1. Alex Fontana was born on 5 August 1992 and is a Greek-Swiss racing driver currently racing as a professional driver in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe for Car Collection Motorsport.
16 Facts About Alex Fontana
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Alex Fontana is a freelance driver with an open contract able to race for different teams and different manufacturers at the same time.
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Alex Fontana finished 17th in the standings with one podium finish.
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Alex Fontana finished on the podium twice, but with only four races in the points out of eighteen, he finished 11th in the championship.
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Alex Fontana raced again in GP3 Series with Status GP, with the Canadian team having some difficulties throughout the year and eventually exit the series.
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Alex Fontana was signed by KIA Motors for the maximum number of rounds a foreign driver could complete, four, taking two pole positions, two wins, and one more podium.
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Alex Fontana took part in two VLN races to achieve the Permit A for the Nordschleife.
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Alex Fontana raced for the fourth year in a row as an official Kia motors driver for Dongfeng Yueda Kia Racing Team in the China touring car championship for the maximum number of races allowed for a foreign driver.
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In recognition for this year, Alex Fontana was awarded by the Swiss Automobile Club an award for sports merit and a trophy in memory of Loris Kessel.
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In 2020 Alex Fontana was meant to join three different competitions in Asia, as well as a comeback in the European competitions.
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Alex Fontana was confirmed to race with Adderly Fong in the Silver-Pro class of the GT World Challenge Asia behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the Zun Motorsport Crew.
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Furthermore, after a long stop of the activities, Alex Fontana has been called to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2020, driving the new Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO of the AKKA ASP Team.
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In 2021, Alex Fontana competed again in Europe behind the wheel of the consolidated Emil Frey's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo.
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Alex Fontana won the 2021 championship title in the Endurance Silver Cup, with his teammates Rolf Ineichen and Ricardo Feller, and he was the sole champion of the Sprint Silver Cup.
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In June 2021, Alex Fontana had taken part in his first 24 hours of Nurburgring, racing in the main class with the Konrad Motorsport's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo.
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Alex Fontana returned to the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe in 2023 after a year away, competing for his 2022 GT4 European Series employers Centri Porsche Ticino alongside Ivan Jacoma and Nicolas Leutwiler.