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

  • GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Pro-Am Champion (2 podiums and 1 win) (Porsche 992 GT3R - Team Car Collection by Centri Porsche Ticino)
  • Spa 24 Hours - Intercontinental GT Challenge - 2nd Pro-Am class (Porsche 992 GT3R - Team Car Collection by Centri Porsche Ticino)
  • 24 Hours Barcelona - 24h Series - 5th Overall (Porsche 992 GT3R - Team Car Collection by Centri Porsche Ticino)
  • Winner 1000 KM of Paul Ricard - Pro-Am (GTWC - Porsche 992 GT3R)
  • Selected Intercontinental GT Challenge races (Car Collection)
  • Selected 24H series races (Car Collection)
  • Selected GT4 European Series races (Centri Porsche Ticino)
  • Coach driver in Porsche Sports Cup Suisse and founder of the AF Race Performance Academy (track days, race driving school)
  • RSI TV Commentator for Formula 1