Final FIA GT3 Swiss Championship 17.04.2025 Portimao

Free practice session
The preparations for the race went very well. I knew the track, I knew the car, it was just a matter of learning the combination of the two. I think the biggest challenge was tyre management. The track has a lot of right-handers, which means that the left-hand tyres are under a lot of force and therefore wear out more quickly.

Qualifying
Qualifying went well, although not perfectly. I was able to set two fast laps and secure 8th place on the grid for the race.

Race
The start of the race went great. I made up a position on the start-finish straight and fought my way up to 7th place. I then made a small mistake in the third corner and was overtaken again.

But just half a lap later I was able to attack again and regain 7th place. From then on, the eighth-placed driver was constantly close behind me but couldn’t get past me.

Our pit stop strategy was excellent and I was able to gain a 4-second lead over the car behind me through the pit stop alone and thus finish the race comfortably in 7th place.

This allowed us to maintain our lead in the team standings in the final race and secure 4th place in the overall team standings.