Porsche: Jasin Ferati on the way to becoming a junior 🎥
TALENTS OF TOMORROW Twelve particularly talented racing drivers took part in a three-day screening competition in Jerez, Spain. Their goal was to become a Porsche Junior 2023. Among them was Jasin Ferati from Switzerland.
This year's Porsche Junior program for young drivers is entering the decisive phase. Twelve racing talents are applying for a professional career and can look forward to a sponsorship package of up to 225,000 euros. The greatest common denominator of all invited candidates is that they are no more than 24 years old and have finished in the top five of one of Porsche's more than 30 one-make cup series around the world in the current year with the around 510-hp 911 GT3 Cup.
Performance and collaboration
Now, on a largely dry track in Jerez, Spain, they had to prove their skills on and off the 4.428-kilometer Grand Prix circuit: For the jury, in addition to the pure lap times and the general performance on the track, it also depends on the cooperation with the race engineers, the technical understanding of the participants, their interaction with the media and the result of mental and physical fitness tests.
In the coming days, the intensive analysis of the results and findings collected will serve as the basis for deciding who will be allowed to compete as the new Porsche Junior in 2023. The winner will be announced at the Night of Champions on December 17 at the Porsche Development Center in Weissach.
Youngest participant from Switzerland
Dutchman Loek Hartog, Italy's Giorgio Amati and Switzerland's Jasin Ferati could make the dozen as wildcard entrants. Hartog, 20 years old and almost two meters tall, finished fifth in the Carrera Cup Germany and eighth in the Supercup as the second best rookie. Amati (23) finished his second season in the Carrera Cup Italy in fourth place, while Ferati was the youngest among the rookie drivers.
Holistic concept of a career
The successful Porsche Junior Program goes far beyond financial support. The holistic concept focuses on all aspects of a professional motorsport career. For example, former Porsche works driver Sascha Maassen is on hand to support and advise the juniors before, during and after the race weekends. The University of Potsdam provides sports medicine support. Mental training, media seminars, PR appointments and other marketing activities are also part of the promotion of young talent.
Former juniors very successful
The concept is working: Since 1997, Porsche's Junior Program has supported the careers of 28 racing drivers. Brand ambassadors Timo Bernhard (Porsche Junior 2000 and 2001), Marc Lieb (2000 to 2002), and Earl Bamber (2014) are particularly well-known: All three won the 24 Hours of Le Mans at least once in the Porsche 919 Hybrid as well as titles in endurance racing.
