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Place of Birth: Akyazı, Turkey
About Kenan Sofuoğlu
- Kenan Sofuoglu (born August 25, 1984 in Kuzuluk, Akyazi) is a Turkish former professional motorcycle racer, who won the highest number of Supersport World Championship titles – five, in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. He became an elected politician in June 2018, soon after he announced his retirement from racing in May 2018.
- He made a brief comeback appearance at the Imola, Italy, World Championship event on 13 May where he qualified in third place but entered the pit lane immediately after the sighting lap, choosing to withdraw from the race.He suffered injuries in a crash at Phillip Island, Australia, earlier in 2018, exacerbating his previous pelvis fracture from a crash during practice at Magny-Cours, France, on 30 September 2017, which initially appeared to have ended participation in the 2017 season.
- After a period of only five weeks, he returned to participate in the last meeting at Qatar, finishing the race in third place and totalling enough points to finish second in the championship.
- Sofuoglu also competed in Moto2 for the Technomag-CIP team, having made his debut at the end of 2010 and remained with the team for the 2011 season.
- He previously won the Supersport World Championship with Ten Kate Honda in 2007 and 2010.
- He raced in the World Superbike Championship for Ten Kate in 2008, but with limited success. Racing for Kawasaki in 2012, Sofuoglu claimed his third Supersport World Championship at the Portuguese Grand Prix, in the penultimate race.As a five-time champion, Sofuoglu is the most successful rider to have competed in the Supersport World Championship and holds many records in the class.
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