Mugello – At the end of September 2023, the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse was a guest at Mugello, one of Europe’s most beautiful race tracks. In contrast to last year, at least on race day, we had perfect conditions. In free practice, we had to deal with changeable conditions, and even in dry conditions, the grip was not optimal on the first practice day. Unfortunately, we also struggled with setup and aggressive oversteer and had to test and implement setup changes accordingly. Fortunately, the setup changes worked, and the car was optimally set up for Qualifying and the race.

The two qualifying sessions for the Endurance and Sprint races were very successful, and I achieved a P2 and P1 in my class in the short tire peak window, which was a very promising starting position for the race.

Starting the sprint race from the first row of the grid was optimal, but unfortunately, I could not convert my good performance from the Qualifying into a victory. In T1 my approach was too hesitant, so four cars passed me straight away, which was annoying. Reaching p3 after a catch-up race was the maximum at that moment.

In the Endurance race, the start was a lot better, but in the opposite starting row, two cars were missing, so I had a disadvantage at the start that the other side easily gained places. So I arrived in T1 again on P5 instead of P2, and lost places. I made up three positions within three laps and led the race from lap 12 on. Unfortunately, I had bad luck in the second safety car phase, so my opponents, particularly the Pro on P2 could catch up, and I had to give up the lead three laps before the end. Although I had the better pace for large parts of the race, I could not stop the pro driver Leclerc behind me of course. So I am more than happy with P2. Since the winner didn’t get any points as a gold (pro) driver, I was credited with the maximum points, like a victory, for the championship.

Mugello, once again a great experience and a good race result. Special thanks to my race team AMAG First Rennsport, and my coach in Mugello, Alex Fontana, who prepared and coached me optimally for this race.

Press Release: Porsche Switzerland