Çağlar Küçükdumlu

Çağlar Küçükdumlu is a professional drift racer competing in the Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası. His goal is to support the development of the sport by being an exemplary athlete.

A mechanical engineer, husband and father, Küçükdumlu blends a lifelong love of cars with a professional racing career. He got his start in motorsport through amateur karting in high school and spent four years as captain of the Gazi University Karting Team.

After moving into drifting in 2017, he steadily climbed the championship standings across his first four seasons, rising from 11th to 8th to 7th before reaching the top in 2022. That year he won both the drivers' and teams' titles in the Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Pro category, then finished runner-up in the drivers' standings in 2023 and 2024. He also took runner-up honors in the team standings in 2019 and 2021. He placed 8th overall in 2025 and opened the 2026 season in title contending form, finishing runner-up at the İstanbul opener and winning Round 2 in Gaziantep.

Backed over his career by brands such as Motul and Petlas, Küçükdumlu has raced internationally in Cyprus, sharing the track with world-renowned drifters James Deane and Duane McGeever. His ambition is to contest a full season in a European championship such as Drift Masters with the right sponsorship behind him.

Since 2026 his weapon on track is a Nissan Silvia S14 with a turbocharged, NOS-fed 2JZ-GE VVT-i engine tuned by Özgün Güleç, producing 800 horsepower and 900 Nm. From 2023 to 2025 the same car ran an RB25DET NEO with 750 horsepower.

Career highlights

Achievements

• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası champion
• 2024 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası runner-up
• 2023 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası runner-up
• 2023 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası teams' champion (Build Goal)
• 2022 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası champion
• 2022 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası teams' champion (Build Goal)
• 2021 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası teams' runner-up (Team46)
• 2019 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası teams' runner-up (Swapmasters)

Round podiums

• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 5 (TOSFED İstanbul Park) 2nd place
• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 4 (TOSFED İstanbul Park) 2nd place
• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 3 (TOSFED İstanbul Park) 2nd place
• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 2 (Gaziantep) winner
• 2026 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 1 (TOSFED İstanbul Park) 2nd place
• 2025 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 2 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) 2nd place
• 2024 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 4 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) 3rd place
• 2024 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 3 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) 2nd place
• 2024 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 2 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) 2nd place
• 2024 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 1 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) 2nd place
• 2023 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 4 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) winner
• 2023 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 3 (İzmir Ülkü Pisti) winner
• 2022 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 3 (İzmit Körfez Pisti) winner
• 2022 Türkiye Drift Şampiyonası Round 1 (İzmir Ülkü Pisti) 3rd place

Race history