Kaan Önder | |
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![]() Kaan Önder in 2015 at Hockenheim
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Nationality | Turkish |
Born |
Istanbul |
10 January 1997
Audi Sport TT Cup career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Current team | Audi Motorsport |
Car no. | 9 |
Starts | 10 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 5 in 2015 |
Previous series | |
2014 2013 |
European Touring Car Cup Formula BMW Talent Cup |
Championship titles | |
2011 2010 2009 2008 |
Winner Rotax Max International Jr. CIK-SEEKZ Championship KF3 Turkish Karting Championship KF3 Turkish Karting Championship ICAJ |
Kaan Önder, (born 10 January 1997 in Istanbul) is a Turkish driver driver from Istanbul, Turkey. He is mentored by triple world champion Andy Priaulx.
He holds titles of CIK SEEKZ (South East European Karting Zone) KF3 champion (2010), two times Turkish Karting Championship champion (KF3 in 2009 and ICA-J in 2008) and winner of the Rotax Max International Open Junior Category in 2011. He is the youngest Turkish race driver who attended the FIA ETCC in 2014.
Kaan's motorsports career started in 2007 with TOSFED's PO Cup project and he participated over 400 races and is the 1st Turkish driver to follow whole European Rotax Max Championship season in 2010. Kaan also raced for British Super 1 Championship, Belgian Championship, BNL Series, SEEKZ (South East European Karting Championship), and many other international trophies and race events.
He is the first Turkish kart driver who holds champion title at an international level and awarded as national sportsman in 2010.
Borusan Otomotiv and Castrol Turkey started to support him during 2010.
In 2013 he raced for the Formula BMW Talent Cup series which is organized by BMW Motorsport and in 2014 he joined Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport ETCC team for the 2014 European Touring Car Cup season.