Isaac Tutumlu López (born 5 July 1985) is a

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racing driver. He currently races in the

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, having formerly raced in the

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Porsche Supercup The Porsche Supercup (officially known as Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, known as Porsche Michelin Supercup prior to 2007 and often abbreviated as PSC) is an international One-design racing, one-make production stock car racing series supporting the ...

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and others.

Racing career

Tutumlu began his career racing in the

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championships in

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(Spain). He moved into cars by competing in the Mitjet Series in 2007. In 2008 he won the Catalunya Touring Car Championship. In 2009 he began racing in GTs, competing in five rounds of the

as well as starting

and Spanish GT Championship races. At the start of 2011 he entered the

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in a

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for the Spanish team

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. 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

when he entered five rounds at the championship with SANITEC Racing, starting with the

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. He raced in the championship until the penultimate round at

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, 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

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, however he was disqualified from the results. He reappeared at the

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with SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team and did two further races at

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and

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for Attempto Racing. He returned to the Porsche Supercup in 2012 with Attempto Racing, starting with the second round of the championship at

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World Touring Car Championship

In 2012 he signed to race in the

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

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. After the Race of Slovakia, he announced he would leave Proteam and the WTCC to return to the Porsche Supercup.

Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe

In 2015 he was confirmed as a driver in the

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Europe. Isaac didn't race in the first weekend of the year at

and started his season in

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driving for Leipert Motorsport. He's team-mate is the Austrian Gerhard Tweraser.

Personal life

Isaac Tutumlu López is of

descent from his father side and is from

descent from his mothers' side. He is a Kurdish nationalist and sported the

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on his BMW during his World Touring Car Championship stint. Tutumlu is the son of

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Bayram Tutumlu who is from

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Racing record

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ‡ Not eligible for points

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

References

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