ALEX FONTANA

Pro Racing Driver

"I was three and a half years old when in 1995 I first sat in a kart. It was in Greece, on the island of Rhodes, my mother’s homeland. My dad held the kart tethered to a yachting line, worried that I might spin off the track and because I wasn’t yet too sure which was the brake and which was the throttle. The rope broke after two laps of the track. That was when my karting adventure really began."

Profile

Date of birth
05.08.1992
Nationality
Swiss-Greek
Residence
Pregassona-Lugano, Switzerland
Sign of the zodiac
Leo
Height
177 cm
Weight
67 Kg
Hobbies
Music, workout, photography
Favourite Track
Imola
Driver Status
FIA Gold - Nordschleife Permit A
Extra Activities
Coach & driving instructor, TV Presenter & commentator, Sparco brand ambassador, owner of Caveau Detailing & AF Race Performance Academy - track days & driving school.
Spoken languages
Italian, greek, english, german, french.
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My story

I was three and a half years old when in 1995 I first sat in a kart. It was in Greece, on the island of Rhodes, my mother’s homeland. My dad held the kart tethered to a yachting line, worried that I might spin off the track and because I wasn’t yet too sure which was the brake and which was the throttle. The rope broke after two laps of the track. That was when my karting adventure really began.


I’ve moved up in the karting categories until I started to drive as an official driver for Swiss Hutless first and PCR after. From 2004 to 2008 I collected the win in the 4-Stroke Junior World Final in Dubai, Swiss Kart Championship KF3, Bridgestone-Cup KF2, and a Runner-Up in the Italian Open Masters.


Before I had even turned 16, in July 2008, I had the opportunity to drive my first single-seater car, a Formula BMW, in testing at Valencia in Spain.


In 2009, I made my competitive single-seater debut in the Italian Formula Azzurra Championship with the MG Motorsport team. I won my first race in the month of August (at Varano), repeating the feat in the next race on the historic Imola...

Career & Roll Of Honour

  • 12 Hours Of Mugello - 24H Series - Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motorsport
  • 12 Hours Of Spa - 24H Series - Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motorsport
  • International GT Open Pro-Am (1 win, 1 pole) -  Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motorsport (full season)
  • Indianapolis 8 Hours - Intercontinental GT Challenge / GT World Challenge America (5th Pro-Am), Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motorsport
  • GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - 3 Hours of Monza / Kessel Racing - Ferrari 296 GT3
  • GT World Challenge Australia - Mount Panorama, Bathurst / Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motor.
  • NLS Nürburgring Nordschleife - 6 Hours Rowe race, (2nd place Pro-Am) - Audi R8 GT3 LMS - Car Collection Motorsport
  • Asian Le Mans Series 2024/2025 (Sepang Round 1) - Porsche GT3R / Car Collection Motorsport
  • Italian GT Endurance (full season) - 2nd Dividision GT Cup AM Runner up, Porsche 992 GT3 Cup / Centri Porsche Ticino (2 wins + 2 podiums, 3 overall GTC poles, 4 class poles, 3 FL)
  • RSI Formula 1 TV Commentator
  • AF Race Performance Academy track days & events
  • Coaching in Porsche Swiss Cup, Porsche Southern Europe, GT4 Italy (Centri Porsche Ticino, ID Racing)