Porsche Cup Suisse: Alexander Fach shows everyone the master
SOUVEREIGN TITLE DECISION Alexander Fach successfully defended his GT3 Cup title at the finale of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse in Misano. The 18-year-old never left any doubt as the winner in both races.
Alexander Fach rounded off his title defense project with two more brilliant performances at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy. On the 4.226-kilometer circuit on the Adriatic coast, the 18-year-old from Schwyz started from pole position in both GT3 Cup races, set the fastest race lap in each case and did not let the lead slip away from him once.
Faster than the stronger competitor
Remarkably, Luca Pastorelli (right gallery), who already drove the new 911 GT3 Cup, finished second in each race. This sports car is based on the current 911 generation 992 and, with 510 hp, has significantly more power than the previous model with 485 hp. It also has a competitive advantage over its predecessor thanks to more efficient aerodynamics, among other things.
Fight for the third place
The battle for third place in the first race was exciting, with Gregor Burkard (left gallery) narrowly beating Dominik Fischli and Alexander Schwarzer. In the second GT3 race, Fischli (center gallery) - who, like Fach, enjoyed the second year of the Porsche Motorsport Club Suisse and Porsche Schweiz AG junior sponsorship program - improved from fourth on the grid to third.
The 25-year-old kept the upper hand against Burkard and Schwarzer all the way to the finish, while Peter Hegglin again entered his name in the results list in sixth place. Due to an incident on the track, the field completed the last two laps behind the safety car.
Third win of the day in the new Cup car
It no longer had any influence on the championship decisions, but the participants of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse nevertheless enjoyed the final night race under floodlights. This year, the starters from the GT3 Cup retained the upper hand.
Almost as a matter of course, the winner in the end was Alexander Fach - especially since the youngster was not driving his usual race car, but the new 911 GT3 Cup. At the finish, his lead over runners-up Alexander Schwarzer and Dominik Farnbacher in the Porsche Racing Experience by Manthey car was almost a full minute.
Alexander Fach: "What a weekend - I still have to process what all happened. To finish the season with three wins is especially nice."
Where does Fach's future path lead?
The head of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse was also impressed after the sixth and final event.
Richard Feller: "With Alexander Fach's successful title defense, we have proven that our support concept for young racing drivers works very well. I am very excited to see where his further motorsport career will take him. The combination of young talent and experienced gentleman drivers is also a success story."
Misbach and Garski prevail as champions
In the GT4 Clubsport class, Laurent Misbach secured the title with his sixth and seventh sprint wins of the current season. Nicolas Garski also performed confidently in the Drivers Challenge. With his sixth victory in the sixth uniformity competition, he is the deserved champion.
We will come back to these two championship decisions in a separate report.
