Jason Tahincioğlu (; born 29 October 1983 in Bristol, United Kingdom), also known as Jason Tahinci, is a Turkish-British auto racing driver born into a car racing family.
Career
Tahincioğlu started driving mini karts at the age of six. In 1990, he debuted in kart racing. From 1991 on, he became champion in mini-kart racing for four successive years. Tahincioğlu moved up then in 1995 to the Promo kart series and became second after his elder sister Raina Tahincioğlu. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate in the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers. Returning to Turkey, Tahincioğlu became champion in the Promo series in 1997 and 1998. During this time, he also participated in the European Junior Championships. He moved to the Super kart category and became champion in 1999 and 2000. Tahincioğlu ended his kart racing career with 8 Turkish championship titles.
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula Three racing car for the first time on his birthday in 1998, a gift from his father Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, long-time president of Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and FIA Council Member. In 2000, he debuted in the Turkish Formula Three Championship and finished in second place. In 2001, he did not race in order to finish high school. From 2002, he competed in the British Formula Renault championship finishing 20th in 2005. In August 2005, Tahincioğlu became the first ever Turkish racer to drive a Formula One car when he completed test runs for Jordan Grand Prix on a Toyota TF105 at the Silverstone Circuit. Despite scoring no points, he was retained for the second year of his contract in 2007. In 2006, he also raced in the Turkish leg of the World Series by Renault. He competed in both races in the 3.5 class.
For the 2008 season, Tahincioğlu competed for the BCN Competicion team in the GP2 Asia Series. In the same year, he was also a test driver for the Galatasaray team in the inaugural Superleague Formula season, having revealed he was a lifelong fan of Galatasaray.
Tahincioğlu was educated in automotive engineering at the University of Bath in England.
Racing record
Career summary
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! F/Laps
! Podiums
! Points
! Position
|-
! 2002
|align=left| British Formula Three Championship
|align=left| Fred Goddard Racing
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
! 2003
|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
|align=left| Mark Burdett Motorsport
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 21st
|-
! 2004
|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
|align=left| Team JLR
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 53
|27th
|-
!rowspan=3| 2005
|rowspan=2 align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
|align=left| Team JLR
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|rowspan=2| 66
|rowspan=2| 20th
|-
|align=left| Team AKA
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|align=left|1000 km of Istanbul – LMP1
|align=left|Jota Sport
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|5th
|-
!rowspan=3| 2006
|align=left| GP2 Series
|align=left| Petrol Ofisi FMS International
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30th
|-
|align=left| Formula Renault 3.5 Series
|align=left| Eurointernational
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40th
|-
|align=left| Euroseries 3000
|align=left| Team Astromega
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2007
|align=left| GP2 Series
|align=left| Petrol Ofisi FMS International
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33rd
|-
|align=left| Euroseries 3000
|align=left| Eurointernational
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 13th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2008
|align=left| GP2 Asia Series
|align=left| BCN Competición
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22nd
|-
|align=left| Superleague Formula
|align=left| Galatasaray S.K.
|colspan=7| Test driver
|-
!2024
|align=left|GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Cup
|align=left|Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|12
|19th
|}
Complete British Formula Three Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2002
! nowrap| Fred Goddard Racing
! nowrap| Dallara F301
! nowrap| Renault Sodemo
! Scholarship
| BRH<br>1
| BRH<br>2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DON<br>2<br>
| SIL<br>1
| SIL<br>2
| KNO<br>1
| KNO<br>2
| CRO<br>1
| CRO<br>2
| SIL<br>1
| SIL<br>2
| CAS<br>1
| CAS<br>2
| BRH<br>1
| BRH<br>2
| ROC<br>1
| ROC<br>2
| OUL<br>1
| OUL<br>2
| SNE<br>1
| SNE<br>2
| THR<br>1
| THR<br>2
| DON<br>1
| DON<br>2
! NC
! 0
|-
|}
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2003
! nowrap| Mark Burdett Motorsport
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>2<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>2<br>
|colspan=3|
! 21st
! 49
|-
| 2004
! nowrap| Team JLR
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR<br>1<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br>2<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>2<br>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL<br>1<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>2<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br>2<br>
! 27th
! 53
|-
| rowspan=2| 2005
! nowrap| Team JLR
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>1<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>1<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>2<br>
| colspan=6|
! rowspan=2| 20th
! rowspan=2| 66
|-
! nowrap| Team AKA
| colspan=14|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>2<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>
|-
|}
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2006
! nowrap| Petrol Ofisi FMS International
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VAL<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| <span style="color:white">NÜR<br />FEA</span><br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ<br />SPR<br>
! 30th
! 0
|-
| 2007
! nowrap| Petrol Ofisi FMS International
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CAT<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IST<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL<br />SPR<br>
! 33rd
! 0
|}
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2008
! nowrap| BCN Competición
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEN<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEN<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEP<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEP<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR<br />SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB<br />FEA<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB<br />SPR<br>
! 22nd
! 0
|}
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2006
! Eurointernational
|ZOL<br>1
|ZOL<br>2
|MON
|style="background:#cFcFfF;"|IST<br>1<br>
|style="background:#cFcFfF;"|IST<br>2<br>
|MIS<br>1
|MIS<br>2
|SPA<br>1
|SPA<br>2
|NÜR<br>1
|NÜR<br>2
|DON<br>1
|DON<br>2
|LMS<br>1
|LMS<br>2
|BAR<br>1
|BAR<br>2
! 40th
! 0
|-
|}
Complete Euroseries 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! DC
! Points
|-
| 2006
! nowrap| Team Astromega
|ADR<br>1
|ADR<br>2
|IMO<br>1
|IMO<br>2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA<br>1<br>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA<br>2<br>
|HUN<br>1
|HUN<br>2
|MUG<br>1
|MUG<br>2
|SIL<br>1
|SIL<br>2
|CAT<br>1
|CAT<br>2
|VLL<br>1
|VLL<br>2
|MIS<br>1
|MIS<br>2
! 16th
! 4
|-
| 2007
! nowrap| G-Tec
|VLL<br>1
|VLL<br>2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HUN<br>1<br>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| HUN<br>2<br>
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MAG<br>1<br>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAG<br>2<br>
|MUG<br>1
|MUG<br>2
|NÜR<br>1
|NÜR<br>2
|SPA<br>1
|SPA<br>2
|MNZ<br>1
|MNZ<br>2
|CAT<br>1
|CAT<br>2
|colspan=2|
! 13th
! 9
|-
|}