Burcu Çetinkaya
World Rally racecar driver
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| Intro | World Rally racecar driver | |
| Places | Turkey | |
| is | Journalist Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Journalism Sports | |
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| Birth | 19 March 1981, Istanbul | |
| Age | 43 years |
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Biography
Burcu Çetinkaya (born March 19, 1981 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish female rally driver and currently a television representer.
She was educated in Robert College between 1992 and 1999. During this time, she played basketball. After two years spent at Babson College in Boston, USA, she returned to Turkey to continue her education in economics at the Koç University and graduated in 2005.
In 2003, she earned the gold medal in the parallel giant slalom and giant slalom events at the Turkish Women's Snowboard Championships.
Auto racing career
She debuted in auto racing with Hittite Rally in 2005. The same year, she won the Istanbul Ladies Rally Championship as a VW Polo Ladies Cup pilot. At 2006 Rally of Turkey she participated in her first World Rally Championship event.
She was the winner of the Castrol Fiesta Sporting Trophy in 2008.
In 2012, she became the runner-up in the Qatar National Rally Championship.