Isaac Tutumlu

Isaac Tutumlu
Isaac Tutumlu
Nationality	Spanish
Full name	Isaac Tutumlu López
Born	5 July 1985 (age 39); Barcelona, Spain
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Leipert Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	4
Starts	2
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	5th in 2014
Previous series
2012; 2011; 2011; 2009, 11; 2009; 2009; 2009; 2007	WTCC; Superstars Series; European Production Series; Porsche Supercup; International GT Open; Spanish GT Championship; Porsche Carrera Cup Germany; Mitjet Series Spain

Isaac Tutumlu López (born 5 July 1985) is a Kurdish-Spanish racing driver. He currently races in the ADAC GT Masters, having formerly raced in the World Touring Car Championship, International GT Open, Porsche Supercup, 24 Hours of Daytona and others.

Racing career

Tutumlu began his career racing in the karting championships in Catalonia (Spain). He moved into cars by competing in the Mitjet Series in 2007. In 2008 he won the Catalunya Touring Car Championship.^[1] In 2009 he began racing in GTs, competing in five rounds of the Porsche Supercup as well as starting International GT Open and Spanish GT Championship races.

At the start of 2011 he entered the Superstars Series in a BMW M3 for the Spanish team Campos Racing. However, he would only participate in the first three rounds of the season. Later in the year he returned to the Porsche Supercup.

Porsche Supercup

Tutumlu first entered the Porsche Supercup when he entered five rounds at the championship with SANITEC Racing, starting with the Nürburgring. He raced in the championship until the penultimate round at Monza, as a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

He returned to the championship in 2011, beginning with a single race for MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg at Monaco, however he was disqualified from the results. He reappeared at the Hungaroring with SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team and did two further races at Spa-Francorchamps and Abu Dhabi for Attempto Racing.

He returned to the Porsche Supercup in 2012 with Attempto Racing, starting with the second round of the championship at Barcelona.^[2]

World Touring Car Championship

In 2012 he signed to race in the World Touring Car Championship with Proteam Racing, again in a BMW. He was forced to miss the fourth round of the championship at the Slovakiaring due to damage sustained on his car in Marrakech.^[3] After the Race of Slovakia, he announced he would leave Proteam and the WTCC to return to the Porsche Supercup.^[4]

Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe

In 2015 he was confirmed as a driver in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. Isaac didn't race in the first weekend of the year at Monza and started his season in Silverstone driving for Leipert Motorsport. He's team-mate is the Austrian Gerhard Tweraser.

Personal life

Isaac Tutumlu López is of Kurdish descent from his father side and is from Spanish descent from his mothers' side.^[5] He is a Kurdish nationalist and sported the flag of Kurdistan on his BMW during his World Touring Car Championship stint.^[6] Tutumlu is the son of football agent Bayram Tutumlu who is from Turkey.^[7]

Racing record

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
2009	SANITEC Racing	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	TUR	GBR	GER 16	HUN 13	ESP Ret	BEL 13	ITA 13	UAE	UAE	NC	0‡
2011	MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg	TUR	ESP	MON DSQ	GER	GBR	GER								NC	0‡
	SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team							HUN 12
	Attempto Racing								BEL 22	ITA	UAE DSQ	UAE 15
2012	Förch Racing by Lukas MS	BHR	BHR	MON 21	ESP 9	GBR 18	GER 13	HUN Ret	HUN Ret	BEL 17	ITA 15				17th	21

‡ Not eligible for points

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	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
2012	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	ITA 1 Ret	ITA 2 17	ESP 1 16	ESP 2 11	MAR 1 Ret	MAR 2 DNS	SVK 1	SVK 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	AUT 1	AUT 2	POR 1	POR 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	USA 1	USA 2	JPN 1	JPN 2	CHN 1	CHN 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	NC	0

References

^ "Isaac Tutumlu". fiawtcc.com. World Touring Car Championship. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
^ Isaac Tutumlu leaves World Touring Car Championship Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Isaac Tutumlu Official Site.
^ Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia, TouringCarTimes.
^ Isaac Tutumlu makes World Touring Car Championship exit, Autosport.
^ "Isaac Tutumlu's Official Site | News". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Isaac Tutumlu leaves Proteam Racing". Touring Car Times. 2 May 2012.
^ "By the way". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

External links

Official website
Isaac Tutumlu career summary at DriverDB.com
Isaac Tutumlu on Twitter

[1] "Isaac Tutumlu". fiawtcc.com. World Touring Car Championship. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

[2] Isaac Tutumlu leaves World Touring Car Championship Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Isaac Tutumlu Official Site.

[3] Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia, TouringCarTimes.

[4] Isaac Tutumlu makes World Touring Car Championship exit, Autosport.

[5] "Isaac Tutumlu's Official Site | News". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[6] "Isaac Tutumlu leaves Proteam Racing". Touring Car Times. 2 May 2012.

[7] "By the way". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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