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
64 Kg
Hobbies
Music, workout
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 & Pro Coating Suppliers.
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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

In 2023, I marked the return to the GT3 class, joining once again Centri Porsche Ticino with the support of Team Car Collection on a brand new Porsche 992 GT3R. We competed in the mighty GT World Challenge Endurance and 24 Hours of Spa, as well as various one-off races.
The coaching work continued with multiple track days with the AF Race Performance Academy, supporting different drivers in the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse and GT4 European Series. I also returned to the TV booth to follow Formula 1 races for the Swiss national television RSI.