Tolga Uprak

{{short description|Turkish professional motorcycle racer (born 1980)}}

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Tolga Uprak (17 October 1980) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.{{cite web |url=http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=TUR&p_Anno=2013&p_Manifestazione=11&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=ENT&p_Stampa=RID |publisher=Perugia Timing |title=Istanbul, 13-14-15 September 201 - Superbike - Biographical Entry List |accessdate=2013-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185252/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=TUR&p_Anno=2013&p_Manifestazione=11&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=ENT&p_Stampa=RID |archivedate=2013-10-29}}

Uprak raced in 2002 in the Turkish Championship winning the round at the İzmit Körfez Circuit.{{cite news |url=http://www.motorspor.com/haberler/turkiye-motosiklet-pist-sampiyonasi-nda-kategori-a-da-tolga-uprak-kategori-b-de-hilal-sofuoglu |newspaper=Motorspor |title=Türkiye Motosiklet Pist Şampiyonası'nda Kategori A'da Tolga Uprak, Kategori B'de Hilal Sofuoğlu |date=2002-05-14 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222090151/http://www.motorspor.com/haberler/turkiye-motosiklet-pist-sampiyonasi-nda-kategori-a-da-tolga-uprak-kategori-b-de-hilal-sofuoglu |archivedate=2015-12-22}} He won the race at İzmir-Pınarbaşı in 2004.{{cite news |url=http://www.ikiteker.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=341 |newspaper=İkiteker |title=Tolga Uprak, Şampiyon |date=2004-10-25 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}} He raced in 2006 in the Turkish Championship's Supersport Category A.{{cite news |url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=4724041 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Pist Şampiyonası'nda Tolga Uprak birinci oldu |date=2006-07-09 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}{{cite news |url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=5262897 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Körfez'de, Motosiklet Pist Şampiyonası yarışları |date=2006-10-15 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}

In 2010, he was conscripted in to the army, and had so to stay away from racing.{{cite news |url=http://www.motospor.org/haber/tolga-uprak-201039da-pistlerde-yok/1058/ |newspaper=Motorspor |title=Tolga Uprak 2010'da Pistlerde yok.. |date=2010-09-01 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}

In 2012, he won the six-round Turkish championship for the 1000cc Category A and the TMF Grand Prix.{{cite news |url=http://avrupa.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/spor/1297115/yilin-sampiyonlari-belli-oldu |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Yılın şampiyonları belli oldu |date=2006-10-15 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130916204315/http://avrupa.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/spor/1297115/yilin-sampiyonlari-belli-oldu |archivedate=2013-09-16}} Riding for CMS –EYP Bike Racing Team on Ducati 852, he leads the 2013 Turkish Championship Supersport A{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetkampus.com/okumalik-blog/?p=3280 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130916204325/http://www.hurriyetkampus.com/okumalik-blog/?p=3280 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-16 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Serez'de nefesler tutuldu |date=2013-05-09 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}} with 85 points after the fourth leg.{{cite news |url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/spor_tolga-uprak-cmsyle-sampiyonluk-pesinde_2124178.html |newspaper=Zaman |title=Tolga Uprak, CMS'yle şampiyonluk peşinde |date=2013-08-25 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030221327/http://www.zaman.com.tr/spor_tolga-uprak-cmsyle-sampiyonluk-pesinde_2124178.html |archivedate=2013-10-30}}{{cite news |url=http://www.turkiyehaberajansi.com/haberdetay/67965/Tolga-Uprak-Superbikeda-Start-Aliyor |newspaper=Türkiye Haber Ajansı |title=Tolga Uprak Superbike'da Start Alıyor |date=2013-09-13 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}

Gaining a wildcard, Uprak raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for the team CMS –EYP Bike Racing on Kawasaki ZX-10R. After starting at grid 13,{{cite news |url=http://www.aksam.com.tr/spor/superbiketa-pole-tom-sykesin/haber-244675 |newspaper=Akşam |title=Süperbike'ta Pole Tom Sykes'ın |date=2013-09-14 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}{{cite news |url=http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Istanbul-WSBK:-All-Saturday?s-qualifying-times-&newsid=10434 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130916135525/http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Istanbul-WSBK:-All-Saturday%3Fs-qualifying-times-&newsid=10434 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-16 |newspaper=Bike Sport News |title=Istanbul WSBK: All Saturday's qualifying times |date=2013-09-14 |accessdate=2013-09-15}} he placed 13th in the Race 1{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclenews.com/587/22302/Racing-Article/Eugene-Laverty-Wins-Race-One-in-Turkey.aspx |newspaper=Cycle News |title=Eugene Laverty Wins Race One in Turkey |author=Lawrence, Larry |date=2013-09-15 |accessdate=2013-09-15}} and 14th in the Race 2.{{cite news |url=http://m.cnnturk.com/Haber/723481 |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Superbike'ta Laverty iki yarışı da kazandı |date=2013-09-14 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}{{cite news |url=http://www.haber3.com/motosiklet-fim-dunya-superbike-sampiyonasi-haberi-2195853h.htm |newspaper=Haber 3 |title=Motosiklet: FIM Dünya Superbike Şampiyonası |author=Kalaycı, Serdal & Çetin Arslancan |date=2013-09-15 |language=tr|accessdate=2013-09-15}}{{cite news |url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/sykes-wins-eni-fim-world-superbike-superpole-in-turkey/ |newspaper=Road Racing World |title=Sykes Wins eni FIM World Superbike Superpole In Turkey |author=Swarts, David |date=2013-09-14 |accessdate=2013-09-15}} He took 5 points in total.