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Yunus Erçelik (born May 19, 1980 in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.
He 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 he saw 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 undefeated champion.
From 2008 to 2011, he 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 of the Turkish championship. As of September, after five of seven rounds of the 2013 Turkish championship, he has 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, he placed 14th in the Race 1 and 15th in the Race 2. He took 3 points in total.
Career statistics
- 2007
- Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 B - undefeated champion
- Balkan Open Road Racing Championship 6th Round SuperBike Serial 1000 – 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 Grans Prix 1000A - champion
- Moto GP - champion
- 2011
- Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - champion
- TMF Cup 1000A - champion
- Moto GP - champion
- 2012
- Turkish Championship Superstock 1000 A - 2nd
Turkish Superstock 1000 Championship
| Year | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1st |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1st |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1st |
| 2010 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1st |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1st |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd |
| 2013 | - | X | - | - | - | 22nd* |
- * Season still in progress
TMF Cup
| Year | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1st |
| 2009 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
Balkan Open Road Racing Championship
| Year |  SBK 1000 |  SBK 1000 |  SST 1000 |  SST 1000 |  SST 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Superbike World Championship
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2013 | BMW | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | RUS | RUS | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | TUR 14 | TUR 15 | USA | USA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | 34th | 3 |