCAR WITH TWO CARS IN 2022|publisher=EuroNASCAR|date=24 November 2021|access-date=6 January 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mxlink.co.nz/aliyyah-koloc-makes-debut-entry-in-2023-dakar-rally-at-18-years-of-age/|title=Aliyyah Koloc makes debut entry in 2023 Dakar Rally at 18 years of age|publisher=MX-Link.co.nz|date=26 December 2022|access-date=6 January 2023}}
Racing record
=Career summary=
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! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
| 2020
|align=left| European Truck Racing Championship |align=left| Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14th |
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| rowspan="7" | 2021
|align=left| French Truck Racing Championship |align=left| Team Buggyra Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 143.5 | 5th |
| align=left| European Truck Racing Championship
|align=left| Buggyra Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16th |
| rowspan="2" align=left| ESET V4 Cup - GT
|align=left| Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing |? |? |? |? |? | rowspan="2" |? | rowspan="2" |? |
| align=left| Buggyra Racing
|? |? |? |? |? |
| rowspan="2" align=left| ESET V4 Cup - Endurance
|align=left| Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing |? |? |? |? |? | rowspan="2" |? | rowspan="2" |? |
| align=left| Buggyra Racing
|? |? |? |? |? |
| align=left| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Club Challenge
|align=left| CAAL Racing |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
| rowspan="5" | 2022
| align="left" | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro | align="left" | Buggyra ZM Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 27th |
| align="left" | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2
| align="left" | Buggyra ZM Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 24th |
| align="left" | French GT4 Cup - Silver
| align="left" | Buggyra ZM-MFT Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12th |
| align="left" | 24H GT Series - GT4
| align="left" | Buggyra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| align="left" | FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas - T3
| align="left" | Buggyra Racing | 4 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 98 | style="background-color:#FFFFBF" | 1st |
| 2022-23
|align=left| Middle East Trophy - GT4 |align=left| Buggyra ZM Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | NC |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| align="left" | FIA World Rally-Raid Championship - T3 | align="left" | Buggyra ZM Academy | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 12* | 12th* |
| align=left| 24H GT Series - GT4
|align=left| Buggyra ZM Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 178 | style="background-color:#FFDF9F" | 3rd |
| 2024
|align=left| 24H Series - GT4 |align=left| Buggyra ZM Racing |2 |2 |0 |1 |2 |80 | style="background-color:#FFFFBF" | 1st* |
=Dakar Rally=
References
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External links
{{commonscat|Aliyyah Koloc}}
- [https://www.aliyyahkoloc.com/ Official website]
- {{DriverDB driver|aliyyah-koloc}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koloc, Aliyyah}}
Category:Emirati racing drivers
Category:People with Asperger syndrome
Category:Autistic sportspeople
Category:Czech disabled sportspeople
Category:Emirati disabled sportspeople
Category:Seychellois sportswomen
Category:Emirati rally drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Dubai
Category:Emirati people of Sudanese descent