Porsche Cup: Ferati emulates Fach
NEW REVIEW After two seasons, Jasin Ferati moves from the Formula 3 cockpit to the 510-hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The Winterthur native will contest the Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse at Fach Auto Tech.
Despite offers for the Formula Regional by Alpine and promising Euroformula Open test drives in Valencia at the beginning of the year, Jasin Ferati has decided to make a new start in a completely different motorsport sector.
Decision of reason
Driving for the title in the premier GT3 class in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse in an experienced top team with competitive material is seen by the 18-year-old from Winterthur and his environment as a better approach to continuing his racing career than the almost hopeless attempt to finish in the points in a mediocre Formula 3 team against 40 equally motivated competitors from all over the world.
Jasin Ferati: "I'm looking forward to the new challenge. Although the handling is completely different, I got to grips with my new work machine well during the first tests at Le Castellet. It will be interesting to see how I perform and develop over the season with the GT3 Porsche, which is not easy to drive."
Advantages and disadvantages
Ferati sees the fact that four of the six race tracks on the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse schedule are very familiar to him as an advantage. And the fact that many of his competitors have been involved in this championship for some time is an additional challenge.
In terms of performance, the 1260-kilogram Porsche GT3 Cup car with rear-wheel drive and sequential six-speed transmission is superior to Ferati's previous race car. The 4-liter six-cylinder engine produces 510 hp and enables top speeds of up to 260 kilometers per hour.
In the footsteps of Alexander Fach
Ferati has long since identified a weighty point of contact with his motorsport career. The clear winner of the last two Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse races is a long-time karting rival, Alexander Fach from Schwyz, who is the same age as Ferati and will be making the leap into the international Porsche Super Cup in 2022.
Jasin Ferati: "Following in his footsteps in Switzerland and then following the same path is now the goal. Alexander's father's team, which has been successful for years, offers the best conditions for this. It's up to me now to take advantage of this opportunity and recommend myself for higher tasks."
Fach Auto Tech will thus field no fewer than five cars in the popular Swiss Porsche one-make cup. The season starts on the last weekend in April at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
