Tolga Uprak (17 October 1980) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.
Uprak raced in 2002 in the Turkish Championship winning the round at the İzmit Körfez Circuit. He won the race at İzmir-Pınarbaşı in 2004. He raced in 2006 in the Turkish Championship's Supersport Category A.
In 2010, Uprak was conscripted in to the army, and had so to stay away from racing.
In 2012, Uprak won the six-round Turkish championship for the 1000cc Category A and the TMF Grand Prix. Riding for CMS –EYP Bike Racing Team on Ducati 852, he leads the 2013 Turkish Championship Supersport A with 85 points after the fourth leg.
Gaining a wildcard, Uprak raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for the team CMS –EYP Bike Racing on Kawasaki ZX-10R. After starting at grid 13, he placed 13th in the Race 1 and 14th in the Race 2. He took five points in total.
Career statistics
SeasonEventCircuitMotoTeamPos2002Turkish Championshipİzmit Körfez 1st2004Turkish Championshipİzmir Pınarbaşı 1st2007Turkish Championship Supersportİzmit KörfezYamaha 16Castrol Team 3rd2008East European ChampionshipSerbiaAroma Racing Team 3rd2011Pleven, BulgariaTurkish CupYamaha 20MotorDelisi Racing 2nd2012 1st2013Turkish Championship SupersportDucati panigale 1199rCMS –EYP Bike Racing Team 1st* * Season still in progress
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 Kawasaki AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR13 TUR14 USA USA FRA FRA SPA SPA 32nd 5
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