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Ayhancan Güven

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Ayhancan Güven
Ayhancan Güven (middle) on podium as the winner of the Porsche Carrera Cup France on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, Gers on 22 April 2019.
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Born (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26)
Istanbul, Turkey
Porsche Supercup career
Debut season2019
Current teamBWT Lechner Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Former teamsmartinet by Alméras (2019-2020)
Starts11
Wins3
Podiums11
Poles4
Best finish2nd in 2019
Previous series
2018
2018
2018		FIA GT Nations Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Championship titles
2019
2018		Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Güven during the race weekend of 2019 Porsche Supercup Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.

Ayhancan Güven (born 2 January 1998) is a Turkish racing driver and a Porsche factory driver. He currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Born in 1998 in Istanbul, Ayhancan Güven was introduced to racing at four years old by his father, beginning his career with kart racing and later sim racing as a member of the sim racing team VRS Coanda Simsport. The success in these different categories helped him move up to GT Racing and Endurance racing.

Career

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Güven finished the 2018 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France as champion. He repeated as champion in the next season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France in 2019.[1] Also in 2018 he won the FIA GT Nations Cup, representing his home country alongside Salih Yoluç. The event was the predecessor to the FIA Motorsport Games.[2]

He won the fourth round of the 2019 Porsche Supercup in Silverstone Circuit starting from pole position.[3] He was named the Junior 2020 Porsche Motorsport, and finished 2020 season as third with 113 points. For 2021 season of Porsche Supercup, he signed with BWT Lechner Racing.[4]

In 2022, He competed with Christian Engelhart in Team Joos Sportwagentechnik in ADAC GT Masters and finished runner-up in the standings.

For 2023, Güven moved up to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he would record one podium finish at the Sachsenring.

In 2024, Güven won the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race alongside Matthew Campbell and Laurens Vanthoor for Manthey Racing, the team he also signed to drive for in the 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup France Toksport WRT 7 0 0 0 1 112 6th
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux 9 4 5 3 5 138 4th
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany MSG / HRT Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Porsche Carrera Cup France Attempto Racing 6 1 0 3 6 200 1st
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux 12 7 9 10 9 243 1st
FIA GT Nations Cup Team Turkey 3 2 0 1 3 N/A 1st
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 12 5 6 4 10 207 1st
Porsche Supercup 10 1 1 0 5 124 2nd
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Turkey 3 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 10 3 1 1 6 166 2nd
Porsche Supercup 8 2 3 0 4 113 3rd
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Phoenix-IronForce Racing 16 4 7 2 12 275 2nd
Porsche Supercup BWT Lechner Racing 8 1 1 1 4 110 3rd
2022 ADAC GT Masters Team Joos Sportwagentechnik 14 2 2 0 4 178 2nd
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters AlphaTauri AF Corse 2 0 0 0 0 7 23rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Allied-Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Turkey 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 DKR Engineering 4 1 0 0 4 76 1st
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 15 0 0 2 1 70 15th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic GT Huber Racing 3 0 0 0 0 11 16th
Dinamic GT 2 0 0 0 0
Intercontinental GT Challenge Dinamic GT Huber Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 27th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Pure Rxcing 4 0 0 0 0 0.5 23rd
CLRT 2 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Dinamic GT 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Manthey EMA 16 0 0 1 1 69 16th
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 2 0 0 1 2 * *
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schumacher CLRT
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am GMG Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Türkiye

† As Güven was a guest driver, he was not eligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Porsche Supercup results

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Season Porsche Supercup Points Pos.
2019 CAT
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC‡
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		MEX
Mexico 		124 2nd
2 5 Ret 1 12 8 2 5 2 2
2020 RBR
Austria 		HUN
Hungary 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		113 3rd
8 2 2 9 1 8 1 Ret
2021 MON
Monaco 		RBR1
Austria 		RBR2
Austria 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		ZND
Netherlands 		MNZ1
Italy 		MNZ2
Italy 		110 3rd
20† 2 26 4 2 4 1 3
Notes

† – Driver did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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Season Porsche Carrera Cup France Points Pos.
2018 1st
2019 1st
2020 MAG
France 		LMS
France 		PAU
France 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain 		166 2nd
1 5 3 4 DNS 2 2 1 Ret 2

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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Season Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Points Pos.
2021 SPA
Belgium 		OSC
Germany 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		ZND
Netherlands 		NÜR
Germany 		SAC
Germany 		HOC
Germany 		167 2nd
Ret 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1

Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East results

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Season Porsche Sprint Challenge
Middle East Bahrain		 Points Pos.
2021 1
Bahrain 		2
Bahrain 		3
Bahrain 		50 1st
1 1

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(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 Pos Points
2022 AlphaTauri AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 ALG
1 		ALG
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
7 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		23rd 7
2023 KÜS Team Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) OSC
1
20 		OSC
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
13 		ZAN
2
7 		NOR
1
5 		NOR
2
8 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
WD 		LAU
1
16 		LAU
2
Ret 		SAC
1
32 		SAC
2
Ret 		RBR
1
113 		RBR
2
7 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
11 		15th 70
2024 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) OSC
1
14 		OSC
2
14 		LAU
1
15 		LAU
2
11 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
Ret 		NOR
1
16 		NOR
2
8 		NÜR
1
17 		NÜR
2
5 		SAC
1
DSQ 		SAC
2
13 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
7 		HOC
1
33 		HOC
2
19 		16th 69

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2023 DKR Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
2 		DUB
2
2 		ABU
1
3 		ABU
2
1 		1st 76

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2024 Germany Manthey Racing /
Australia EMA Motorsport 		Australia Matthew Campbell
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro 275 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Ayhancan Güven ikinci kez şampiyon". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Result of FIA GT Nations Cup - Main Race" (PDF). FIA GT Nations Cup. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ Şengül, Kemal (14 July 2019). "Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Silverstone: Ayhancan harika performansıyla kazandı!". MotorSport (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Ayhancan Güven Joining BWT Lechner Racing for 2021 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season as a Porsche Junior". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion
2018, 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2024
With: Matthew Campbell & Laurens Vanthoor 		Succeeded by
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