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Bahattin Sofuoğlu (motorcyclist, born 2003)

{{Short description|Turkish motorcycle racer}}

{{confuse|Bahattin Sofuoğlu}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Bahattin Sofuoğlu

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = Turkish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|08|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Adapazarı, Turkey

| Current team = Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team

| Bike number = 99

| website =

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|2025}}

| SBK Manufacturers = Yamaha

| SBK Championships =

| SBK Race Starts = 12

| SBK Race Wins = 0

| SBK Podiums = 0

| SBK Poles = 0

| SBK Fastest laps = 0

| SBK Total Points = 8

| SBK Last season =

| SBK Last position =

| SS Active years = {{WorldSS|2022}}-{{WorldSS|2024}}

| SS Manufacturers = MV Agusta {{small|({{WorldSS|2022}}-{{WorldSS|2024}})}}
Yamaha {{small|({{WorldSS|2024}})}}

| SS Championships = 0

| SS Last season = 2024

| SS Last position = 12th (103 pts)

| SS Race Starts = 63

| SS Race Wins = 1

| SS Podiums = 4

| SS Poles = 0

| SS Fastest laps = 2

| SS Total Points = 343

| SS300 Active years = {{WorldSS300|2018}}–{{WorldSS300|2021}}

| SS300 Manufacturers = Yamaha {{small|({{WorldSS300|2018}}, {{WorldSS300|2020}}–{{WorldSS300|2021}})}}
Kawasaki {{small|({{WorldSS300|2019}})}}

| SS300 Championships =

| SS300 Last season = 2021

| SS300 Last position = 6th (131 pts)

| SS300 Race Starts = 34

| SS300 Race Wins = 4

| SS300 Podiums = 8

| SS300 Poles = 2

| SS300 Fastest laps = 1

| SS300 Total Points = 274

}}

Bahattin Sofuoğlu (born 19 August 2003) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer, being the third generation member of the Sofuoğlu family in this sport. He competes in the Supersport World Championship for Yamaha Thailand Racing Team.

Personal life

Bahattin Sofuoğlu was born on 19 August 2003, and was named after his paternal cousin Bahattin Sofuoğlu (1978–2002), who died following a crash during a motorcycle race training.{{cite news| title=Bahattin Sofuoğlu kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? | newspaper=Cumhuriyet| date=23 February 2023 | url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/spor/bahattin-sofuoglu-kimdir-nereli-kac-yasinda-2054557 | language=tr | access-date=9 February 2024}}

Career

Sofuoğlu debuted internationally in the Supersport 300 World Championship racing for the Italian Team Trasimeno on a Yamaha YZF-R3 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. He started from the 34th grid among 40 racers in the seventh round of the championship on 14-16 September 2018, and placed 17th.

Racing for Biblion Motoxracing on a Yamaha YZF-R3, he finished the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship on third place with 143 points after ranking fourth in the second race of the last round at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.

He won the Super pole in the second round of 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.

For the 2022 season Sofuoğlu graduated to the World Supersport Championship to ride for the MV Agusta Reparto Corse team.

Career statistics

=Asia Talent Cup=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos

! Pts

2016

! Honda

| THA1

| THA2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| QAT2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CHN1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CHN2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SEP1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SEP2
{{small|6}}

! 16th

! 28

=Supersport 300 World Championship=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"

! Year

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Pos

! Pts

{{WorldSS300|2018}}

! Yamaha

| SPA

| NED

| ITA

| GBR

| CZE

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FRA
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{WorldSS300|2019}}

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NED
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SPA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SPA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GBR
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|23}}

| QAT

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{WorldSS300|2020}}

! Yamaha

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|4}}

|

|

!style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

!style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 143

{{WorldSS300|2021}}

! Yamaha

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|17}}

! 6th

! 131

=Supersport World Championship=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Bike

! 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

{{WorldSS|2022}}

! MV Agusta

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FRA
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|5}}

| ARG

| ARG

| INA

| INA

| AUS

| AUS

! 14th

! 72

{{WorldSS|2023}}

! MV Agusta

|style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NED
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARG
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ARG
{{small|Ret}}

! 6th

! 168

rowspan="2"| {{WorldSS|2024}}

! MV Agusta

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| POR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| POR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

!rowspan="2"| 12th

!rowspan="2"| 103

Yamaha

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

=Superbike World Championship=

==By season==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! Season

! Motorcycle

! Team

! Race

! Win

! Podium

! Pole

! FLap

! Pts

! Plcd

{{SBK|2025}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Yamaha YZF-R1

|style="text-align:left;"| Yamaha Motoxracing WordSBK Team

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8*

| 19th*

colspan="3"| Total

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

|

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Bike

!colspan="3"| 1

!colspan="3"| 2

!colspan="3"| 3

!colspan="3"| 4

!colspan="3"| 5

!colspan="3"| 6

!colspan="3"| 7

!colspan="3"| 8

!colspan="3"| 9

!colspan="3"| 10

!colspan="3"| 11

!colspan="3"| 12

!rowspan="2"| Pos

!rowspan="2"| Pts

R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

! R1

! SR

! R2

{{SBK|2025}}

! Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|17}}

| CZE

| CZE

| CZE

| EMI

| EMI

| EMI

| GBR

| GBR

| GBR

| HUN

| HUN

| HUN

| FRA

| FRA

| FRA

| ARA

| ARA

| ARA

| POR

| POR

| POR

| SPA

| SPA

| SPA

! 19th*

! 8*

{{Asterisk}} Season still in progress.

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/Bahattin+Sofuoglu/8467 |publisher=World SBK |title=Bahattin Sofuoglu |accessdate=7 September 2021 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/detay/sofuoglu-ailesinin-ucuncu-kusak-motosikletcisi-bahattin-sofuoglu-216442.html |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=Sofuoğlu ailesinin üçüncü kuşak motosikletçisi: Bahattin Sofuoğlu |date=8 September 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=7 September 2021 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/motor-sporlari/bahattin-sofuoglu-italyada-birinci-oldu-239608.html |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=Bahattin Sofuoğlu İyalya'da birinci oldu |date=28 August 2021 |language=tr |accessdate=7 September 2021 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.sporx.com/bahattin-sofuoglu-dunya-ucuncusu-oldu-SXHBQ886196SXQ |newspaper=sporx |title=Bahattin Sofuoğlu dünya üçüncüsü oldu |date=18 October 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=8 September 2021 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.trmotosports.com/bahattin-sofuoglu-ilk-yarisinda-17-oldu/ |newspaper=TR Motorsports |title=Bahattin Sofuoğlu İlk Yarışında 17. Oldu |date=17 September 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=8 September 2021 }}

}}

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