Education
University of Bath.
University of Bath.
Tahincioğlu started driving mini kart at the age of six. In 1990, he debuted in kart racing. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate at the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers.
During this time, he participated also at the European Junior championships.
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula Three racing car first time on his birthday in 1998 as 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. Since 2002, he competed in the British Formula Renault championship finishing 20th in 2005.
In August 2005, Jason 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.
In 2006, Tahincioğlu became team-mate of Italian Luca Filippi in the GP2 team Faculty of Management Studies International, which was formed in 2005 by the Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella, and is being sponsored by the Turkish gasoline company Petrol Ofisi. Despite scoring no points, he was retained for 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.
Foreign the 2008 season, he 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. Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).