Alp Akkalyoncu in racing suit and balaclava
ALP AKKALYONCU / "TOMMY RANDERSA"
Motorsport — Driver Development — Sporting Management

Alp Akkalyoncu

Also known as — "Tommy Randersa"

Former test and development driver now building the drivers, teams and academies, working across the sporting, coaching and executive sides of motorsport talent development.

CAREER TIMING 4 SECTORS
Test & Development Driver
Driver CoachNOW
Sporting DirectorNOW
Executive AdvisorNOW
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Current Roles

Three positions, run concurrently, spanning on-track development and organisational leadership.
COACHING

Driver Coach

Professional Aspiring Racecar Drivers

Working directly with drivers building their careers through the professional ranks.

  • Skill development and racecraft instruction
  • Career and growth opportunity guidance
SPORTING

Sporting Director

Team Prologia RR — Marunni Sport Academy

Owning the sporting department: drivers and on-track performance.

  • Simulator and fitness programme scheduling & oversight
  • Hiring and allocation of sporting department personnel
EXECUTIVE

Executive Advisor

Marunni Sport Academy — Talent Development Programme

Advising the CEO, senior management and the newly appointed Director.

  • Continuity from interim leadership into permanent direction
  • Remote contributor, supporting on-site personnel
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Career Log

Previous professional roles.
Stint — Transition Leadership

Interim Director

Marunni Sport Academy (Exists under the ACI umbrella)

Selected to advise and supervise the simulator-based talent academy's reconstruction until a permanent Director could be appointed, drawing on my own background as a former student and graduate of the institution. Defined the academy's future vision in response to its expansion to over 400 members, and established the regulations and policies needed to keep the environment competitive enough to actually develop talent. Over four years in the role, this shaped a smooth handover to the current, permanent leadership.

Stint — Junior Formulae

Test & Development Driver, Instructor & Contractor

FIA Single Seater Ladder

Contracted to serve as instructor and representation for young racing drivers — developing their skills, building growth opportunities and guiding their professional development. Alongside this, oversaw the financial elements of the operation's yearly motorsport programme and helped structure the business contracts that financed it.

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Partnerships

Organisations I've worked closely with across my career.
Financial
Deutsche Vermögensberatung
FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP
UBS Bank
FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Brutschin Wohnbau & Immobilien
PARTNERSHIP
Technology
Polyphony Digital
SIMULATION & DEVELOPMENT
Noctua
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
UGREEN
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP