Cem Bölükbaşı, who moved to open-wheel racing series after his success in e-sports and represented Turkey in the international arena in Formula 2 and Super Formula series, is now preparing to hit the tracks in a new series.
BÖLÜKBAŞI WILL COMPETE IN THE TOP CATEGORY OF THE ZORLU SERIES
Bölükbaşı will return to the tracks with the Luxembourg-based DKR Engineering team; It will compete on the most technical and challenging tracks of automobile sports such as Barcelona, Le Castellet, Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Mugello and Portimao. In the races where 42 different cars will take to the track, our representative will compete in the LMP2 Pro/Am category with the LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) vehicle, which is the highest level of vehicle in the series.
Pilots compete in closed-type vehicles in ELMS, which is an important series for pilots who want to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 Hours races, which are the peak of these categories.
THE 2-LITER V4,8 ENGINES OF LMP8 VEHICLES PRODUCE 600 HORSEPOWER
All vehicles have a 600-liter V4,8 engine from Gibson Technology that produces 8 horsepower and a 65-liter fuel tank. LPM950 vehicles with a minimum weight of 2 kilograms are supplied with dry and wet tires of the same brand. The fact that the vehicles are similar and have the same engines and tires highlights the pilots' on-track struggles.
CHAMPIONS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE LE MANS 24 HOUR RACES
The Le Mans Series, which has three different vehicle classes: LMP2 and LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3, offers the best of their categories the opportunity to compete at the "top" in the European Championship. At the end of the season, the champion and runner-up of LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3 champions will qualify for the Le Mans 24 Hours race.
THE SERIES WILL START IN APRIL AND END IN OCTOBER
The race calendar of the Le Mans Series European Championship, where one race will be held in Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal and two races in Italy, is as follows:
14 April 2024 – Barcelona, Spain5 May 2024 – Le Castellet, France7 July 2024 – Imola, Italy25 August 2024, Spa-Francorchamps – Belgium29 September 2024, Mugello – Italy19 October 2024, Portimao – Portugal
15-MINUTE QUALIFICATION PERFORMANCE DETERMINES THE GRID
According to the rankings in the classification, the top 10 pilots are as follows; There are two 25-minute Free Training sessions at ELMS, where he received 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 and 90 points. In the Qualifying Rounds, a 15-minute interval is offered for each category, and an extra 1 point is given to the pilot who takes the Pole Position.
A GRID THAT HOSTS STARS LIKE MICHAEL FASSBENDER AND JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
ELMS, which currently hosts pilots who have competed in the Formula 1, Formula 2 and Super Formula series, also draws attention with the diversity of pilots on the grid. Among these names; Formula 1 legend Juan Pablo Montoya and Robert Kubica, Pietro Fittipaldi, who is on the tracks with different Formula 1 teams, Formula 2 drivers Clement Novalak, Oli Caldwell and Marino Sato, 2023 Formula 2 runner-up and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Reserve Pilot Frederik Vesti, Super Formula There are even 2023 Champion Ritomo Miyata and world-famous movie star Michael Fassbender, who has Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
